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October 2025 QRP/CW Sprint (#252)


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     16   16  32   10  320  x2   640  160M EFHW @ 75'                                   
K1IX      9    9  18    7  126  x2   252  OCFD @ 35'                                        
KQ1P      6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  30m vee                                           

W2 Division
KN2G     28   27  55   18  990  x2  1980  55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE                   
KA2KGP   29   29  58   14  812  x2  1624  G5RV up 20'                                       
W2SH     14   14  28   11  308  x2   616  72' wire vertical                                 
N2XTO    12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  40m dipole @ 25'                                  
KB2GKC    8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  40m 1/2 wave endfed up 30 ft                      

W3 Division
K3JZD    38   37  75   20 1500  x2  3000  40m @25', 80m@20'                                 
K3IY     33   31  64   18 1152  x2  2304  Longwire @ 30ft                                   

W4 Division
KC5F     48   46  94   25 2350  x2  4700  80m EFHW up about 40'                             
K4BAI    34   33  67   19 1273  x2  2546  20M dipole at 35'; 140' center fed zepp inverted v
NA4O     18   18  36   12  432  x2   864  41 ft EF @ 20 ft                                  
KA8VZB   12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
WG8Y     11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  40m dp & grd mntd butterbut HF6V              
K4JPN     9    9  18    8  144  x2   288  80 M CF Zepp                                      
WD4OHD    5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  40m dipole                                        
W1BLU     2    2   4    1    4  x2     8  wire @ 30'                                        

W5 Division
AI5BE    29   29  58   20 1160  x2  2320  EFHW slope up 50 feet                             
KE9DR     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  270' Horiz Delta Loop @60'                        
AC5BX     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  Hustler 6-btv on a metal roof                     
KE5YUM    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  80 meter dipole at 28 feet                        

W6 Division
K6GPB     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  dipole                                            

W7 Division

W8 Division
NF8M     12   12  24    6  144  x2   288  6BTV, 80m OCFD@35ft                               

W9 Division
K9NUD    33   33  66   21 1386  x2  2772  80M EFHW up 40'                                   
WB9HFK   26   26  52   16  832  x2  1664  Gnd Mtd Hustler 6BTV with 60 Radials              
N8HWV    15   15  30   11  330  x2   660  80m EFHW at 15 ft agl                             
N9JFZ    15   15  30    9  270  x2   540  G5RV at abt 25 ft                                 
K9QEW    10   10  20   10  200  x2   400  4BTV                                              

W0 Division
AA0W     11   11  22    9  198  x2   396  80-40-20 Dipole @ 30 Feet                         
NN0SS    12   12  24    7  168  x2   336  inverted V @30 feet                               
AA5LH     7    6  13    6   78  x2   156  40-10 DELTA LOOP @25'                             

Canada Division
VA3KRJ   31   30  61   17 1037  x2  2074  EFHW inverted L 20' high                          

DX Division

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

W1 Division
W1TER     9    9  18    8  144 x1.5  216  40 meter end fed                                  

W2 Division
N2TNN    21   21  42   12  504 x1.5  756  85' wire on back fence up 4 feet                  
WA2FBN    4    4   8    4   32 x1.5   48  EFHW sloper @ 25ft                                

W3 Division
NN3E      3    3   6    3   18 x1.5   27  40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '             

W4 Division
KJ4R     22   22  44   18  792 x1.5 1188  134' EFHW                                         
W4NLT    24   24  48   15  720 x1.5 1080  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
W4CMG    17   15  32   15  480 x1.5  720  G5RV up 35 Feet                                   
K3RLL    11   11  22    9  198 x1.5  297  After-dark-only black HOA Stealth Vertical        

W5 Division
KD5ZCQ    7    7  14    6   84 x1.5  126  Random wire @ 25'                                 
KI5FZV    1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  VERTICAL MFJ-1622                                 

W6 Division
KD7DUG    5    4   9    5   45 x1.5   67  35' OCF inverted V                                

W7 Division
N7QR      0    0   0    0    0 x1.5    0  Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials           

W8 Division

W9 Division

W0 Division
KD0V      7    7  14    5   70 x1.5  105  cf Zepp @ 30 feet                                 

Canada Division
VE3IIM   11   11  22   10  220 x1.5  330  fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet             

DX Division

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

W1 Division
KB1M     14   14  28    8  224       224  20 ,40 M Dipoles                                  
K1WOR     5    5  10    5   50        50  inverted vee up 10'                               

W2 Division
N2ESE    15   15  30   11  330       330  ZS6BKW@25ft                                       
WA1GWH    9    8  17    9  153       153  40m 1/4 wave inverted L                           

W3 Division

W4 Division
N4MJ     30   28  58   20 1160      1160  40 OCF at 20'                                     
WB0CJB   29   28  57   20 1140      1140  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
WD4CFN   17   17  34    9  306       306  140' Doublet up 45'                               
WX4RM    14   14  28    9  252       252  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
K4KRW     4    4   8    4   32        32  Inverted V at 60'                                 
K4KBL     3    3   6    3   18        18  EFHW @ 35'                                        

W5 Division

W6 Division

W7 Division
KF7Z      9    9  18    7  126       126  Dipole at 25'                                     

W8 Division
W8GG     20   20  40   15  600       600  Phoenix vertical 16 radials                       
WI8J     15   15  30   11  330       330  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
WA8SAN    6    6  12    6   72        72  End Fed Wire @ 25 Ft                              

W9 Division
AB9CA    23   23  46   16  736       736  56' vee @ 37'                                     

W0 Division
W1TM     15   15  30   10  300       300  EFLW @ 25'                                        

Canada Division
VE3DQN   12   12  24   10  240       240  40m & 80m dipoles @40ft                       

DX Division
DK1VD     2    2   4    2    8         8  gnd mtd vert                                      

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

Straight Key

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard
KD3CA     9    9  18    8  144       144  132 ft ocf windom @30 ft                          

N3A CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  Operator, 80-40-20 Antenna

N3A/0    31   30  61   20 1220  x2  2440  W0EJ, 160M OCF @ 30'                              
N3A/3    32   32  64   18 1152  x2  2304  KC3MIO, 288' loop average height 35'              
N3A/8    23   23  46   16  736  x2  1472  K8NGW, 43' gnd mtd vert w/ base loading coil & 32 radials
N3A/5    21   21  42   13  546       546  N5GW, doublet @ 25'                               

Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
CERTIFICATES
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1KN1HK1IXKQ1P
W2KN2GKA2KGPW2SH
W3K3JZDK3IY N3A/3 (TIE)-
W4KC5FK4BAINA4O
W5AI5BEKE9DRAC5BX KE5YUM (TIE)
W6K6GPB--
W7---
W8N3A/8NF8M-
W9K9NUDWB9HFKN8HWV
W0N3A/0AA0WNN0SS
CanadaVA3KRJ--
DX---
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1W1TER--
W2N2TNNWA2FBN-
W3NN3E--
W4KJ4RW4NLTW4CMG
W5KD5ZCQKI5FZV-
W6KD7DUG--
W7N7QR--
W8---
W9---
W0KD0V--
CanadaVE3IIM--
DX---
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1KB1MK1WOR-
W2N2ESEWA1GWH-
W3---
W4N4MJWB0CJBWD4CFN
W5N3A/5--
W6---
W7KF7Z--
W8W8GGWI8JWA8SAN
W9AB9CA--
W0W1TM--
CanadaVE3DQN--
DXDK1VD--
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Key Type1st2nd3rd
SK---
BUG---
K/KKD3CA--
N3A/# ANNIVERSARY OPERATORS
Key Type1st2nd3rd
SKN3A/0(W0EJ)N3A/3(KC3MIO)N3A/8(K8NGW)
BUG---
K/KN3A/5(N5GW)--
FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE
Key Type1st2nd3rd
SK---
BUG---
K/K---
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
Prizes-

STATS:
Logs submitted:                 70
Total participants:             101
Total QSOs:                     1045
States + Provinces represented: 37 + ON + DX

SOAPBOX:

K9NUD - Wow, I missed a few months. It was nice to get an hour in tonight and work a lot of familiar calls, along with a few new ones. Thanks for all the great contacts! 72

WD4OHD - Short session for me tonight. Good propagation on 40m but noisy and with lots of QRM during the first hour when I was on. Five QSOs in five states. Thanks to all.

WG8Y - Hi all, Started out on my K2 in the shack. Made 3 Q's then my dog wanted out.On the way back in I came thru the garage, looked over, and said why not. I sat down at my garage work bench where I had the K1 set up and worked 9 more contacts from there. I wrote them into the log when I came back in. Fun stuff! 72 all from N.C. Mark WG8Y

K3RLL - What a fun evening: 20m was hot at the opening gate with some pretty good signals but somebody tripped over the power cable and 20m went out after 30 minutes. (It wasn't me!) Went down to 40m and it was pretty good. Signals were weaker but lots of activity. Got N3A/8 but QRO station landed right on top of him and I missed his #. ;-( Thanks for the nice contacts. 72, ... Don

W4CMG - Fun event - if only I could remember my REAL Callsign. I had just finished a run as N3A/4 a while before, and caught myself sending it purely by muscle memory a few times :)

N8HWV - Good to be back, folks. Thanks for the QSO's.

K1IX - Pretty gud condx and activity, tnx for the Q's 73

W1BLU - Contacted K4JPN on 80. Good signal. Called CQ on 80 for the rest of the sprint-no takers. Answered a few on 80 with no response. I know, I could've switched back to 40 but I really wanted some 80M QSOs! Good fun. 72 all.

K4KRW - Thanks everyone!

VA3KRJ - Great fun tonight, especially the first 30 minutes with a few pile ups! Thanks to all. 72.

K9QEW - QSOs on 20 & 40 meters. 40m Band in poor shape very high noise level. QRT after 1-1/2 hours. Hope to do better in November. 72/73s & STAY TUNED Daryl

NF8M - Op time about 55 min. Noisy/weak sigs but managed to work a couple of the anniversary stations. Gl es 72

WD4CFN - That was fun! Thanks for the Q's. I was running a Dave Benson 40M SW+ at 2W that I built years ago.

AI5BE - The bands were great tonight for the most part. I had a blast. Key tonight was a bunnell straight key.

KE9DR - Used a QMX Plus tonight at 5 watts and new loop antenna. Had lots of fun. 20 and 40 only bands for me tonight, some QSB. Thanks to all. 72, Bert

KC5F - 3 nice quiet bands and lots of fun. 2 non-members, each running 500w! But several members sounding nearly as good. Thanks, all, once again! 73, Steve

KN1H - Had to miss the first hour due to family commitment, but glad I didn't miss the fun Anniversary Sprint. Happy Anniversary, NAQCC, looking forward to many more. 72, John, KN1H

K3IY - Great sprint tonight using the Yaesu FTDX-10, longwire @ 30ft, and a Navy flameproof key. Started out on 40m and stayed there most of the contest. Great to work Fred in Germany! About 1.5 hrs in traffic died down and S&P led me to believe I worked most all. Tried 80m and made a few more Q's. A few of us on the low band tonight! Finished the final minutes of the contest on 40m.

N9JFZ - Bands seemed to be in good shape this evening. Good time as always 72. Rusty

KN2G - 20 gave me a good start, 40 was ol' reliable and 80 gave me a bang up finish, I had my first ever run as the sprint concluded. Hopefully I got everybody right! Nice to catch SD on two bands.

K3JZD - My last four on 80m, the rest were on 40m. Both bands were pretty quiet here. Most signals were pretty strong. Almost no QSB. Was a pleasant evening. K4 at 5 watts with a 40m dipole and a 107' EFRW. 72, Jody - K3JZD

W4NLT - Always fun to work the QRP faithful. Some action on 20 and 80 but most QSOs on 40. TNX for the QSOs 72 Andy

N4MJ - Glad to hear/work some new ones.

N3A/8 - K8NGW was your N3A/8 station tonight. Other than a short period of QSB on 40, (and some QRM,) the bands seemed to be in pretty good shape. I was working with a new straight key and twice during the sprint, the gap adjustment screw came loose. A pair of pliers finally fixed that! A review of the key (which I still like) will be submitted to the newsletter.

WX4RM - Conditions were good tonight and was able to use all 3 bands to make contacts. Had fun as always, Ron WX4RM.

KD7DUG - 20M was great tonight. Using the QMX with a McElroy "MAC" bug and Signal Electric R-62. West coast was slow. W1JT in MA lost my TX , no copy from QRM. Glad to work N3A/0.

KE5YUM - My first sprint since May due to health reasons. Between surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy it seemed that I was either away from the radio or didn't feel well. Nice band conditions on 20 made the sprint enjoyable for the time I could spend. 73, Terry FT 710, 5 watts, CWMORSE straight key

W8GG - Hello fellow sprinters! Nice to hear all of the Lil' pistols out fer the anniversary sprint. 1st sprint from new QTH in Michigan. Just got my Phoenix vertical up and running. I mounted the base section on an old sawhorse, spread the radials out in the garden, and ran the coax under the back door temporary. Bands in gud shape fer sprint. 20 was open at start and i was happy to run into old timers K3RLL, Don and KE5YUM , Terry to start my nite. 40 was busy with peepers es packed with callers, Many signals down in the mud, but some true 599ers. went to 80 a couple times but no one heard me there. So 40 was the band fer most of the action. Skip seemed short tonight wid nothing heard from the west coast. Nabbed 3 of the N3A/ stations, 0,3, es 4, but did not hear any of the others?? Always fun to play radio wid the NAQCC sprints, We have some really great operators in our midst. Tns to all for participation. 73 till next month. Gregg W8GG

N3A/3 - KX3 @5W into 288' loop up 35' on average. All bands were very quiet - good conditions. I got into the rhythm with N3A/3 but lapsed into KC3MIO a couple of times. Some longer contacts on 20 but heard little after 0100. As usual, 40 was the meat and potatoes band until it seemed to run out of juice around 0200. 80 was surprisingly quiet and productive until the end. A nice sprint and hope to put N3A/3 out a bit before the end of the anniversary. Tnx to all my contacts, Rich KC3MIO, 73/72

N2TNN - Good results and great participation

K4BAI - 20M sounded good, but got no answers to CQs and only two QSOs. 40M was by far the best band, with good signals up to VE3 and New England and out to TX,NE,MN. Nothing west of that heard. Spent the last 14 minutes on 80M calling stations I could hear, but who didn't hear me calling and got no answers to CQs, so no 80M QSOs this month. Thanks for all QSOs, especially the N3A/? stns. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

KA2KGP - 20m. was nil, but 40 & 80 were gud here in WNY. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 20 ft. w/ straight key. Tnx to all who called. 73

KD3CA - Band Very QRN and QSB here with some great signal's Sri I had to ask for repeat call's at time's Many tnx to all for the call's 73's Don

WB0CJB - 40M was pretty good but missed a QSO with KB2GKC. I could only copy the suffix GKC. There were a couple more that were right at my noise level and I couldn't pull out of the hiss. Thanks for a great sprint! 72/73 Paul WB0CJB

K4JPN - 20M seemed to go out early, worked some on 40M and also 80M. Good time on Sprint. 72 Steve K4JPN

KQ1P - Happy Anniversary NAQCC. Almost too much fun on the air! 73

AA0W - 40 Meters was the only band tonight. Thanks to all for the sprint exchanges.

KF7Z - didn't have a lot of time last night but was able to jump on for 30 minutes, 20 meters was good in both directions, heard 4 of the N3A stations so I scooped them up. Elecraft K3s turned down to 5 watts to a dipole up 25 ft. thanks for the fun sprint. 73 from WY Danny

W2SH - 20M was open for the first half hour, but not for distances greater than 1,000 miles. 40m was moderately active. 80M was noise free, signals were strong, and though lightly populated it was the pleasantest band for operating.

KB2GKC - A good time. Thanks everyone. 40m did well. K9NUD, VA3KRJ, AB9CA, N2TNN, WB9HFK, N3A/3, W4CMG, and N3A/4.

WA1GWH - 40m propagation was quite good! Was only on for about a half hour and worked 9 SPCs, ranging out to LA and SD from here in central New York state. Thanks for the contacts!

K1WOR - Was visiting relatives in northeast Vermont, and suddenly realized it was sprint time. So put up a portable inverted Vee only 10' high, and was pleased that it got out at all, with generally 559 reports. Nice quiet reception in the hills of VT!

WA2FBN - Only able to operate last half hour of sprint. Condx pretty good on 40m. Used my KN4YB right angle bug; tnx to those who copied my rusty fist! 72 Ken

VE3IIM - ..40 in good shape here..worked a few new ones..

N3A/5 - I was glad to hear a good turnout for the anniversary sprint this year. After the first hour I had an old guy sinking spell and decided to hit the big switch!