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Aug 2016 QRP/CW Sprint (#142)


N2CN Comments - Final count is 118 logs.

K3WWP Comments - The results below are final. Thanks for upping our log totals a bit this month to 118. Let's move over 120 again starting next month and move on up from there.

Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
WB1GYZ   27   26  53   16  848  x2  1696  Modified Delta Loop
N1JI     26   26  52   15  780  x2  1560  163' doublet@25'
K1IEE    17   16  33   14  462  x2   924  OCF long wire@30'
KN1H     18   17  35   13  455  x2   910  END FED WIRE @50'
KB1UOH   14   14  28   10  280  x2   560  Vertical

W2 Division
W2SH     52   51 103   25 2575  x2  5150  270' dpl@45'
KA2KGP   22   22  44   13  572  x2  1144  Dipole up 25 ft.
WA2JSG   15   15  30   11  330  x2   660  Vertical elevated at 10'
AA2VG    14   13  27   10  270  x2   540  Carolina Windom 10-80 @40ft
W2JEK    14   13  27    9  243  x2   486  20m gnd pl, 40/80 end fed, both at 20 ft

W3 Division
AB3RU    24   23  47   14  658  x2  1316  G7fek@33'
KC3DOF   22   21  43   14  602  x2  1204  ZS6BKW - G5RV - dpl@25'
KD3CA     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  132 ft Windom @33 ft

W4 Division
WH6LE    44   42  86   23 1978  x2  3956  Horizontal wire loop @ 45', 215' long
WM3X     28   28  56   17  952  x2  1904  Gnd mtd vert
W4OEP    25   24  49   15  735  x2  1470  Inverted Ell
NA4O     21   20  41   14  574  x2  1148  Dipole@45'
N3CKI    17   17  34   12  408  x2   816  Dipole@20'
K9IA     16   15  31   13  403  x2   806  Gnd mtd vert
K4ARQ    14   14  28   13  364  x2   728  EF Zepp@50'
WG8Y     16   16  32   10  320  x2   640  HB 40-80 DP 40ft & hb 20m wire vert
K3ZGA    13   13  26   10  260  x2   520  PAR EndFed as Inv L @ 25'
W4DUK    12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  End-fed Zepp @20'
N4WD     12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  80 mtr OCF@40 Ft
WA4SPJ   13   12  25    8  200  x2   400  Long wire @ 30ft
K4JPN    11   11  22    9  198  x2   396  Zepp
KB0ETU    9    9  18    7  126  x2   252  Dpl@35'
WA4CHQ    5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  Boat mtd invV@20'
WD8OUX    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  100 foot long wire tuned with tuner

W5 Division
N5GW     43   43  86   22 1892  x2  3784  CFZ @ 50'
WB4BIN   17   17  34   12  408  x2   816  Attic dpl@15'
N5NK     18   17  35   10  350  x2   700  20m sloper fed at 35', 40m inv vee up 45
WI5H     13   13  26   12  312  x2   624  Loop @20'
WB5UAA   17   17  34    9  306  x2   612  R6000@20'
KA5TJS   10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  80 mtr dipole @ 30 ft.
KE5YUM    4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Buddistick
KA5PVB    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Full Size G5RV at 30 FT.

W6 Division
WK6L     11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  Windom(Inverted Vee),Up  35ft,  40M/20M
W6STR     6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  G5RV@30'
KG6UBG    4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  OCFD @ 30'
K6MGO     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  50' doublet in garage rafters
W6FPS     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Trapped Vertical

W7 Division
KF7WNS   16   15  31   10  310  x2   620  135' OCF Long Wire @ 45'
KC7DM     9    9  18    8  144  x2   288  135' dpl @ 60 ft
K9JWV     9    8  17    8  136  x2   272  51' inverted U wid 26 elevated radials
K7ZI      5    5  10    3   30  x2    60  OCF Dipole, inverted "L" apex @ 50'
AE7CG     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Dpl@10'
WU7F      1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Inv Vee @ 30'

W8 Division
NF8M     43   43  86   20 1720  x2  3440  80m OCF dpl @35ft
WB8LZG   37   35  72   21 1512  x2  3024  Dpl@30'
WB8ENE   10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  40M dipole @ 15' / 20M dipole @ 20'

W9 Division
W9CC     26   24  50   15  750  x2  1500  6btv 
NX1K     20   20  40   15  600  x2  1200  Long Wire
WB9HFK   20   20  40   13  520  x2  1040  Hustler 6BTV GND MTD with 56 Radials
KA9DVX   14   14  28   11  308  x2   616  G5RV JR@25FT
KA9FQG    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  G5RV @ 37ft

W0 Division
N0TA     36   36  72   20 1440  x2  2880  Vertical & doublet@30'
KD0DK    11   11  22    9  198  x2   396  117' qso king end fed antenna
NO2D     12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  20m dipole at 30'
NN0SS     7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  EDZ @35'
KC0DD     7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  170ft.long wire,  dx88 vert
KA8HDE    6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  G5RV @ 30'
NQ0RP     5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  G5RV jr attic mounted - about 20' agl

Canada Division
VE3DQN   21   20  41   13  533  x2  1066  Mltbnd vert; 40M loop@8mtrs; 80M dipole
VE3FUJ    8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  G5RV @ 50'
VE7HI     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Cushcraft vert 8 ft off grnd

DX Division

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

W1 Division
K1SX     12   12  24    7  168 x1.5  252  Fan dipole @ 50'

W2 Division

W3 Division
K3WWP    31   30  61   15  915 x1.5 1373  ~110' attic rnd wire, attic 20m dpl

W4 Division
AK4NY    35   33  68   23 1564 x1.5 2346  G5RV @ 35 feet
WZ2N     21   21  42   14  588 x1.5  882  G5RV @30'
KJ4R     16   15  31   12  372 x1.5  558  Gnd mtd vertical
KA1DBE   12   12  24    8  192 x1.5  288  Gnd Mtd Vert
WA2EDN    9    9  18    8  144 x1.5  216  DIPOLE UP 30 FT
WB4SNU    1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  Long wire up 8ft.

W5 Division
NF5U     31   30  61   20 1220 x1.5 1830  40/80m trap dipole at 33ft
K5IX      7    7  14    5   70 x1.5  105  Dipole@20'

W6 Division

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

W8 Division
N8XMS    28   27  55   16  880 x1.5 1320  R7 Vertical

W9 Division

W0 Division
KD0V     28   27  55   16  880 x1.5 1320  Cf Zepp @ 50Ft

Canada Division

DX Division

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

W1 Division
N2CN     28   27  55   14  770       770  ZS6BKW@60'
W1PID    16   16  32   14  448       448  Windom OCF 35 feet
KB1M     15   15  30   11  330       330  40 mtr dpl, 20 mtr invV @30ft
AA0FD     8    8  16    7  112       112  G5RV @ 45'
K4RHG     3    3   6    3   18        18  End-fed dipole

W2 Division
K2YGM    61   57 118   27 3186      3186  80- EFHW, 20/40- G5RV mini
N2ESE     7    7  14    7   98        98  OCF-Dipole@25ft.
WA2FBN    4    4   8    3   24        24  64 ft end fed sloper up 25 ft
@KC2IGE  17   16  33   12  396       396  DPL at 35f

W3 Division
KB3AAG   10   10  20   10  200       200  Vert loop tp 30 ft
KC3RN     8    8  16    8  128       128  Carolina Windom@35'
K3RLL    10    9  19    6  114       114  G5RVjr @ 35'
N3IOD     7    7  14    6   84        84  80 mtr ocf antenna up about 35 feet

W4 Division
N4KS     54   51 105   23 2415      2415  Dpl@33'
N4MJ     46   44  90   22 1980      1980  Windom
KU4A     21   21  42   14  588       588  Sloping dipole @ 40'
K4WLW    19   19  38   12  456       456  125' End-Fed Sloper
AA4MI    16   16  32   11  352       352  Dpl@25'
W2FAL    11   11  22   10  220       220  G5RV @ 45'
WD4EXI   10   10  20   10  200       200  Dpl@35'
K4KRW    10   10  20    9  180       180  Dipole@35'
KI4WFJ    9    9  18    7  126       126  OCF dipole @40
KI4EZL    3    3   6    3   18        18  End-Fed 33' wire with balan@10'

W5 Division
$KF5RZG   5    5  10    4   40        40  G5RV@30'

W6 Division

W7 Division

W8 Division
N8QY     14   14  28   13  364       364  G5rv
AB8FJ    12   11  23    8  184       184  Inverted L@15'
WA8SAN    6    6  12    6   72        72  End Fed @ 15 Ft.

W9 Division
N9SE     10    9  19    6  114       114  Inverted Vee @68'
K9EYT     7    7  14    6   84        84  G5RV at 25'

W0 Division
K9OSC     9    8  17    7  119       119  CF Zepp 30'
N0MII     8    8  16    5   80        80  Delta loop@25'
WD0K      5    5  10    4   40        40  Delta loop @ 30'
K0NIA     4    4   8    4   32        32  G5rv@35'

Canada Division
VE7YU    22   20  42   10  420       420  80M OCF dipole @70 ft
VE3IDS   11   10  21    8  168       168  Doublet at 35'
VE3FAO    8    8  16    8  128       128  Loop @ 25' 
VE3GNU    6    6  12    5   60        60  Multiband-dpl @35'

DX Division

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

Straight Key
K4BAI    53   51 104   29 3016  x2  6032  TH6DXX at 55'; 88' cf zepp at 50'.

Bug
G3RSP     0    0   0    0    0 x1.5    0  3 el yagi@35'

Keyer/Keyboard


Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
! Late log
~ Submitted as check log
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SWA STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
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STATS:
Logs submitted: 118
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 168 
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1,832
States represented: 39 + BC ON + CM SP
SOAPBOX:

N9SE - Limited effort tonight due to storms in the area.

WU7F - Nice to work a "local" 73

K3RLL - FT817nd to G5RVjr - Nice to hear 20m open this evening both before and during our Sprint. Didn't last long, but it was refreshing. 40m was again the far easier band with lots of moderately strong signals. Nice to work several ops so near my winter FL back yard, so to speak. Thanks for the contacts. 72 ... Don

KI4WFJ - FORGOT I NEEDED TIME SO LOG WAS A BIT FUDGED. HAD FUN; PLAYED THE FIRST 1.5HR ON MY PFR-3B. ONLY SPRINT I'VE MADE THIS SUMMER. USED THE PADDLES THIS TIME AS THAT'S WHAT I NEED PRACTICE WITH. .

KB0ETU - Missed last months sprint. Almost made up for it this month. Bands died about 0145z except for QRM/QRN. Aaaahh, there's still the Olympics! Enjoyed the sprint. Thanks for the contacts. 72, Phil .

N8XMS - I decided to dust off my old bug for the sprint and I should probably apologize for that! I spent most of my time on 40 meters and despite a lot of QRN I made quite a few contacts. It was a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone for the QSOs.

N0TA - Pretty good night on 20m. 40m a bit noisy. K3, vertical & doublet @30', Gen Log, Begali Spark. Thanks for the Q's!

WA2EDN - ONLY WORKED 40M OTHERS WERE BAD. HAD A GREAT TIME. .

WG8Y - Pulled the plug at 10PM or 0200Z. Had a long day getting everything ready for early Wed. AM leave for trip back up to Ohio.Not looking forward to 9 hours in the seat but will be QRP/mobile. Will do more listening than transmitting but surprising what I do work sometimes. Anyway, enjoyed doing some S&Ping tonite. worked a couple doubles.Sorry to a couple that I called & they faded on me om 20M. Gonna hit the hay.Tnxs all for being on the Sprints & a big Tnxs to the guys that make it happen. 72 all from N.C. Mark WG8Y

K4KRW - I had company tonight so I didn't get much time in the sprint. I got 10 contacts pretty quickly on 40m. Thanks everyone! 73, Richard

WD8OUX - First time submitting entry into the NAQCC Sprint. Enjoyed it. Only 3 contacts, but am pleased considering I was using 5 watts with a long wire antenna. Ended a little before the end of the contest, because it was later than I usually stay up. Hope I did everything correctly.

AB8FJ - Stayed on 40 meters for the sprint. Interesting conditions tonight. Worked two stations in Canada. Stations in IA and MN were very loud tonight. Rig used was my K3/10 at 5W to the Inverted L. Thanks for the contacts tonight. .

AB3RU - Great sprint tonight. I stayed on 40 the whole sprint and even though they were calling for storms here in SWPA the band was quiet and pleasant to listen to. One station in 4 land was just barely above the noise and I couldn't pull out the whole call - sorry I missed you. Missed last month due to a visit from an old friend, so starting my streak over again. See you all next month!

WH6LE - Had trouble being heard on 20 here in NC so went early to 40 where band was working. Pete

WA2JSG - Made 5 QSOs on 20m, 7 QSOs on 40m, and 3 QSOs on 80m. Ran my IC-703 5 watts from a 12v battery pack into a multi-band vertical. Kent Str Key. See y'all next month.

KC0DD - ONLY 3ND. SPRINT HAD A BALL RUNING NEW IC 7300 THE FILTERS REALLY HELP TX FOR YOUR PATIENCE I AM NOT FAST 40 YRS STILL NOT FAST HI HI AT 74 I MIGHT HAVE PEAKED HI HI HAVE A BLESSED DAY 73 72 JIM KC0DD

K9IA - Haven't used a straight key for 45 years. Need more practice.

KJ4R - Started out on 20 and went to 40 in the second hour. Conditions seemed pretty good on both bands. Ran PFR3B with 5 watts. Thanks to everyone for the contacts 73/72

N4KS - K2@5w. Another good Sprint. Thanks for the Qs and 73, Ken

AA2VG - Had fun as usual. Tonight I was running 5 watts from my new ICOM IC 7300. It seems to have nice RX on CW qrp. Nice to say hello to the members. 73 Peter/AA2VG

KN1H - Got a late start due to family event but glad to get on. Lost a couple of QSOs due to deep QSB. Signals went from S9 to gone in seconds. It's always interesting and fun! .

K9JWV - Only had an hour. 40 meters was THE band here in s/w UT. C'mon fall/winter contest season!!! .

K1IEE - Again 40M was the place to be. Tried 20M after the first hour and worked N3HEE then went back to 40M. Things slowed down the last hour. Worked KC2IGE not a member maybe he will join NAQCC. Thanks to all 73 Dick

N1JI - It was great to work my friends K1IEE and W1PID in the sprint tonight. Conditions weren't great here; A lot of signals were right at, or just above, the noise level but it was still a fun two hours. Bob, K2YGM was by far the strongest signal here in NH and I managed to work him on all three bands (Thanks Bob!). 72 to all - I'm looking forward to next month. .

K3WWP - After playing with my Popsicle stick key in the last sprint, I decided to go back to the bug this month. What's a Popsicle stick key, you ask? See the August NAQCC newsletter. Somewhat unusual conditions here on 40 meters. Outside of 1 MD QSO, I had no other QSOs from adjacent states which is very unusual. Couldn't even get any on 80 meters which was very noisy and only had one QSO there which is also unusual. Actually it was almost like the IA QSO Party. I worked 3 stations from IA - again highly unusual. Still it was a lot of fun. I was really in a contesting mood tonight. It often seems when I am that way, I don't do as well as when I'm not in much of a contesting mood. At least it is nice to still have that horrible local noise absent that plagued me for so long. Thanks to all for the QSOs. Nice to work some new folks I haven't worked in our sprints before.

N4WD - UP power by battery voltage, but counts still the same. 3 watts 1 watt not much change. hope things get better when winter gets here HIHI.

N5NK - First time in a long time. On 20m everybody was stacked on top of one another. QRO ragchewers had 40m pretty well blocked. Oh well, that's what makes a QRP sprint such good training!

W2JEK - Got on late, only for last 45 minutes. Conditions seemed pretty good. Had QSO'S on 20, 40, and 80. Rig Yaesu FT-840 at 5W to simple antennas. Lot of fun. 72 and 73 Don Younger W2JEK # 1135

WD0K - Nice sprint! worked two members from the Twin Cities area in MN. First time in long time thats happened. Thanks for the q's 72' Rich/wd0k .

WZ2N - Great time as usual. Conditions really weren't good. I worked a lot of stations I've never heard in a sprint before. That is always fun. I was hopeful for better conditions on 20m like it has been all week but it was not to be. Thanks to all who make it happen each month.

WB4BIN - Much better Sprint for me this month. The signals on 20 meters were pretty weak, but I still managed 6 QSOs. At the end of the first hour, I snuck out in the backyard and put up my "stealth" 40 meter antenna (have to avoid the HOA police). Picked up 11 more QSOs on 40 meters. Had lots of fun, and I'm looking forward to the next one!

AE7CG - Thanks to K4BAI, AB9CA, and K2YGM for this month's 20M QSOs. 72 from northern Arizona, Loren.

KF7WNS - Sounded like a good turnout tonight. 20m was in good shape for the first hour and that's all the time I could spend. Was getting into New England well tonight, I think I made Worked-All-New-Hampshire. Thanks everyone, see you next month.

WI5H - Ran my HB transceiver with a test lash-up DSP unit running Quisk on a Raspberry Pi3 to process IQ, do bandwith filtering and drive panadapter. It worked fine. I never missed the noise from the PC I have used before. C U next time. 72 Mike .

VE7YU - Cndx poor and high QRN levels but managed to work the East coast-tnx K0ZK (Me) 73, Gord K3 5W

KC3RN - Tough night tonight. High noise level here, and could only operate for 45 minutes. Still had a good time,

WB4SNU - First time operating in a sprint. I didn't have time to work the full time. Band was very noisy here and had a hard time hearing. It was fun being the first time and look forward to operating more sprints or contest.

WA4CHQ - I THINK THIS MAY HAVE BEEN MY FIRST NAQCC SPRINT. MY WATCH STOPPED AFTER THE SECOND QSO...HI....HAD FUN. USING A FT-817ND, INV VEE AND COOTIE. .

WB5UAA - 20 was good, 40 was noisy for me.

K4WLW - Greetings fellow Sprinters. 20m was the money band for me in FL for the first hour. Very nice condx. Picked up a few on 40m during the last hour, and even got 1 on 80m with the usual summertime S8 noise level. Rig was K3s at 5W into a 125' end fed sloper. Key was a Begali Sculpture Mono. Many thanks to those that put on these sprints. It's a lot of work and we all appreciate it. Great fun. 72 until next month. Bill

K4BAI - FT1000MP, 5W, TH6DXX, 88' cf zepp at 50'. Good conditions on 20 and 40. 80 was noisy. The only station I could identify under the QRN on 80 was NF8M. QSOs by band: 20M: 23. 40M: 30. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

KA5TJS - The band was much better than I expected! I gave out a few 599's. Spent my hour on 20 meters and did well for me. One of these days I will work the whole 2 hours. Thanks to all who pulled me out and CU all next month.

KA2KGP - Nice turnout & pretty good band conditions this sprint. 20m. was open, 40 was good & some QRN on 80, noisy but useable. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into dipole up 25 ft. and a straight key.

WB8LZG - Hello fellow Sprintateers! I fired up the trusty Argo 509 last night in anticipation of the fun. And I was not disappointed. 20 was there, but not very strong. I did get quite a few QSOs es Mults there , switching between 20 es 40. 40 was great ! Peanut whisles from 7.030 t0 7.050 es lots of action. I had a nice little run on 40 fer abt 15 mins. SRI to several of u who I heard calling , but could not grab the call. Some DEEP QSB out there !I missed N5NK early in the sprint, there one min, gone the next, but we did "HOOK UP" later fer the QSO so that was gud. There were times I also had several answers to my CQ's. Big welcome to new members W2FAL es N3CKI, glad to hv in the log! I usually pull the plug around 10pm, but I was doing so well, I just kept on playing radio ! I even went to 80 fer the last 15 mins to grab a few new mults. Very FB fun ! Got my best sprint score yet ! 39 QSO's wid 37 members ! Definetly worth the extra 1/2 hr! 73 to all old friends es new, G regg WB8LZG

WB8ENE - This was my 75th NAQCC sprint! I tried 20 meters, but only managed to make one contact, so the rest were made on 40. Used the Elecraft K1 and the Bencher straight key again. There were a lot of static crashes due to storms in the area, but I operated my usual 8:30 to 9:30 time slot. Maybe when I retire, I'll try working the entire sprint. Well, on to the next goal of 100 sprints. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art .

KU4A - With this Sprint I complete 108 consecutive months of at least one participation point (that's 9 years for those of you who are mathematically impaired :-) ). Nothing like K3WWP's amazing QSO-a-day streak, but fun nonetheless.

K7ZI - ONLY WORKED LAST HOUR OF SPRINT. HEARD KC8JR BUT NEVER CAME BACK (MY FIRST CONTACT). SIGNALS LIGHT & DIFFICULT TO COPY. LOTS OF QRM FROM HIGH POWER STATION CAUSING RADIO TO DESENSE. CAMPED OUT ON 7.030 & CALLED CQ NA THE ENTIRE HOUR. ALWAYS FUN NO MATTER WHAT THE CONDITIONS.

AA4MI - AA4MI-Surprised so many stations operating in spite of the Rio Olympics!

KI4EZL - This was a tuff one. Loads of noise and QRM. I had fun though, and will do it again. .

AK4NY - This was a great sprint for me. Bands worked opposite of forecast - I couldn't hear much on 20 but 20 was supposed to be good, 40 was hot with a forecast of poor, so go figure, CQ and hope for the best. QRN was up so I had some difficulty getting some callsigns of folks who could hear me, sorry if I didn't respond to you. Hope to see you on the air soon 72/73 de Tom

K2YGM - Condx seemed reasonable on 20 to start, but didn't last very long..I was surprised at the short skip to New England which didnt seem to last too long either. 20 petered out and I went to 40/80 to finish off the two hours spent. Welcome to the few non members who participated.. I spent a few minutes explaining the club to one station, and he said he might join us. Otherwise, 72 to all and thanks for the QSOs.. Bob K2YGM

NN0SS - Bands were in good shape but I spent more time watching the Olympics than in the contest.

VE3GNU - Always good to meet new members-----conditions were variable, with increasing QRN here in Eastern Ontario---was here for less than an hour but pleased with the results---Icom 7200 @5W and Begali paddle. Thanks to all for the courtesy and for being on site. .

VE7HI - Condx iffy. Regrets to KD0V- got ur info but could not get a QSL for mine although I think you got it. Maybe next time! .

W2SH - Activity was substantial along with excellent propagation. 20m and 40m both showed simultaneous long and short skips. 20m closed a bit after the first half hour. Left to the final few minutes, only one 80m QSO was recorded. I used a TenTec 539 and a Junker straight key.

W6STR - Thanks for running the Sprint. It was fun digging the signals out ot the QSB. .

NO2D - Condx on 20 m vy good here in Colorado. No static from approaching T-Storms. Less than one hour into sprint my XYL, KE4YSK, alerted me to approaching T-Storm, so I closed down. My glass arm was getting tired anyway. Good sprint. Thanks to all who make it possible. Pete, NO2D.

KB1M - Had a great time, thanks to all who worked me, and those that do the work behind the scenes at NAQCC. 73,Walt

KA1DBE - Testing my (new to me) Youkits HB-1B. All 599 reports were true 599s! Great signals coming into Virginia Beach. Thanks for the Qs! .

WA2FBN - Could only make a little of the sprint. Tnx to all who worked me. Only worked 40m; lots of QRN. 72 Ken .

N3IOD - Had fun for my 1st sprint! Can't wait for the next one! I plan to help make Delaware not so rare. 72, Bill N3IOD 3360 .

K1SX - tnx all! .

N8QY - GLAD TO BE BACK AFTER HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT, NOT MUCH LUCK ON ANY BAND USED 40 MOST OF THE NIGHT WITH LOSTS OF STORMS AROUND .DID HAVE FUN THANKS .

N5GW - J38 to KX3 to CFZ @ 50'. I started out on 20M hoping to snag some west coast ops but only found KC7DM in OR. However 20M held up well for the first 45 minutes, yielding 14 QSO's. Moving down to 40M revealed even more action, making me wish I had moved sooner, allowing 29 QSO's. On 80M toward the end, I only heard one weak signal.

K3ZGA - Great evening of CW! Thanks to KB1M and W4OEP who really struggled to dig my signal out. I appreciate all the work those who organize these events do for the rest of us. 73, Bob, K3ZGA Rig - HB-1B into a PAR EndFed with my Navy Flameproof Key. .

NX1K - 20m was a bust, so limited to 40m. Guess I better get an antenna for 80m soon. My second NAQCC Sprint. Lots of fun.

N7QR - IC706 with a 1958 Vibroplex presentation. Skunked, come on Mr. Sun, have a heart. Nothing heard on 80 or 40, heard only 15 stations on 20 in the first hour and a half, but none strong enough to pass info. The only member calls I copied were KC0DD and AC1Z and then also KC4SD. Did a lot of CQing, but no takers. We'll try it again next month.

WB1GYZ - My neighbors tree fell and took down my loop last week. Salvaged the wire and now call my new antenna an elongated Delta Loop. You won't find this contraption in any antenna book, but it's the best performer I've made yet - a tip of the hat to the folks who make our contests possible.

NA4O - I did try both 20 and 80, but 40 was the only band getting results, so it ended up being a single-band effort. But it worked out well and was fun. Who can complain about that?

N4MJ - A busy evening. Missed a few due to QRM/QSB. Had multiple busted Qs (people giving SKCC #s or no numbers & no power, two appeared to be bootleg calls). I'm wondering if anyone else had similar experience. Will consider trading call/numbers privately if anyone else had similar experience

KA5PVB - Very short-time sprint this month as our regular club meeting interfered with the sprint (again this month) so didn't start until about 8:15 local-time. By about 9:00 (0200 UTC) the lightning was too much to try to stay on the air for the event. Quick QRT and about 2 minutes later we got a flash/bang lightning strike within about a few hundred feet (took out a power transfer a block away). Hoping for better conditions and more available time next month. Thanks to those that were able to hear my signal through the QSB and QRN (for me)! 73's Chuck - KA5PVB

G3RSP - Its at times like these with very poor radio conditions that I really wish I had listened to what my Mum said when I was a small boy. I don't know what she said. I didn't listen. .

VE3FAO - My first NAQCC Sprint. Lots of fun with a very helpful and friendly bunch of hams

KB1UOH - Not so noisy here tonight. Stayed on 40M. .

WM3X - Some sunspots would be nice...

K6MGO - Started on 20m and band was dead for the most part, with a few signals down in the ESP range. After half hour went to 40m and made one contact, not much luck after that so went back to 20m and worked on stn. and then nothing for the rest of the sprint. Haven't seen bands this bad in a long time. Sure hope next month is better.

KB3AAG - Well I dune it again! Somehow I turned off my paddles, when I got them working I found the KX1 was not transmitting! I think the thing is getting even with me for retiring it for a K3. A couple hours before the sprint I had a ragchew with no trouble! a lot of fun but frustrating. frank

AA0FD - No 20 or 80 here, but 40 was pretty good. My straight key was literally rusty (not my fist - its like riding a bike, right?)

K4RHG - Sorry KA8HDE I couldn't copy anything other than your call. Bad QSB. Had trouble working anyone outside the northeast. As always had fun and look forward to better luck next month.
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See General Sprint Rules for rules common to every NAQCC sprint.

RULES specific to this month's sprint:
None

Date and time:
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 0030-0230Z

Entry Deadline:
Log submission has ended for this sprint.