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Apr 2015 QRP/CW Sprint (#126)
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KN1H 25 24 49 19 931 x2 1862 End Fed Wire @50'
K1IEE 19 19 38 18 684 x2 1368 OCF long wire@30'
N1JI 13 13 26 12 312 x2 624 88' doublet @ 25'
KB1UOH 13 13 26 9 234 x2 468 Vertical
W1ZU 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 125' Doublet - 30' at center
N1IMW 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 Dipole uo 20 ft
W2 Division
K2YGM 51 49 100 29 2900 x2 5800 80- EFHW, 20/40- G5RV
W2SH 36 36 72 21 1512 x2 3024 270' dpl@45'
KA2KGP 34 34 68 21 1428 x2 2856 Dipole up 25 ft.
K2JT 20 20 40 15 600 x2 1200 Dpl@25'
K2SQS 20 20 40 14 560 x2 1120 Gap Titan vert
AA2VG 16 16 32 12 384 x2 768 Carolina Windom 80-10 @ 40' in trees
WA2JSG 12 12 24 10 240 x2 480 Vertical elevated at 10'
WA1GWH 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 40M dipole @ 15 ft
WA2FBN 8 8 16 8 128 x2 256 Multiband dipole up 30ft
W2JEK 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 40 and 80 110 ft end fed wire at 15 ft
KD2MX 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 600' loop@30'
W3 Division
N3HEE 49 47 96 22 2112 x2 4224 40M Dipole and 80M Horizontal Loop
AB3RU 31 30 61 16 976 x2 1952 G7FEK @ 33'
KD3CA 23 22 45 16 720 x2 1440 132 ft ocf windom @33 ft
WB3FAE 11 11 22 10 220 x2 440 90' end fed at 30'
W3RT 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 Sloper @ 25'
AK3X 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 40 inv vee @25'
N3AEA 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 INV V, OCF, TILTED 45 DEG
K3BAB 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 Random indoor dpl@20'+tuner
W4 Division
WH6LE 51 50 101 21 2121 x2 4242 Horizontal wire loop @ 45', 215' long
WB4OMM 40 40 80 22 1760 x2 3520 268' wire loop at 35 feet
K2UFT 37 36 73 24 1752 x2 3504 80 m Doublet @ 30 '
WX4RM 32 32 64 23 1472 x2 2944 6BTV gnd mtd vert
W4TZM 33 33 66 19 1254 x2 2508 Random wire
WG8Y 21 20 41 14 574 x2 1148 Homebrew 20-40 coil loaded DP @ 35ft
N4OW 21 21 42 13 546 x2 1092 Loop@10'
W4DUK 18 18 36 13 468 x2 936 End-fed Zepp @ 20'.
N4FI 16 16 32 10 320 x2 640 Attic G5RV jr
KA8VZB 11 11 22 11 242 x2 484 60' End Fed Wire @ 20'
K4ARQ 13 13 26 9 234 x2 468 EF Zepp @ 50'
KB0ETU 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 Dpl@35'
W4KRN 8 8 16 8 128 x2 256 InvV@50'
NA4SO 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 80M Loop @ 65'
N4SX 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 W5GI Mystery Antenna ar 38'
KC2NYU 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 OCF Dipole @ 50'
WB9G 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Indoor dpl@40'
KK4BE 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 Dipole @ 30'
W5 Division
NF5U 22 22 44 14 616 x2 1232 FD3 OCFD@33ft
W5IQS 16 14 30 10 300 x2 600 Fan dpl@30'
W5WIL 13 13 26 11 286 x2 572 240' doublet @ 35'
N5DRG 16 13 29 9 261 x2 522 Wire Loop @ 35'
K5IX 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 OCFdiple@25'
WA5SAT 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 Longwire@20 feet
KA5TJS 6 5 11 5 55 x2 110 80 meter dipole @ 30 ft.
WB5UAA 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 305'dpl@30'
KE5YUM 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 Inverted v at 30'
W6 Division
W6FPS 18 18 36 13 468 x2 936 20m & 40m Inverted Vee up 35 feet
W6IRA 9 9 18 9 162 x2 324 InvV@6'aboveRoofPeak
WB0USI 9 9 18 8 144 x2 288 Vert @ 25'
W6WW 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 300' insulated wire loop
W7 Division
KF7WNS 38 37 75 22 1650 x2 3300 3 wave length 20M long wire @ 45'
WD7Y 19 18 37 15 555 x2 1110 88 ft Doublet 30 ft high
K7EW 16 16 32 14 448 x2 896 Gnd mtd vert
N7KM 14 14 28 10 280 x2 560 CF Doublet@35 feet
KF7TDF 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 Dpl@ 23'
K9JWV 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 36' vertical with 12 elevated radials
KC7DM 9 9 18 9 162 x2 324 135' dpl @ 65'
K7HAP 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 Wndm@20'
WU7F 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Inv Vee @ 30'
AL7JK 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Dipole@25ft
AA7VW 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 Random wire hung out motel window
W8 Division
WB8LZG 27 27 54 19 1026 x2 2052 Dpl @ 30 ft
AC8AP 21 21 42 16 672 x2 1344 Dipole @ 50'
K8RJW 16 16 32 14 448 x2 896 6 BTV @ 15'
W3HI 14 14 28 10 280 x2 560 80m horiz. loop @ 30ft
N8XMS 11 11 22 10 220 x2 440 R7 Vertical
KB8FE 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 Indoor dpl @15'
N8QY 9 9 18 7 126 x2 252 G5RV-25'
WB8ENE 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 132' doublet @ 15'
KD8FKD 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Dpl@35'
N8BB 4 4 8 2 16 x2 32 Dipole@50'
W9 Division
AA9L 47 46 93 24 2232 x2 4464 Trap dipole @ 40 ft.
W9CC 27 27 54 17 918 x2 1836 6btv
KB9BVN 25 25 50 14 700 x2 1400 Attic dipole @ about 28'
W0 Division
N0TA 54 53 107 28 2996 x2 5992 Doublet @30' & Gnd Mnt Vertical
K0ALN 26 26 52 18 936 x2 1872 InvV@35'
N8LA 22 22 44 16 704 x2 1408 Dipole@35 ft.
AA0W 15 14 29 12 348 x2 696 Dipole
K0EUN 13 12 25 10 250 x2 500 Hamstick car vertical @ 10'
WB0PYF 15 15 30 8 240 x2 480 Dipole @ 55'
W0YZZ 12 11 23 10 230 x2 460 40 mtr loop 20 Ft
NO2D 10 9 19 8 152 x2 304 80M Doublet @ 25'
KA8HDE 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 G5RV jr @ 30'
Canada Division
VE2TH 43 41 84 22 1848 x2 3696 INV VEE UP 32 FT
VE5BCS 16 15 31 11 341 x2 682 Wire loop@30ft
VE7KBN 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 3 band vert 8 ft off ground
VE3DVC 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 Inv Vee @40'
VE3FUJ 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 G5RV@ 50'
DX Division
CO8CML 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Inverted "V" Dipole @27'
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
K1IX 6 4 10 6 60 x1.5 90 HB OCFD @35'
W2 Division
W3JAR 18 18 36 12 432 x1.5 648 Crappy inverted-v dipole jr at 30'
W3 Division
K3WWP 21 21 42 17 714 x1.5 1071 ~110' attic rnd wire, attic dipole
W4 Division
AK4NY 13 13 26 7 182 x1.5 273 G5RV - 35' at cntr 50' at ends
W5 Division
W6 Division
W7 Division
N7QR 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials
W8 Division
AB8FJ 7 7 14 6 84 x1.5 126 Inverted L
W9 Division
W0 Division
KD0V 22 21 43 17 731 x1.5 1097 Cf zepp@50'
WD0K 12 12 24 8 192 x1.5 288 Delta loop @ 30'
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
NR1D 35 35 70 21 1470 1470 40 meter loop
K1SX 22 22 44 13 572 572 270' doublet @ 15'
N2CN 20 19 39 14 546 546 ZS6BKW @ 60'
AJ1DM 13 13 26 11 286 286 40m dpl@40'+100'EFLW@25'
W2 Division
N2ESE 20 20 40 16 640 640 80mtr.OCF@25ft.
W3 Division
KB3AAG 45 45 90 25 2250 2250 Loop @ 30 ft
N8XEE 30 27 57 16 912 912 40m doublet@40' fed with twinline
WB3T 5 5 10 3 30 30 40m Dipole @ 20'
W4 Division
N5GW 56 54 110 29 3190 3190 CFZ @ 50'
WB4MNK 34 33 67 24 1608 1608 Dpl@30'
N4MJ 32 31 63 20 1260 1260 160 - 10 Windom
K4KRW 22 22 44 13 572 572 Dipole@25'
K3RLL 13 13 26 9 234 234 Temp Nighttime Vertical
KU4A 9 9 18 7 126 126 Sloping dipole @ 40'
KG4MTN 1 1 2 1 2 2 Dipole at 6'
WD4EXI 1 1 2 1 2 2 DPL@35'
W5 Division
WB5BEK 12 12 24 8 192 192 InvV@25'
AC5T 9 9 18 8 144 144 Homebrew Vertical
N5RWK 5 5 10 5 50 50 End fed 35' wire mtd on 31' vert pole
WB5HQO 2 2 4 1 4 4 40 m invert vee
W6 Division
K6CSL 1 1 2 1 2 2 Indoor Dipole, Delta Loop, Vertical
W7 Division
W8 Division
AC8JW 12 11 23 11 253 253 End fed half wave
WA8AXF 10 10 20 9 180 180 20M dipole @ 8' (portable)
K8AG 5 5 10 4 40 40 Random wire vertical with counterpoise
W9 Division
AB9YC 13 13 26 11 286 286 Dipole @ 20'
K9EYT 5 5 10 5 50 50 G5RV at 25FT
W0 Division
N0WKZ 4 4 8 4 32 32 Random Wire Against Counterpoise @ 20ft
Canada Division
VE3DXK 24 24 48 16 768 768 73ft end fed wire @20ft
VE2DDZ 11 11 22 9 198 198 End fed random wire @ 25'
DX Division
GAIN ANTENNA Category
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
K4BAI 72 70 142 32 4544 x2 9088 TH6DXX at 55'; 40M dip at 40'.
NQ2W 37 37 74 22 1628 x2 3256 Mini beam @25', inv V @40'
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
NN9K 66 64 130 32 4160 4160 3el yagi@40ft & 40m Dpl@40ft
N6GA 32 32 64 20 1280 1280 Yagi @ 25 ft
XE2IF 29 28 57 15 855 855 Hexbeam @ 30'
AE5X 25 25 50 16 800 800 2el Yagi @ 45 feet
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 |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | KN1H | K1IEE | - |
W2 | K2YGM | W2SH | KA2KGP |
W3 | N3HEE | AB3RU | - |
W4 | WH6LE | WB4OMM | K2UFT |
W5 | NF5U | W5IQS | - |
W6 | W6FPS | - | - |
W7 | KF7WNS | WD7Y | K7EW |
W8 | WB8LZG | AC8AP | K8RJW |
W9 | AA9L | - | - |
W0 | N0TA | K0ALN | - |
Canada | VE2TH | VE5BCS | - |
DX | CO8CML | - | - |
SWA BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | K1IX | - | - |
W2 | W3JAR | - | - |
W3 | K3WWP | - | - |
W4 | AK4NY | - | - |
W5 | - | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | N7QR | - | - |
W8 | AB8FJ | - | - |
W9 | - | - | - |
W0 | KD0V | - | - |
Canada | - | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | NR1D | - | - |
W2 | N2ESE | - | - |
W3 | KB3AAG | - | - |
W4 | N5GW | WB4MNK | - |
W5 | WB5BEK | - | - |
W6 | K6CSL | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | AC8JW | - | - |
W9 | AB9YC | - | - |
W0 | N0WKZ | - | - |
Canada | VE3DXK | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key type | SK | BUG | K/K |
| K4BAI | - | NN9K |
First time entrant high scorer |
Key type | SK | BUG | K/K |
| K7EW | W3JAR | VE3DXK |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | N1JI |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 138
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 211
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 2,379
States represented: 42 + BC ON QC SK + CM V2 XE
SOAPBOX:
K3RLL - K3 to Temp nighttime vertical: 20m was really strong tonight with lots of excellent signals. This was fun! Big signals down here into FL this evening were Gene N5GW and John AE5X. Tnx for the nice contacts and great evening. 72 de Don K3RLL .
WB9G - Thanks for the QSOs! 72, Chris WB9G .
KB8FE - Weather good here in northern Ohio thus no QRN. Some very good signals and others quite marginal. Stayed on 40 meters for about an hour. .
K3WWP - It took a bit longer to get my 20 QSOs this month - 65 minutes. Condx were very good, but I just wasn't getting too many answers to my CQs. They would come in bunches, then silent periods in between. Thanks to all I worked. It was nice to have my noise level low again this month and virtually all 20 QSOs were easy copy. Only a couple repeats of calls needed and no repeats of info. Nice to work our WPA buddy Don from down there in balmy FL. Looking forward to having him up here again for the summer. CU all next month.
KB9BVN - 20m was dead here in Central Indiana...worked 90 mins on 40m with my newly repaired K2 at 5W and the infamous attic dipole...band started opening to the SE here at about 10PM but I had to call it a night. See you all next month! Highlight was working Ivin W9ILF from nearby Morgan County Indiana! .
KD0V - Good sprint, I could only spend an hour this month. 72, Merlin - KD0V .
AJ1DM - FB sprint. Thanks to all for your patience. 73 de AJ1DM .
WU7F - Quick break from doing taxes. Thanks & 72! .
WH6LE - 40m seemed improved from last weekend. Enjoyed another one and thanks to all. Used the LNR Precision ProPump.
W4TZM - Played with a new antenna tonight and it seemed to work well. Had a great time and almost figured out how to work that straight key.
AA9L - Decided to use the Kent straight key this evening and stay on 40 meters. Very good results. What a great CW Sprint. 73 Rich AA9L
W3HI - Thanks to all for another good NAQCC Sprint! .
AB3RU - Fun night - stayed on 40 the whole time. A few stations I seemed to hear out of thin air, between other signals, and sometimes under some sideband qrm! Took a moment to have a small chat about naqcc with a non member that called. See you all next month!
KF7TDF - Fun little sprint tonight, condx turned out a lot better that I expected. Thanks to the management of the sprint for their work to make it happen, see you next month. Danny 72 .
WA8AXF - For a new personal twist, I operated patio portable on battery power with a 20 meter dipole strung just prior to the sprint. A good portable/field day test run. I made contacts until my fingers got too cold to keep going. Also, XE2IF thanks for trying maybe nex time or if I get my antenna higher than 8 ft! .
WB0PYF - Only had about 45 minutes to operate. 40/20 pretty busy, KX3 did great, 72 Ray .
K4KRW - Bands were a bit noisy here tonight. I had to pull a few out of the noise. It was nice getting an Oregon contact tonight on 20 meters. I ended up with contacts on 3 bands. Great fun as always. 73, Richard
N3HEE - Fun! Used my homebrew straight key. Bands were in great shape. Lots of very LOUD QRP signals tonight. 72 All -Joe
N1JI - Great conditions here in NH tonight. See you next month!
WB3T - Made 5 quick ones in the last 21 minutes of the contest but they were good ones. Always a fun event! Used my HW-9 and dipole, pretty much a classic setup. Conditions were pretty good on 40 tonight, no prob copying even the weak ones. Thanks guys, see you next time. Going to work toward making that 50-Sprint list! 72, Bob
WA2JSG - Band conditions were great for me this evening on 20m and 40m. Rig IC-703 off a 12v battery, 5 watts to an all-band vertical. Kent Straight Key. Was watching the W5KUB live broadcast during sprint.... plenty of coffee helps (hi hi). See y'all next month.
N0TA - Good evening. Most Q's on 20m - went to 40m for the last 45 minutes. Thanks for the Q's. KX3, doublet & vertical, camelback, GenLog.
W2JEK - Was only on for the last 45 minutes. Only worked 40 and 80. Bands seemed pretty good but could have been better. Still was a lot of fun. Rig Yaesu FT-840 at 5 watts to end fed wire. 72 and 73 Don Younger W2JEK #1135 .
WG8Y - Hi all,20 sounded pretty good here in N.C. I spent the entire sprint S&Ping. Was on 20 the first hour.I kept going back to 14.067 trying to pull out the call that was cqing. The 817 couldn't pull it out.Next time a vert.for 20m. Went to 40 & so many signals. Many calling so I just went up & down the band working guys.Couldn't seem to find a hole to call cq from anyway.Boy the band was full! Nice relaxing fun filled 2 hours.Good working everyone. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
K6CSL - I just made the last 1/2 hour. I called several stations on 40m without success, then finally WB0USI, here in CA answered my call. TNX. 73's to all and to all a good night from the Northern San Joaquin Valley. Bert, K6CSL .
KB0ETU - Best NAQCC sprint for me in a long time. Considering all the storms in the area, I feel I did quite good. Many thanks to those who heard me and were able to pull me out of the QRN/QRM. Already looking forward to the next one. Used my K-2 with a G5RV and straight key. 72, Phil
KN1H - Thanks for another fun sprint! Really nice conditions on 20 and 40, couldn't make myself heard on 80 for some reason. Used IC-7200 and Nye Viking Master Key. 73, John, KN1H
K2UFT - First Sprint in long time - good to be back!
NN9K - Just too much fun!
K5IX - First attempt with GenLog--hope I got it right!
K1IEE - Missed the first hour for a radio club meeting. When I turned the rig on it was set for 20M and conditions sounded good. Really expected the band to be very quiet. Stayed there for an hour then went to 40M to finish the sprint. Had a busy night but was not going to miss the NAQCC sprint. Thanks to all 73 Dick
N1IMW - Got late ... watching the red sox ugly win ! Not a bad night on 40...thanks to all!
WD0K - 20 was my Darling tonite! 40 was the uninvited cousin! Really nice to hear the East coast as good as I did. My ole friend from QC, Mike had a really nice signal into the Little Canada area. Worked N8XEE from PA for first time, and old ones from GA as well. That last hour of the sprint can get really nasty! Only ran 12 q's but was fun! 72's Rich / wd0k
K0ALN - Busy bands tonight! - and great conditions here in the high Rockies. Good to hear so many stations. 72's and will look for everybody again next month. .
VE2TH - Hello all, very nice condx tonite, many new ones for me. See you next month, and have a very nice quiet spring. 72, Michel
KF7WNS - Great turnout tonight and 20M was elbow-to-elbow. Stayed on 20M the whole time with East coast coming in very strong. Looking forward to next month. 72, Gary
NO2D - Stuck with 20 meters until it faded into the dust. Had fun, used GenLog, but need to update the data files before the next sprint. Also used straight key for the first time in a while. Pete, NO2D PS: Thanks to all who help to run the sprints. .
N8XEE - My first sprint with my new doublet. Very happy with that antenna, and a personal best for me.
W4DUK - Another fun Sprint. Conditions not too bad here in southwest-central Virginia tonight, considering that the steady rain made my SWR go up a little bit. Worked new member and neighbor WD4EXG for the first time...welcome to the club, Billy! 72/73 de Dave
N4SX - I've been looking forward to this Sprint since last month! Got started and made 3 contacts with K3WWP being first on my list. I knew storms were coming and I was watching lightningmaps.org. The strikes were still over 10 miles away but after qso number 3 I heard thunder and it was pretty close. Time to shut down!! By 0215 it was clear and I got back on and made 4 more contacts for a total of 7. In hindsight I should have strung a wire through the house so that I could keep working even through the storm.....we qrp'ers are supposed to be creative and resourceful, right! So when this happens again, I'll be better prepared. Thanks guys for the contacts tonight....Randy N4SX
N7KM - I only got to participate for a few minutes but it was fun. Thanks for having these short sprints. It's hard to keep the log columns spacing straight using an iPad, sorry. 72, Ken
WB5BEK - Got a late start, but an email reminder got me going. First sprint I've done in years. 40 was noisy in Central Texas, but attenuator on K1 was a big help.
WB5HQO - SOLAR kP=4 BAD CONDUX. 20m vERY bAD QRM 40 VERY BAD QRN. 40 M WON OUT 2 CONTACTS, BOTH IN TX. SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.
W6FPS - Bands were in good condition tonight, many strong signals. Many thanks to all who help to put on these sprints. 73, Ron
W0YZZ - I ENJOYED THE SPRINT MY FIRST LIMITED TIME BUT COND GOOD W0YZZ DAVE
N4OW - Lots of local noise but good fun.
WX4RM - Thanks to all who pulled my signal out of the crowd tonight, NAQCC members are very patient and good operators, many good signals heard. Long skip conditions favored my vertical, and was able to work Mexico and Canada. I always look forward to these sprints. Ron, WX4RM
XE2IF - I NEED A FILTER FOR MY FT817, LOTS OF STATION AND LAST 2 QSO AT 1 WATT, LONG LIVE CW!!
K3BAB - First contact! TU N8TNA. Heard many stations here in Rockville MD. I suppose it is time to put up an antenna somewhere, and learn CW hi hi. 73 Bruce
K8RJW - Lot's of signals on 40M but many were casual QSO's. S&P worked better than CQ. Fun at its best! Can't wait for next month. .
AB9YC - I only had a short time again this month, but it wasn't nearly as productive as last month. Conditions seemed pretty quiet compared to a few months ago, I just didn't find many signals. I began on 40M, where I've typically done well. I jumped to 20M and found a few signals, but not as many as I hoped. See you next month! .
NQ2W - Ten-Tec Jupiter @ 5 W to a mini-beam at 25' for 20, an inv V at 40' for 40...and my Vibroplex Know Code straight key donated by NU7T (SK)(Sri to hr abt Steve's passing...thoughts to family and friends). Better than expected band conditions with most signals 599. A few tough ones but I think I got everyone that answered my CQs or that I called in response to their CQ. My fist showed its tiredness near the end of the sprint...thanks for your patience. Never got to 80. Thanks for the opportunity. Hope to hear you all next month. 72, Will, NQ2W
KE5YUM - Thanks to all who worked me in the S-8 noise at the QTH. Thanks to Danny N5DRG in TX for his patience with my poor copy. All the best, Terry .
K9JWV - Condx were the pits out here in s/w UT! Wind was gusting to 40 mph and the resulting QRN - thanks to dust hitting the antenna - was terrible. Invested about 40 minutes, on and off, and finally got tired of my ears feeling like they were bleeding...hihi. Not complaining - just sayin'! Thanks to all who pulled my signal out of the mud! .
N5GW - I had the KX3 back at the cabin on the TN Cumberland Plateau at 2K elevation. Nice place to be except rain all week. It was good to hear so much participation including several unfamiliar call signs. I stayed on 20M for the first hour and a half, then moved to 40M which was good except for a little QRN. 80M was very noisy, yielding only two contacts. .
VE3FUJ - Again an enjoyable sprint. lots of stations about. Tnx to all and see you next month. Brion 3011 .
KA2KGP - A real nice sprint with good band conditions & plenty of NA stations on the band. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into dipole up 25 ft. w/ straight key. .
WB8ENE - Nice sprint. There was plenty of activity on 40 meters, so I stayed there the whole time (about 50 minutes). It's nice having a panadapter on the K3 to quickly find all the signals. Thanks for the contacts, and see you next time. 73, Art .
N5DRG - First time to work a sprint with the Ole J-38, fist will be sore later today, but at least the Brass has been polished... Danny N5DRG .
AK4NY - Noise was tough on 40 at my location, however it was still a fun night. .
WB8LZG - Hello fellow sprinters. Great condx tonight ! had the whole time to play radio too ! fired up the trusty Argo 509 on 20 es worked coast to coast ! lot's of new members too! Welcome aboard to all! Had a good time jumping back es forth between 20m es 40m. See u all next month. 73 Gregg .
N8LA - KX-3, 5W, dipole @35 ft., Navy Flameproof hand key (AKA Sinbad Popeye Key.) Wow! Bands like big time contest: wall to wall "CQNA!" Dr. Sigmund Fraud diagnosed my condition as "OCWD with HKF" (Obsessive CW Disorder with Hand Key Fixation.) He said I was "sinning badly," psychologically, continuing my CW "hand key panky." Sinning badly? Reminded me of my Navy Flameproof I had never used on the air. I could call it "Sinbad." But the knob looks like Popeye's pipe. If Francis Scott Key can have two names before Key, so can my Navy Flameproof! Thanks to all contacts and I am sorry for ones I couldn't copy. 72, Lou N8LA .
KG4MTN - Just got started and electrical storm came thru. Better luck next month!! .
KC2NYU - My first Sprint. Finally got the guts to try and had a lot of fun. Still learning the process, so not a lot of contacts. Wasn't using Genlog, won't make that mistake again. Looking forward to next event. 73 Paul KC2NYU .
W5IQS - Enjoyed the Sprint. Lots of fun. Several months since I last participated but made several Q's and at least one old friend contacted. .
AA7VW - I wanted to participate in the sprint even though it was from a motel room here in Salem, OR. My K2 and wire out the window didn't work out well but I did hear a couple of weak signals. Had a 120 foot Fir tree fall on the house about a month ago that took down my antenna and immediately moved me out of the house. Most of my ham equipment is ok but has been packed into boxes and stored elsewhere. Hope to set up in a field next month weather allowing. Sure do miss the sprint and even getting to listen to the bands. On the plus side my house was the only one hit by a tree during the wind storm here. I guess that makes me number one in that category but I get no certificate. .
W3JAR - Had a blast! Thanks! .
WA2FBN - As always a fun sprint. Ten Tec R4020 2 band QRP rig at 4 w. J38 key. Thanks to all who copied my signal. .
K4BAI - IC756Pro, 5W. Good condition on 20M. Had to go to 40 for the last 45 minutes to pick up the closer in mults. 40M had good signals from near and wide, including W6FPS in CA and N7KM in UT. 40 was very noisy with QRN from electrical storms in the area. A storm passed just before the sprint. Also a lot of digital QRM. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.
K7EW - BY MISTAKE I TRIED TO START AT 0000 OOPS! SRI! .
N4MJ - Was good to have 20m back. Getting more and more digital QRM. Where's that Band Plan??? .
WB4OMM - Wow! Whadda nite! 20M was the money band here in FL for me - great signals, quiet band, lotsa folks, for over an hour. Made 30 Qs in 65 mins and almost all were 599. Then the band died. Going to 40m was horrible. S9 noise, digital signals all over, hard to even read anyone. But I managed to ferret out some 8 Qs in just over 35 minutes, and most were good signals. Then I went to 80M....if possible, it was more horrible than 40M!!! Only made 2 Qs in the last 20 minutes of the contest - but worked my good friend and neighbor (and portable op partner!) WB4MNK and got another multiplier on 40M! (Then worked him again on 80M). Thanks Art! Another 'regular' I worked is Curt WA2JSG - thanks for always being there! Also got to work John K3WWP whom I haven't worked in almost 2 years. Thanks to all that showed up....it's always fun! Look for you in the next contest!! 72/72, Steve WB4OMM
AE5X - This was my first Sprint in many years and I was happily surprised at the level of activity. I was using my new Apache Labs Anan 10E. SDR is a new way of operating for me and it was amazing to see wall to wall signals, a great many of them quite strong. Thanks for the contacts everyone - looking forward to May!
K1SX - Tnx all--good to have 20m so active. I believe N6GA was my 1st west coast in the sprint. .
WA1GWH - Worked only 40M with 900 mW and dipole at 15 ft. Lots of strong sigs, but mostly closer to my location in central NY than usual. TNX FER CONTACTS Garry .
K2SQS - 20 m was in good shape never got down to 80m fun time
WB4MNK - Fun to work the NAQCC sprint after a few months. Bands were good but noisy here in FL because of the storms close by. I worked some new stations and enjoyed also working the stations that I have worked many times before. Thanks to the guy's I was having trouble copying for hanging in there and making it into my log. Hope to hear everyone in next months sprint. 72, Art WB4MNK
AC8JW - Busy sprint this month. Lots of stations participating.
KB3AAG - Another great night and sprint! Last month I somehow came in with a score way ahead of the 3 district! I have no interest in continuing the tradition of the same call winning month after month or even years! This month I turned down my power and sure enough my score drooped! If I win 3 area this month my power will droop the next until the field gets level! Hope to see you next sprint. Frank
K0EUN - Good to be back after a 6-month absence. Bands were in excellent shape; unfortunately I was only able to work a little over 1/2 of the contest due to other obligations. Looking forward to next time.
N7QR - FT840 w/ Vibroplex presentation, I was cut short by the family lobbying to go out for sushi. 80 and 40 dead; 20, they were there but weak. .
KA5TJS - Just got on for 30 min. but had a great time on 20 meters. The band was in good shape down here. Hope we get some more 5's in the contest. They guys from Austin should show up well this month. 73's Allen .
AC5T - Thanks again for all the Qs. QRN was about S8 on 40 here in north Texas with very short but deep QSB. Fun as always. .
AB8FJ - K3/10 at 5W to the Inverted L. Used my Lafayette Radio Electronics bug purchased back in 1971. .
N5RWK - My first sprint! My member # is 7702 .
K8AG - Experimental field setup tryout. Worked OK. Still wringing out bugs. Fun. .
WA5SAT - Had a lot of fun. Nice to meet some new members. 73,WA5SAT
K2YGM - Tonight my noise level was perfect and I could hear the weak signals especially on 20M which was my money band tonight.. It was nice to be able to put a few W6 AND W7 QSOs in the log for a change.. I tried a few 80 meter contacts for the close in multipliers and that worked in my favor as well. Im looking forward to next month already. 72 Bob
NA4SO - Great time - thanks .
CO8CML - Big QRM around 14065;stronger signal was K2UFT.Also copied XE2IF, but could not work him.Thanks to all!!!.CU next month.
K1IX - seemed like low participation..quit early... still fun 73
N8QY - NICE SPRINT WITH A LOT OF GOOD FISTS..
AK3X - Only had 20 minutes to spare, and even that got interrupted! 40 meters only with my DSW-40 and inv vee. Nice signals on 40 while it lasted.. CU all next month. 72 Peter
W3RT - Only 10 contacts, but fun doing it. Long time absent, glad to be on again. Red,W3RT .
VE5BCS - I am not sure of one contact W1SU I never got a roger so left him off log but i'm sure he was good. Band was very hot at the start but was ok after the big russ. stayed on 20 .
VE7KBN - Enjoyed sprint as always- used HB1B and Bencher hand key. CU next time! .
W2SH - 20m stayed open for at least 90 minutes and the QSB could be tolerated. Activity on 40m seemed lower than usual. 80m was in good shape and at the end the skip was long with Florida signals easily copied in NJ. Given how carefully the activity is recorded for these monthly sprints, I calculate that my participation has now just reached the century mark. In actual fact February 2005 was my first sprint, but it was not recorded. I had forgotten my membership number and gave out an incorrect one throughout. With my error discovered, I was too ashamed to submit a log.
AA2VG - Couldn't stay the full Sprint but had fun. Nice to see everyone again. 72 AA2VG
N8BB - Well that is about as close to missing an event without actually missing it. Remembered with 12 minutes left in the sprint so I am at the bottom end with 4 contacts. But they were good contacts! Thanks to all, will try to do a better job of starting on time.
WB3FAE - Ran Battery power for this Sprint. Power outage in my town of Chicora....very little to no QRN....nice.
KB1UOH - Lots of strong sigs.
AL7JK - Greetings to all ! Used a homebrew 20 mtr transceiver this time around, had a blast despite the propagation conditions. Power output was 2 watts to a dipole strung from a birch tree in our front yard. Its amazing the operating skills that are displayed during Qrp events when the band conditions are marginal. Brings out the best in folks ! Looking forward to future Qso's with everyone. 72/73 from Eagle River, Alaska
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