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July 2025 QRP/CW Sprint (#249)


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     27   26  53   16  848  x2  1696  160M EFHW @ 75'                                   
NA1L      4    3   7    3   21  x2    42  End Fed 52 feet up 30-70 ft                       
K1IX      3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  OCFD @ 35'                                        
KK4ITX    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  1/8w HB Vertical on camera tri-pod 20m only       

W2 Division
KA2KGP   23   23  46   16  736  x2  1472  G5RV up 20'                                       
W2SH     19   19  38   14  532  x2  1064  72' wire vertical                                 
K2OID    17   17  34   11  374  x2   748  80M OCF Dipole @ 40'                              
KN2G     12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE                   

W3 Division
K3JZD    11   11  22    9  198  x2   396  40m Dipole @25'                                   
KC3MIO    7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  288' loop average height 30'                      

W4 Division
KC5F     36   34  70   20 1400  x2  2800  80m EFHW up about 40'                             
K4BAI    33   31  64   20 1280  x2  2560  140' cf zepp at 35'.  20M dipole sloping from 40' 
N5BO     23   20  43   17  731  x2  1462  Scorpion Mobile/40M End Fed                       
WG8Y     12   12  24   11  264  x2   528  10-80 OCF@40                                      
KI4MZC   10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  Multiband dipole up about 40 feet or so.          
WX4RM     9    8  17    8  136  x2   272  4BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
NA4O     10    9  19    7  133  x2   266  41' EF@25'                                        
K4JPN     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  80 M CF Zepp                                      
KA8VZB    2    2   4    1    4  x2     8  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
K4WY      1    0   1    1    1  x2     2  Dipole                                            
KG4IKQ    0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  Dipole 30'                                        

W5 Division
AI5BE     6    4  10    6   60  x2   120  40m EFHW up 50ft                                  
NQ5M      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  17' whip on townhouse balcony                     
KE9DR     3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  218' Delta Loop @ 60'                             
AC5BX     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  G5RV 20ft over house                              

W6 Division

W7 Division
N7KM     19   17  36   16  576  x2  1152  ZS6BKW @ 45 FEET                                  
KC7DM     7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  450' loop @ 50'                                   
KJ7KDB    0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  Ultimax 100 24' vertical                          

W8 Division
NF8M     10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  EFHW @ 30 ft                                      
W8GG      9    9  18    7  126  x2   252  trap dipole @ 30'                                 

W9 Division
WB9HFK   25   25  50   16  800  x2  1600  Hustler 6BTV Gnd Mtd with 60 Radials              
K9QEW    11   10  21    8  168  x2   336  4BTV                                              
N9JFZ     9    9  18    8  144  x2   288  G5RV 25'                                          

W0 Division
NN0SS    17   17  34   10  340  x2   680  inverted Vee @30ft                                
KD0DK    10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  102 ft long wire                                  
AA0W      8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  OCF Dipole @ 30 feet                              

Canada Division
VE3IIM    9    9  18    9  162  x2   324  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    4    3   7    3   21 x1.5   31  100' doublet open-wire feed                       

W2 Division

W3 Division
K3RLL    12   12  24    9  216 x1.5  324  G5RVjr @ 35'                                      
KE3V      7    7  14    5   70 x1.5  105  Fanned inverted vee 25' at apex                   
NN3E      1    0   1    1    1 x1.5    1  40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '             

W4 Division
AF4PX    35   33  68   21 1428 x1.5 2142  Delta loop                                        
W4CMG    25   25  50   16  800 x1.5 1200  G5RV Inverted vee up 35 ft                        
KJ4R     23   22  45   15  675 x1.5 1012  134' EFHW                                         
N2TNN    19   19  38   14  532 x1.5  798  160 meter loop up 55 feet                         
WD4CFN    7    7  14    5   70 x1.5  105  140' Doublet up 45'                               

W5 Division
K1DW     22   22  44   14  616 x1.5  924  43 FT VERTICAL                                    
N5GW     11   11  22    9  198 x1.5  297  doublet @ 25'                                     

W6 Division

W7 Division
N7QR      4    2   6    3   18 x1.5   27  Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials           

W8 Division

W9 Division

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

Canada Division

DX Division

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

W1 Division
KB1M      7    7  14    7   98        98  20 ,40 M Dipoles                                  
N2CN      4    4   8    3   24        24  Attic fan dipole                                  

W2 Division
N2ESE    18   18  36   12  432       432  dipoles at 35ft                                   
WA1GWH    6    6  12    5   60        60  40m 1/4 wave inverted L                           
WA2FBN    3    3   6    2   12        12  EFHW sloper @ 25ft                                

W3 Division
KD3CA     6    4  10    4   40        40  132 ft ocf windom @30 ft                          

W4 Division
WB0CJB   18   17  35   13  455       455  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
K4KBL    16   13  29   12  348       348  EFHW @ 35'                                        
N4MJ     14   14  28   12  336       336  40M OCF SLOPING                                   
W4MPS    12   11  23   11  253       253  71 ft end fed sloper                              
K4KRW     1    1   2    1    2         2  Inverted V @ 65'                                  

W5 Division
KA6J      9    9  18    8  144       144  ground mounted vertical                           

W6 Division
KD7DUG    5    4   9    4   36        36  OFC Dipole up 35 ft                               

W7 Division
KF7Z     23   21  44   14  616       616  Dipole at 25'                                     

W8 Division
WI8J     10   10  20    8  160       160  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
WB8ENE    6    6  12    5   60        60  41' end fed wire @ 10'                            
WA8SAN    5    5  10    3   30        30  End Fed Wire @ 25 ft                              
W9OOO     3    3   6    3   18        18  GP 33ft with 21 in ground radials                 

W9 Division
N9EEE    10    7  17    8  136       136  EFHW sloper to 40 feet                            
AB9BZ     0    0   0    0    0         0  EFHW @ 25'                                        

W0 Division
WU0A      8    8  16    8  128       128  G5RV @ 35 FEET                                    
W1TM      3    3   6    3   18        18  80-10m EFLW up 25 feet.                           

Canada Division
VE3DQN    9    7  16    6   96        96  40m & 80m dipoles @40ft                       

DX Division

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

Straight Key

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard
NF1U      2    2   4    1    4         4  ATAS120A YAESU MOBILE                             


Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
CERTIFICATES
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
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W1KN1HNA1LK1IX
W2KA2KGPW2SHK2OID
W3K3JZDKC3MIO-
W4KC5FK4BAIN5BO
W5AI5BENQ5MKE9DR
W6---
W7N7KMKC7DMKJ7KDB
W8NF8MW8GG-
W9WB9HFKK9QEWN9JFZ
W0NN0SSKD0DKAA0W
CanadaVE3IIM--
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SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1WB1GYZ--
W2---
W3K3RLLKE3VNN3E
W4AF4PXW4CMGKJ4R
W5K1DWN5GW-
W6---
W7N7QR--
W8---
W9---
W0KD0V--
Canada---
DX---
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1KB1MN2CN-
W2N2ESEWA1GWHWA2FBN
W3KD3CA--
W4WB0CJBK4KBLN4MJ
W5KA6J--
W6KD7DUG--
W7KF7Z--
W8WI8JWB8ENEWA8SAN
W9N9EEEAB9BZ-
W0WU0AW1TM-
CanadaVE3DQN--
DX---
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Key Type1st2nd3rd
SK---
BUG---
K/KNF1U--
FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE
Key Type1st2nd3rd
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K/K---
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
Prizes-

STATS:
Logs submitted:                 74
Total participants:             115
Total QSOs:                     795
States + Provinces represented: 37 + MB ON + DX

SOAPBOX:

KG4IKQ - Been gone awhile. Gave up. Don't need the frustration again of stations starting up without a QRL? right on top of me time after time. But good luck and happy hunting all.

W1TM - It was a night of QSB and QRN here in Kansas. I lost patience, but logged a couple QSO's

K4KBL - Mostly 20 meters since 40 was a noise maker tonight. New antenna EFHW did very well with contacts in WY, CO, and CA. Got to work our club president tonight as well !

WG8Y - Short night tonite.Started a little late and pulled the plug 0126Z. On 20m I worked WY,UT,KS & OK then went to 40m for another 8 Q's. Hope everyone had a good Sprint. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

KD7DUG - my first 30 minutes on 20 meters was great , west coast to east coast. Had to QSY a few times. the fish stopped biting and ended up with 5 QSOs

N2TNN - great band conditions and great to hear everyone tonight. 73 Dean

KE3V - Had a good time tonight with my QMX and bug until the storms got too close. The grass will love the rain.

N9EEE - That was different...everything on 20m was from the West...everything on 40m was from the East. Its great to be in the middle :)

W4CMG - fun event. I got to play longer than usual in fairly good conditions.

KN2G - I quit a few minutes early and unloaded some kayaks with my son. My new word for the night is the conditions were "struggley" at my location... The noise slowly climbed from 7 to +9 and made every contact a struggle and the static way worse than its normal pleasant cough. I heard many in the noise, just not distinct enough to work. 2 on 20, 10 on 40 and 0 on 80. 72 ken

KC5F - 20m was good when I heard anyone, but I didn't hear that many. 40 was noisier but much better, with most of my QSOs. I managed a few on 80m at the end, including NH, although it was even noisier. Lots of fun, as always - Thanks!

K9QEW - All OPS on 40m using my HB rockbound "Funmitter". Condx poor to fair which made operations very challenging but fun. 72/73s STAY TUNED! Daryl

AF4PX - 20 was good, but 40 was better as the night progressed. Tnx to all, and sorry about thr few i just couldn't pull out. Great fun!

WD4CFN - Always fun! Thanks for the Q's

K3JZD - Not a great evening here in WPA. Very noisy thunderstorm with a lot of lightening kept chasing me off of the air. During the few short periods that I did get on, the noise level made copy difficult. Had to give up on several callers - sorry about that. See you next month. 72, Jody - K3JZD

KN1H - A great evening on 20M. Logged several members for the first time ever, always a treat! By contrast, all the Q-signals were needed to adequately describe conditions on 40 and 80! Still, several of the stalwarts pulled me out of the noise, thanks to all! 72, John, KN1H

KI4MZC - Well, I got to the party late but had a great time, especially on 40. I added "es qrp" to my exchange for the first few q's as is my wont 'cause I thought I was in a "big-boy's" contest (because of all of the CQ NA's I was hearing) then realized we were all QRP, heh heh. Thank you to my very rare GA QSo's K4BAI and AF4PX and to all of you for the great night. 72 de KI4MZC

N4MJ - Late start. Quiet evening on the bands - summertime, everyone busy elsewhere. HI Tnx to all participants.

VE3DQN - After missing a month it's good to be back at the Sprint. Sluggish cndx this evening; didn't hear the signals I usually hear.

NF8M - Op time 30 min. On late after a family visit and needed to recover from a self-inflicted power problem. Good to hear so much activity and several worked for the first time. 72

K3RLL - QRP is so much more fun here in PA with an actual outdoor antenna. Lots of stations on 20m but few contacts. 40m seemed empty but enjoyed a nice run until the lightning storm got a little too close. Time to pull the plug! Thanks for the contacts. 72, ... Don

N5BO - Split time between operating from the mobile and at home, thanks all for the QSO's!

N9JFZ - Had a good time, most contacts on 40, just 2 on 20 meters. Tried 80 with no luck. 72 All, Rusty

K2OID - Missed June sprint, so nice to be back. Condx on 40 were OK except for the QRN. Thanks to Dave, KD2DK for sticking with it during our QSO when the local QRN was particularly bad. Missed the first 40 minutes this month, but still had lots of fun.

N7KM - Fun time on 20 meters. Great fists and good signals. I was using my little TR-35 [I built about a year ago] and I'm impressed. What a great receiver and the narrow filter is perfect for crowded bands. After 20 died I went to 40 without many contacts. I was under our fruit trees in our back yard using a picnic table, a bit warm and lots of bugs but still great fun. thanks to those who keep these sprints going, it's a lot of work and you are appreciated. 72, Ken N7KM just North West of Zion National Park in South West Utah.

KF7Z - Great signals early on 20 meter, sorry AA0W I had your call but then you dropped off into the static and I couldn't get you back, maybe next time. Many strong reports from the east coast tonight. Elecraft K3s turned down to 5 watts to a dipole up 25ft.Always a fun sprint and nice to hear John,K4BAI down in GA. 72 my friends Danny

K1DW - Good fun...

WX4RM - Lots of QRN on 20 resulted in only making contacts on 40 Meters tonight. Had fun as always.

K4KRW - Very noisy tonight.

KA6J - The bands here started out good, then went flat about an hour into the sprint. Started on 20, then moved to 40. Cycle 25 where are you?

KK4ITX - Good night for me, warmed up with the Flying Pigs Walk for the Bacon and got the kinks out. Lots of signals with some QSB. Lost one, went from an S9 to totally gone before I could get confirmation. Thanks to Mark WB9HFK for reminding folks through other club emails!! All on a 1/8w HB Vertical tri-pod mounted @ 4w.

KA2KGP - A pretty good NA Sprint. 20 & 80 were nil but 40m was the band to use here in WNY. Rig: IC-700 at 5w. into a G5RV up 20 ft. w/ old WWII German Junkers Straight Key. 73 & keep cool !

W4MPS - Bands were challenging at the beginning but perked up a bit. I have no idea why I don't participate more often. Fun sprint. Great to work John, K4BAI. He's everywhere; a living legend HI. 72 Marc, W4MPS (NC)

WB8ENE - It's been a while since my last sprint. I made all of my contacts on 40 meters. I switched between using a keyboard and a Bencher paddle. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art

K4BAI - 20M seemed to be OK, but QSOs were hard to find. 40M had high QRN. Overall, activity seemed a bit down. Didn't try 80M due to QRN on 40M and that may have been a mistake. Sorry for a few that I couldn't putt out of the noise. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

K4JPN - Heavy QRN on 40M and 20M took out the bands for me. 72 Steve K4JPN

W2SH - 20m stayed open for almost 45 minutes and although I didn't achieve any QSOs to the pacific coast, I did work stations in UT and WY. 40m was active. I didn't try 80m.

N5GW - I was using a home made bug named "Smorgasbug". I hope to write it up for the newsletter. During the sprint it worked well, but the bands were not in great shape.

K4WY - Squeezed in one QSO before a massive thunderstorm forced a hurried shutdown.

W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Gud nite fer a sprint. I used a J-38 to pound out the Morse tonight. 20 was open at the start and i grabbed N7KM in UT es KF7Z in WY before moving to 40m. 40 was VY busy with stns. I think there may have been another contest?? I don't have the Umpah on 40 I used to. Had to take down my 40/ 80 trap dipole. Now using a 10/15/20 trap dipole on all bands. Wrapped it up for the night after an hour of fun. Tns fer several of you who stayed with me through repeats. Hope to hear all of u next month. 73 Gregg W8GG

AA0W - Conditions best on 20 Meters. Storms blocked signals on 40 Meters. To KF7Z the door closed on this end also, CU next time.

AI5BE - Sadly had to cut it short due to bad WX, but I still had a little fun.

NF1U - RECENTLY MOVED FROM CT TO FL AND NOW IN A HOA SENIOR COMMUNITY(NO ANTENNAS) JUST SET UP A STATION IN VEHICLE RUNNING FT891 AT 5W WITH THE SCREWDRIVER ANTENNA. LAST NIGHT HEARD A FEW OTHER STATIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THEM. I REMAINED STATIONARY IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. GOING TO CONTINUE THIS METHOD FOR SPRINTS AND CHALLENGE UNTIL I CAN FIND A BETTER ANTENNA SITUATION. ALL IN ALL WAS STILL FUN JUST BEING BACK ON AIR.

VE3IIM - 20m was the best band for me. Many new calls for me!

NA1L - Whew! Touch night will all the atmospheric noise! Thank you to those who held in there!

KC3MIO - I was tired and a little under the weather and wasn't sure if I wanted to join the sprint, but I turned the radio on and heard N7KM and persevered until my wife told me that she heard thunder around 0135. Glad that I participated even for 45 minutes. Icom 7300 @ 5watts into 288' loop up 30', with CW Morse Camelback straight key. 73/72 Rich

WA1GWH - Pretty noisy conditions on 40 and not too many ops. From here near Syracuse, NY I did work out to MN (NN0SS TU!). Thanks for the contacts!