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August 2026 QRP/CW Sprint (#262)
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 30 30 60 17 1020 x2 2040 400' end-fed wire
NX1K 30 30 60 16 960 x2 1920 Doublet @ 30 feet or so.
NA1L 12 12 24 8 192 x2 384 End Fed 52 feet up 30-70 ft
K1IX 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 OCFD @ 35'
W1BRY 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 114 ft wire dipole 15' off ground
W2 Division
AA2VG 35 35 70 19 1330 x2 2660 Carolina Windom at 45 ft
KA2KGP 28 28 56 14 784 x2 1568 G5RV up 20'
N2XTO 23 23 46 13 598 x2 1196 40m dipole @ 25'
K2OID 18 18 36 10 360 x2 720 80M OCF Dipole @ 40'
KN2G 14 14 28 9 252 x2 504 fan dipole @ 55'
N2QFD 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 G5RV @ 25'
W3 Division
K3JZD 34 33 67 16 1072 x2 2144 40m Dipole @25'
N3CAA 9 9 18 8 144 x2 288 Homemade 20m frisbee retriever vertical w/40m coil
AK3X 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 102' inv vee 300 Ohm feed
W4 Division
KC5F 43 40 83 20 1660 x2 3320 80m EFHW up about 40'
WX4RM 11 11 22 10 220 x2 440 4BTV gnd mtd vert
K4JPN 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 80 M CF Zepp
WG8Y 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 grd mntd butterbut HF6V
K4WY 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 dipole
NA4O 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 41' EF@25'
W4HH 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 dipole draped over 3rd floor balcony
W5 Division
KG5OWB 18 18 36 13 468 x2 936 CHA-TDL up 15ft
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
NF8M 20 20 40 15 600 x2 1200 6btv, efhw@ 30 ft
W8GG 17 17 34 15 510 x2 1020 modified 4BTV gnd mnt 20 radials
W9 Division
WB9HFK 33 32 65 19 1235 x2 2470 EFHW @ 30 Ft.
N9JFZ 15 15 30 13 390 x2 780 Ground mount 4BTV & G5RV at about 25 feet
K9QEW 16 16 32 11 352 x2 704 4BTV
KD9EBS 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Attic Dipole at 25 Feet
W0 Division
NN0SS 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 inverted V at 35 feet
KD0DK 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 102 ft long wirre
AA5LH 6 5 11 5 55 x2 110 40-10 Delta loop @ 25 ft
K0FNR 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 20M Ham Stick @6ft
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W2 Division
N2TNN 24 24 48 16 768 x1.5 1152 135ft wire up 35 ft NW to SE
W3 Division
KE3V 19 17 36 11 396 x1.5 594 Fanned dipole inverted vee with apex at 25'
WA3RSR 8 8 16 6 96 x1.5 144 EFHW Up 35 '.
W4 Division
W4NLT 23 23 46 14 644 x1.5 966 84ft end fed @ 30ft
K3RLL 12 12 24 8 192 x1.5 288 After-dark black stealth HOA vertical
W5 Division
W6 Division
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
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W1TER 20 20 40 15 600 600 40 mtr EFHW
N2CN 13 13 26 10 260 260 40m dipole at 35 feet
NQ1B 5 5 10 5 50 50 OCF dipole @ 15 ft; inverted vee up 50 ft
KB1M 1 1 2 1 2 2 20 M dipole
W2 Division
N2ESE 13 13 26 7 182 182 ZS6BKW at 25 ft
WA1GWH 8 8 16 7 112 112 1/4 wave inverted L with ground radial system
N2JJF 7 6 13 7 91 91 g5rv up 25 feet
WA2FBN 6 6 12 5 60 60 EFHW sloper @ 25ft
W3 Division
K3EMS 1 1 2 1 2 2 "short" Carolina windom up 30 feet
W4 Division
K4KO 20 20 40 15 600 600 49 ft ground mounted vertical
K4KBL 20 20 40 14 560 560 EFHW @ 35'
N4MJ 17 17 34 12 408 408 80 - 6 EFHW 30'
NI4U 11 11 22 8 176 176 130' EFHW up about 40'
WB0ZJJ 1 1 2 1 2 2 20m: attic dipole 40,80m: rain gutter
K4KRW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inverted V @ 65 Feet
W5 Division
N5GW 7 7 14 5 70 70 doublet @ 25'
W6 Division
W7 Division
KF7Z 13 13 26 11 286 286 20 meter Dipole at 25'
W8 Division
WA8SAN 3 3 6 3 18 18 End fed wire @ 25ft
W9 Division
WD9EGW 12 12 24 10 240 240 MC-750 Vertical sitting on ground
AB9BZ 1 1 2 1 2 2 EFHW @ 30'
W0 Division
Canada Division
VE3IIM 15 15 30 9 270 270 fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet
VE3SIF 6 6 12 5 60 60 End Fed Half Wave up 25 feet
VE3DQN 3 3 6 3 18 18 40/80m trap dipole @20ft
DX Division
DK1VD 2 2 4 1 4 4 Vertical gnd mtd
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
N0TT 41 39 80 17 1360 1360 20M BEAM, 40M 9-CIRCLE ARRAY
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 | KN1H | NX1K | NA1L |
| W2 | AA2VG | KA2KGP | N2XTO |
| W3 | K3JZD | N3CAA | AK3X |
| W4 | KC5F | WX4RM | K4JPN |
| W5 | KG5OWB | - | - |
| W6 | - | - | - |
| W7 | - | - | - |
| W8 | NF8M | W8GG | - |
| W9 | WB9HFK | N9JFZ | K9QEW |
| W0 | NN0SS | KD0DK | AA5LH |
| Canada | - | - | - |
| DX | - | - | - |
| SWA - BUG CATEGORY |
| Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| W1 | - | - | - |
| W2 | N2TNN | - | - |
| W3 | KE3V | WA3RSR | - |
| W4 | W4NLT | K3RLL | - |
| W5 | - | - | - |
| W6 | - | - | - |
| W7 | N7QR | - | - |
| W8 | - | - | - |
| W9 | - | - | - |
| W0 | - | - | - |
| Canada | - | - | - |
| DX | - | - | - |
| SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
| Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| W1 | W1TER | N2CN | NQ1B |
| W2 | N2ESE | WA1GWH | N2JJF |
| W3 | K3EMS | - | - |
| W4 | K4KO | K4KBL | N4MJ |
| W5 | N5GW | - | - |
| W6 | - | - | - |
| W7 | KF7Z | - | - |
| W8 | WA8SAN | - | - |
| W9 | WD9EGW | AB9BZ | - |
| W0 | - | - | - |
| Canada | VE3IIM | VE3SIF | VE3DQN |
| DX | DK1VD | - | - |
| GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
| Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| SK | - | - | - |
|---|
| BUG | - | - | - |
|---|
| K/K | N0TT | - | - |
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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: 63
Total participants: 82
Total QSOs: 800
States + Provinces represented: 28 + ON + DX
SOAPBOX:
N2QFD - My one and done again. This time I turned the Xeigu down to Low so 500mw out for a laugh and Tom got me. Work still gets me up at 0400 so I appreciate being able to just make a single for the event and say 72. Hope you all wrack it up tonight!
WG8Y - Hi all, Very long day.I hooked things back up after a storm come thru. Worked a few Q's and pulled the plug. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
KF7Z - Good signals early, thunder storm rolled in about quarter after 01z, so had to spool it down, always a fun sprint to work, thank you for the QSOs and 72. Danny
K4KBL - Great night for an hour mostly on 20 meters. Worked KF7Z in WY an dmy buddy Chas NK8O, a first during our sprint..
NQ1B - I've been away from NAQCC for years, but wanted to come back and get some more practice sending. I do too much contesting with N1MM doing all the sending work, so the Sprint was a good practice session!
20 was in good shape; 80 was fairly quiet but no activity in the NAQCC subband; 40 was noisy so I skipped it.
I miss doing QRP and hope to join more often in the future.
K3EMS - 40 sounded good here in western PA, 20 was usable. Only on for a short time but it was nice to participate again.
K3RLL - Back in FL for the 'winter' and my wet string HOA antennas.
20m was pretty good this evening and fairly well populated, which was nice to hear. 40m seemed very noisy here with not so many signals, but the many years with NAQCC continues to provide great QRP enjoyment - and worth TWICE the price! ;-)
72, ... Don
NI4U - Some decent signals on 20 & 40m tonight coming out of the NE and Midwest into VA! Had fun & hope to copy you on the next sprint. 73, Mike
KN2G - 20 was dead here. 40 started rough then opened up quite a bit. Got one on 80 before noticing I was asleep at the key.... shut down 15 minutes early. As always great fun! See you next month. 72
NF8M - Op time a bit over one hour. Fun evening with lots of activity especially on 40. Started late and 20 still open but 40 more productive even with lightning crashes off to the south. Worked old pal W8GG down in the noise - 40 doesn't do well at 60 miles or so. Gud ears OM! A bit of action on 80 but vy noisy with lightning. Enjoy summer propagation es cu next month!
W4HH - Apartment bans outdoor antennas; I operate at night with dipole draped off the sides of 3d floor balcony; wind it up when QRT. I hear just lots of signals but my 2.5 watts doesn't attract much attention!!!
N2TNN - Bands started out great and then tapered off. Made a contact on all three bands and always nice to hear familiar calls. See ya'll next month
KG5OWB - 20m was open here in STX with strong QRP sig reports. Tried 40m but it was extremely noisy which is not uncommon. Called CQ for a little over an hour from a local park. Tnx all for the QSOs and see ya next month. 73!
WA3RSR - Great fun. I got on late after 20 closed, so was all regional on 40.
KC5F - Thunderstorms finished about an hour before the Sprint, but they were still close enough to cause lots of QRN on 40m and 80m. No luck at all on 80m. But it was better than I'd expected, including having Fred, DK1VD, call on 20m and 40m. Several others on both bands, too. Lots of fun - thanks, all! - Steve
K2OID - Conditions started out just awful on 40, but improved through the evening. Special TNX to NA4O, Mark, for sticking with me to complete our QSO. Fun as always.
N4MJ - Lots of summertime QRN. 20m was fairly active in the beginning then faded out. Nothing on 80m except more QRN. 40m was the place to be after the sun went down.
Thanks to the participants.
73 de n4mj//glenn
KN1H - Thanks to all for a fun Mid-Summer sprint. Tonight was equal parts 20M and 40M, 80M must be resting up for the long winter later on.
KE3V - It was a nice evening for radio.
Thanks!
NX1K - Lots of static, lots of other activity on the bands, lots of fun as always.
K3JZD - All 40m. Had a high noise level and some QSB here. No storms, just noise. Used a 100hz filter to tame the noise. Thus frequently had to request callsigns again. Seemed like a nice turnout for a Summer month. Flex 660 at 5 watts and 40m Dipole. 72, Jody-K3JZD
AA2VG - I had fun as usual. I ran the KX3 tonight. 80 meters seemed dead but tnx to Dean (N2TNN) I made one contact.
72 Peter AA2VG
VE3IIM - 20 started out great..then went to sleep..a few new calls for me..always a good time...
N9JFZ - Most contacts on 20 meters, some on 40, tried 80 with no luck.
72 All
K9QEW - Started on 20m which was in good shape then QSY to 40m which had a S7 noise level. Thankfully it came down some and the band
improved. Overall a good night. 72s Daryl
W4NLT - Noisy night but had fun anyway. DX on 20 was WY KF7Z. Good to work the QRP faithful. 72 TNX for the QSOs Andy
W1BRY - This is what happens when you wean yourself from using a reader
DK1VD - condx on 20m and 40m a lot of QSB Steve KC5Fdefinitely had the best ears on both Band tu was fun again but early in the morning
WB0ZJJ - W8GG Gregg: Thank you for the comeback. Conditions were terrible on my end and I could just barely hear you with my dipole in the attic. You made my night - so cool to hear MI.
AA5LH - Good to be back. 73/72. Take Care!
KA2KGP - 40 m. was the only band usable here in WNY. 20 m. was nil & 80 m. had very high QRN. Rig here was my IC-7000 at 5w. into a G5RV up 20 ft. w/ a straight key for QSO's & a memory keyer for CQ's. 73 to all.
K4KRW - We had lightning in the area.
K1IX - First sprint of the summer, good activity and condx. tnx all for Q's 73
K4KO - It's been a while since I played in an NAQCC Sprint, and I'm a little rusty. I appreciate everyone's patience.
N3CAA - Rainy evening here, so operated indoors with the FT-710 at 5w. Good conditions with less QRN than expected due to storms that passed through earlier. Good time as always, looking forward to next month. 72, Corey
WX4RM - Lots of noise on 20 and 40, had to cut it short when lightning storm rolled through.
WA2FBN - 40 meters noisy, but could hear several sigs through the noise. Xiegu X5105 @5w to EFHW ant. Vibrokeyer paddle. 72 Ken
WA1GWH - Was on between 9:00 and 9:30 EDT and there were quite a few ops. Nice to hear! For some reason I was giving out better signal reports than I was getting. Static crashes started increasing so I decided to give my ears a break and go QRT. Thanks for the contacts! 72!
K4JPN - Storms started up about 0130Z so had to call quits. 20m was hot to the East Coast for me, wait till next month. 72 Steve K4JPN
N2JJF - only had an hour to play but enjoyed it immensely.
NA1L - Static crashes, but the KX-2 dealt with it pretty well. Thanks to all for the contacts! 72
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Gus nite fer sprint. 20 was open for a while but skip was short. 40 was open but wicked QSB, I lost a couple of QSOs due to fade. worked Frank NF8M on 40 at close range. Nothing heard from the west coast agn this month. Did they fall off into the ocean ?? hee hee Always fun to work QRP friends old es new. See you all next month. 73 Gregg W8GG
N5GW - I forgot to hook up my straight key because I was using my old K1, trying to get it ready for the upcoming Skeeter Hunt.
AK3X - Only had 15 minutes to spend sprinting. Always something more important to do. 40 meters was in good shape. 72 to all.
WD9EGW - Enjoyed the evening. Lots of activity.
72, Chuck WD9EGW
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