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March 2024 QRP/CW Sprint (#233)


N2CN Comments - Results are final.

Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
KN1H     29   29  58   16  928  x2  1856  END-FED 400' WIRE                                 
K1YAN    17   17  34   12  408  x2   816  G5RV Jr. @ 30'                                    
K1IX     15   15  30   11  330  x2   660  OCFD @ 35'                                        
K1MZM    16   16  32   10  320  x2   640  160 meter horizontal loop at 55 feet              
WB1GYZ   15   15  30   10  300  x2   600  100' doublet, open-wire feed                      
N1BRI    12   11  23    9  207  x2   414  ocf up 30 feet                                    
KQ1P      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  80/40 dipole @30'                                 

W2 Division
KA2KGP   25   24  49   13  637  x2  1274  G5RV up 25'                                       
W2SH     16   16  32   12  384  x2   768  72' wire vertical                                 
KN2G     12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE                   
KB2GKC    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  40m 1/2 wave endfed up 30 ft                      

W3 Division
KC3MIO   30   30  60   15  900  x2  1800  125' Doublet up 45'                               
AK3X     10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  102' inv vee. 300ohm feed/tuner                   
K3JZD     5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  Indoor Magnetic Loop                              

W4 Division
N2TNN    30   29  59   19 1121  x2  2242  160 meter loop up 55 feet                         
KO4NDP   26   24  50   18  900  x2  1800  Homebrew G5RV Jr in attic, up 25' maybe?          
WX4RM    13   13  26   10  260  x2   520  4BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
WT4U     17   17  34    7  238  x2   476  80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'                              
KA8VZB   12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
KC5F     11   11  22    9  198  x2   396  80m EFHW up about 40'                             
W4HH      6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  end-fed 150-ft wire 20 feet up                    
AB4QL     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  20M vert 40M V at 40'                             
WG8Y      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  10-80 OCF@40FT                                    
K9EYT     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  EFW with remote tuner                             
KK4ITX    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  65 ft EFHW sloper 33ft > 12ft.                 

W5 Division
N5GW      9    9  18    5   90  x2   180  doublet @ 25'                                     
AC5BX     5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  G5RV over house                                   
KE5YUM    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  40 meter dipole at 20 feet                        

W6 Division
W6IRA     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  grnd-plane trap vertical on roof                  
K6GPB     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  G5RV 20 feet                                      

W7 Division
N7KM     16   16  32   12  384  x2   768  80 METER OCF DIPOLE @ 40 FEET                     
$KJ7KDB   0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  Ultimax 100 24' vertical                          

W8 Division
NF8M     11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  6BTV                                              

W9 Division
K9NUD    54   53 107   26 2782  x2  5564  132' EFHW up 40'                                  
WB9HFK   35   35  70   23 1610  x2  3220  EFHW @ 30 Ft.                                     
K9QEW     8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  4BTV                                              
KC9TQR    7    7  14    4   56  x2   112  Dipole at 25 feet                                 

W0 Division
NN0SS    10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  inv vee @30 feet                                  
AA0W     10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  OCF Dipole@ 30 feet                               
KG0RD     7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  dipole up 12 feet while testing                   
KA8HDE    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  G5RV @ 35' over house                             

Canada Division
VE3IIM   15   15  30    9  270  x2   540  fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet             

DX Division

SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division

W2 Division

W3 Division
NN3E      2    2   4    2    8 x1.5   12  40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '             

W4 Division
K7EK     30   29  59   21 1239 x1.5 1858  135' OCFD, INVERTED VEE CONFIGURATION, 20' AT APEX
AA2MX    31   29  60   18 1080 x1.5 1620  OCF DIPOLE                                        
KJ4R     20   20  40   16  640 x1.5  960  134 foot EFHW                                     
K3RLL     3    2   5    3   15 x1.5   22  Black, after dark only 4-BTV                      

W5 Division

W6 Division

W7 Division
N7QR      2    2   4    2    8 x1.5   12  Butternut gnd mtd vert w/o radials                

W8 Division
K8NGW    17   17  34   12  408 x1.5  612  43' vertical w/ 32 radials & base loading coil

W9 Division

W0 Division
WU0A     10   10  20    8  160 x1.5  240  G5RV @35 feet                                     

Canada Division
VE3HUR    1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  hf6v vertical                                     

DX Division

SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
W1TER    18   18  36   11  396       396  40 meter EFHW                                     
KB1M     14   14  28   11  308       308  40M EFHW                                          
N2CN      5    5  10    5   50        50  Attic fan dipole                                  

W2 Division
K2OID    29   29  58   19 1102      1102  80M OCF Dipole @40'                               
WA1GWH   10    9  19    6  114       114  40m dipole at 15 ft                               
N2ESE     5    5  10    5   50        50  20&40 mtr dipole @35ft                        

W3 Division
KC3RN    28   28  56   17  952       952  40m EFHW @ 20'                                    
K3WWP     2    2   4    1    4         4  attic dipole                                      

W4 Division
K4KBL    49   49  98   24 2352      2352  ZS6BKS INV @ about 60'                            
K4BAI    48   48  96   22 2112      2112  80M inv vee dip, 40M dipole, 20M dipole up <30'
N4MJ     11   11  22    8  176       176  40 OCF at 40'                                     
W8GG      9    9  18    6  108       108  Gnd mounted vertical , 10 radials                 

W5 Division
KA6J     10   10  20    6  120       120  Ground mounted vertical                           

W6 Division
KD0FNR    1    1   2    1    2         2  20 m halfwave dipole sloping parallel to hillside 

W7 Division
KF7Z     22   22  44   18  792       792  Dipole at 25'                                     

W8 Division
WI8J     14   14  28    8  224       224  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
WA8SAN   12   12  24    8  192       192  End Fed Wire @ 25 ft                              
WB8ENE    6    6  12    5   60        60  41' end fed wire @ 10'                            

W9 Division
KY0Q      6    6  12    5   60        60  EFHW at 35 ft                                     

W0 Division
K0LAR    18   17  35   15  525       525  ocf dipole @12 feet                               
NO2D     12   12  24   10  240       240  80 m doublet @ 30 feet                            
KC2MJT    1    1   2    1    2         2  EFRW feed @ ~25'                                  

Canada Division
VE3SIF   21   21  42   17  714       714  End Fed Half Wave                                 

DX Division
DK1VD     3    3   6    3   18        18  GND MTD VERT                                      

GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

Straight Key
NQ2W     26   25  51   19  969  x2  1938  3el yagi @ 32', 40m dipole @ 60', 80m dipole @ 50'

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard


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CERTIFICATES
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1KN1HK1YANK1IX
W2KA2KGPW2SHKN2G
W3KC3MIOAK3XK3JZD
W4N2TNNKO4NDPWX4RM
W5N5GWAC5BXKE5YUM
W6W6IRAK6GPB-
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W8NF8M--
W9K9NUDWB9HFKK9QEW
W0NN0SSAA0WKG0RD
CanadaVE3IIM--
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SWA - BUG CATEGORY
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W3NN3E--
W4K7EKAA2MXKJ4R
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W8K8NGW--
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W0WU0A--
CanadaVE3HUR--
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SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1W1TERKB1MN2CN
W2K2OIDWA1GWHN2ESE
W3KC3RNK3WWP-
W4K4KBLK4BAIN4MJ
W5KA6J--
W6KD0FNR--
W7KF7Z--
W8WI8JWA8SANWB8ENE
W9KY0Q--
W0K0LARNO2DKC2MJT
CanadaVE3SIF--
DXDK1VD--
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
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SKNQ2W--
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FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE
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PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
Prizes-

STATS:
Logs submitted:                 76
Total participants:             102
Total QSOs:                     1031
States + Provinces represented: 39 + ON + DX

SOAPBOX:

K3WWP - Just got on for my usual one sprint QSO to participate and worked K4KBL, but then heard K4BAI and gave John an extra QSO. Now off to March Madness.

N2CN - My first sprint in a while. Lots of noise, but also lots of stations heard.

K3RLL - 20m was hot at the opening bell, but went away quickly. 40m was too noisy to operate here in FL tonight. Solar Flare came true, I guess. 72, Don

N1BRI - thanks for another good one. 72

W4HH - Lots of activity on 40, gud sigs, c u next month!!

WG8Y - Hi all, Long day today. Was only on 20M on and off during the 1st hour. Called a couple times and faintly heard W6???. After a couple tries he came up a little.It was Gary, W6IRA in CA. We were both 449 but we made the contact. That was a fun contact. 73 to you Gary. Pulled the plug early. Hope everyone had a good Sprint. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

KN2G - I dawdled on 20 because I heard a WA station.... never got it.... However I was happy to get UT and WY as well as 2 doubles. One day I hope to get a hat trick! Quit a bit early as my eyes were getting squinty. Belated St Patrick's Day and Happy Easter to all.

AB4QL - Good band conditions wish I could have stayed longer. Barry

KC5F - Only 25 minutes this month due to a late meeting, but had to get a few contacts in. Pretty high QRN tonight, but lots of fun, as usual!

NQ2W - Little late getting started and had to quit early. A few QSOs on 20m and then some more on 40m. 40 had some QRN. Surprised to have DK1VD, Fred, call me on 40. Glad we were able to complete the QSO. Thanks for the contacts and hope to hear you in the next one. 72, Will, NQ2W

K3JZD - Seemed like it was difficult this evening. Maybe conditions. Maybe my using an indoor magnetic loop antenna made it difficult. IC-7300 @ 5w. 73, Jody-K3JZD

N4MJ - sHORT NIGHT FOR YT. TNX TO ALL FOR PARTICIPATING. 73 AND HAPPY EASTER N4MJ//GLENN

K4KBL - Worked John K3WWP first contact this evening, it was my pleasure indeed !! All time best tonight with 20 and 40 meters contacts. Nice to work old friends and many new calls as well. Even was able to work our president KK4ITX, thanks John.

KC3RN - 40 was the money band tonight. Not much heard on 20, and my noise level was too high on 80. Still had a good night.

KN1H - Had a fun time in the Sprint tonight, warm and snug in the shack while wild snow squalls were raging outside. Happy Spring everyone! 72, John, KN1H

K1IX - REALLY GOOD NIGHT PLENTY OF ACTIVITY AND GOOD BAND CNDX WRKD KY FOR FIRST TIME QRP TNX FOR THE Q's CUAGN

K9NUD - Wow, great signals on 20 and 40. 80 was a bit noisy and I could pull one out of it (sorry, OM!). Thanks for all the great contacts. KX3 @ 5w using a cootie and an EFHW up 40'

AA2MX - thanks for a great sprint, 40m was the place to be tonight. Bill

KK4ITX - QSB and QRM messed up a good for me tonight. I missed WT4U, AB9CA, KC5F AND K4BAI after I heard their Call, the QSB and/or static would block any chance of a QSO. Fun anyway. See ya next month.

WT4U - 20m was in pretty good shape tonight, though I lost one QSO and barely hung on to another due to heavy QSB. I was tickled to work Andy N2CN on his attic dipole. 40 was busy, but the only station I heard on 80 was John K4BAI coming in strong from GA in the final minutes.

KO4NDP - My first NAQCC sprint. Had a blast, thanks all for working me. Looking forward to it again. There was one that got away, w2sh, I apologize you just faded out too much to copy though I know you really worked hard for it, and for me. I appreciate it and hope to catch you next time. 73s all, KO4NDP

K7EK - Great turnout this evening. I had a blast on 20m and 40m! Tried the OCFD for a change. Despite its low height, I worked many distant stations. I can't wait for the next sprint.

N2TNN - Very noisy bands and not many stations but fun as usual. Thank you all for the contacts.

KC9TQR - First NAQCC Sprint in quite a while. Really rusty but had a great time. Thank you, to all who worked me, for your patience. - See you next month.

K0LAR - I had a really good run going on 20 meters. Then my keyer decided to fly apart and I struggled to get it back together for the last 1/2 hour of the sprint. It was great fun! Thanks to all!

WB9HFK - Got a late start as I was playing the Flying Pig 20M event until 0100Z. Thanks for the QSO's and QRP Fun! 72, Mark WB9HFK

NF8M - Op time 1 hr. Nice condx on 20 and 40. No action on 80 in first hr.

WX4RM - Propagation seemed to be north and south tonight. Had fun as usual.

KF7Z - Great night to jump on for an hour, good signals into Wyoming tonight on 20 meters. Elecraft K3s running 5 watts to a dipole up 25 ft. 72 everybody

K8NGW - 20 & 40 seemed in good shape tonight and I spent an hour on each. The distance record for tonight was Ken/N7KM in Utah, 1571 miles west. Good fun! See you all next month!

N7QR - 80th Sprint 20 was good, 80 was all noise. CU next month! Russ PDX

K2OID - Best conditions ever on 40M for the first 90 minutes. Then the band died. Still great fun.

N7KM - I was all set to do the complete sprint then life got in the way! The bands 20 and 40 meters sounded ve3ry good. Heard some nice fists tonight. I enjoyed my brief time on the air and appreciate those who make this all happen. I was using my old K2 I build in 2001 with my old reliable OCF Dipole which just keeps working. tonight I was using a J-37 army key. fun evening.

KE5YUM - Couldn't stay long but I managed to work AA2MX on 40 meters. The band seemed noisy, but I hadn't been on 40 in quite a while. All the best, Terry FT 817 5watts CWMORSE straight key

KB2GKC - 20m band worked well tonight

W8GG - Hello fellow Sprinters! Fired up my FT 857 at 5 watts to the gnd mnt vertical. Gud condx last evening for our sprint. Started on 20m. It was full of peanut whistles and some FB signals too. 40m was a bit noisy but no lack of stations to work, went back to 20m fer a few more. Skip seemed short, no west coast heard. Good to hear several old friends. I didn't chase after QSOs last night. I listened alot and worked a more casual contest than i usually do. So relaxing, i was was falling asleep by 930pm. I think using a straight key helps keep me alert. I was using the ol' Vibroplex single lever. Bands were really going strong but fatigue won, and i hit the switch early. Hope to hear u all agn next time. 73 Gregg W8GG

WA1GWH - As usual I worked 40m only. Started out with not too much activity but got busy after 9 PM. I think the skip stretched out covering more states and ops. And I also started to notice some sort of broadcast racket. TU FER THE QSOs ES 72!

KA2KGP - Only 3 QSO's on 20m. & 80m. but 40m. was great! Lot's of "Snow Static" on 80m. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ straight key. 73 to all

K9QEW - QSOs on 20 and 40 meters. condx poor to fair. 72/73 Daryl

KD0FNR - We, (KO6BTY and I) got Project TouCans Wireless on the air for the sprint! I made two other QSOs, but since neither was a NAQCC member and I didn't get their power outputs, here we are :) The rig was spotted in Northern Europe right at the end of the sprint. No QSOs out that direction last night, but it was pretty amazing just to be seen from out here in San Francisco. One of the coolest aspects of the sprint was having a QSO with W0HG, who it turns out is just getting into CW! Project TouCans was running wireless. We've got the audio noise issues just about worked out. Of course, that was just in time for the atmospheric noise to be high, hi hi. As usual, had a blast with all of this! I think there's another place to put the following on the site, but here's a video of our station last night https://youtu.be/z2AulasuVcg?si=kX_nVv5u9nRco9x9

K4BAI - QSOs by band: 20M: 12. 40M: 32. 80M: 4. On 80M, I worked NH and CT from GA. A lot more QSOs on 80M will be possible if everyone will be QRV until the end of the two-hour sprint period and try 80M toward the end. Best "DX" on 40M was N7KM in UT. Thanks for all QSOs. Congrats to Jerry, K4KBL, for a great (and winning?) score. 73/72, John K4BAI.

KQ1P - Wind and snow and QRN made for some challenging copy. Fun, of course!

WB1GYZ - Unusually slim pickings on 80, otherwise well attended.

WB8ENE - Heard several strong signals on 40, which is where I spent all of my time. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art

AA0W - 20 and 40 were active no station heard on 80m. Thanks for the fun Sprint

NO2D - Guess DST means that 20 meters was open during the sprint more than it has been for much of the past few months. Thanks to all who make the sprints possible. Lots of fun. Pete, NO2D.

VE3SIF - Thanks for the contacts. Nice to get some contacts on 20 meters. I was using a KX2 and my new Bamatech tp-iii key. 72 Ron

VE3IIM - Fun as usual..Nice sigs here on 20 tonight...

KG0RD - All signals were very strong, however folks seemed to leave early. Thank you to all.

N5GW - Did not have much time available tonight, but as usual was fun hearing other QRPers.

W6IRA - NC was hard for both of us, but worth it!

KC3MIO - KX3 @ 5W into 125' doublet up 45', with Vizkey Camelback SK. I was tired and only intended to work the first hour, but couldn't resist hanging in till the bitter end. Cndx were reasonably good here in NE PA. Three contacts on 20 to start then turned to 40 which was good the rest of the time. 80 was the quietest band, but very little activity. Happy to work Fred, DK1VD and thanks for being patient until I realized he was coming from Deutschland. Also thanks to WU0A in CO - a tough copy but he hung in there. TNx as usual to my contacts and a fun two hours.

AK3X - Fun sprint. 20 meters died out early so down to 40 meters. Had the usual interruptions. 72 to all.

W2SH - A strong wind had taken down my principal antenna, a 270' center-fed dipole up 45'. As a result I only had the use of a 72' wire vertical hanging from a tree branch. 20m was nicely open for the first 45 minutes. 40m was busy and not very noisy. Nothing was heard on 80m.