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February 2025 QRP/CW Sprint (#244)


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
K1IX      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  40m NVIS                                          

W2 Division
KA2KGP   19   19  38   10  380  x2   760  G5RV up 25'                                       
KN2G     18   18  36    9  324  x2   648  55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE                   
WA2FBN    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  EFHW sloper @ 25ft                                
W2SH      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  72' wire vertical                                 

W3 Division
K3JZD    31   30  61   18 1098  x2  2196  40m Dipole @25', 80m EFRW @20'                    
KC3MIO   19   18  37   13  481  x2   962  288' loop average height 30'                      
AK3X      5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  102' inv vee apex 35'                             
N3CAA     5    5  10    3   30  x2    60  40m EFHW up 25'                                   

W4 Division
K4BAI    43   43  86   18 1548  x2  3096  125' cf zeppp up 35'                              
WG8Y     27   27  54   19 1026  x2  2052  10-80 OCF@50FT                                    
WX4RM    18   18  36   12  432  x2   864  4BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
W4NLT    18   18  36   10  360  x2   720  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
K4WY     12   11  23    7  161  x2   322  80 AND 40 MTR DIPOLES                             
K2OID    10    9  19    7  133  x2   266  40M end fed half wave long wire @10'              
KA8VZB   10   10  20    6  120  x2   240  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
WT4U      5    5  10    3   30  x2    60  80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'                              
N2TNN     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  160 meter loop up 55 feet                         
KK4ITX    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  65ft EFRW @18ft                                   
WD4OHD    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Vertical                                          
K4JPN     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  80 M CF Zepp                                      
K9EYT     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  60 ft EFW at 15 FT one end to a palm tree !!      

W5 Division
N5GW      9    9  18    8  144  x2   288  doublet @ 25'                                     
KE5YUM    0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  80 meter dipole at 28 feet                        

W6 Division
W6IRA     4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Multiband trap vertical on roof                   
K6GPB     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  G5RV 20 feet                                      

W7 Division
KC7DM     8    8  16    6   96  x2   192  450' loop @ 50'                                   
KN1H      7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  24' End Fed Wire                                  

W8 Division
NF8M      9    9  18    6  108  x2   216  6BTV                                              

W9 Division
WB9HFK   25   23  48   15  720  x2  1440  EF 150 Ft. Wire                                   
K9QEW    16   16  32    9  288  x2   576  4BTV                                              
N9JFZ    12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  G5RV @25'                                         
N8HWV     8    8  16    6   96  x2   192  80m EFHW at 15 ft agl                             
KA9FQG    8    8  16    6   96  x2   192  G5RV at 37 ft.                                    
KD9EBS    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Attic Dipole at 25 Feet                           

W0 Division
N0TA     40   40  80   20 1600  x2  3200  Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical                        
NN0SS    14   14  28   10  280  x2   560  inverted vee @ 30 ft.                             

Canada Division
VE3IIM    8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet             

DX Division

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

W1 Division
WB1GYZ    6    6  12    5   60 x1.5   90  100' Doublet open-wire feed                       

W2 Division

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

W4 Division
AF4PX    28   28  56   17  952 x1.5 1428  Delta loop                                        
K7EK     23   23  46   11  506 x1.5  759  135' OCFD and 120' T2FD                           
W4CMG    14   14  28    8  224 x1.5  336  G5RV Inverted vee up 35 ft                        
KO4WFP   14   14  28    7  196 x1.5  294  EFHW at 30'                                       
K3RLL    10   10  20    7  140 x1.5  210  After-dark-only black HOA Stealth 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
KI8FV    11   11  22   10  220 x1.5  330  G5rv up 25 feet                                   
K8NGW    12   12  24    8  192 x1.5  288  43' vertical w/ 32 radials & base loading coil

W9 Division

W0 Division

Canada Division
VE3HUR    1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  vertical                                          

DX Division

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

W1 Division
KB1M      6    6  12    6   72        72  20 ,40 M Dipoles5                                 
N1OI      3    3   6    3   18        18  40 meter end fed                                  

W2 Division
WA1GWH    7    7  14    6   84        84  40m dipole at 15 ft                               
N2ESE     2    2   4    2    8         8  40 mtr dipole@35ft                                

W3 Division
W3IPA     9    9  18    8  144       144  EFHW  80-10m                                      
KC3RN    10   10  20    6  120       120  29' vertical                                      
K3WWP     1    1   2    1    2         2  ~110' attic random wire                           
KD3CA     0    0   0    0    0         0  132ft OCF Windom  @30 ft                          
KQ3Z      0    0   0    0    0         0  Doublet at 65'                                    

W4 Division
N4MJ     35   35  70   20 1400      1400  40 OCF at 40'                                     
KO4TFE   25   25  50   14  700       700  1/4 wave vertical                                 
K4KRW     6    6  12    6   72        72  Inverted V @ 65'                                  
W8GG      2    2   4    2    8         8  Gnd mnt Modified 4BTV vertical, 10 buried radials 
K4KBL     1    1   2    1    2         2  ZS6BKS INV @ about 60'                            

W5 Division
KA6J     12   12  24   10  240       240  ground mounted vertical, 40 mtr dipole            

W6 Division

W7 Division
KF7Z     17   13  30   15  450       450  Dipole at 25'                                     

W8 Division
WI8J      9    9  18    8  144       144  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
WA8SAN    6    6  12    5   60        60  End Fed Wire @ 25 ft                              
W4ZIP     1    1   2    1    2         2  dipole @ 30'                                      

W9 Division

W0 Division
NO2D      4    4   8    4   32        32  80 meter doublet at 30 feet                       

Canada Division
VE3DQN   10   10  20    8  160       160  80/40 trap dipole @20ft                           

DX Division
DK1VD     2    2   4    2    8         8  GND MTD VERT                                      

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

Straight Key
NQ2W     30   29  59   22 1298  x2  2596  3el yagi @ 32', 40m dipole @ 60', 80m dipole @ 50'

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard


Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
CERTIFICATES
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1K1IX--
W2KA2KGPKN2GWA2FBN W2SH (TIE)
W3K3JZDKC3MIOAK3X
W4K4BAIWG8YWX4RM
W5N5GWKE5YUM-
W6W6IRAK6GPB-
W7KC7DMKN1H-
W8NF8M--
W9WB9HFKK9QEWN9JFZ
W0N0TANN0SS-
CanadaVE3IIM--
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SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
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W2---
W3NN3E--
W4AF4PXK7EKW4CMG
W5---
W6---
W7N7QR--
W8KI8FVK8NGW-
W9---
W0---
CanadaVE3HUR--
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SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1KB1MN1OI-
W2WA1GWHN2ESE-
W3W3IPAKC3RNK3WWP
W4N4MJKO4TFEK4KRW
W5KA6J--
W6---
W7KF7Z--
W8WI8JWA8SANW4ZIP
W9---
W0NO2D--
CanadaVE3DQN--
DXDK1VD--
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
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FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE
Key Type1st2nd3rd
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PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
Prizes-

STATS:
Logs submitted:                 72
Total participants:             93
Total QSOs:                     747
States + Provinces represented: 30 + BC ON + DX

SOAPBOX:

WD4OHD - My 80m and 40m dipoles are down at the moment, but I managed to make one QSO on the 20m vertical (with KF7Z...Thanks, Danny). Hope to be back in business for next month's Sprint.

K3RLL - Not much heard on 20m but found the party on 40m tonight but someone spiked the punch with some serious QSB! Signals would go from 599 to nearly nothing, and sometimes back. Need some Dramamine! Kudos to KO4TFE and others for sticking with it in heavy QSB for the contacts. Thank you. 72, ... Don

DK1VD - start today was better than in january no signals heard in DL in january today many signals were loud from US KC3RN and N4MJ could hear me in fast QSB thanks to both of them

NF8M - Op time abt 30 min. Quiet band on 40 but weak sigs from some that are usually strong. Nothing heard on 80. Tnx qsos es 72

VE3HUR - S9+10 noise tonight. Thanks to WB9HFK for the QSO.

KN1H - Tonight we are camped in a Maricopa County Park just outside of Phoenix, AZ, a beautiful place but with lots of local noise so receiving was very difficult. Always an enjoyable challenge to get a station on the air with no way to plan ahead! Used the KX2 on a 12V battery, KY 605/U straight key, and a 24' end-fed wire. 72, John, KN1H/7

KA6J - Tough conditions tonight in So Cent TX. Few contacts on 20 before the band died, 40 meters very noisy here. Thanks all for the sprint! Used QCX plus with a ground mounted vertical on 20 and dipole on 40. See ya next month!

KK4ITX - Started on 20 RBN hits galore 900+ miles out but no takers. Appeared to be lots of action on 40m and picked up 2 for the Gipper. Thanks K4BAI (GA) and NQ2W (NY), AF4PX and I tried hard but couldn't complete the QSO. Happy make two!!

K9QEW - 40m OPS only. Band seemed to be in fair shape. Good activity. 72/73s & STAY TUNED Daryl

K7EK - Lots of activity this evening. Slim pickings the last half hour. 40m started going long so finished up on 80m. See you next month.

AF4PX - 40M was great tonight, nice to work Mark on 40 and 80M. Always nice to hear from you John K4bai

KN2G - Another search and pounce night only. It is evident that the only way to score very high is to do at least some calling. I heard N0TA on 20 but only worked him on 40. Local conditions were challenging on at least half the exchanges. I always appreciate the effort each op makes. The bands yielded several calls that I have not worked before. That in itself is worth the band surfing. As always, a great way to spend a couple hours!

K2OID - I operated from Georgia this month rather than from New York. I think I surprised some "regulars". Heavy local QRN shut me down after first hour. Still had fun. see everyone next month.

W4CMG - Fun event! I had to keep remembering to send my NA number instead of starting to send my SKCC number after this weekend's Sprintathon - until muscle memory kicked in - OOPS!!! I DID get it right - just took a couple of false starts :)

KI8FV - Another wonderful time, I haven't done this for a couple of months. My wife keeps me busy. But I hope to be in next month. Had a great time using my bug tonight.

N4MJ - Good evening of fun! Apologizes for several keying errors on my part. Discovered a piece of metal had somehow gotten lodged in the keyer. Was same color as the keyer so just didn't see it for a while. Had me wondering if my CW abilities were failing. HI HI Quit early to chase Foxii. Yeah, dual events tonight. Only got one of the Foxii, the one in AZ. Strange I worked multiple GA stations in the Sprint but could not her the GA Foxii. Prop Princess at work I suppose. 73 de n4mj

NQ2W - Late start but still managed to get 2 Qs on 20! Sigs on 40 and 80 were plentiful and kept me busy. Thanks for the calls. Thanks to the NAQCC folks for the opportunity to play radio in a fine sprint! I hope to hear you all next month. 72, Will, NQ2W

VE3DQN - Always fun. At first I thought the noise level would be too high, and the QSOs would be few. But 40m was long, and I got several from GA, TN, KY. I even got John N0TA in CO. Finished off the evening with a few on 80m just before 0330Z.

W4NLT - That was fun. Got one on 20M and the rest on 40M and 80M. Thanks to N0TA and K4BAI for two bands. Thanks to all for the QSOs. 72 Andy

K6GPB - Started out the evening in CA hearing east coast stations on 20 but that surprise quickly faded away before I could make any contacts. The rest of the evening had very little activity at this end. As always glad to participate for you never know what surprises may show up.

WG8Y - Hi all, Ran my K2 at 5W tonite into 10-80 OCFD, 50ft at the apex. 20M was open at the start.Wrkd CO, WY, & AZ then nothing. Made 4 Q's on 40M then checked back on 20M and picked up KA6J with a nice signal from TX. Went back to 40m and got 7 more in the log. Had checked 80M a couple times but it seemed down. Finally went to 80M at 03:07Z. Didn't hear anyone. Decided to call and Wow! Wrked 12 Q's in the next 20 min. I must have been in the sweet spot. Hi Hi Several great signal Too. Fun stuff. 72 all from N.C. Mark WG8Y

WX4RM - Good signals out there tonight. Got to work out to the west, WY and OR and CO and TX. Thanks to all that heard my peanut whistle signal, had fun as always.

NO2D - Worked the Fox Hunt first then NAQCC. After 4 contacts started QSO with a Wisconson station. He was not working the sprint, but it was the most interesting rag chew QSO that I have had in a long time. We went past the end of the sprint. Pete, NO2D

N9JFZ - Started with a couple contacts on 20 then went to 40 where I found more activity. 72, N9JFZ Rusty

KF7Z - Great signals tonight, plenty of activity early, Elecraft K3s dialed down to 5w to a 20 meter dipole up 25 ft.Thanks to everybody that answered my CQ and to the organizers 72 Danny

KC3RN - Tough conditions tonight, but managed to squeeze out 10 Q's.

K4KRW - I didn't get much time. Bands seemed quiet to me. Thanks everyone! Richard

KE5YUM - No contacts for the second sprint in a row, most likely from poor atmospherics. Hopefully conditions will improve in March. 73 from the mountains of western Arkansas. Terry

W4ZIP - My first sprint. Listen mostly.

N3CAA - First NAQCC sprint with the FT-710 I lugged back from Japan in December -- glad I remembered to turn down the PWR to 5 watts! Lots of QSB and QRN, so not a lot heard. Called CQ for a while and AF4PX called back but no others. All other contacts were S & P. Hopefully better conditions next month. TNX es 72, Corey

W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters! I found 20m dead abt an hour before the sprint so i started out on 40m. Heard plenty of NAQCC peepers , but many didnt hear me. After pounding some CQs wid no callers, i turned in early. I did manage a couple QSOs wid NN3E Kevin, es N4MJ Glenn, so at least someone heard me. Wouldnt want to get Skunked ! hee hee 73's until next time. Gregg W8GG

N2ESE - High noise and QSB here in NNJ only 2 qso's in first hour then gave UP!! 73 Gary

K3JZD - 40m was long here, with QSB and noise. 80m was noisy. Neither was a surprise. In spite of that, it was another enjoyable event with old friends and some new friends. K4 running 4.9 watts, 40m dipole and a 107' bent EFRW for 80m. 72, Jody - K3JZD

KA2KGP - 20 m. was nil but 40 & 80 were weak here in WNY. Rig: IC-7000 at 5 w. into a G5RV up 25 ft. w/ straight key. Keep warm out there & CU next NA Sprint. 73

K4BAI - Only NAQCC signal heard on 20 was N0TA. 40 and 80 in pretty good shape, but skip zone on 40M went long pretty soon after the start. Thanks for all QSOs. Please plan to QSY to 80 when thee are no new ones left to work on 80. We can do them all over again on a new band. Thanks for all QSOs. 73, John, K4BAI.

KO4WFP - I hadn't used my bug in nearly 2 months so I put it to use this evening. Thank you to all those who contacted me and the NAQCC for these monthly sprints!

W6IRA - Caught the band closing to the east :<)

WA2FBN - PENNTEK TR35 at 5w into EFHW sloper. Palm straight key. TNX to all who make these sprints possible. 72 Ken

WT4U - Wasn't hearing as many stations tonight, but for some reason I had a direct line to PA on 40m.

W2SH - At the start of the sprint I tuned up on 20m and the only signal heard was N0TA at good strength. Despite many attempts I failed to catch him. I left the sprint and tuned up on 40m to participate in the 40M Fox Hunt where I found both Foxes, located in AZ and GA with fully readable signals. I spent an hour chasing the GA Fox with no luck, so I tuned up on 80m for the final quarter hour of the NAQCC sprint and logged three easy QSOs.

N2TNN - Short time available

KC3MIO - Put my new/old Argonaut 509 on the air with 4-5 watts and 288' loop. The 2.4 KHz filter was a bit wide but a good outing nonetheless. Nothing on 20, but turned to 40 and 80 was the band. Thanks to all my contacts - 73/72 Rich

VE3IIM - 40M was poor here...usually my best band...still had fun..

AK3X - Fun sprint but kept getting interrupted. 72 to all.

N5GW - Raining tonight - after a rumble of distant thunder, it's time to pull the plug!

WA1GWH - Not very many ops heard on 40m during 9-10 EST when I was on. Thanks for the contacts and 72!