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March 2026 QRP/CW Sprint (#257)


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
NX1K     24   24  48   15  720  x2  1440  Doublet @ 30 feet.                                
WB1GYZ   19   18  37   15  555  x2  1110  Doublet                                           
K1YAN    12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  g5rv jr. at 30'                                   
W1BRY     5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  114 ft wire dipole 15' off ground                 

W2 Division
KA2KGP   35   35  70   16 1120  x2  2240  G5RV up 20'                                       
K2OID    15   15  30   11  330  x2   660  80M OCF Dipole @40'                               
KB2GKC   14   14  28   11  308  x2   616  40m 1/2 wave endfed up 30 ft                      
KN2G     18   18  36    7  252  x2   504  fan dipole @ 55'                                  
W2SH     14   14  28    8  224  x2   448  72' wire vertical                                 

W3 Division
K3JZD    37   37  74   20 1480  x2  2960  40m @25'                                          
KC3MIO   17   16  33   13  429  x2   858  288' loop average height 30'                      

W4 Division
KC5F     47   44  91   19 1729  x2  3458  80m EFHW up about 40'                             
K4BAI    40   40  80   17 1360  x2  2720  20M dip at 35'; 140' cf zepp inv vee; 40M dip 35' 
WG8Y     22   21  43   15  645  x2  1290  10-80 OCF@40                                      
KN1H     16   16  32    9  288  x2   576  END-FED 28'WIRE                                   
NA4O     10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  41 ft EF@25 ft                                    
WX4RM     9    9  18    8  144  x2   288  4BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
K4JPN     6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  80 M CF Zepp                                      
K4WY      6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  80 meter dipole                                   
KA8VZB    6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
WD4OHD    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  40m Dipole                                        
KK4ITX    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Alpha Match FMJ, 13ft vertical                    

W5 Division
KE5YUM    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  80 meter dipole at 28feet                         

W6 Division

W7 Division
KI7LW     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Inv Vee 20 ft                                     

W8 Division
W1BLU     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  EFHW @ 30'                                        

W9 Division
WB9HFK   34   33  67   18 1206  x2  2412  EFHW @ 30 Ft.                                     
N9JFZ    23   23  46   13  598  x2  1196  Grd Mtd 4BTV & G5RV at abt 25'                
N8HWV    21   21  42   13  546  x2  1092  80m EFHW at 15 ft agl                             
K9QEW    18   18  36   10  360  x2   720  4BTV                                              
W9DWR    20   20  40    8  320  x2   640  Hustler 6-BTV Ground Mounted Vertical             
KA9FQG    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  G5RV @ 37FT                                       
$AA9L     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  trap dipole @ 40 feet                             

W0 Division
NN0SS    11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  inverted V @ 30 feet                              
N0TA      8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical                        
AA0W      6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  80-40-20 Dipole @ 30 ft                           

Canada Division
VE3HUR    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  vertical                                          

DX Division

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

W1 Division

W2 Division
N2QFD     1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  G5RV @25' AGL Invert Vee                          

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

W4 Division
W4NLT    28   28  56   14  784 x1.5 1176  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
K3RLL    10   10  20    8  160 x1.5  240  After-dark black stealth HOA vertical             
KJ4R      9    8  17    9  153 x1.5  229  134' EFHW                                         

W5 Division

W6 Division

W7 Division
N7QR      1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials           

W8 Division

W9 Division

W0 Division

Canada Division
VE3IIM   17   17  34    9  306 x1.5  459  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
W1TER    17   17  34    9  306       306  40 mtr end fed                                    
KB1M      1    1   2    1    2         2  40m dipole                                        

W2 Division
WA1GWH    8    8  16    7  112       112  40m quarter wave inverted L over ground radials   
N2ESE     8    8  16    6   96        96  ZS6BKW@25ft                                       

W3 Division
KC3RN    20   19  39   14  546       546  EFHW @ 24'                                        
KD3CA     1    1   2    1    2         2  132 ft ocf windom @30 ft                          

W4 Division
WB0CJB   24   24  48   15  720       720  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
N4MJ     24   24  48   11  528       528  80 EFHW up 30 feet                                
W8GG     14   13  27   10  270       270  Phoenix vertical 10 radials                       
NI4U      8    8  16    8  128       128  84' EFRW (Inverted L) up 50'                      
K4KBL     2    2   4    2    8         8  endfed @ 35'                                      

W5 Division

W6 Division

W7 Division
KF7Z     14   14  28   13  364       364  Dipole at 25'                                     

W8 Division
WI8J     16   16  32   12  384       384  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
WA8SAN   12   12  24    8  192       192  End Fed Wire @ 25ft                               
NF8M      0    0   0    0    0         0  6BTV                                              

W9 Division
WD9EGW   14   14  28   12  336       336  MC-750 Vertical sitting on back deck              
K9FAA     7    7  14    6   84        84  EFHW at 45 feet                                   
AB9BZ     2    2   4    2    8         8  EFHW @ 30'                                        

W0 Division

Canada Division
VE3DQN    9    9  18    7  126       126  40/80m trap dipole @20ft                          

DX Division
DK1VD     4    4   8    3   24        24  Vertical                                          

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

Straight Key

Bug
K1SP      1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  Trap Vertical                                     

Keyer/Keyboard


Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
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SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
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SWA - BUG CATEGORY
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STATS:
Logs submitted:                 64
Total participants:             83
Total QSOs:                     809
States + Provinces represented: 31 + ON + DX

SOAPBOX:

N2QFD - Only time for one. I start my days at 0430 and it's a work day. Need to do these more I'm realizing I'm an old timer now seeing the numbers in play! Have fun tonight and thanks for keeping QRP alive and well.

AB9BZ - Thanks for the sprint, tried the QMX Quisk setup with remote option, working great. Thanks for the QSO's 72

NI4U - Operated for about 35 min tonight trying out a new antenna. Found some stations on 20M (died out quickly here) and lots of activity on 40M. Spun the dial on 80M, but couldn't find anyone. Got decent signal reports, so I'm pleased with the new EFRW I put up this week!

KF7Z - Nice condx tonight, lots of calls from past sprints, nice to hear John,K4BAI in GA and Charles,W2SH out in NJ. thanks for the email reminder for the sprint, I have a hard time remembering when the sprints are but love to jump in for a bit and see just what 5 watts can do. See you next month 73 Danny

KN1H - Tonight we are camping near Rocky Mount, NC on our way home from 3 1/2 months on the road. Has been an interesting winter, I apologize to one and all for all the curve balls with a different QTH every month! We should be fairly stable for a while at least. It was fun tonight to work from the middle of the East Coast, everyone is loud here! Wish I could have gotten more of an antenna up to work 80M but campsites are pretty small. KX2 @ 5W,straight key and battery. 72, John, KN1H/4

K3RLL - What a great evening. 20m was solid with some good signals and great operators. Went down to 40m at the end to chase my former PA neighbor and, Voila! K3JZD heard my faint whistle in the wind. Very successful, if not high scoring, evening. Thank you! 72,... Don

WD4OHD - Fighting some antenna problems this evening but managed one QSO all the same. Not a lot of NAQCC signals heard on 40m. Most of them were fairly weak and plagued with QSB, so maybe I didn't miss too much tonight. Hope to be functional again next time.

N8HWV - It's been a while. 40 was great. Didn't hear much elsewhere.

VE3DQN - Strong signals tonight. Gave out several honest 599s.

K2OID - Good conditions on 40 tonight with skip all over the place. Worked Colorado for the first time in quite a while. Had nice chat with Paul, KE4SC, who was QRP and had a NA number but was not in the sprint. Go figure! Fun as always.

KN2G - Apologies for the bad keying tonight. I had to adjust the contacts mid stream and it didn't get any better! As usual, some valiant code warriors worked hard for me. Thanks for all the courtesy during our sprints. I got several on 2 bands tonight. Amazingly one on 20 and 80! Plus a few new to me... 72 till April.

KK4ITX - Regular QRM here at night, one QSO on 40 and happy to get it. Doing much better on the Monthly Challenge working during daytimes. See ya next month!

K3JZD - 40m Only. Started off strong. Low noise, no QSB. Deteriorated the last 45m. Guess I should have tried 80m. But I was hoping 40m would go long to the West. It didn't. Nice to have a quick visit with everyone. K4 @ 5w 40m Dipole. 72, Jody - K3JZD

KC5F - Nice signals tonight - great to work W9DWR and N4MJ on all three bands and several others on two. Especially nice to not miss the Sprint like last month, when I was in a country without reciprocal licensing. I need to plan vacations around the NAQCC Sprint, or go to a country where I can get on the air!

N4MJ - Fun evening even with QRN on 40/80m. A triple play for KC5F and K4BAI. Worked both on 20/40/80. Unusual but gratifying. Thanks Steve and John. 73 de n4mj//glenn

WG8Y - Hi all, Ran my Xiegu X6100 @ 5W into 10-80 OCFD tonite. Worked app 1.5 hours tonite. Caught a pota station at the start for my only 20m contact. 40m was in pretty gud shape. I had stopped for a while around the end of the first hour. Listened on 80m and heard KC5Fso had to work him for a double. He was loud so decided to call for a bit. Had 5 more Q's on 80m that included two more doubles. W4NLT & KN2G. tnxs guys. Also tnxs to AA5XA for the repeats. Had a fade every time you sent the X in your call HI HI. Finally got it. 72 all from N.C. Mark WG8Y

W4NLT - Just back from vacation and fun to work the QRP faithful tonight. Most action on 40m. TNX for the QSOs. 72 Andy

K9QEW - Started on 20m but band gave out QSY t0 40m. 72 & STAY TIMED. Daryl

WX4RM - Always look forward to the monthly sprint. Noise level was very high tonight, so I kept to hunt and pounce stations that were loud enough to be heard over the noise. Had fun as always.

N9JFZ - Made contacts on 20, 40 & 80. Bands seemed to be in good shape. Good time again. 72 All, N9JFZ, Rusty

W9DWR - This was a great month for NAQCC! The bands were doing very well and there seemed to be a lot of participation tonight. Thanks for the contacts! 73!

N7QR - 98th Sprint nothing on 80, 40 too noisy 20 was good with the time change, 1.5 hours KX3 K1EL keyer in bug mode with BY1 - see you next month! Russ Portland OR (how come no uses 3830 for sprints?)

KC3RN - Conditions were better than last month. Had a pretty good run for the first hour, then things just seemed to die. Came back for the last 45 minutes to snag a few more. Ran my Argonaut VI fir the duration.

DK1VD - Conditions were better than Jan/Feb but only 45 min must say fun again cu 72 gl

WI8J - Thanks for the contacts!

VE3IIM - Condx pretty good. Sorry to the weak ones calling..not the best antenna here! Will be back next month

WB1GYZ - Decent conditions just like old times.

W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters! Great night for sprint as the propagation was on our side fer a change. I fired up my trusty K2 on battery pwr feeding a modified 4BTV "Phoenix vertical" wid 10 buried radials. 20m was wide open at the start, and most of the lil' pistols were true 599 signals. Some were actually LOUD ! Glad to hear OT Terry KE5YUM, and many other old friends as well and some new calls too. went to 40m to catch some action there. 40 m was noisy but busy. There was also a FP sprint gg on at the same time as NAQCC. I heard AA2YO calling CQ FP fer 15 mins and finally decided to answer him. I hadn't made a FP QSO in quite a while. Went back to ck 20m at 0125 only to find KF7Z, and WB1GZY in WY and CT fer new mults. back to 40 fer a couple more es called it a night. Seemed I had a beeline up the east coast es VA ! Had a blast as usuall. Always look fwd to playing QRP wid the gang. Hope to hear you all next month. 73, Gregg W8GG

K4WY - Nice path to FL tonight despite conditions

K4BAI - 20 meters was better than it has been in months. 40 and 80 were also good. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

KE5YUM - After a long hiatus due to chemotherapy, I returned to the sprint. Signals were good on 20 meters and I worked three quickly. Looking forward to next month. Terry, FT 710, 5 watts, CWMORSE camelback key.

KA2KGP - 20m. only yield 1 contact, but 40 & 80 were good here in WNY. My rig was IC-7000 at 5 w. into a G5RV up 20 ft. w/ an old WWII German Junkers Straight key. Another good NA sprint. 73 to all.

W1BRY - was trying for at least 6 contacts- OH WELL!

NX1K - Good condx until bands got quiet after 0200

KB2GKC - GE all. Bands were pretty good in Central NY tonight. 40m was quiet and open late...40m busy with some QRN. Good to hear everyone. 72 John

K9FAA - My first NAQCC sprint. Surprising to me how well five watts and a simple wire antenna worked. I'm reducing power next time. Maybe four watts.

AA0W - Conditions were good, signals were strong just not many to work. 20 M was open to both coasts at the start. 40 M seemed the same.

WD9EGW - I enjoyed the Sprint. Lots of activity and I'm looking forward to April. 72, Chuck WD9EGW

KC3MIO - Band conditions were good, but I wasn't. Ran out of gas.