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May 2025 QRP/CW Sprint (#247)


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     32   31  63   16 1008  x2  2016  160M EFHW @ 75'                                   
K1IX      7    6  13    6   78  x2   156  40m NVIS                                          

W2 Division
KN2G     28   27  55   13  715  x2  1430  55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE                   
K2OID    22   19  41   16  656  x2  1312  80M OCF Dipole @40'                               
KB2GKC   20   20  40   12  480  x2   960  40m 1/2 wave endfed up 30 ft                      
W2SH     14   13  27   11  297  x2   594  72' wire vertical                                 
N2GDS     5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  Indoor EFHW, folded around 2nd floor bedroom      
KA2KGP    5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  G5RV up 25'                                       

W3 Division
K3JZD    42   40  82   17 1394  x2  2788  40m Dipole @25', 80m EFRW @20'                    
KC3MIO   35   35  70   19 1330  x2  2660  288' loop average height 30'                      
WA3FIR    4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Dipole @ 20'                                      
AK3X      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  102' inv vee 300 Ohm feed/tuner                   

W4 Division
KC5F     36   36  72   16 1152  x2  2304  80m EFHW up about 40'                             
W4NLT    20   20  40    9  360  x2   720  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
K4WY     16   13  29   10  290  x2   580  40 meter dipole @,35 ft                           
NA4O     14   14  28    9  252  x2   504  41ft EF@25ft                                      
WX4RM    12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  4BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
WD4OHD   10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  40m dipole, 20m vertical                          
WT4U     10    9  19    7  133  x2   266  80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'                              
K4JPN     4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  80 M CF Zepp                                      
KK4ITX    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  65ft Inv V/L @18ft                                
WG8Y      2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  10-80 OCF@40                                      

W5 Division
KA6J     15   15  30   10  300  x2   600  ground mounted vertical                           
N5GW      7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  doublet @ 25'                                     
KA5HZV    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Ocf dipole                                        
WA5LSV    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  30' Wire vertical thrown up in a pine tree        
KE5YUM    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  80 meter dipole @ 28 feet                         

W6 Division
K6GPB     2    2   4    1    4  x2     8  G5RV 20 feet                                      

W7 Division
KC7DM     7    7  14    5   70  x2   140  450' loop @ 50'                                   

W8 Division
W8GG     12   11  23   11  253  x2   506  trap dipole @ 30'                                 

W9 Division
WB9HFK   37   35  72   19 1368  x2  2736  150 Ft. EF Wire                                   
K9QEW    20   20  40   13  520  x2  1040  4BTV                                              
N8HWV    17   17  34   11  374  x2   748  80m EFHW at 15 ft agl                             
W9DWR    10    9  19    7  133  x2   266  Dipole @ 15'                                      
KD9RFR    7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  DIPOLE 25'                                        

W0 Division
NN0SS    14   14  28    9  252  x2   504  inverted Vee @30 feet                             
KD0DK    13   13  26    9  234  x2   468  102 ft. long wire                                 
AA0W     11   11  22    6  132  x2   264  40/20 OCF Dipole @ 30 Feet                        
NO2D      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  80 meter doublet at 30 feet                       
W1TM      2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  EFLW at 50 feet                                   

Canada Division
VA3KRJ   33   32  65   18 1170  x2  2340  EFHW inverted L 20' high                          
VE3IIM   20   20  40   14  560  x2  1120  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    5    4   9    4   36 x1.5   54  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    25   25  50   14  700 x1.5 1050  Delta loop                                        
K3RLL    11   11  22    9  198 x1.5  297  After-dark-only black HOA Stealth Vertical        

W5 Division

W6 Division

W7 Division

W8 Division
KI8FV     5    5  10    4   40 x1.5   60  G5rv up 25 feet                                   

W9 Division

W0 Division
KD0V     12   12  24   10  240 x1.5  360  cf Zepp @ 30 feet                                 

Canada Division
VE3IDS   12   12  24    8  192 x1.5  288  110' doublet at 35'                               
VE3HUR    0    0   0    0    0 x1.5    0  vertical                                          

DX Division

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

W1 Division
KB1M     18   18  36   11  396       396  20, 40 M Dipoles @ 30 ft                          
N1OI      5    4   9    4   36        36  EFHW@30'                                          
N2CN      2    2   4    2    8         8  Attic fan dipole                                  

W2 Division
N2ESE    13   13  26    8  208       208  40mtr.dipole@30ft                                 
WA2FBN    9    8  17    8  136       136  EFHW  sloper at 15ft                              
WA1GWH    5    5  10    5   50        50  40m quarter waver inverted L                      

W3 Division
KD3CA     7    7  14    6   84        84  132 ft ocf windom @30 ft                          

W4 Division
K4KRW    37   35  72   17 1224      1224  Inverted V @ 65'                                  
WB0CJB   30   30  60   17 1020      1020  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
K4KBL    26   25  51   16  816       816  ZS6BKS INV @ about 60'                            
N4MJ     16   16  32   12  384       384  40m OCF at 30 feet                                
@KG8Y    12   12  24    9  216       216  sloping dipole at 25'                             

W5 Division

W6 Division
KF6NCX    1    0   1    1    1         1  EFHW for 10 thru 80  up 40 feet at apex           

W7 Division
KF7Z     17   17  34   11  374       374  Dipole at 25'                                     

W8 Division
NF8M     19   17  36   12  432       432  6btv, efhw@ 30 ft                                 
WI8J     15   15  30    9  270       270  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
WA8SAN    5    5  10    5   50        50  End Fed Wire @ 25 ft                              

W9 Division
N9EEE    14   13  27   11  297       297  EFHW sloper up to 40 feet                         
KY0Q     11   10  21   10  210       210  6BTV ground mount trap vertical                   
AB9BZ     1    1   2    1    2         2  EFHW @ 30'                                        

W0 Division

Canada Division

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

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard
VE3DQN   14   13  27   10  270       270  3el yagi @50ft; 40m dipole @40ft                  


Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
CERTIFICATES
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
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W3K3JZDKC3MIOWA3FIR AK3X (TIE)
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SWA - BUG CATEGORY
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STATS:
Logs submitted:                 72
Total participants:             98
Total QSOs:                     934
States + Provinces represented: 30 + ON QC + DX

SOAPBOX:

KG8Y - First time. Running my new ic705 @ 5w and a wire dipole at about 25' or so.

KY0Q - Lots of activity on 40M with little QRN tonight made for a great time.

W1TM - Been a while since I participated. Made a couple of contact on 20.

K4KBL - 20 meters was great, working Pete N02D in CO, Ron AA0W NE,and John KC7DM in OR. Also worked many of my usual buddies. 40 was ok but noisy as usual here in GA. Great time as always !!!

KE5YUM - Last month I was in the hospital for a four day stay. So glad to be back at the sprint. Long clear signals tonight from western Arkansas. All the best, Terry FT 710 at 5 watts, CWMORSE camelback key.

WD4OHD - Missed the first and last half hours, but good contacts during the hour I was on. Nice to have a functional, tuned 40m dipole up again, although it's not very high up. More QSOs on 20m than usual. Generally good band conditions tonight. Enjoyable as always.

NO2D - Been using a paddle for a while but switched to my trusty Lafayette straight key tonight. Very much out of practice. Thanks to all who make the sprints possible. Pete, NO2D.

K3RLL - What a fun half-hour. Bands were not so noisy and less QSB this evening here. 20m wasn't heavily populated but nice to get pretty steady answers to my CQ NAs. Got my 10 and slipped down to 40 to find K3JZD and KC5F for a 2-fer. How good is that! Thanks for the fun.

N4MJ - Quiet night. Tnx to ALL participants. 73 and BE SAFE during Memorial Day. Remember why it is "MEMORIAL DAY". 73 de n4mj//glenn

VA3KRJ - Great night with pretty good conditions. Thanks everyone for the contacts.

WB0CJB - 40M was really good tonight. Glad to see the band cooperatimg.

KC5F - Glad to get anything tonight, with recent conditions. But better than a week ago when no one had answered me after I'd called CQ NA for about 15 minutes. On the wrong date...!

AF4PX - Good night 20m was nice then it slowed down on 40m

NA4O - Worked 40M only tonight. Sigs not especially strong but I was able to work most all that I could hear. Another successful night for QRP. KX3@5W, Vibroplex Straight Key.

KN2G - A very good night for me. I have yet to break 30 contacts... (got 28) but maybe someday! I enjoy our well mannered group and good fists. 80 was summertime crunchy, 40 fair and 20 was productive but very low noise for me. I expect some high scores tonight. June is coming! 2 sprints and Field Day too. See you there. 72

KN1H - Thanks to all for a fun evening on the radio. All 3 bands were alive and well and considering all the storms about, noise wasn't too bad. 72, John, KN1H

K3JZD - Worked 40m, with the last 20 minutes on 80m. Enjoyable evening. For a change, the thunderstorms passed through here before the event instead of during the event. Noise level was still kind of high, but just about everybody had pretty strong signals this evening. 72, Jody - K3JZD

KI8FV - Another great time tonight I didn't do as much as I usually do. I hadn't been on for a couple of months. This time I use my high mound bug keys I just got at Dayton.

NF8M - Op time 2 hr. Mostly S&P, a short run at the end. Nice sigs on 40m tonite, nothing heard on 20 or 80. Tnx qsos es 72 to all.

DK1VD - It was fun Thanks for the patience and the good ears K9QEW K2OID

K6GPB - Conditions were poor tonight. Heard W8GG early in the Sprint but could not connect with them. Glad to be able to make a couple of contacts toward the end of the evening. Look forward to next month being better. Always fun trying.

K4KRW - Thanks everyone. I managed 1 contact on 20 and one on 80. All of the rest were on 40m. Band wasn't bad here. I managed 18 multipliers. Furthest was Colorado. Great hearing so many familiar calls. Fun night. 73, Richard

VE3DQN - Slow going on 20m. Thought it would be better. Strong signals on 40m. Good to see new callsigns.

W4NLT - Most of the action was on 40M. Good to work the QRP faithful. Lost couple of contacts do to loose connection on my antenna lead-sorry guys. Thanks for all the QSOs 72 Andy

K2OID - Condx were great. Best Sprint Ever! Several folks not in contest were answering our CQs. I had 3. I Got a chuckle when I worked K4KBL while he was still politely trying to end his QSO with one of the non-contesters who just would not take a hint. QSO of the night, however, had to be when DK1VD answered my CQ. TNX Manfred! Even greater fun than usual.

WB9HFK - A fun 2 hours on 40M this evening! I gave the Xiegu X6100 a good workout! Thanks for the QSO's and see everyone next time! 72, Mark WB9HFK

N9EEE - I look forward to this sprint every month. I enjoy hearing the distinctive fists, varying speeds, familiar call signs, and a great spread of locations in the US and Canada. Thanks everyone for an enjoyable evening among QRPers. 72 de N9EEE

KB2GKC - A good night...both 20 and 40m bands performed well. Thanks for the QSOs.

W8GG - Hello Fello Sprinters ! I fired up the Ftdx1200 at a thundering 5 watts to trap dipole. was gg to use my bug , but the OL' Bug Fist was rusty as the bottom nail on the barn door. I decided to use my E.F.Johnson staight key. 20 meters was open nicely at the start, but many signals were weak and in the noise. After 2 Qs on 20 i tried 40. Lots of "peepers" there fer sure. I worked a few on 40 and back to 20 fer a couple more, then back to 40. Seemed the "VE's" couldn't hear me at all. I called several of our friends to the north, but no joy. Tried a few CQs on 80 but no takers. Worked KG8Y, a potental member, and many old friends too. Fun sprint tonight. Hope to hear you all next month. 73 Gregg W8GG

W9DWR - I haven't done a lot of these sprints yet, but I'm pretty sure that was my best one! I was concerned with the way the bands have been, but it seemed to open up well. CU next time!

K9QEW - Started on 20m moved to 40m. Good activity on 20 and 40 meter. TNX to DK1VD for hanging in tough.

KA2KGP - Weak signals here in WNY. 80m. was nil, 20 was very weak & 40m. was weak too. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into a G5RV up 20 ft. w/ straight key. Have a nice Memorial Day weekend. 73

N2ESE - I was also on last week looking for NAQCC Hi Hi,40 was OK here in NJ! 73 Gary

VE3IIM - Some new calls for me..80m was quiet here..no noise!

KC3MIO - K2 @ 5 watts into 288' loop up 30'. Band conditions seemed good from here in NE PA. I continue to chase "fools' gold" on 20M, but don't make many contacts and it occurs to me that I should only try for 10 minutes and go right to 40. Speaking of which 2/3rds of my contacts were on 40 which was in good shape. There was a KA station that was calling CQ on 7.042 and no matter how hard I listened I could not copy your call sign. 80 was also good but I turned to 40 at the end and worked AK3X. Thanks to NO2D from CO for a QSO on 40 and thanks to all my contacts. 72/73 and on to remembrance on Memorial Day and the unofficial start to summer, which will not be pool weather here. See you next month.

KF6NCX - I have only tried two or three NAQCC events before and had zero success -- heard no one! But yesterday was different! I had two QSOs, with KN2G and KV6K the former on 20 and the latter on 40. I operated for about 90 minutes. Thanks for the qsos. I'm looking forward to the next contest!

N2CN - My first sprint in over a year.

AA0W - Good Conditions on 20 and 40. all stations heard were either strong or weak. Thanks to all for the fun time.

KF7Z - Good Condx in Wyoming early on 20, stuck with it ti 1:30z and no body left around . Had QSO started with a KA5 but he dropped out and I couldn't get it completed, sorry about that. Elecraft K3s dialed down to 5w to a 20 meter dipole at 25'. thanks for the Qs 73 Danny

AK3X - XYL did not get the memo so I squeezed in for the last seven minutes of the sprint. Some day I will get to play the entire sprint. 72 Peter.

WA5LSV - Great fun! I was only able to get on for a few minutes but enjoyed it just the same. Looking forward to next month.

WA2FBN - Had fun operating under screen tent in the rain with temp of 45F! Tnx to all who copied my cold fingers sending. XIEGU X6100 (5w) into EFHW sloper up 15ft. 72 Ken

W2SH - 20m only stayed open for the first half hour. Most of the action was on 40m with a couple of QSOs made on 80m.

N5GW - I tried 20M only rather than fighting the warm weather QRN on 40M!