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March 2021 QRP/CW Sprint (#197)


KF0U Comments - Didn't quite make it to 100 logs turned in, but given conditions it was a tough goal to make. As always, thanks to all who turned in a log and participated in this month's Sprint.

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
K1MZM    31   31  62   20 1240  x2  2480  160 meter horizontal loop at 55 feet              
KN1H     26   26  52   17  884  x2  1768  400' END FED WIRE                                 
WB1GYZ   14   14  28    9  252  x2   504  Sloping Vee                                       
KQ1P      7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  80/40 dipole @ 30'                                

W2 Division
WA2NYY   40   40  80   19 1520  x2  3040  80m OCF dipole at 30'                             
W2SH     36   36  72   18 1296  x2  2592  270' cf dpl @ 45'                                 
KA2KGP   27   27  54   16  864  x2  1728  G5RV up 25'                                       
W2JEK    15   15  30    9  270  x2   540  end fed wire 110 ft long up 20 ft                 
K2CWM    12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  Vertical (elevated)                               
KN2G     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  3 band fan inverted V 55' up                      

W3 Division
KC3MIO   24   24  48   17  816  x2  1632  Doublet 125' @ 40'                                
K3JZD    21   20  41   14  574  x2  1148  40m Dipole @25', 80m 107' EFRW @ 20'              
KW2A     12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  End-fed wire up 50'                               
AK3X      6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  Inv vee apex at 35 ft/300 ohm feed/tuner          

W4 Division
K4KRW    17   17  34   14  476  x2   952  Inverted V @65'                                   
N4OW     18   18  36   11  396  x2   792  HP6V VERT. ELV 8'                                 
W4NLT    15   15  30   12  360  x2   720  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
WD4OHD   15   15  30   10  300  x2   600  40m dipole at 30 ft                               
KC5F     12   12  24    7  168  x2   336  80m end fed half wave at 40'                      
N4FI      7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  115' random wire at 25'                           
K3FA      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  End fed wire up 65'                               
WG8Y      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  80m full wave loop                                
NA4O      1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  OCF@20'                                           

W5 Division
KF9LI     8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  30 FT End-Fed Long-wire                           
AC5BX     3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  g5rv 20' over house to trees                      
KE5YUM    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  Buddistick                                        
N5GW      0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  doublet @25'                                      

W6 Division
AI6SL    12   11  23    9  207  x2   414  Inverted V fan @ 32'                              
K6FA     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  Vertical (Butternut HF9V) Ground Mounted          
WU6P      7    7  14    4   56  x2   112  dipole @ 30ft                                     
K6GPB     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  65' end fed 15' high                              
W6IRA     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Multiband trap vertical & ground plane on roof    

W7 Division
N7KM     36   33  69   18 1242  x2  2484  ZS6BKW INVERTED VEE APEX 45 FEET                  
AC7FF     9    9  18    6  108  x2   216  End Fed Wire                                      

W8 Division
NF8M     12   12  24   11  264  x2   528  6BTV (40) OCF dpl @35ft/bev (80)                  
N8GZ      0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  5 BTV Ground Mounted                              

W9 Division
WB9HFK   30   28  58   16  928  x2  1856  OCF Dipole                                        
N8HWV     8    7  15    7  105  x2   210  EFHW AT 15 FT                                     
KA9FQG    5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  G5RV at 37 ft.                                    
W9CC      5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  gnd mtd vert                                      
KD9EBS    0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  Attic Dipole at 25'                               

W0 Division
AA0W     11   11  22   10  220  x2   440  Dipole @ 30 Feet                                  
KD0Q      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  OCF inverted vee @ 75'                            
NN0SS     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  80 meter Inv Vee @40ft                            

Canada Division
VE3SIF    9    9  18    9  162  x2   324  random wire @ 20 feet                             
VA3NU     7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  88' dipole @ 25'                                  
VE9BEL    6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  end-fed dipole@25ft                               

DX Division

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

W1 Division

W2 Division
WB2LQF   11   11  22    8  176 x1.5  264  Inverted L at 40 feet                             
WA2FBN    7    7  14    5   70 x1.5  105  dipole at 25 ft                                   

W3 Division
KD3CA    16   15  31   11  341 x1.5  511  OCF  Windom @55 ft                                
NN3E      6    6  12    3   36 x1.5   54  40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '             
K3WWP     1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  ~110' attic random wire                           

W4 Division
K3RLL    10   10  20    8  160 x1.5  240  Nite-Only Black 4-BTV                             
KJ4IC     4    4   8    3   24 x1.5   36  Ground mounted 5-band verical                     

W5 Division
NF5U     16   15  31   13  403 x1.5  604  40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft                       
K5GQ      8    7  15    7  105 x1.5  157  dipole @ 17 feet                                  

W6 Division

W7 Division
N0DA      7    7  14    4   56 x1.5   84  G5RV @ 50'                                        
N7QR      0    0   0    0    0 x1.5    0  Random end fed                                    

W8 Division
K8NGW     8    8  16    7  112 x1.5  168  43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials                    

W9 Division

W0 Division
WU0A     11   11  22    8  176 x1.5  264  vertical at 18 feet                               
KD0V      2    2   4    2    8 x1.5   12  cf Zepp @ 40 feet                                 

Canada Division

DX Division

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

W1 Division
W1ND     26   26  52   16  832       832  124.5' (Plus or minus) Random Wire Up 35          
K1IX     12   12  24    9  216       216  HB  EFHW  250'                                    
KB1M     13   13  26    8  208       208  20m inv v, 40 m dipole @ 30'                      
N2CN      7    7  14    5   70        70  40m dipole strung across inside of condo          

W2 Division
N2ESE    10   10  20   10  200       200  80mtr-ocf,40mtr-dipole                            
K2OID     9    8  17    8  136       136  OCF Dipole @ 40 feet                              
N2JJF     5    5  10    4   40        40  39 foot end fed up 25 feet                        
WA1GWH    4    4   8    3   24        24  1/4 wave inv L over ground system                 

W3 Division
AC5XK     1    1   2    1    2         2  dipole@35'                                        

W4 Division
K4BAI    42   42  84   23 1932      1932  88' cf zepp 40'; 40m dip at 30'; 80M inv vee 50'  
N4MJ     30   30  60   18 1080      1080  40M Windom @ 40 feet                              
WX4RM    11   11  22    8  176       176  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
WB8LZG    7    7  14    7   98        98  75' EF wire top @50'                              
AB4QL     5    5  10    5   50        50  40 & 80 M dipoles @ 40'                           
W2QL      5    5  10    4   40        40  40: loaded dipole; 80: hamstick dipole            
WB4OMM    5    5  10    4   40        40  G5RV at 35 feet                                   
K4KBL     2    2   4    2    8         8  HyEndFed @ 50'                                    
KU4A      2    2   4    2    8         8  slp dip @40'                                      
N1RBD     1    1   2    1    2         2  WRC on 4th flr bacony rail                        

W5 Division
WI5H      8    7  15    8  120       120  OCFVee @ ABT 33 ft.                               
K5WX      4    4   8    4   32        32  ZS6BKW inverted V at 40 ft                        

W6 Division
W2AFE     2    2   4    2    8         8  end fed 20' up                                    

W7 Division
KF7ZZ     1    1   2    1    2         2  OCF Dipole                                        

W8 Division
WI8J     10   10  20    8  160       160  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
WA8SAN    6    6  12    5   60        60  End fed wire @ 25 ft                              
W5DT      4    4   8    3   24        24  End Fed Wire @ 40'                                

W9 Division
NN9K     39   37  76   22 1672      1672  HF2V Vertical & 130ft end-fed wire                
KD9LTN    3    3   6    3   18        18  EFHW inverted vee up 35'                          
AB9BZ     3    3   6    3   18        18  Fan Dipole at 30'                                 

W0 Division
W0PWE    33   32  65   21 1365      1365  80M doublet at 55ft. HB remote tuner              
NO2D     10   10  20    8  160       160  80 M doublet at 30 feet                           
N8LA     10   10  20    7  140       140  dipole @ 35'                                      
K0EW      3    3   6    3   18        18  OCF dipole @ 25'                                  

Canada Division
VE3DQN   23   23  46   14  644       644  40/80m fan dipoles @40ft                          

DX Division

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

Straight Key
W6GY     11   10  21    5  105  x2   210  3 El 40M Wire Beam at 33ft (Beaming South)        

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard

Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
! Late log
~ Submitted as check log
CERTIFICATES
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
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STATS:
Logs submitted: 96
Total participants: 132
Total QSOs: 1040
States + Provinces represented: 40 + BC NB ON

SOAPBOX:

KC5F - Suggestion - don't try to operate with earbuds when you have vertigo! I held out long enough to get a few contacts in, but now it's off to bed. Good luck, all, with the high QRN!

KD0V - Tried 20, 40, and 80 Meters. Band condition were very poor at this QTH.

WB4OMM - The worst noise here tonight that I have experienced in a long time - S8 on 40M, and S7 on 80M. Using everything in my FTdx3000 to reduce it, I had a HUGE headache at 45 minutes in to the sprint. Could barely make out the signals (and only a few). Just too much tonight....and I only got to Q with a few folks (sigh). But no worries, there is always next month! Hope all of you are safe and healthy! I HAD FUN ANYWAY!! 72/73, Steve WB4OMM

KF9LI - Had fun. Thanks all for the QSOs.

WG8Y - Hi all, Didn't stay long tonite.Between being very tired & the QRN I pulled the plug early. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

N1RBD - Three ops in a row went radio silent immediately after I threw out my callsign so I figured after one QSO in an hour I could make better use of my time. HiHi! :) Maybe I'll have better luck next time.

K3RLL - 1960 Johnson Speed-X Bug to K3 to flat black stealth after dark only 4-BTV. Lots of signals on but 40m was up and down with a high noise level here this evening. Thanks for the contacts. 72/73 ... Don

AB4QL - 80M Totally unusable with the storms going through. 40 was OK but QSB was really working on me. Better luck next month I hope!

VE3SIF - Thanks for the contacts! Always fun to work QRP to QRP. Great to hear some new call signs tonight. See you next month.

WB9HFK - 40M was really good for about the first hour. QRN was a bit high, but lots of activity! Thanks for the Q's and see everyone next time! 72, Mark WB9HFK

VE3DQN - Best "dx": TX and IA. So glad to qso with an ON station: VE3SIF :-)

WD4OHD - Good signals on 40m tonight until about 0145 UTC. Only heard a few west coast stations after that, none of which I could work successfully.

WB2LQF - Noisy night on 40M but fun as usual. Really enjoying my new FTdx10's great receiver. Finally solved the"scratchy dits" problem that's been plaguing my bug for the last two weeks. Wasn't the bug! I had a cootie connected in parallel and a loose post on the bottom of it was being bounced by my heavy bug fist. So folks, check all your parallel-connected keys HI.

N8HWV - Lotsa static everywhere; my ears got a workout. great to work anyone tonight. TNX

KN1H - As always a very enjoyable sprint, the noisy atmosphere made it just a little challenging. Good to exercise the Nye Viking Master key. 72, John

K5WX - Tough night. Leprechauns were out to get me. First, antenna started acting up. Then, began contest on 20m and after one QSO, my power supply went out. I switched to my little battery powered MFJ Cub but after one QSO, my headphones went out. Stopped operating and took power supply apart. Got it working with 15 minutes left in sprint. Still, it was fun...!

K4KRW - Thanks everyone! This is the first time in a while I got to work the full 2 hours. 80 meters was horribly noisy. Quite a lot of QSB tonight. But, still fun.

W1ND - Another good one. Technically, I got the dates wrong and was on last night and got no one :-) Tonight it started out a bit slow, decided to run and basically most of my contacts are from running. S6 Noise on 80m here but my most productive band.

K1IX - Both 80 & 40 pretty noisy here and not a lot of activity, but fun. Tnx for Q"s

K1MZM - Things started off very slow on 80 meters but as the evening progressed signals picked up. 40 was long; thanks to AC7FF for AZ and N7KM for UT.

N2CN - My first sprint since I moved here in August. Radio was a KX2. Antenna was terrible, conditions were terrible, but I still managed 7 QSOs. Thanks to all who came back to me.

NA4O - Storms approaching. Almost impossible here to copy a full call between qsb and qrn. A few I did copy could not hear me. But I'll try again next time...

K2CWM - Got my typical dozen for the evening (hi hi). 5 watts into a vertical using a Kent straight key. Always fun....

K6FA - To late for 20 meters but did work one station and to early for 80 meters, did not hear anyone but the NTC stations. 40 Meters is so - so at that time for CA. Did not even work a CA station. Be glad when sun spots pick up. Did do better than last month though. Using K2, Vertical gm, and mini straight key.

K0EW - 80 was toast tonight, nothing heard but static. 40 seemed to be where the action was, which is unusual for my QTH. Good sprint nonetheless.

K3JZD - Storm moving into WPA created a lot of QRN. Hard on the ears. 40m not real good - too long - just two there. Rest were on 80m. Started with an 80m QCX-Mini @ 3w but the noise was too bad for a radio without any AGC. Soon switched to a KX3 @ 5w. Jody - K3JZD

WA2NYY - Tonight was the most fun Ive had in awhile. Finally got to hear my neighbor WB2LQF on 20m. Moved to 40 and made a few decent contacts and on to 80, which was really hot. I had a really good run for about 30 minutes with many stations calling me. 5 watt pileups are great! Conditions were a bit noisy on 80 but I think I got everyone I was able to hear. Thanks for all the Qs. Mark

KN2G - First try with the auto logger on my new laptop. Until now it was all done by hand and pecked out on a tablet... The vertical got no responses. The inverted v gave me all the contacts tonight. The bands were active, maybe too active! As always, too much fun to be legal!

N7QR - 53rd sprint - KX3, 1958 Vibroplex, QRP Guys random end fed in trees at daughter's house for the first hour. Nothing on 20, stayed on 40. Heard a couple and K7KM reeling them in but couldn't make myself heard. Eventually ran out of Lithium ions and had to go to the water board meeting. Russ, Portland OR

AI6SL - 20m was open for the first couple of minutes. Then 40m was pretty good. Not a peep was to be heard on 80m. Seemed like much more participation than last sprint.

KF7ZZ - Just one first time but happy.

K8NGW - Called on 20M for 10 minutes to no avail. Made a few QSO's on 40M but the noise was horrendous! Switching to 80M, the noise was still there but the signals were much stronger. What a GREAT NIGHT!

NO2D - 40 meters was hopping here. I tried calling CQ and a pile up ensued. I got all mixed up and had to go QRT to straighten out my log. I really need to practice more! Thanks to all who make the sprints possible. Pete, NO2D.

N4MJ - Started out with lots of QRN but the storm passed about midway through the event and 40m got quiet. The band became longer as the evening wore on, allowing a few contacts out west. Grateful for those; early on propagation was more to the NE. Thanks to all participants. 73 de n4mj//glenn

VA3NU - Some strong signals on 40 at start but it didn't last. Moved to 80 and the QRN and QSB made things interesting. Had fun.

W2JEK - Good conditions on 80M. The new 5 field logging is great - no need to type in your call for each qso Had a good time. rig yaesu ft840 and SPEEDX key. 72/ 73 DON W2JEK

NF8M - Time on, 1 hour. Somewhat cruddy conditions on 40; was able to make out several stations but they could not hear me. 80 was in much better shape. First time logging using N1MM (have logged on paper in the past), converted the member list into a call history file and wrote a little shell script to rearrange the Cabrillo into a Genlog format for submittal. TNX and CU next month!

NN3E - First QSO using my new QCX-Mini on 40 Mtrs . Thanks everyone for the QSO's Hope to CUL 72 Kevin NN3E

N4OW - Tough going on 40 heavy local rfi + QRN crashes . If you answered a CQ and I did not reply I apologize. 72 de N4ow 7700

AB9BZ - Ran the ubitx with attenuator @ 5W. I need to check out my gear better in preparation. My keyer started acting up on me mid-QSO, a battery change and all was ok. Thanks for the contacts and for the fun sprint. 73 ab9bz

N5GW - Heavy QRN from local tornadic storms plus power line noise did me in receptionwise. I am hoping for a 20M opening next month.

WB8LZG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! My last sprint from Florida for the year. Using the FT 817 and EF 75' wire. Condx were a bit rough here. About an hour before the sprint I grabbed a QSO with SP3HLM in Poland, and figured we were abt to have great condx for the sprint, Not so, as the noise levels increased throughout the nite. 40 was the band for me , but only managed 7 QSOs in abt an hour of noise. then pulled the plug. Had a great time with the gang. Had the DREADED double QSO last nite.I know this has happed to many of you too. I answered WB9HFK CQ But K4BAI also thought I was calling him. I worked K4BAI hoping i'd catch up to the other stn. I did finally work WB9HFK later in the sprint so made up for the confusion. But sure threw me fer a loop early. Answered several calls from 1 land who didn't hear me, and 80 was solid noise. Still had a great time with my FD style stn.Pulled plug a bit early. See u all next month. 73 , Gregg WB8LZG

KD3CA - Bands were very QRN with storm about to move in . Had to take a few breaks and give the ears a break from the QRN. Sorry to those I couldn't complete the QSO with the noise. I did manage a very nice QSO with AC4KS. Who perhaps will join the Naqcc Many thanks to all for the calls 73 Don

K4BAI - QSOs by band: 20M: 1; 40M: 36; 80M: 5. QRN was very bad on 40 and 80M. Thanks for all QSOs. Fun, as usual. 73/73, John, K4BAI.

N7KM - Nice sprint! I used my K2 which I built about 20 years ago and in a moment of poor judgement I sold it. I just got it back in a trade and it's nice to have it back in the shack. A lot of great fists out there tonight! Thanks to the stations who worked through the QSB & QRM with me. Thanks to the organizers, well done!

WI8J - My best "DX" for this sprint... UT and TX on 40m. Thanks for the contacts! 72

K5GQ - QSB & QRN very rough. 339s I would call CQ with and answer with 5w. Hoping that those WEAK station would not call. Stations would run number together when repeating; - when I repeat - 878 NR 878 bk SO one know when the number the starts and ends versus 878 878..

W0PWE - Bands were great except for all the static crashes from storms in the South. Thanks for all the repeats that allowed me to copy through the noise.

N8GZ - 40m was unusable, static crashes from the storms to the south made it hard to even hear anyone. 80m was better, but no joy! Thanks to all who participate. Hoping for better luck next month! 72, Dave, N8GZ

KC3MIO - I was feeling tired last night and almost skipped the sprint. I tried 20 (hope springs eternal) and heard N6IET but he didn't hear me. I wasn't hearing much and figured that I might quit after the first hour, but I contacted K4BAI after 14 minutes and then the contacts dribbled in until a streak of 11 over 30 minutes got me going. There was a flurry in the last 12 minutes of the sprint and I could have made one more if the clock hadn't hit midnight (figuratively speaking). My apologies to K6FA for not realizing he was a member, but I was happy to work CA on 40. Nine of my contacts were on 40 which was encouraging. Thanks to all and thanks to the NAQCC.

WA2FBN - Tough band conditions; 40m very noisy with 80m a little better and some stronger sigs. Tnx to all who copied me out of the noise. 72 Ken

KA2KGP - 20m. was dead,40m. was weak with QSB, 80. was good here in WNY. Good turnout of NA's this sprint. 73

KB1M - Nothing on 20 and 40 was noisy with lots of QSB. I find it strange how static crashes can cover just what you need to hear even after several repeats. 72/72, Walt

WA1GWH - Well I thought with the change to DST and being near the equinox that 40m might start to work out. But it was pretty poor from here in the Syracuse, NY area. I only worked four stations in the hour I spent participating. Thank you for all the repeats as I dug sometimes barely copiable sigs out of the noise!

WU0A - My second sprint and my firs submitted log. It was a lot of fun.

K2OID - Tough night here in Western NY. Forty started out good but "died". Eighty was very noisy.

KJ4IC - Finally back on the air. Had a great time. CUL 73

VE9BEL - GREAT FUN! 73 BERNARD

AA0W - Poor Conditions Winter storms in the area. QSB on both 40m and 80m. Lost two stations they were gone in the go around. KX2 Internal battery

KD0Q - 1st NAQCC QSOs

AK3X - Busy evening, late start, and several interruptions, but a fun Sprint anyway. New IC7300 dialed down to 5 watts and new antenna mast got my antenna up to 35 feet at apex. All seems to work great. 72 to all and be safe.

KQ1P - Some atmospheric QRN but hard to believe we were all QRP, plenty of S9+ signals. Worked a few new ones for me and had great fun! TNX John/KQ1P

WX4RM - Started out strong on 40 meters, but after 45 minutes, the signals just went away. Could have been the storm front moving thru the area. Had fun as always.

W6GY - Icom IC-705 and 40M Wire Beam. Pipeline to CA on 40M. Nothing from the East. W0PWE IA #10548 was heard at the end but he couldn't pull in my complete call with many tries. Great to work a newer member K6FA #10626! I tried 80M, but with no success. I will be active next month. CU Then, 73..Gary ID

K4KBL - XYL's birthday today !! Just wanted to make a couple of contacts for the record this evening. You all understand I'm sure !!!

W5DT - Got into it late. Surprised at so little activity on 40M.

K3FA - Better conditions since last time. Great to hear many QRP CW signals. Thanks everyone!

W2SH - DST's additional hour of evening daylight failed to open 20m. 40m had a good activity level but was surpassed by 80m, as has been the case throughout this winter. A Tentec 539 (Argo 6)manipulated by a Junker straight key were used to feed the 160m dipole.

N8LA - KX3; 5W; 200' Dipole Up 35 Ft.; NAQCCode Warrior Paddles. Noisy as usual, but that adds to the fun of making co1ntacts. "When the goin gets tough, the tough get goin." Thanks for all the contacts and apologies for missed and busted contacts. Looking forward to doing it again next month. Until then, stay safe. Best 72/73 to all. Lou N8LA

AC7FF - Band conditions weren't the best but managed to make 9 Q's and had a great evening participating in the sprint!!

N2JJF - Only had an hour to play radio. Did not hear many stations. Those I heard I was able to work.