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May 2024 QRP/CW Sprint (#235)
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
K1MZM 27 27 54 15 810 x2 1620 40 Meter Dipole at 40 feet
K1IX 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 OCFD @ 35' + 40m NVIS
W2 Division
KA2KGP 26 26 52 17 884 x2 1768 G5RV up 25'
AA2VG 18 18 36 14 504 x2 1008 Carolina Windom at 45 ft
K2OID 20 20 40 12 480 x2 960 80M OCF Dipole @40'
KN2G 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE
W2SH 9 9 18 8 144 x2 288 72' wire vertical
KB2GKC 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 40m 1/2 wave endfed up 30 ft
W3 Division
K3JZD 41 40 81 21 1701 x2 3402 40m Dipole @25'
AK3X 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 102' inv vee, 300 Ohm feed/tuner
W4 Division
KC5F 38 35 73 24 1752 x2 3504 80m EFHW up about 40'
KO4NDP 25 24 49 14 686 x2 1372 homebrew speaker wire G5RV Jr in attic
N4ARY 20 17 37 12 444 x2 888 Folded dipole at 25ft
KN4RQD 19 18 37 11 407 x2 814 Inverted V @ 35ft
W4NLT 14 14 28 12 336 x2 672 84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft
WX4RM 11 10 21 11 231 x2 462 4BTV gnd mtd vert
KA8VZB 9 9 18 7 126 x2 252 60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft
WG8Y 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 10-80 OCF@40FT
WT4U 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'
K4JPN 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 80 M CF Zepp
KO4TFE 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 1/4 wave vertical
NA4O 5 5 10 2 20 x2 40 41'EF@20'
KK4ITX 2 0 2 2 4 x2 8 65FT EFRW SLOPPER
W5 Division
N5GW 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 doublet @ 25'
W5WIL 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 ETF-MTR 40-30-20 @ 16'
KE5YUM 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80 meter sloping dipole @ 28 feet
W6 Division
W7 Division
KC7DM 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 450' loop @ 50'
KJ7KDB 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 Ultimax 100 24' vertical
W8 Division
W8GG 23 21 44 19 836 x2 1672 Dipoles @ 35'
W9 Division
WB9HFK 29 28 57 15 855 x2 1710 EFHW @ 30 Ft.
AA9L 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 160 80 40M trap dipole
K9QEW 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 4BTV
KA9FQG 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 G5RV at 37 ft.
W0 Division
NN0SS 9 9 18 9 162 x2 324 inverted vee @30 feet
KD0DK 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 102 ft. long wire
AA0W 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 OCF Dipole @30 Ft
KA8HDE 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 G5RV @35' over house
Canada Division
VE2KZW 22 21 43 15 645 x2 1290 EFRW 58ft, sloping from 33ft to 2ft
VE3IIM 13 13 26 12 312 x2 624 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
WB1GYZ 6 6 12 5 60 x1.5 90 100' Doublet open-wire feed
W2 Division
N2DGQ 26 21 47 13 611 x1.5 916 OCF Dipole @ 25'
W3 Division
W1BLU 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 EFHW @20'
NN3E 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
W4 Division
K3RLL 9 7 16 9 144 x1.5 216 44' wire up and over garage roof
W5 Division
W6 Division
W7 Division
N7QR 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 Butternut gnd mtd vert w/o radials
W8 Division
K8NGW 14 14 28 10 280 x1.5 420 43' ground mtd. vertical w/ 32 radials
W9 Division
W0 Division
WU0A 7 7 14 6 84 x1.5 126 G5RV @35 feet
Canada Division
VE3HUR 3 3 6 3 18 x1.5 27 vertical
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W1TER 7 7 14 6 84 84 40 mtr end fed
KB1M 1 1 2 1 2 2 20 Mtr dipole
W2 Division
WA1GWH 8 8 16 8 128 128 40m dipole at 15 ft
N2ESE 7 7 14 7 98 98 40&20 mtr dipole @ 35ft.
WA2FBN 6 6 12 6 72 72 dipole @ 25 ft
W3 Division
W4 Division
AF4PX 20 18 38 14 532 532 Delta loop
N4MJ 8 7 15 7 105 105 40 OCF at 40'
K4KBL 7 4 11 6 66 66 ZS6BKS INV @ about 60'
W5 Division
KA6J 11 11 22 8 176 176 Ground mounted vertical
W6 Division
W7 Division
KF7Z 17 16 33 12 396 396 Dipole at 25'
W8 Division
WI8J 15 15 30 12 360 360 130 ft EFHW at 20 ft
WA8SAN 14 14 28 11 308 308 End Fed Wire @ 25 ft
NF8M 5 5 10 5 50 50 6BTV on ground
W9 Division
N9EEE 20 20 40 13 520 520 EFHW sloper at 40 ft
AB9BZ 1 1 2 1 2 2 EFHW @ 30'
W0 Division
N0QBX 3 3 6 3 18 18 Dipole at 30'
KC2MJT 1 1 2 1 2 2 EFRW feed @ ~25'
Canada Division
VE3DQN 3 3 6 3 18 18 80/40 trap dipole @20ft
DX Division
DK1VD 1 1 2 1 2 2 GND MTD VERT
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
CERTIFICATES |
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | K1MZM | K1IX | - |
W2 | KA2KGP | AA2VG | K2OID |
W3 | K3JZD | AK3X | - |
W4 | KC5F | KO4NDP | N4ARY |
W5 | N5GW | W5WIL | KE5YUM |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | KC7DM | KJ7KDB | - |
W8 | W8GG | - | - |
W9 | WB9HFK | AA9L | K9QEW |
W0 | NN0SS | KD0DK | AA0W |
Canada | VE2KZW | VE3IIM | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | WB1GYZ | - | - |
W2 | N2DGQ | - | - |
W3 | W1BLU | NN3E | - |
W4 | K3RLL | - | - |
W5 | - | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | N7QR | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | - | - |
W9 | - | - | - |
W0 | WU0A | - | - |
Canada | VE3HUR | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | W1TER | KB1M | - |
W2 | WA1GWH | N2ESE | WA2FBN |
W3 | - | - | - |
W4 | AF4PX | N4MJ | K4KBL |
W5 | KA6J | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | KF7Z | - | - |
W8 | WI8J | WA8SAN | NF8M |
W9 | N9EEE | AB9BZ | - |
W0 | N0QBX | KC2MJT | - |
Canada | VE3DQN | - | - |
DX | DK1VD | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | - | - | - |
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BUG | - | - | - |
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K/K | - | - | - |
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FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | - | - | - |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | - | - | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | - |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 67
Total participants: 104
Total QSOs: 712
States + Provinces represented: 34 + ON QC + DX
SOAPBOX:
K4KBL - Truly weird conditions tonight. Got many non member calls from within state and signals were generally poor overall.
K3RLL - 20M noisy here but propagation was great - deep into Eastern Europe; a little less so for those skilled ops who had to work to hear me tonight, but thank you.
40m very high noise level and I couldn't hear anyone.
... 72,
... Don
WG8Y - Hi all, Busy day getting ready for leaving early Thursday morning for Dayton then up to see family east of Cleveland, Ohio. Worked 8 Q's into 8 states on 20M while loading the car. Hi Hi
Pulled the plug after an hour. Was surprised that 20m was even open after the last few days of solar activity.
72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
KF7Z - Poor condx tonight after the first half hour, but was able to get a few QSOs, Elecraft K3s dialed down to 5 watts to a Dipole up 25'. Always a pleasure to work these sprints, nice fists and good ears 72 Danny
KO4TFE - Newly built QMX
N9EEE - 40m noise was solid S5 as usual. No static crashes made for a nice run tonight.
KN2G - I would say the bands were hotter than I was. 20 was muted but workable and 40 slowly got crunchy as the evening progressed. 80 gave nothing to me. Still, an enjoyable romp in the ether.
K1IX - Seen better condx but still fun trying out a new HB 40m NVIS. seems to work as good as ofcd
NA4O - Very tough band conditions tonight. The plus was that I got more GA stations than ever before! Always a challenge in some way, but that is one reason I am here. Vibroplex Straight Key, KX3 @ 5W.
K9QEW - All QSOs on 20 meters except one of 40 meters. Band condx
improving since big solar storm. 72/73 Daryl
K1MZM - 80 was impossibly noisy here tonight. A few QSO's on 20 tonight but 40 was the best band by far for me. Many thanks to DK1VD for his patience and for the DX QSO.
KC5F - Quite the slog tonight to get calls. Sorry for a few I couldn't make out. Several non-members tonight. 20m was good for distance, but only 24% of QSOs, with the rest on 40m. I tried 80m and had one station call, but the QRN kept me from completing it. Still fun, as always. Thanks, all!
N4ARY - My first sprint in a while. Conditions were great on 20. Noisy on 40, but worked many stations. Glad I remembered this week!
KO4NDP - Had loads of fun, lots of good qsos. Hard to believe the bands have been demolished lately but were hopping so well with QRP sigs tonight!
VE2KZW - First sprint in quite a while. Tried a new antenna and I am quite happy with its performance. Worked 20m and 40m, but no luck on 80m. Thanks for all the QSOs. 72, Robert VE2KZW
N2DGQ - Plenty of signals on 40M tonight. Maybe we are at the end of the solar flares.
AF4PX - Conditions were tuff, many thanks to all I worked,and sorry to you guys I just couldn't get all of your call
K3JZD - 40m only. And 40m was really noisy here in WPA. With all of the static crashes it was a true test of the quality of my receiver's AGC. The tone on many signals was warbling due to conditions, making copy difficult - thanks for the repeats and corrections. It was probably Fred-DK2VD who called me repeatedly - but I simply could not get a complete call sign due to the QSB and the loud static crashes - so sorry. K4 running 4.9 watts with a dipole. 72, Jody - K3JZD
K8NGW - Not a lot of activity on 20. Limited activity on 40. No activity on 80. Did everybody leave early for Dayton? :-)
VE3IIM - WORKED SOME NEW CALLS...NICE CONDX ON 40..
WX4RM - Well conditions improved over the last several days, but my noise level was still S9. 20 allowed me to work Canada, WY, TX,and OK. 40 gave closer in stations, but that QRN was rough. I was just happy to work these stations and glad they had good ears to hear me :)
W4NLT - Almost missed the event but managed to get on the last hour. Brief shot on 20M but most QSOs on 40M which had some QRN locally. Thanks for the QSOs 72 Andy
K2OID - My first time with a straight key. Thanks everyone for your patience. Conditions on 40 better than I expected given the recent solar activity. Lots of fun as always.
N7QR - 81st: 20 only for an hour. The Sun has been acting up lately and may have influenced us. CU next month! Russ PDX
VE3DQN - It's a relief to hear so many signals after the days of compromised propagation. 14.061 MHz was jammed up with several signals right on top of each other. I'm sure they couldn't hear each other. I'm sorry I had to make a short night of it.
NF8M - Hello from Dayton! Remote op from hotel. Good activity tonite if a bit noisy. 72 es cu at Hamvention.
WB9HFK - QSB and QRN were troublesome this evening. Thanks for the QSO's!
72, Mark WB9HFK
AA0W - Thunder Storms and radio blackout (X-ray flare). Bands were MT.
DK1VD - due to the sun activity the conditions were not good during the week.I could hear some stations but the signals had very strong fading and were quiet I think my signal too But Alan K1MZM had patience and good ears thanks for the time it was fun again
W5WIL - Crowd on 14061 at start. Managed a few contacts nearby with old IC-730 into EFT-MTR just off the porch.
W1BLU - Kp factor was dropping from this last weekend's CME effect but the noise still persisted. I only heard a handful of stations but worked those,
N4MJ - 40M was terribly noisy. 20m was quiet but lacked participants. AA2YO was working a Flying Pig sprint. Fun as usual but had to cut it short.
Thanks to all participants.
KA6J - Thanks for the sprint! Tough condx from So Cent TX tonight. Sorry for the few stations I couuldn't pull through the noise!
AA2VG - I ran my Appalachian Trail Sprint 3B (ATS3B). I was glad to see the bands open. The ATS3B is one amazing CW radio. It is built into an Altoid Tin and covers 6 bands, from 80 to 15 meters. It's my favorite rig. Steve Weber KD1JV designs the best CW rigs. Had Fun. 72 Peter AA2VG
KE5YUM - Started on 40 but the noise drove me to 20 where signals were much better. Worked two in the time that I had but could not pull in WY. Looking forward to next month. Terry
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Good nite fer sprint. Using my E.F.Johnson J-38 straight key. Forgive my rusty fist gents. 20 meters was open at start, and 40 had some really strong signals. I kept hopping back to 20 to pick up a couple there. Called a few CQs on 80 but just noise. 40 was the money band. always fun working old friends and new ones. This is my 200th sprint. Wow, time does indeed fly when ur having fun. See all of you next month. 73, Gregg W8GG
KA2KGP - 20m. had only 2 contacts, none on 80 with hi-QRN, but 40 was OK. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ straight key.
73
WT4U - Couldn't stay on for long, but was pleased that the bands were doing reasonably well. 20m was working into Canada with a lot of QSB, and 40m seemed solid.
WA1GWH - Boy, lots of static crashes on 40m from the nearby fronts. Luckily no thunder at my QTH. Thanks for the contacts! 72, Garry
KB2GKC - QRN rules the evening !
K4JPN - Only had a 1/2 hour at the beginning but had fun. On a side note, could not get the NAQCC Logger to work. Uninstalling it and reinstalling it fixed the problem. 72, Steve K4JPN
WA2FBN - Fun sprint. Signals were much better than I expected. TNX 72 Ken
KK4ITX - Pretty tough tonight. Did FP at first and heard no one. Good thing is.... it can only get better!
W2SH - The recent solar flares left the bands in poor shape. 20m was open for the first half hour, but the skip soon seemed stuck at 1,000 miles or less. However a welcome exception was a loud QSO with KF7Z in WY, 1,830 miles distant. 40m was fairly noisy and nothing was heard on 80m.
AK3X - Missed the first hour and was called away several times. 40 meters only. Most signals were good but lots of QRN. Thanks to all.
N5GW - 20 and 40 in good shape, but 80 QRN. Some signals strong. Looking forward to milliwatt sprint next month.
KN4RQD - Lots of noise on 40m which gave me trouble copying calls and NR's. Thanks for the repeats and see you all next month.
W1TER - A real tough night. Got more sri's than contacts.
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