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April 2019 QRP/CW Sprint (#174)
N2CN Comments -
The sprint results are now final.
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KN1H 27 27 54 18 972 x2 1944 400' End-fed wire
WB1GYZ 24 23 47 14 658 x2 1316 Sloping vee abt 150 ft
W1PQO 13 13 26 9 234 x2 468 Dipole @25'
K1IEE 11 11 22 7 154 x2 308 OCF 120FT long wire @ 30FT
KQ1P 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 80/40 dipole @ 30'
W2 Division
W2SH 28 28 56 18 1008 x2 2016 270'dpl@45'; inverted L,86'V,68'H
KA2KGP 27 27 54 17 918 x2 1836 G5RV up 25 ft.
AA2VG 20 20 40 12 480 x2 960 Carolina Windom @ 35'
W2JEK 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 End fed wire 110 ft long
WA2JSG 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 Vertical @ 10'
KN2G 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE
W3 Division
K3ESE 51 50 101 22 2222 x2 4444 20M EDZ @ 50' + 80M dipole @ 70'
AH6AX 27 26 53 15 795 x2 1590 Windom @ 50'
N3LPJ 25 24 49 12 588 x2 1176 170' inverted L at 85'
AK3X 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 40M EDZ inv vee apex 27 ft
AC2C 9 8 17 7 119 x2 238 Random wire at 30 ft
W3TTT 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 Inverted Vee at 50 feet
K3EMS 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 G7fek @ 25 feet
W4 Division
K9EZ 51 50 101 21 2121 x2 4242 2 - slanting G5RVs
K4INC 39 36 75 21 1575 x2 3150 EndFed and doublet at 33 feet
K4KRW 27 26 53 15 795 x2 1590 Inverted V @ 65'
WT4U 22 20 42 13 546 x2 1092 132' end-fed Inv V @ 35'
KQ4MM 21 21 42 12 504 x2 1008 132' EFHW Up 30 feet
N1MB 21 21 42 12 504 x2 1008 INVERTED VEE @35'
WG8Y 20 20 40 11 440 x2 880 Maxcon 10-80ocf & 35ft.
KI4IO 17 17 34 12 408 x2 816 Dipole @50' fed with open wire & tuner
WM3X 17 17 34 11 374 x2 748 OCF dipole @ 15'
N4OW 15 15 30 11 330 x2 660 HF6V BUTTERNUT VERTICAL
K8LBQ 15 15 30 10 300 x2 600 Inverted vee @ 30'
WA4SPJ 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 Inverted "L" @ 30'
W4NLT 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 84 ft end fed at 30 ft
KC2DQV 9 9 18 9 162 x2 324 G5RV JR up 15 ft
NA4O 6 5 11 5 55 x2 110 Dpl@45'
W4DUK 6 6 12 4 48 x2 96 End-fed Zepp @ 20'
W4KRN 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Inverted Vee@50'
N4NN 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 EFHW @ 40'
N4FI 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 115' random wire @ 25 ft
W5 Division
N5GW 54 53 107 27 2889 x2 5778 CFZ at 50' & 75'
K5MBA 14 14 28 10 280 x2 560 40M EFHW inverted vee abt 25 feet
KA5TJS 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 80 mtr inverted vee @ 30ft
KQ7L 6 6 12 4 48 x2 96 Gnd mtd vert
KE5YUM 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Random wire @ 25'
W6 Division
W6UG 9 8 17 6 102 x2 204 OCF dipole @40'
K6MGO 4 3 7 4 28 x2 56 Indoor 46' doublet, 12' above gnd.
W7 Division
KC7DM 16 16 32 14 448 x2 896 480' horizontal loop @ 60'
W8 Division
NF8M 27 27 54 18 972 x2 1944 40m 6BTV; 80m 6BTV/dipole(xmit)Bev(rcv)
N8BB 10 9 19 7 133 x2 266 Fan dipole @40'
WB8LZG 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 Dipoles @ 30'
W9 Division
WB9HFK 56 55 111 24 2664 x2 5328 40M - OCF Dipole -- 80M - 150 Ft. Wire
KA9FQG 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 G5RV at 37 ft
K9QEW 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 4BTV GP
KA9KOJ 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Dipole 25 ft up fed with rg6u cable.
KD9EBS 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Fan Dipole at 25 feet, in the attic.
W0 Division
N0TA 31 31 62 17 1054 x2 2108 1/4 wave Gnd Mnt Vertical
NN0SS 16 16 32 12 384 x2 768 80 meter Inv V @40ft
AD0YM 9 9 18 8 144 x2 288 HB OCF Dipole @ 30'
AA5LH 5 3 8 4 32 x2 64 Delta Loop @ 25'
K2HT 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Gnd Mted 14AVQ
KD0DK 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 117 ft end fed long wire
KA0OBI 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 135' OCF up 35'
Canada Division
VA3NU 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 Iverted Vee@25'
VE2VAB 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Quarter wave monopole on ground
$VE9BEL 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 End-Fed Dipole up 25ft
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W2 Division
W3 Division
K3WWP 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 ~110' attic rnd. wire
W4 Division
K3RLL 15 15 30 9 270 x1.5 405 31' Unun Wire Over Garage
W5 Division
W5ODS 28 27 55 18 990 x1.5 1485 G5RV @ 50ft.
NF5U 28 27 55 17 935 x1.5 1403 40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft
K5GQ 13 12 25 10 250 x1.5 375 Dipole @ 22 '
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
N8XMS 25 25 50 13 650 x1.5 975 R7 Vertical
K8NGW 13 13 26 10 260 x1.5 390 43' vertical w/ 32 radials
W9 Division
AA9L 22 22 44 13 572 x1.5 858 160-80-40 trap dipole @ 50 feet
K9DRP 12 12 24 10 240 x1.5 360 EFHW @ 40 ft
N9SE 3 3 6 3 18 x1.5 27 Dipole at 50 ft
W0 Division
KD0V 5 5 10 5 50 x1.5 75 Cf Zepp @ 30 feet
W0KFG 5 5 10 5 50 x1.5 75 Wire loop in garage attic @ 16'
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KB1M 24 24 48 11 528 528 20m inv v, 40 m dipole @ 30'
N2CN 6 6 12 6 72 72 ZS6BKW at 60 feet
W2 Division
WA1GWH 19 19 38 12 456 456 40M 1/4 wave inverted L + ground system
K2ZD 16 16 32 12 384 384 Ground Mounted Vertical Ground Plane
K2IZ 15 14 29 11 319 319 OCF @ 30ft
N2ESE 12 12 24 12 288 288 Ocf-dipole@35ft
W3 Division
W4 Division
AC6ZM 42 41 83 20 1660 1660 Carolina Windom
K7EK 33 33 66 15 990 990 135' OCFD @ 22'. 90' T2FD @ 22'.
N4MJ 24 23 47 16 752 752 40M Windom @ 40 feet
KU4A 16 16 32 11 352 352 Slp dip @ 40'
WX4RM 15 15 30 11 330 330 6BTV gnd mtd vert
K4RHG 11 11 22 9 198 198 Stealth long wire 40 ft high
K9EYT 10 10 20 6 120 120 60 Ft 23ga wire HOA stealth
WB4OMM 3 3 6 3 18 18 G5RV at 35 feet
W5 Division
WD5RS 9 9 18 7 126 126 Ground Mounted 6BTV Vertical
WI5H 7 7 14 7 98 98 95ft vertical wire loop
NQ5M 3 3 6 3 18 18 Chameleon MPAS whip on 2nd floor balcony
W6 Division
W6JIM 2 2 4 2 8 8 OFC Dipole at 30 ft
W6SMF 2 1 3 1 3 3 Dipole @ 35 ft
W7 Division
W8 Division
N9CX 15 15 30 13 390 390 G5RV jr 20 ft
WA8SAN 14 14 28 11 308 308 End Fed wire @ 25 Ft.
K3CTN 13 13 26 11 286 286 Inverted L @ 30'
W8EWH 11 11 22 9 198 198 OCF Inverted V at about 40ft
WB8ENE 5 5 10 4 40 40 40M dipole @ 15'
W9 Division
NN9K 54 52 106 22 2332 2332 135' End fed @ 24 ft.
@NR9E 12 11 23 8 184 184 Dipole at 20'
W0 Division
AA0W 10 10 20 9 180 180 Dipole at 30 feet
K0EW 6 6 12 6 72 72 OCF Dipole @25'
WD0K 3 2 5 2 10 10 Center fed zepp.@ 30'
Canada Division
VE3GNU 5 5 10 5 50 50 DXCC dipole @ 35' NW-SE
VE3DQN 4 3 7 3 21 21 80/40 trap dipole @18ft
DX Division
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
K4BAI 53 52 105 22 2310 x2 4620 Th6DXX @ 55; 40M dip; zepp; 80M inv vee
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
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 | WB1GYZ | W1PQO |
W2 | W2SH | KA2KGP | AA2VG |
W3 | K3ESE | AH6AX | N3LPJ |
W4 | K9EZ | K4INC | K4KRW |
W5 | N5GW | K5MBA | KA5TJS |
W6 | W6UG | K6MGO | - |
W7 | KC7DM | - | - |
W8 | NF8M | N8BB | WB8LZG |
W9 | WB9HFK | KA9FQG | K9QEW |
W0 | N0TA | NN0SS | AD0YM |
Canada | VA3NU | VE2VAB | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | - | - | - |
W2 | - | - | - |
W3 | K3WWP | - | - |
W4 | K3RLL | - | - |
W5 | W5ODS | NF5U | K5GQ |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | N8XMS | K8NGW | - |
W9 | AA9L | K9DRP | N9SE |
W0 | KD0V W0KFG (TIE) | - | - |
Canada | - | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | KB1M | N2CN | - |
W2 | WA1GWH | K2ZD | K2IZ |
W3 | - | - | - |
W4 | AC6ZM | K7EK | N4MJ |
W5 | WD5RS | WI5H | NQ5M |
W6 | W6JIM | W6SMF | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | N9CX | WA8SAN | K3CTN |
W9 | NN9K | - | - |
W0 | AA0W | K0EW | WD0K |
Canada | VE3GNU | VE3DQN | - |
DX | - | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | K4BAI | - | - |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | - | - | - |
FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | K4INC | KI4IO | KC2DQV |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | K2IZ | W8EWH | W6JIM |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | K4RHG |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 107
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 146
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1585
States represented: 31 + NB ON
SOAPBOX:
WA1GWH - 40M was hopping, at least early on. From here near Syracuse, NY the closest in I worked was OH and ON. Most farther out, including GA, OK, MO, WI, and OR. 72 and TNX for the contacts! Garry
KE5YUM - I could only spend a few minutes but i managed to work two easily with my random wire at 25 feet. Thanks to those who worked me. I am getting close to 100 sprints. FT 817 @ 5 watts.
WB1GYZ - Got my usual two bander Mark,WB9HFK. Knock the cans off your head sigs came from: AH6AU, AC2C, NZ1J my neighbor, N3LPJ, K2IZ, N2ESE, and KA2KGP, all had FB sigs for such poor cdx.
K4RHG - Fewer QSOs than last month but still a lot of fun. Hope to meet some fellow QRPers at Dayton next month.
K3RLL - K3 to HB 9:1 Unun to wire up PVC pole, over garage roof and down matching pole on other side (HOA Antenna Restrictions). Lots of good signals but RBN kept telling me I need a better antenna (or move). Nice to work N2CN tonight. Big signal into FL tonight was K9EZ. 72/73 ... Don .
KA2KGP - 20m. was dead, 40 & 80 were in good shape but QRN on 80 from distant lightning crashes. Rig: ICOM IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. 73 to all
K5MBA - Low noise and lots of signals tonite. Snagged fourteen via S&P. I had a great time! .
K7EK - 40m was by far the best but just after one hour into the sprint it seemed to run out of steam. Dropped to 80m and made some more contacts but the storm static was rough at times. All in all I enjoyed this sprint and look forward to the next one.
WM3X - Did much better this month than last. So wishing my dipole was higher really does work!
K9QEW - Band condx good. First sprint since returning from Arizona. TX= HB Funmitter RX= TS530. .
W5ODS - Another great Sprint. Lots of activity on 40 and 80 tonight. 73 W5ODS
WB9HFK - Thanks for all the QSO's! I thought conditions on both 40 and 80 were really decent all things considered. See everyone next time! 72, Mark WB9HFK
W6SMF - My first Sprint Contest...also told by my first contact W6JIM, it was his first also! .
K8NGW - Worked all 3 bands (lots of noise on 20). .
KB1M - Fun sprint but QRN made for difficult copy on weaker stations probably the most repeat request I ever made. Thanks for the QSO's. 72/73 Walt
W2JEK - Got on late. Bands seemed pretty good but a bit noisy. Had fun. 72 and 73 DON W2JEK
AH6AX - Wow! Band was better than I expected; after a week+ of poor propagation, it was a pleasant surprise to be able to make the QSOs! Thanks to all I worked; to those I missed - hope to catch u next month. 73/72! - Larry
N0TA - Thanks for the Q's. Started with six contacts on 20m - it was open and long in the beginning. Rest of the Q's on 40. K3, Vertical, AC2C Spring Logger, Begali Spark.
AC2C - Finally some time for a sprint !!! .
WB4OMM - Wow! Worst noise I have ever experienced here. Huge thunderstorms passed through an hour or so before, and was still seeing lightning in the distance when I went out to the shack. Not a good sign. 40M was S6, 80M was S7. Was able to work three on 40M - Marty N9SE who gave me a 339 (he was 559) and John K4BAI was his usual 599+ (he gave me a 589). Mark WB9HFK came up for a few minutes above the noise at 559 (he gave me the same), but few other signals could be heard through the horrific noise. Nothing heard on 80M. I quit after an hour, I was getting a headache! Oh well...maybe better next month!! Elecraft KX-3, 5W to a G5RV at 35 feet, N3ZN ZN-9Z paddle, GenLog. 72/73 to all! Steve WB4OMM
N5GW - KX3 & rake tine straight key to a pair of doublets. It was good to hear sigs on 20M again, allowing 8 contacts; then the band either faded out or everyone moved to 40M. The latter band was in such good shape that I did not even try a noisy 80M band. Participation seemed very good, including many strong signals. I hope 20M will be even better next month.
KA9KOJ - Lots of noise on this end but had fun contacting ki3io,k4inc.80 meters was wide open but did not hear a single cq Na.guess in getting rusty but alot called just cq or ran it like a straight contest.alot of newbies don't know how to do die hard contesting in cw. .
KQ1P - Rather good conditions. Slipped and sprained my keying wrist on Monday and I was too sore to last long. Thanks & 73.
N4MJ - 40m was quiet tonight. 80m was awful. QRN. 20m was null & void. Fun evening on 40m. Tnx to all participants. 73 de n4mj//glenn
AK3X - 40 and 80 meters only, with a couple of long breaks for other chores! Started with Mark, WB9HFK on 40, and ended with him on 80. Fairly good signals on both bands.72 to all, Peter
AA9L - Wow, what fun. 40 meters was the band for me. 73 AA9L
K9DRP - Started on 20 with no replies. Lots of action on 40, finished on 80. Conditions not so good but lots of participants made for fun. .
K4KRW - First sprint on my new inverted V at 65 feet. Seemed to work quite well. I got a late start. 40 meters was nice. At times I had a bit of a pileup and had trouble picking a call sign out of all of the signals. 80 meters was very noisy and I really had to work for some of the contacts there. Thanks KA2KGP for hanging with me. Fun sprint as always. Thanks everyone. 73 Richard
W4KRN - 40m sigs better, but only heard 2. 80m with QSB. Didn't hear the usual cast of characters/stn's. :-) Hope to hear more next month. 72
VE3DQN - Birthday party evening. Got on for a few minutes after the guests left. .
VE2VAB - First sprint for me, very hard to come in QRP through the noise from the periphery. Was fun though, thank you.
K2IZ - Been licensed 48 years, first time operating in a QRP contest, really a lot of fun instead of trying to get through the high power stations to make a contact. John K2IZ
K0EW - 40M ruled the day here. One QSL on 80M with 5 minutes to spare!
WI5H - I had a great time experimenting with my newly acquired used Flex XCVR that I was operating remotely via my wireless network from a small iPad and a Bluetooth keyboard. I was pretty slow, but I figure the participation is what counts. 72 until next time DIT DIT .
AA0W - Storm moving in from the West QRN heavy Good copy on the strong stations.
NF8M - Great condx on 40 tonite. 80 starting to get noisy as spring/summer approach. Thought some might have taken "sprint" literally - a couple times I waited for a run station to finish only to have them disappear es once the S&P station took the freq. Had a nice run myself on 40 - TNX QSOs es sri to the "5" I just couldn't copy. Try agn next month. 72 es CU Dayton Eve. (I'll be at CTU es at K2BSA Fri morn.)
AA5LH - Seems that 40M is the band of choice for most. 20M seems to have died by the start of Sprint (in this loc). 80M just doesn't come up to expectations. This Sprint didn't start for me until 0001Z, then the exchanges were minimum for remainder. All take care & hear ya next month. 73's
NN0SS - Surprised to hear N4OW-Al in FL on 20meters 599 at start of the sprint
AD0YM - Caught one QSO on 20m before it went silent. Forty meters was full of opportunity. Logged folks to the east of MO, though I tried CO and also heard folks in AZ and CA late in the sprint. Mini pileups all evening.
VA3NU - Conditions were not too bad on 40M tonite. Checked 80M but heard nothing. Larry 73 72
KC7DM - Forty meters was excellent tonight into OR. Lots of strong signals from near (kinda sorta) and far. Twenty was dead and 80 is about done for the season out here. TNX all.
VE3GNU - Lots of noise, and signals of variable strength here, but mostly on 40. Had to 'dig deep' to make out several calls, so called it 'quits' after an hour or so. Jupiter at 5 w. and Begali paddle. Thanks to all for 'hanging in', and always looking for and expecting better times ahead.
W3TTT - Thanks for the sprint! .
K3EMS - Little rusty, been off the air for awhile. Trying new radio and antenna tonight. .
WG8Y - Hi all,Started 1/2 hour late & stopped at 10PM or 0200Z.Managed to get 20 Q's in before I had to go help my ill wife. Anyway. no 20m here in NC,but 40M had some gud signals.Switched to 80M & caught Randy,KB4QQJ running the Great Outdoors Radio Club call K4INC. Also worked K9EZ,Kent,on two bands. He was hard to miss. We live in the same town Hi Hi. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
N8BB - Ok, had a good start then got into a ragchew. Still had fun and enjoyed it anyway. Thanks to all the great ops that are fighting the qsb and still getting thru. 72 and happy hamming. Werner N8BB
W8EWH - Have not participated in a while - good to be back. Ran S&P most of the time, then ran for last half hour or so. Spent all my time on 40 and band conditions were quite good I thought. Used new antenna for first time, and it worked well. W0KFG I hope we finished the exchange. I think so, but much QSB and QRM. Fun!
KA0OBI - Unfortunately I got called away after only making one contact. Conditions seemed to be pretty good on 80 and 40. .
K1IEE - After the first hour 40M was open to the South West and West for a short period of time. Good sprint. Thanks to all 73 Dick
K6MGO - 80M was dead, 20M was dead and 40M was way long, didn't work any stations in my own state. Would be nice to see conditions get back to "normal". Tnx to all who answered my CQ, See you next month. 72, Bill, K6MGO .
W2SH - With increased early evening daylight boosted by the change to daylight saving time and the seasonal progression, 20m was open at the start as it was last month. N0TA and N5GW were again present with good signals, but apart from them I only heard and worked by surface wave N2ESE, less than 20 miles distant. More 20m activity is needed! Arriving, albeit late, spring brought with it a healthy dose of QRN. Nothing was heard through the noise on 80m from more than 200 miles away. 40m was somewhat unstable with a "QSL" to close out a QSO occasionally wiped out by a wisp of QSB. I heard a lot of "AGNs". With a long skip I worked OR; called but didn't work AZ and CA.
WA2JSG - Just 7 for me this evening. Six on 40m and one on 80m. Maybe better next month. .
K4INC - It was fun to operate K4INC tonight. I didn't get to finish the sprint but managed about a hour and a half. I didn't even try 20m and 40m was very active so I stayed there until last 30 minutes I had to operate. It wasn't quite as good on 80 as 40 but it was still a lot of NA activity. I think this is the first sprint for K4INC. Great time and I'll be running K4INC again soon. MTR-4b into a doublet and an LNR QUAD at 33 feet. Gotta love those little Mountain Topper rigs!!
N8XMS - Conditions were rough with a lot of QRN and QSB but the participation was good and I had a pretty good QSO count. I fought the noise for about an hour before shutting down. My ears are still ringing! It was a fun night.
AA2VG - One contact on 20... it was open for one contact only! I ran my Weber KD1JV Tri-Bander. It is one impressive radio for a kit. 72 Peter AA2VG
AC6ZM - Great Sprint on 40 meters this month. Ha limited success on 80 meters. This is my best score yet.
NA4O - Band was good here tonight. I wish I could have worked all that I heard, but I had fun. Another nice sprint in the log! Thanks to all those who make this two hours something to look forward to.
KQ7L - I'm a new member of the club and this was my first Sprint. In fact, I made my first CW QSOs since 1995 during this event!! Thank you all for your patience! It was also my first time to use my new QRP rig from YouKits. (EK-1C) Lots of firsts tonight. Only 6 QSOs for me but as rusty as I am, that took most of the sprint to achieve! :) Very fun and great to be back on CW. 73, Joel
N4OW - 20 was very good for me the first 45 minutes then nothing :) Vertical is doing a good job for me. QRP works 72, AL n4ow
N4NN - First sprint or contest of any kind. Jumped on between thunderstorms with my QCX, EFHW and cootie.
W6JIM - This is the very first contest I have ever entered! I am happy that NAQCC was my first. I only made two contacts, but at least now I have a baseline! It was very friendly compared to other contests that I have heard on the air. I plan to participate in this contest every month from here on out! .
KA5TJS - Wow, I am proud of you guys. You are spreading out! Signals from 7.040 to 7.045khz last night. Great signals last night on 40 meters. I even gave out and got a few 599's. Used the ICOM 7410 @ 5 watts and my 80 mtr inverted vee. TNX for the QSO's and CU all next month.
WB8LZG - Hello fellow sprinters! Just got back from out west vacation in time fer the sprint! Only had short time to play , but made a QSO on all bands and 40 sounded in good shape here in Mich. See u all in the May sprint! 73 Gregg
KD0V - I was not feeling very well this evening. So decided to only operate for a half an hour. 20 meters was dead here and 40 meter sounded very good. 72's Merlin
KN1H - Heard lots of Summertime atmospheric noises but propagation was still pretty good. As always a treat to work both old and new friends. IC7300 and Nye Viking Master Key. 73, John, KN1H
W1PQO - Snowy night in Maine. Lots of QRM tonight making it difficult to copy. Time for only45 min, but had fun as always. Rig was KX-2
W6UG - Bad QRN here at the start but signals got over the noise toward the end...so lots of fun. .
WT4U - 40 was hopping! Lots of strong signals and not enough band. When the party moved down to 80m the lightning strikes were loud enough that even a 599 station had to say everything twice. Wish I knew who I 'worked' on 80m at 0225.
K9EZ - Fun time, but boy was I rusty on a straight key! UGGHH! Using an old J38. Bands were decent though a few thought they had a QSO and didnt. Couple of times I had two stations come back. 40 was out to California from North Carolina, and Oklahoma on 80. Was playing around with a pair of MFJ 80-10 G5RVs, almost perpendicular to each other, one sloping NE, the other E. Definitely some directivity going on. More testing to come. I may power split them.... LOL Lots of nice people and fun to run a Sprint! Nice to be home to be able to operate!
W0KFG - Had to choose between local ham club social hour or work the sprint. Guess which happened... Then got confused and lost one Q due to not having newer member numbers updated--lesson learned! Tnx all & 72 de W0KFG, Richard .
WB8ENE - I had hoped 20 meters would be open due to the days getting longer, but the band was dead here in NE Ohio. Once again, I made all of my contacts on 40. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art .
K3ESE - Very fun sprint; activity the entire time. I only got one on 20, then half each on 40 and 80. Rig was K2 #4442 at 5W, and this was the first good test of my new 80M dipole, which may have outperformed my EDZ on 80M! Key was the TBFB cootie, by W1SFR. note: Please don't send any info twice, during a sprint... the other op will ask for any fills needed. Thanks!
KI4IO - Gave up after 90 minutes - a cold 807 was beckoning and the QRN was getting old. Used a home-brew direct-conversion Transceiver. Tried 20 meters early on, but nobody heard my 2 Watts on that band. Didn't even try 80!
K4BAI - 20M open, but little activity. 40M very good activity, skip reasonably short, but QSOs out as far as OR and NB. 80M not much time left, but band sounded good. QSOs per band: 20: 2. 40: 47. 80: 4. Thanks for all QSOs. Look for me and KU8E as W4AN/M in many GA counties in the GA QSO Party this weekend. 73/72, K4BAI.
K9EYT - 40 was good tonite here in Tampa bay, rig IC706 ,Kent keyer, ant 60Ft almost invisible wire up 24ft to a palm tree (HOA) .
K2ZD - I always have fun in these Sprints. My OCF Dipole has a break in the feed line which limited my 80M QSO's. 73 de K2ZD Mario
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