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February 2018 QRP/CW Sprint (#160)
N2CN Comments - Results are now final for this sprint.
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KN1H 37 37 74 20 1480 x2 2960 400' End-fed wire
WB1GYZ 19 19 38 10 380 x2 760 125 ft sloping wire to top of pine tree
K1IEE 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 OCF dipole @ 30'
W2 Division
W2SH 27 27 54 16 864 x2 1728 InvertedL 86ftV,68ftH;270ft dpl@45ft
W2JEK 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 End fed wire 110 ft long, up 20 ft
WA2JSG 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 Vertical @ 10'
K2JT 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 Dpl @ 30'
K2ZC 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Dipole @ 30'
WA2ZOT 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 70' long wire up 20'
W3 Division
AC2C 26 24 50 15 750 x2 1500 Random Wire at 30 ft
AH6AX 25 23 48 14 672 x2 1344 Windom @ 50'
KC3RN 19 19 38 14 532 x2 1064 74' end fed
KD3CA 19 19 38 14 532 x2 1064 132ft ocf Windom @33 ft
W3TTT 12 12 24 7 168 x2 336 Inverted vee at 50 feet
K3JZD 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 Dipole@25'
AK3X 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 OCF doublet @27'
W4 Division
KB4QQJ 49 48 97 24 2328 x2 4656 Doublet
K4JPN 37 37 74 18 1332 x2 2664 Zepp at 32 feet
K4ORD 32 32 64 18 1152 x2 2304 40M dipole@40', 80M wire vee@30'
WZ2N 24 24 48 17 816 x2 1632 G5rv at 40'
N4OW 23 23 46 16 736 x2 1472 80M LOOP AVG HGT 12'
W4KRN 19 19 38 14 532 x2 1064 OCF Inv Vee @50'
WD4OHD 20 20 40 12 480 x2 960 80m dipole sloper
W4DUK 16 16 32 10 320 x2 640 End-fed Zepp @ 20'
KQ4MM 14 14 28 11 308 x2 616 66ft End Fed Wire
W4NLT 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 84 ft End Fed @ 30 ft
N4FI 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 115' random wire @ 30 '
K4NYI 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 Sloper @ 35'
WA4SPJ 9 9 18 7 126 x2 252 Inverted L @ 30'
N4WD 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 OCF dipole
WX4RM 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 6BTV gnd mtd vert
K4KBL 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 OCF dipole @ 50'
WG8Y 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 80 meter hf loop at 40ft.
K4ARQ 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 Rndm wire w/9:1 unun @40'
KM4THR 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Dipole at 25 feet
KG4MTN 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 EFHW at 20 ft.
NA4O 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 Dipole@45'
W4OEP 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 InvEll @ 35 feet
KB0ETU 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Dipole @ 35 feet
W5 Division
KA5TJS 9 9 18 8 144 x2 288 80 meter inverted vee @ 30 ft.
W3BIT 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 40m Dipole 20ft
KK5MT 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 Mobile screwdriver
K5MBA 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 40M EFHW abt 20'
W6 Division
K6MGO 6 6 12 4 48 x2 96 45' indoor doublet approx 12' high
W7 Division
KC7DM 15 15 30 14 420 x2 840 450' horz loop @ 60'
KF7WNS 16 14 30 12 360 x2 720 320ft OCF Longwire
K7EW 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 GND MTD VERT + 2 RAD/BND
KE7YTE 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 20' FLAG POLE
W8 Division
W3NP 44 44 88 22 1936 x2 3872 160 Meter Horizontal Loop @ 50'
W8ES 19 19 38 13 494 x2 988 80M doublet @ 30 ft
WB8LZG 14 14 28 8 224 x2 448 Dipoles @ 30'
NF8M 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 80m OCF dpl @35ft
N8XMS 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 R7 Vertical
W8BUD 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 Wire delta loop 65 feet 533 feet Long
N8BB 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Dipole 50'
W9 Division
WB9HFK 53 50 103 26 2678 x2 5356 150 Ft. Random Wire
NN9K 43 42 85 23 1955 x2 3910 135' wire at 23'
W9CC 18 18 36 12 432 x2 864 6BTV
KA9FQG 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 G5RV at 37 ft
N9SE 6 6 12 3 36 x2 72 Dipole @70'
K9PL 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 Fan Dipole at 25'
KD9EBS 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 Parallel Dipole at 25' in the attic
W0 Division
N0TA 30 30 60 15 900 x2 1800 1/4 wave, gnd mnt vertical
NN0SS 15 15 30 12 360 x2 720 80 meter Inv Vee @40ft
AA5LH 13 8 21 13 273 x2 546 Inverted vee
KD0DK 10 10 20 7 140 x2 280 117 ft end fed long wire
K0FNR 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 90' doublet @ 30'
KA0OBI 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 135' OCF @ 40'
KE0GVW 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 Diopole @ 20 ft
Canada Division
VE3DQN 17 17 34 9 306 x2 612 Dipoles@40'
VE3FUJ 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 130' LW 12 - 33'
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
NF1U 14 14 28 9 252 x1.5 378 Windom
K1IX 11 11 22 8 176 x1.5 264 OCFD @ 38'
W2 Division
K3CKO 15 15 30 10 300 x1.5 450 G5RV @ 60'
W3 Division
K3WWP 41 40 81 21 1701 x1.5 2552 ~110' attic random wire
W4 Division
KJ4R 31 31 62 22 1364 x1.5 2046 34' Vertical ( used tuner for 80m)
AK4NY 28 28 56 19 1064 x1.5 1596 270 ft OCF @ 50 ft
W4EDN 7 7 14 6 84 x1.5 126 Fan dipole up 30 ft
N7EDK 0 0 0 0 0 x1.5 0 EFHW vertical up 32'
KI4EZL 0 0 0 0 0 x1.5 0 33' EFW at 8 to 15 feet
W5 Division
NF5U 40 40 80 22 1760 x1.5 2640 40m/80m trap dipole @33ft
W5ODS 38 38 76 20 1520 x1.5 2280 G5RV @ 50ft
WI5H 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 90' wire loop top at 21'
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
KI8FV 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 Dipole @25' 40m loop@ 15'
W9 Division
AA9L 6 6 12 6 72 x1.5 108 160-80-40 trap dipole @ 50 feet
W0 Division
KD0V 33 32 65 18 1170 x1.5 1755 Cf Zepp @ 50 feet
Canada Division
VE3IDS 6 6 12 5 60 x1.5 90 130' doublet up 35' HW-101 @5w
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
N2CN 13 12 25 8 200 200 ZS6BKW @ 60'
KB1M 11 10 21 5 105 105 40 mtr dipole at 30 ft
W2 Division
K2YGM 34 34 68 17 1156 1156 40m INV VEE 80m EFHW
N2ESE 5 5 10 5 50 50 OCS-dipole@25ft.
W2NRA 5 5 10 4 40 40 .35
K2ZD 6 6 12 3 36 36 OCF Dipole at 45 feet
KC2MJT 4 4 8 3 24 24 G5RV @30'
W3 Division
W4 Division
KB9ILT 50 50 100 22 2200 2200 Endfed @ 20 feet
N4MJ 29 29 58 20 1160 1160 Windom @ 55'
K9EZ 31 31 62 17 1054 1054 G5RV at 70'
AA4W 18 18 36 15 540 540 43' VERTICAL GND MT
K3RLL 15 15 30 13 390 390 Nighttime Stealth HoA Vertical
KU4A 13 12 25 10 250 250 40m slp dip @ 40', 80m 1/4-wave slp @ 40
WB4OMM 10 10 20 9 180 180 G5RV at 45 feet
AF4OI 10 10 20 9 180 180 Dipole @ 25ft
K4KRW 8 8 16 8 128 128 Dipole@35'
K4WLW 7 7 14 7 98 98 125' End Fed Sloper
W5 Division
W5WIL 10 10 20 9 180 180 240' dblt @ 35'
KE5YUM 4 4 8 4 32 32 OCF 40 @ 24 feer
W6 Division
W7 Division
N7YY 11 11 22 8 176 176 160 meter horizontal loop @ 35'
AC7FF 6 5 11 6 66 66 Linked Dipole 20,30,40,80m at 30 feet
KF7Z 4 4 8 3 24 24 Dpl@ 25'
W8 Division
W8RTJ 15 15 30 9 270 270 End fed wire @25'
N8NK 9 8 17 5 85 85 Dipoles in the pines at 36 ft
WA8SAN 6 6 12 5 60 60 End Fed @ 25`
AB8FJ 1 1 2 1 2 2 End fed random wire @ 15'
W9 Division
K9CW 16 16 32 13 416 416 40m/80m inverted V at 60'
K9JWI 12 11 23 6 138 138 80M inv V @35 ft.
N9BIL 6 6 12 6 72 72 30 foor g5rv
W0 Division
K0TC 17 17 34 15 510 510 40M delta loop @ 30 ft, 160M inv L @ 35f
WZ0W 10 10 20 8 160 160 Dipole @ 30'
NO2D 2 2 4 2 8 8 80 M doublet @ 30' window line & tuner
Canada Division
DX Division
GAIN ANTENNA Category
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
KL7CW 7 7 14 4 56 56 40 meter dipole and 20 meter Yagi.
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 | - | - |
W2 | W2SH | W2JEK | - |
W3 | AC2C | AH6AX | - |
W4 | KB4QQJ | K4JPN | K4ORD |
W5 | KA5TJS | - | - |
W6 | K6MGO | - | - |
W7 | KC7DM | - | - |
W8 | W3NP | W8ES | - |
W9 | WB9HFK | NN9K | - |
W0 | N0TA | NN0SS | - |
Canada | VE3DQN | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | NF1U | - | - |
W2 | K3CKO | - | - |
W3 | K3WWP | - | - |
W4 | KJ4R | AK4NY | - |
W5 | NF5U | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | KI8FV | - | - |
W9 | AA9L | - | - |
W0 | KD0V | - | - |
Canada | VE3IDS | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | N2CN | - | - |
W2 | K2YGM | N2ESE | - |
W3 | - | - | - |
W4 | KB9ILT | N4MJ | K9EZ |
W5 | W5WIL | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | N7YY | - | - |
W8 | W8RTJ | - | - |
W9 | K9CW | - | - |
W0 | K0TC | - | - |
Canada | - | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key type | SK | BUG | K/K |
| - | - | KL7CW |
First time entrant high scorer |
Key type | SK | BUG | K/K |
| AA5LH | - | K9EZ |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | KD0DK |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 120
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 161
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1632
States represented: 40 + DX ON YT
SOAPBOX:
WB4OMM - Noisy bands....got 30 mins in, all I could take! Not many signals heard here on East FL coast. Hi hi hi....hope conditions improve soon! 72/73 to all! Steve WB4OMM
N2CN - 80 was great tonight.
KC2MJT - Used my IC703+ with palm paddles. Grabbed one quick QSO on 40m, then the band appeared to shut down. Heard nothing on 20m. 80m was the place to be tonight. Heard a few signals in 3 land that sounded like they were next door, yet they never heard me. Seemed the southern states were finding their way north tonight. Only worked 40 minutes as the noise was very high. .
WG8Y - Hi all, I didn't hang in very long. I had shoulder surgery in Jan. & still not supposed to be using my arm. Bothered me enough I figured I better pull the plug. Tried calling on 7.044 & thought I worked W0LGU but didn't hear a qsl, plus W0KFG called me, Maybe?? Think there might have been someone else on freq. calling that I couldn't hear. Anyway,sorry if I missed you guys in the confusion. My fewest Q's but hurt doesn't mix gud with fun. 72 all from N.C. Mark WG8Y
K9PL - First NAQCC Sprint run for QRP Labs QCX, 5 watts to a fan dipole at 25'. Conditions poor and QRN, participated until nothing more heard, 45 minutes.
KI8FV - Hard to hear tonight, but this is my first time since August or Sept. Tried my new 40m loop, but only one contact on 40. Thanks for the fun. I'll try again next month. 72s, Steve
KG4MTN - Much better condx this month than January! Worked 40M exclusively, really need to get my 80M antenna up and going!
AA4W - Haven't had a chance to operate a Sprint in a while. Glad to see such great participation. 80 sounded good. Ran into a few old timers.
K3RLL - K3 to black after-dark vertical: Surprisingly good conditions this evening with lots of strong signals. Lots of familiar calls but particularly nice to start out with K3WWP and end up with KB4QQJ after finally meeting him in person at the Orlando Hamfest. Thanks to W3NP for 2-bander. Fun Evening! 72/73 ... Don
WZ0W - This was my first CW contest, encouraged by CW Academy Level 2 instructor, Mark K5GQ. I had a blast and will be back next time!
W4EDN - not too good tonite but got 7 and ended the night with k3wwp bug to bug! flipped back and forth 80/40. .
K1IEE - Bands poor again this sprint. Started on 40M that lasted about 1 hour then to 80M with weak signals. Still had a good time. Thanks to all 73 Dick
KB0ETU - Got caught up in the Olympics. Shouldn't have any distractions next month. 72, Phil
NO2D - Managed to work both the Sprint and the 40 meter fox hunt tonight. Got both foxes, and 2 contacts in the NAQCC, including John, K4BAI, in Bonaire. A good night on 40 meters for a change. Thanks to all. Pete, NO2D
K4KBL - Had a very late start but had fun !
N7EDK - Never heard a soul, my noise floor on 40m was S-7/8 on my K1. Tried 80m with my KX3, nothing heard, noise floor was S-9+ here on the west coast of FL. I called CQ NA up and down the bands, never heard a reply...bust night !
KQ4MM - 2nd Sprint, had a blast.. thanks for all the repeats and QSOs, See you next time. VY 72 DE KQ4MM
W3BIT - My first radio contest. Simple and fun.
KC3RN - 40M not so good tonight, but 80 was okay. My first sprint with a straight key. Had a lot of fun, but need to go rest my arm now ;-)
KD9EBS - Greetings: This is my first NAQCC Sprint this year. Prl Dipole at 25' in the attic. YouKits HB-1B QRP 5W Transceiver. Russian Mil.Straight Key. 73!
N0TA - Weak, but readable signals on 40 and 80. Thanks for the Q's. K3, vertical, GenLog.
K4KRW - Worked late so I didn't get much time in the sprint. Got 8 contacts on 80 pretty quickly. Hopefully next time I can work the whole 2 hours. Great hearing everyone. Thanks for the fun! Richard .
KD0V - Band conditions were much better tonight than they have been in a very long time. Thanks everyone for the enjoyable SPRINT. 72 until next time - Merlin - KD0V
W8ES - Many good signals on 80M. TNX to N0TA and K4KRW for your patience! Had a good time tonight. KX3 @ 5W, Kent KT-1 key. 72 from West Virginia, Jay W8ES
K1IX - Tnx all for the Q's. 40m was terrible but 80 was good. sri N0AR lost you in the qsb & qrm. 73 to ALL
WA2JSG - Not my night tonight, just had 7. Used my IC-703 off a 12v car battery, and my Kent Str key. Vertical antenna. Picture on my QRZ profile page. See you next month.
KB4QQJ - Fun Sprint always. 20m was a bust. Only made 4 QSO's on 40m but 80 was alive!! Always a pleasure when I get to play in the NAQCC sprints. Rig was MTR-4B antenna was a doublet at 33 feet Key was the LNR Precision Patriot.
NF5U - The bands were in fair shape, sorry to a few stations I could not copy. My FT-817 was transmitting at 5w, the receiver was quiet and my bug was going as slow I could get it to send. It was a fun Sprint. 73's, see you all next month.
KJ4R - Started out on 40. Noise was terrible and band seemed long. Worked OR, NV, AZ, and MN but never heard anyone East of MS river. Called CQ for 10 mins with no response so threw in the towel on 40 and went to 80. My 34' vertical is not typically good on 80, but condx were good with low noise. Thanks to everyone I worked and a fun time as always. 73 to all.
WZ2N - 80m was workable for me for the first time ever (new ant configuration lower noise.) Couldnt believe 40 was as bad as it was no takers. If it wasn't for K4BAI with a last minute /PJ4 DX QSO I might have finished without a contact on 40. Great fun as always. Thanks to all who host the event. 72 all!
NF1U - conditions appeared pretty good this evening. it is always more fun when you can hear folks...
N8NK - Slim Pickin's but a relatively quiet 40 in MI. 80, not so much. I logged by hand - no PC! If I couldn't copy your number I didn't get to claim your points.. but I copied all, no problem. Thanks to all the members and one non-member who dug me out of the crud! 72... .
KF7WNS - Nice to get one on 20m...been a while. Pretty good conditions tonight. KN1H heard me on 80, but just as band was fading out. Thanks for the contacts. 72
K9EZ - My first Sprint -- finally, but started 30 minutes late due to romantic dinner with wife :-). Sprint was lots of fun! Wish stations would listen before CQing on an occupied frequency however. Also I hope we can spread out a little on 80. Lots of bunching on 3.560, not much above 3.650. I wish stations would give their call more than once when CQing. I wasted too much time on 40. Thrill to contact #2 W3WWP John. Looking forward to the next one! I am hooked!
K3WWP - Check my web site diary at k3wwp.com for my comments on tonight's sprint.
W3TTT - Had fun and that's what counts. I played hunt and pounce all night. No one answered my CQs. Go figure. 80 meters all night for me. I didn't even try 40 tonight. There was some QSB fading so it made it interesting to say the least. Some of my late contacts I had heard earlier, contacting another station. Thank you's to the Scorers and everyone who puts in a lot of effort to make these great sprints possible.
K3CKO - First time with the AC2C sprint logger. It works great. 40 was not good at all. 80 Was great once it got started. kx3 AT 5 WATTS TO A g5rv UP 60'
KC7DM - Into this OR QTH, 40M was in good shape for the entire first hour, allowing some nice X-country QSOs. 80m was hopping for the second month in a row, with surprisingly strong signals from KN1H and KB4QQJ. A fun sprint. Thanks all.
WD4OHD - All activity tonight was on 80m. Strength of signals fluctuated but seemed to steadily improve from 0130 UT onward. Worked some new ones this time. Had an antenna issue during the first hour but got back on track pretty quickly. Best to all participants.
W3NP - 40 was good at the very start but quickly thinned out and sigs got thin. 80 was excellent with a lot of 599 + signals. Tried in vain to snag NF5U on both 40 and 80 - he was 559 - 569 on both bands but didn't hear me. K3 @ 5 watts to my 160m Horizontal loop at 50' and GHD cootie key. First time I have had to spend the entire 2 hours in years. It was a lot of fun. 72 de Dave in West Virginia
W2JEK - Very poor conditions tonight. Band was long with nearby stations very weak. Had a good time. 72/73 Don W2JEK .
KE0GVW - I heard several stations but could not complete QSO until 0300 when the 40m band went quiet. .
K7EW - OMG! I tripled my nr of QSOs! + many times the distances, compared to 4 miles and one QSO last month! Also heard ME 459, and a hero WC7S in WY. -my first contacts on a great carefully used/new-for-me K2, whose aged internal battery allowed me barely an hour, + tiny mil leg strap key. Heard almost no 80m and no 20m NAQCC action. - What about scoring also accounting for the distances covered? TU! 3 whole contacts was FUN!
NA4O - Glad that I happened to be in the right place at the right time to sprint tonight, but it did not sound like many others were around. I was happy to work those that I did, but only heard a few others that I was not able to work. It is different every time- that's one thing that keeps me coming back, I guess.
KN1H - Greetings to all. Heard nothing on 20 or 40 so went to 80 where things were extraordinary! Only heard N2CN in the 1st and 2nd call areas while signals from the 8th area were S9 plus! A fun sprint, thanks to all. 72, KN1H, IC-7200 @5w and Nye Viking Master Key.
K4ORD - Took 30 Min to get 4 qso's on 40M and they were all MN, heard N0TA in CO but he couldn't hear me,I could hear a few faint signals on the band. Then on to 80M which like 40 was very quiet her in VA, this was where the action was! Thanks to all 72/72 Riley
KK5MT - My first time and had a blast! Worked from my mobile rig.
K2YGM - Not much happening on 40 tonight. Stayed on 80 most of the night... Looking forward to adding 160m in the near future with these unfavorable band conditions.. Waiting for the powers to be to make their decision..
AF4OI - Thanks for another nice NAQCC event! The 80m band was the place to be. The new logger works great! Thanks, AF4OI-Bob KY #8923
W4DUK - Conditions pretty good tonight at my QTH. Had a fine time!
N7YY - Got a little bit of a late start. Heard some pretty good sigs out there though and had lots of fun. Good to hear everyone on the bands! Looking forward to possible working 20 meters next month.
N4WD - Good to get back in. 40mtr a floop, 80mtr good. Like new log page!!! .
N8XMS - I got home very late and only had a short time to operate in the sprint. I managed to make a few QSOs despite the poor band conditions. I logged using the Beta version of the new AC2C NAQCC SprintLogger for Mac OS X computer systems and it worked flawlessly. It's a great piece of software and it should be available on the club website for member download soon. .
WB8LZG - HELLO FELLOW SPRINTERS! GUD SPRINT TONIGHT. STARTED OUT ON 40 WHERE THERE WASN'T ALOT OF ACTIVITY INITAILLY. SIGNALLS VERY WEAK AND QSB TERRIBLE. AT TIMES FADING WOULD COMPLETLY TAKE OUT THE STN BEING WORKED. MANY OPS WERE GIVING INFO TWICE AS STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. I HAD A "BEELINE" AGAIN TO TX ES OKLAHOMA. SEEMED LIKE ALL OF TEXAS WAS ON LAST NIGHT. HI I HAD SEVERAL QSO's WHERE I RELLY HAD TO WORK TO PULL EM OUT OF THE MUD. TNS TO KM4THR FOR HIS PERSISTANCE. WE FINALLY DID GET IT RIGHT. SEVERAL OF THE STNS WERE JUST ABOVE THE NOISE FLOOR. 339 ES 449 REPORTS WERE COMMON. CKECKED 80M FER A FEW QSO'S, WENT BACK TO 40M TO FINISH OUT THE NIGHT WITH 2 MORE TEXANS, WY, AND CO. TOUGH NITE ON SOME , BUT WELL WOTH THE EFFORT. HAD A BLAST AS USUAL. SEE U ALL NEXT MONTH. 73 GREGG WB8LZG #1444 .
N8BB - Got home near the end but managed a few on my QCX xcvr. Hope I get more time next month. Thanks to all and pray we get some nicer weather, I'm freezing my butt off here.........lol .
KI4EZL - Had fun, heard many on 80 meters, was not able to make one contact though. Tried for many. .
N4MJ - Great evening of fun. Was working the Sprint plus Fox Hunting at the same time. Did get one of the two Foxii. Thanks to everyone for participating and for your patience. 73/72 de n4mj//glenn .
KE5YUM - I enjoyed good signals last night. Finally better conditions in North Texas. Looking forward to next month. FT 817 @ 5 Watts. Terry .
KA5TJS - Bands in pretty good shape, IC 7410 @ 5w and inverted Vee. Used the home brew cootie for the whole thing. TNX to all. .
KB9ILT - Twenty and forty were dead, but 80 made up for them with strong signals and low noise. The only problem was QRM from all of the QRP stations! And they said QRP doesn't work...
WB9HFK - All 80M. Thanks for the QSO's. Looking forward to the next Sprint! 72, Mark WB9HFK
KU4A - Hockey night here, so I missed some time. Best conditions I've heard in awhile. Skip was long on 40 but western stations were louder than normal. I expect to see some really nice scores. .
AK4NY - Had a wonderful evening using new OCF antenna. Still learning it's radiation pattern - hit all west coast on 40 and all east coast on 80 - a lot different than the G5RV I used to run. Hope to catch you on the air during the month 72/73 de Tom
KD3CA - Conditions pretty rough with QRN & QRM , but fun as usual . Sorry to the stations we couldn't get through QRM & QRN. Best 73 to all Don
VE3IDS - Used my Heathkit HW-101 that I just got going. Turned it down to 5 watts, glad it has the 400hz crystal filter, cool going old school with the Speed X bug too. .
K4JPN - 20M and 40M no stations heard, things were great on 80M, sum QRN, but if I heard them I could work them. 72, Steve K4JPN
VE3FUJ - I don't quite have the patience to put up with adverse condx as those that presented themselves last night at this QTH. The band appeared to be medium to long as my only and good contact was OK, heard a number of Stations drifting in and out in a fast fade but nothing to grab onto. So I packed it in after about 1/2 hr
K4WLW - It was a chilly, misty evening in North Florida. Good night to be in the shack for a Sprint. I wanted to watch some of the Olympics so I only worked the first hour. 20m was closed, as expected. Heard stations on 40m, but the QSB was so bad they were gone before I could get their callsign. 80m was in pretty good shape, and made all of my contacts there. Used my KX3 to an end-fed sloper. Key was the QRPGuys KXS, which is a fantastic little key. Thanks to everyone who works hard putting on these Sprints. Bill
K6MGO - 20m was dead, but 40m yielded 6 contacts for an hour and half till it closed down also. Tnx to all who heard and answered my 5 watts to my indoor antenna strung from the bedroom closet to living room bookcase. CU next month, 72 to all, de Bill, k6mgo.
W2NRA - I didn't have mush time, only 5 Qs, also I was trying something different. Thanks for the QSOs
KE7YTE - I GOT STARTED LATE. ONLY ONE OM HEARD MY SIGNAL. (AZ TO MN.) POOR CONDX FOR ME. ONE IS BETTER THEN NONE. DID HAVE FUN. .
KD0DK - Conditions were better for me than they have been in several months. I hope to see everybody next month! 72/73 Dave KD0DK .
AA5LH - First Sprint event though being a Ham for 50 years - Good Show Guys
N4OW - 40 Was good but most moved to 80 very early. Plasma TV rfi blotted out most of the sprint area on 80. Had fun in spite of the handicap :)My first QSO was AC4BN 7701 next in line after my 7700 we both got a HI HI out of that ! .
W8BUD - Using Ron's logging program first time sprint thank you Bud w8bud NAQCC #1243
W8RTJ - Conditions were better than last sprint. But my multi tasking skills aren't that good so spent more time watching the Olympic games hi. Still was fun and look forward to next one. 72 all Jim W8RTJ
K3JZD - Was fighting a S9 noise level that was coming and going on 40m. Not good for copying QRP signals. So, did not stay in there real long. Jody - K3JZD
AA9L - Using my IC-R71A receiver and a home brew 2 tube transmitter running 5 watts. Using crystal control I had to stay on 7.045. Hope to get more crystals in the future. My main rig is out for repair. Challenging but fun.
NF8M - Just had time for a few QSOs tonight. QSB on 80 made it hard to work some stations and I lost a couple. 72 es cu next month.
KF7Z - could only work about 20 min and band was falling out pretty bad the whole time, tried a little on 80 mtrs but no joy there. thanks for the Qs 72 danny
W2SH - 20m dead. 40m quickly revealed a very long skip and of my 11 QSOs four were on the west coast. 80m had more activity and also a long skip; only one QSO at less than 300 miles. With an increasing noise level and fewer and weaker stations, at 0300Z I took a peek at 40m; it was completely dead!
W4KRN - Only heard N4OW on 40m, all other QSO's on 80m. Most signals fairly gud, QRN not as bad this time. Thanks for the contacts, enjoyed the Sprint. Missed working K4BAI John, we almost always make a contact.
K2ZD - I couldn't devote time for the entire contest but made a few contacts on 80 Meters. Tuned on 40 Meters for a while but the band seemed dead here. Although I only made 6 QSO's I believe ever log should be submitted to support the club. Sprints are always fun, 73's to all de K2ZD Mario
NN0SS - Stayed on 80 meters which had very good propagation from MN. Thanks to all for the QSO's enjoyable evening as always
K5MBA - Good conditions, I only had less than an hour to participate. Thanks! .
W5ODS - Lots of activity on 40 and 80. High band noise on both bands here along with deep QSB. New logger program working great. 72 and 73, Gary
AK3X - Managed to sneak in a few (3)contacts on an otherwise busy evening. OHR-100A 80 meter version, a sweet rig. 72 to all, Peter
AC7FF - Operated portable with my Ft-817 and a linked dipole, had a great time and looking forward to next months Sprint
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