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April 2025 QRP/CW Sprint (#246)


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
AC1KV    35   34  69   16 1104  x2  2208  Ground Mounted 40m Vertical                       
KN1H     17   17  34   10  340  x2   680  160M EFHW @ 75'                                   
K1IX      7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  40m NVIS                                          
WB1GYZ    5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  Doublet                                           

W2 Division
KB2GKC   32   32  64   17 1088  x2  2176  40m 1/2 wave endfed up 30 ft                      
K2OID    19   18  37   12  444  x2   888  80M OCF dipole @40'                               
KA2KGP    9    9  18    7  126  x2   252  G5RV up 25'                                       
W2SH      5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  72' wire vertical                                 
AA2VG     5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  Carolina Windom at 45 ft                          
KN2G      5    5  10    3   30  x2    60  8 ft Buddipole                                    

W3 Division
K3JZD    38   34  72   21 1512  x2  3024  40m Dipole @25', 20m EFRW @20'                    
KC3MIO   35   35  70   17 1190  x2  2380  288' loop average height 30'                      
N3CAA    14   14  28    9  252  x2   504  40m EFHW up 25'                                   
AK3X      3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  102' inv vee, tuner, 300 Ohm feeder               

W4 Division
KC5F     47   46  93   26 2418  x2  4836  80m EFHW up about 40'                             
W4NLT    31   31  62   21 1302  x2  2604  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
WG8Y     21   19  40   15  600  x2  1200  10-80 OCF@50FT                                    
NA4O     17   17  34   12  408  x2   816  41' EF@25'                                        
WT4U     16   16  32   11  352  x2   704  80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'                              
K4JPN    14   13  27   11  297  x2   594  80 M CF Zepp                                      
W8GG     12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  Modified 4BTV gnd mnt 10 radials                  
KA8VZB   10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
K4WY     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  DIPOLES                                           
KK4ITX    4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  65 ft EFHW sloper 33ft > 4ft.                  
W1BLU     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  EFHW @ 36'                                        

W5 Division
KG5OWB   24   23  47   15  705  x2  1410  29 ft wire                                        
N5GW     13   13  26    9  234  x2   468  doublet @ 25'                                     
AI5BE    11    9  20   10  200  x2   400  EFHW                                              
KE9DR     5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  218' Delta Loop @ 60'                             

W6 Division
K6GPB     5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  G5RV 20 feet                                      

W7 Division
KC7DM     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  450' loop @ 50'                                   

W8 Division
NF8M     14   14  28   11  308  x2   616  6btv, efhw@ 30 ft                                 

W9 Division
WB9HFK   25   25  50   16  800  x2  1600  EF 150 Ft. Wire                                   
N8HWV    17   16  33   12  396  x2   792  80m EFHW at 15 ft agl                             
KD9EBS    4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  Attic Dipole at 25 Feet                           
W9DWR     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Dipole @ 15'                                      

W0 Division
N0TA     36   36  72   22 1584  x2  3168  Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical                        
N0IP     18   18  36   16  576  x2  1152  fan dipole up 32'                                 
NN0SS    17   17  34   16  544  x2  1088  inverted v @30 feet                               
W1TM     14   14  28   10  280  x2   560  EFLW @ 50 ft.                                     
AA0W      7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  OCF Dipole@ 30 feet                               

Canada Division
VA3NU    12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  40M EFHW @25'                                     

DX Division

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

W1 Division

W2 Division

W3 Division
NN3E      7    7  14    7   98 x1.5  147  40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '             

W4 Division
N2TNN    34   34  68   15 1020 x1.5 1530  160 meter loop up 55 feet                         
KJ4R     16   16  32   11  352 x1.5  528  134 foot EFHW                                     
K3RLL    14   14  28   11  308 x1.5  462  After-dark-only black HOA Stealth Vertical        

W5 Division
KI5FZV    1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  VERTICAL MFJ-1622                                 

W6 Division

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

W8 Division
K8NGW    20   20  40   14  560 x1.5  840  43' gnd mtd vert w/ base loading coil & 32 radials

W9 Division

W0 Division

Canada Division
VE3IIM   14   14  28   10  280 x1.5  420  fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet             
VE3HUR    5    5  10    5   50 x1.5   75  vertical                                          

DX Division

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

W1 Division
N1OI      7    7  14    7   98        98  40 meter EFHW @30'                                
KB1M      1    1   2    1    2         2  20 M dipole                                       

W2 Division
WA1GWH    8    8  16    7  112       112  40m quarter wave inverted L                       
N2ESE     7    7  14    7   98        98  20&40mtr dipole@35ft                          
WA2FBN    5    5  10    5   50        50  dipole @ 25 ft                                    

W3 Division
KC3RN     6    6  12    4   48        48  40m EFHW @ 20'                                    
KQ3Z      2    2   4    1    4         4  Sloping Doublet after the ice storm               

W4 Division
K4KBL    22   22  44   15  660       660  ZS6BKW INV @ 60'                                  
K4KRW    20   20  40   13  520       520  Inverted V @ 65'                                  
WX4RM    17   17  34   11  374       374  4BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
N4MJ      5    5  10    5   50        50  40M DIPOLE AT 15'                                 
K4EXA     5    5  10    5   50        50  80-10m EFHW sloper @ 85'                          

W5 Division

W6 Division
KD7DUG    1    1   2    1    2         2  AX2 attached to a QMX                             

W7 Division
KF7Z     18   17  35   11  385       385  Dipole at 25'                                     
KI7LW     3    3   6    3   18        18  Inv Vee 20 ft                                     

W8 Division
WI8J     21   21  42   16  672       672  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
WA8SAN   10   10  20    8  160       160  End Fed Wire @ 25 Ft                              

W9 Division
N9EEE    14   14  28   10  280       280  EFHW sloper up to 40 feet                         
AB9BZ     1    1   2    1    2         2  EFHW @ 30'                                        

W0 Division
NC0Q     26   24  50   20 1000      1000  Trap dipole 20/40 inverted V@20 feet, 65ft coax.  
N0QBX     7    7  14    7   98        98  Dipole at 30'                                     
KC2MJT    2    2   4    2    8         8  EFRW fed at 25'                                   
NO2D      1    1   2    1    2         2  80 meter doublet at 30 feet                       

Canada Division
VE3SIF   21   21  42   14  588       588  End Fed Half Wave up 25 feet                      

DX Division

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

Straight Key
K6FA     20   18  38   15  570  x2  1140  3el yagi up 60 feet                               

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard
KD3CA    10    9  19    8  152       152  132 ft ocf windom @30 ft                          


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STATS:
Logs submitted:                 77
Total participants:             106
Total QSOs:                     1012
States + Provinces represented: 36 + AB ON

SOAPBOX:

W1BLU - Disappointing that the Kp-index went up just in time for the sprint, (solar cndx got worse all the way around). Still... 1 QSO beats zero QSOs. 72 y'all. GL

K4KBL - Only on for an hour tonight with all contacts on 20 with the exception of 4 on 40 meters. The noise level here on 40 was through the roof, just terrible. Had a great time as always !!

N1OI - Bands seemed in good shape, but the wind was causing issues with the antenna, something must have loosened up, but still tons of fun!

K3RLL - Great evening on 20m. Lots of participation and some strong signals (never mine, however ;-) but QSB could get wicked at times. Had a good run (don't get those all the time these days. Fun evening! Great to work long-time NAQCC friends this evening. Thank you. 72, ... Don

N4MJ - Multiple issues here tonight - storms took down my 40' tower and dipole antennas I normally use. Makeshift antenna tonight is only 15' in the air at center, lower on ends. Also, tonight is the weekly Tuesday night Fox Hunt so had to split time and info. Did work both Foxii. This was the last Fox Hunt on 40m for the season. Could the NAQCC Sprint be held on Wednesday evenings? Fox Hunts are Tues on 40m and Thurs on 80m during winter season. In summer season we go on 20m. Tnx to all participants. It has been a long day and I gotta get out of here. 73 de n4mj//glenn

NO2D - Same nite as last 40 Meter fox hunt of the 2024-25 season. That came first and only enough energy for one NAQCC contact. Thanks to KJ4R, Eddie. Pete, NO2D

NF8M - Op time about 1 hr. Nice to hear activity and gud sigs on 20m. Worked what I could hear - some vy fb sigs tonite. 72 til next month.

KF7Z - Pretty good conditions tonight here in Wyoming, I got started a little late but 20 meters was pretty busy when I turned on the radio, Thanks for all the Qsos. Elecraft K3s turned down to 5w to a 20 meter dipole up 25'. AI5BE your info did not pull up when I entered you call, I had to pay attention to get your info.73 my friends, see you next month Danny

N8HWV - Lotta fun. Been a while since I've worked more than 15 minutes. Thanks for the Q's.

KC5F - Half-and-half 20m and 40m, but nothing on 80m. Nice signals tonight, with decent conditions and lots of folks on both 20m and 40m. Lots of fun, as usual. Thanks, all!

NA4O - Both 20 and 40 were in good shape here with some qsb. KX3 at 5W, Vibroplex Straight key. It was a good mix of familiar contacts and some new ones. Thanks to all. It takes two for every qso!

K4KRW - Thanks everyone. Fun night. There was one station at the end that I just could not pull out of the noise. Sorry I missed you. 73, Richard

WG8Y - HI all, Worked 4 Q's on 40m and thought I better check 20m. Wow! Best 20m band open for me in awhile. First 20m Q was K3RLL, Don in FL with a good signal.I don't usually hear Don well on 40m but tonite 20m was the place to be. Went back to 40m and caught 4 more Q's. Was using my K1 tonite so no 80m. mine has 15,20,30 & 40m, so went back to 20m at 0200z for a listen. Called and worked WY & OR. Fun evening. Hope everyone enjoyed the Sprint. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

KN1H - Missed the first hour due to a prior commitment, found conditions fairly mellow on 40 and comatose on 80. Welcome to new member Ron, NC0Q. We didn't complete our QSO as something catastrophic happened mid-exchange. Hope it's not too serious, will try again next month! 72, John, KN1H

K6FA - Been a couple years since last time operated contest. Was fun using my K3 at 5 watts and 3 element yagi up 60 feet. Maybe next time I will use either my K1 or K2 to a vertical.

K2OID - Good condx on both 20 and 40 tonight. Also worked several of you on both bands. Great fun always.

K4EXA - This was my first NAQCC sprint - I was only able to take part for a short time, but I had fun! 72 es CUL!

K3JZD - Not much joy on 20m here. 20m was better during last night's Spartan Sprint QRP event. 40m was noisy but my bhi Noise Eliminating Module tamed it. 40m got kind of strange at the very end - then along came K6FA in CA so I guess the strangeness was the band going long on me. Used my dusty Begali Blade tonight - I had been using a side swiper for a while so it took a while to get back to using the Blade. K2 - 5w - Dipole & EFRW 72, Jody

KC3RN - SLow night tonight, and had to stop after the first hour.

W4NLT - That was fun. Lots of action on 20M with DX to WY. Good to see the QRP faithful out there. Thanks for the QSOs 72 Andy

KG5OWB - Fun sprint with very good condx on 20m. KX2@5W into a 29ft wire at a local park. Heard some nice fists tonight! Tnx QSOs!

N2TNN - What a great nite on the bands Thank ya'll for being out there and thanks for hearing the old bug

K8NGW - Wow ... 20 meters was hot tonight although most checked out by 01:15. 40 meters was also good but not as many signals. Went up to 80 meters and no one was home! Not a single signal. With 10 minutes left, I went back up to 20 and worked Danny in WY and then back to 40 for two more. What fun! See you all next month.

AI5BE - Had fun as always. Looking forward to the next one. High winds snapped my 40 meter EFHW, but I was able to cut it down to 20 meters just in time for the sprint so I missed out on 40 meters for this one.

N7QR - 90th sprint KX3 BY1 into a K1EL keyer in bug mode for 1.5 hours, 80 just static, 20 was good. Russ Portland OR

WX4RM - Conditions on 20 and 40 were very good tonight, had fun as always.

NC0Q - This was great fun. A lot of good fists on straight keys out there, and a lot of good, patient operators who put up with me flubbing every QSO on my paddle. Looking forward to the next one!

KD7DUG - I used QMX with an Elecraft AX-2 Antenna with a 13' radial. This was my NAQCC First contact and exchange of member #

W8GG - Hello Fello Sprinters ! Gud condx fer sprint last nite. i fired up teh FT857 at 5w powered by a new 50 ah LiPoFe battery, to gnd mnt vertical wid 10 radials, es trusty Bunnell J-38 key. 20m was open nicely es stayed open mosy of the sprint. i went to 40m after 1st hour but only got 1 QSO there. High noise level, sent me back to 20m. Very busy on 40m , i think we had a FOX HUNT too as there were several small pile-ups. Nice to hear a bunch of new high numbers out there. Plus old friends too. Last sprint from the Fla QTH this year. Back to Mich. by end of month. Id like to thank the 4-Landers fer letting me play radio in their territory fer the winter. Looking fwd to 8-land agn. es playing some more POTA this summer. Tns to all who called me, es those who tried. Until next month,73, Gregg W8GG

K1IX - Good condx and good activity, thanks for all the Q's 72 Frank

KB2GKC - Great conditions on 40m....thanks to everyone!

KA2KGP - Terrible band conditions here in WNY. Only 2 QSO's on 20m. 8 on 40m. & Zero on 80m. Rig: IC-7000 into a G5RV up 20 ft. w/straight key. Hope for better bands next sprint. 73

AC1KV - Band condx were good tonight. Thanks for the Q's.

WT4U - Wore out my keying hand on crazy-hot 20m, which seemed to be reaching everywhere, and then turned down to 40m to hunt for a bit. Lots of signals there, but none of them were calling CQ NA.

KK4ITX - Using a new to me QMX+ at just 2w tonight, best night I have had in a long time. I attribute my low noise to running on 2 Li-ion batteries and staying off the mains. Thanks to N2TNN, WT4U, KC5F and WG8Y for being there among the many signals. Only worked for an hour+.

VA3NU - Conditions on 20M and 40M not too bad tonight. IC7300 into 40M EFHW @ 25' Using homemade sideswiper as a key. See you all next month. Larry 72

KA8VZB - Great conditions here in Northern Virginia on 40m. Took a break during the sprint to answer a CQ DX from I1MMR. We chatted for 10 minutes with me at 5W. QRP and a piece of wire at 20 feet does work!

KC3MIO - KX3 @ 5 watts into 288' loop up 30'. Started off well and made more contacts than I ever have on 20. Turned to 40 which was relatively quiet in NE PA. Went back to 20 and heard K6FA in CA and worked him. 80 was useless with a high noise level and no signals heard. I called CQ to no avail and then returned to 40 to wrap up the sprint. Checked my power and I was running 3.2 watts for half the sprint but that is not enough to make a difference. Tnx to all my contacts 73/72 Rich

W1TM - 20 was the hot band for the Sprint this month. I had just finished repairing and aligning the old rig and this was a good work out that let me know it needed to go on the bench for another try.

KN2G - I was portable in south west New York state this time. I only got the last hour in. The conference center is a rustic retreat in a tiny valley about 1 mile long and 1/2 mile wide. I was in the bottom in--a hollow to boot! The Buddipole was clamped to a wooden lawn chair over soggy clay. Thanks to KB2GKC,AC1KV AND N8HWV and others for valiant attempts to copy me. BUT I LANDED 5!!! I am tickled pink. Till next month, 72

VE3IIM - 20 was in good shape this month. Nothing here on 80m..

W9DWR - Thanks to all for the contacts! Enjoyed making a couple of difficult ones.

WA2FBN - Bands fairly quiet. XIEGU X5105 @5w using PUTIKEEG paddle with dipole at 25ft. TNX to all who copied my signal. 72 Ken

AK3X - Conflict with the 40 meter QRP fox hunt and other interruptions so only got to play in the sprint for 8 minutes. Still fun anyway.

N9EEE - Remote Radio using RemoteTX and CW Hotline to IC-7300 at 5 watts. Signals were good on 20m and 40m. I S&P only tonight for an hour. 73 all...see you next month.

W2SH - 20m was open with QSOs possible over medium distances. This sprint coincided with the last 40m Fox Hunt of the winter season and I spent most of my time there in what later turned out to be a futile chase after the one Fox who was reachable in my skip zone.

AA2VG - Glad to jump in for a while.

N3CAA - Good CONDX on 40m. Searched and pounced for an hour or so, then called CQ for the last 20 minutes. Should have called CQ earlier, because I got most of my contacts in those last 20 minutes. TNX for the QSOs and looking forward to next month's contest.

N5GW - KX3 to doublet. All contacts on 20M which was in great shape. I listened on 40M before QRT, but it sounded noisy from central USA storms.