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December 2025 QRP/CW Sprint (#254)


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
KQ1P      2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  30m vee                                           

W2 Division
KA2KGP   19   19  38   11  418  x2   836  G5RV up 20'                                       
KN2G     16   16  32   13  416  x2   832  55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE                   

W3 Division
KC3MIO   21   21  42   12  504  x2  1008  288' loop average height 35'                      
N3RDG    12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  230 FT ENDFED                                     
KA3BPN    5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  6BTV vertical                                     
K3IY      2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  Longwire @ 30ft                                   
AK3X      2    2   4    1    4  x2     8  102' inv vee @35'                                 

W4 Division
KC5F     41   41  82   16 1312  x2  2624  80m EFHW up about 40'                             
WG8Y     20   20  40   11  440  x2   880  10-80 OCF@40                                      
K4WY     16   16  32   10  320  x2   640  DIPOLE                                            
K4BAI    11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  20M dip at 35'; 140' cf zepp inv vee; 40M dip 35' 
NA4O     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  41' EF@25'                                        
WX4RM    11   11  22    7  154  x2   308  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
KA8VZB    5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
WD4OHD    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  40m dipole                                        
K4JPN     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  80 M CF Zepp                                      

W5 Division
KN1H     10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  END-FED 28'WIRE                                   
N5GW      8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  doublet @ 25'                                     
KE9DR     2    2   4    1    4  x2     8  270' Horiz Delta Loop @60'                        

W6 Division
K6GPB     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  dipole                                            

W7 Division

W8 Division
K8AG     11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  EFHW Inverted L 135' total length up @30 feet     

W9 Division
WB9HFK   20   20  40   14  560  x2  1120  EFHW @ 30 Ft.                                     
N9JFZ    14   14  28    7  196  x2   392  Grd Mnt 4BTV & G5RV abt 25'                   
K9NUD     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  80M EFHW up 40'                                   
N8HWV     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  80m EFHW at 15 ft agl                             

W0 Division
N0TA     22   22  44   16  704  x2  1408  Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical                        
AA0W      8    8  16    8  128  x2   256  80-40-20 Dipole@30ft                              
NN0SS     5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  inverted V @35 ft                                 
W5WMQ     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  20M delta loop                                    
KA8HDE    4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  G5RV @ 35' over house                             
AA5LH     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  40-10 DELTA LOOP @25'                             

Canada Division

DX Division

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

W1 Division

W2 Division
N2TNN    20   20  40   13  520 x1.5  780  135ft wire up 35 ft NW to SE                      
N2DGQ    22   21  43   11  473 x1.5  709  OCF Dipole @ 30-Feet                              

W3 Division

W4 Division
AF4PX    29   26  55   14  770 x1.5 1155  loop                                              
W4NLT    22   22  44   13  572 x1.5  858  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
W4CMG    10   10  20    8  160 x1.5  240  G5RV up 35 Feet                                   
K3RLL    10   10  20    8  160 x1.5  240  After-dark-only black HOA Stealth Vertical        

W5 Division
KD5ZCQ    5    5  10    4   40 x1.5   60  110' Random Wire Homebrew 9:1 UNUN Antenna abt 20'

W6 Division

W7 Division

W8 Division

W9 Division

W0 Division
KD0V     14   14  28    8  224 x1.5  336  cf Zepp @ 30 feet                                 

Canada Division
VE3IIM   13   13  26    8  208 x1.5  312  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
K1YAN     2    2   4    2    8         8  g5rv jr. at 30'                                   

W2 Division
N2ESE     5    5  10    5   50        50  ZS6BKW@25ft                                       
WA1GWH    5    5  10    4   40        40  96 foot CF wire 2 ft above lawn used on 80m @ 5W  
WA2FBN    1    1   2    1    2         2  EFHW sloper @ 25ft                                

W3 Division
KM3D     15   15  30   11  330       330  40m FW loop apex @ 38' and 80m short inv v @ 30'  
WA3FIR   10   10  20    6  120       120  80 EFHW @ 20'                                     
N1BIV     5    5  10    4   40        40  G5RV @ 30'                                        

W4 Division
K4KBL    10   10  20    7  140       140  EFHW @ 35'                                        
N4MJ     10   10  20    5  100       100  40M DIPOLE AT 15'                                 
NI4U      5    5  10    5   50        50  135' EFHW up about 40'                            
K4KRW     5    5  10    4   40        40  Inverted V at 60'                                 
KM4JEG    3    3   6    3   18        18  80M EFHW up 45ft                                  
W8GG      3    3   6    2   12        12  Phoenix vertical 10 radials                       

W5 Division
KA6J     12   12  24   10  240       240  ground mounted 4btv                               
KE5CW     0    0   0    0    0         0  40m delta loop, up 20ft.                          

W6 Division

W7 Division
KF7Z      6    6  12    6   72        72  Dipole at 25'                                     

W8 Division
WI8J     11   11  22    8  176       176  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
K8NGW    12   12  24    7  168       168  43' gnd mtd vert w/ base loading coil & 32 radials
NF8M     10   10  20    7  140       140  6btv                                              
WA8SAN    3    3   6    3   18        18  End Fed Wire @ 25 ft                              

W9 Division
N9EEE    12   12  24    5  120       120  EFHW sloper to 40 feet                            
AB9BZ     1    1   2    1    2         2  EFHW @ 30'                                        

W0 Division

Canada Division
VE3DQN    7    6  13    7   91        91  80/40 trap dipole @20ft                           

DX Division

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

Straight Key

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard


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CERTIFICATES
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1KQ1P--
W2KA2KGPKN2G-
W3KC3MION3RDGKA3BPN
W4KC5FWG8YK4WY
W5KN1HN5GWKE9DR
W6K6GPB--
W7---
W8K8AG--
W9WB9HFKN9JFZK9NUD
W0N0TAAA0WNN0SS
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SWA - BUG CATEGORY
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W1---
W2N2TNNN2DGQ-
W3---
W4AF4PXW4NLTW4CMG K3RLL (TIE)
W5KD5ZCQ--
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CanadaVE3IIM--
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SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1K1YAN--
W2N2ESEWA1GWHWA2FBN
W3KM3DWA3FIRN1BIV
W4K4KBLN4MJNI4U
W5KA6JKE5CW-
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W8WI8JK8NGWNF8M
W9N9EEEAB9BZ-
W0---
CanadaVE3DQN--
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GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
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FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE
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PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
Prizes-

STATS:
Logs submitted:                 64
Total participants:             77
Total QSOs:                     614
States + Provinces represented: 26 + ON SK

SOAPBOX:

AB9BZ - Thanks for the sprint, got on with the zbitx @ 2W. Happy Holidays!! 72 ab9bz

K4KBL - Not the best conditions here in GA this evening. 20 started well but fizzled early. 40 was somewhat better but not for long. Had a good time for about 45 minutes.

WD4OHD - Got a late start, but it hardly mattered. QRM and lousy propagation on 40m. Only heard a few stations calling CQ, but surprisingly the loudest was in Colorado (N0TA). Nothing much closer to me, and the few I could hear couldn't hear me.

K9NUD - Wow... tough sledding tonight! I got one on 20, one on 40, and 4 on 80. That's the first time I had more contacts on 80 than any other band! Thanks for the hard-won contacts!! KX3@5W with a cootie.

KD0V - Operated only on 40M. The noise was a solid S5 and signals were weak for the most part. I wasn't feeling 100% so cut it short. See you all next time. 72's and thanks everyone!

KN1H - Tonight we are camping at Stephen Austin State Park just West of Houston,TX. Using the KX-2 at 5W with KY 605/U straight key and a 28' end-fed wire. Heard nothing at all on 20M and conditions very noisy on 40 so was delighted to work so many folks at all! Will look for everyone next week in the mw sprint, from somewhere in NM. 72, John, KN1H/5

N8HWV - Three qso are better than zero. Thanks folks.

KA8HDE - CQ'd for 30 mins and only heard 1 station. Assumed bad conditions but RBN said I was being heard everywhere west of me (MN). Finally got a few more but pulled the plug after 45 mins. Maybe more next time. Thanks for the 4 who heard me and responded.

NI4U - My first sprint in almost 5yrs! Had a blast hunting stations on 40 & 80m over a course of 45m. Heard some strong signals even with the S7 noise at my QTH.

NF8M - Op time 0:30. Remote op, thus in the keyer category this time. Nothing left of 20, & 80 not awake yet but had a good run on 40, some weak & QSB. Tnx es cu next week. 72

N9EEE - S7 noise level on 40-meters may have crushed a couple of Qs...SRI.

KE9DR - Ruff night, local EMI and very NA signals. Made two from GA. Thanks. Still fun night, thanks to all. 72 Bert KE9DR

WG8Y - Hi all, Managed 2 Q's on 20m then on to 40m. Worked 15 Q's but band seemed down. At least no heavy QRN here tonite. Picked up 3 more contacts on 80m then pulled the plug at 10PM eastern. Worked N4MJ on 20 & 40m. Cool! Looked for you on 80m Glenn. Hi Hi Looking forward to the QRPp next week. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

VE3DQN - Not great propagation on my end tonight, but I always manage to get a few. The "patience" award goes to Steve NN0SS in MN for bearing with me to finally get his callsign correct. He was also my DX for tonight.

AA5LH - K3/QRP to 40-10M Delta Loop @ 25'. Poor conditions across 40M. Hard to be motivated w/S7 noise across the band. Heard nothing on 20M. Threw the towel @ 02:45z. Merry Christmas to all & Take Care. 73/72..

N4MJ - SUPER SLOW EVENT. HAD TO SPLIT TIME WITH QRPFOX FOX HUNTING. THERE WAS NO RUSE AS NAQCC WAS SO SLOW. HEARD A COUPLE OF FOXII ON 80M BUT TOO MUCH NOISE TO WORK THEM. 20M FADED QUICKLY. THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPANT AND MERRY CHRISTMAS. BE SAFE!!!

KN2G - I spent some time calling tonight even though I like s and p. It was skinny going on all bands for me. Noise built steadily on 40 and I headed to 80 much earlier than usual. The storm has been delivering static with the showers... Some hard working ears out there tonight! I also had a battle with a few of my exchanges with qsb and low signal strength on rx. See you next week for the MW sprint!

K4KRW - Thanks everyone!

AF4PX - Thought 20m was better this time. 40m worked pretty well, but 80 was a noisy struggle here at my QTH

KC5F - Only a few on 20, and the first time in a while with as many on 80 as on 40. Local noise on 40m made some tough, but 80 was nice. N9JFZ on all three bands, tonight. Thanks, all, for the fun. See you next week!

NA4O - Most signals right at the noise level tonight and not many heard. But great to log some new calls. KX3 @ 5W, Vibroplex straight key

N2DGQ - First Sprint in a long time. Had fun. Bands were OK. CU AGN.

N9JFZ - A couple on 20 meters at beginning the remainder on 40 and 80 meters. Bands were ok. Had a good time 72, N9JFZ Rusty

N3RDG - First time in awhile, really enjoyed the sprint. I'll be back!

K8AG - It has been a long time since I did this. Like it a lot. I am back.

KF7Z - Got in late so only able to work a few QSOs before the band broke down completely, signals weak into Wyoming tonight on 20 meters. I think I had a contact going with K3IY but after I got you call I didn't get any thing I could make out of the static, sorry maybe next time. Running 5 watts to an Elecraft K3s to a 20 meter Dipole up 25', Thanks for the sprint, its always alot of fun 72 Danny

W4NLT - Had trouble hearing stuff on 20M and 40M and ended up working twice as many stations on 80M than 20M and 40M for the first time. DX was KF7Z in WY on 20M. TNX for the QSOs. 72 Andy

K8NGW - I finally got my new G106 (a Black Friday gift from me to me) on the air! A nice complement of 20, 40, and 80 meter QSO's! See you all next week for the mW sprint.

WX4RM - High noise levels made for a difficult sprint here, but had a good time as always.

KM3D - I told myself I would make a few more than a few this time; worked 40 and 80 meters. QSB and QRN were bad but I hung in there for most of the sprint. Sure hope things settle for next weeks MW Sprint! 72, Harry

KA6J - The conditions were rough here in So Cent TX tonight. Nothing on 20. The only signals I could hear were on 40, and they were way down. Finally gave up at 0200. Trying out a x6200 into a 4btv mounted on the ground with a few radials. Thanks for the sprint!

W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Had a vy late night before hand es could barely stay awake fer start of sprint. Dosing off in front of the rig while waiting for the starting bell, but didnt want to miss it. Fired up the K2 at 5 watts to the Phoenix vertical. 20m was closing down just as we got going, but i did grab N0TA before the band went out. Got a couple more on 40 es by then i was getting rough wid my CW es so i went QRT es hit the rack. Hope to hear u all in the mw sprint next week. 73, Gregg W8GG

K3RLL - 20M was silent as a tomb here last night but nice activity on 40m. A lot of rapid QSB here requiring many requests for repeats. Thanks for the patience and skill of those I had the good fortune to work. I think this was my 196th NAQCC Sprint. A lot of fun over a lot of years. Thanks to all! 72, ... Don

KA2KGP - 20m. was nil & only 4 contacts on 40 due to hi-QSB. 80m. was the best band this sprint. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 20 ft. w/ straight key. 73 to all & Merry Christmas !

KC3MIO - Argonaut 509 with newly acquired 208 CW filter running 4 watts into a 288' horizontal loop up 35'. Nothing at all heard on 20 and did not waste time before turning to 40. Made four contacts including FL, GA, NE and CO (I think) but pickings were slim and turned to 80. For the second month in a row, all the action was on 80 - 17 contacts. Thanks to AP4PX for hanging in there during a difficult QSO. Tnx to all my contacts and look forward to the MW sprint next week, Rich

KQ1P - Much QRN here but found some activity on 80m.

WA3FIR - Good condx on 80 tonight. Not much activity on 40.

KA3BPN - A tough first time try for me. Not a lot of stations and propagation seemed tough.

AA0W - Condition fair deep fading strong noise level. Thanks all for the sprint reports.

WA2FBN - Not many signals heard on 40m. Band pretty noisy. TNX 72 Ken

VE3IIM - Poor conditions. 2 contacts on 20, nothing on 40. 80 was ok..Sorry to those I could not hear too well!

N2TNN - Band was very noisy but a few got thru

KA8VZB - Only worked 40M but condx disappointed. Even W1AW sounded QRP! Tnx, 72, Joe

AK3X - Only two sprint QSOs because I was concentrating on the QRP 40 meter Fox Hunt. Ir was an unsuccessful effort I might add.

N5GW - Stayed on 40M thinking 20M probably about done for the season. Looking forward to the milliwatt sprint next week.