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September 2020 QRP/CW Sprint (#191)
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KF0U Comments - Ended up at 113 logs. I appreciate all the help checking the math and categories. I look forward to playing with all of you in November! 73 de KF0U
N2CN Comments - The results are now final.
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
K1MZM 35 35 70 18 1260 x2 2520 160 meter horizontal loop at 60 feet
KN1H 27 27 54 17 918 x2 1836 400' END FED WIRE
WB1GYZ 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 Storm damaged vee, one leg on gnd.
W2 Division
WA2NYY 38 38 76 20 1520 x2 3040 80m OCF dipole@30'
W2SH 31 31 62 15 930 x2 1860 270' cf dpl @ 45'
KA2KGP 24 24 48 16 768 x2 1536 G5RV @ 25 ft.
W2JEK 20 20 40 15 600 x2 1200 20m gp and end fed wire 110 ft long
WB2SMK 19 19 38 13 494 x2 988 Ocf dipole @ 25'
KC3MIO 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 60' doublet 25' @ ends
W3 Division
K3EW 37 37 74 20 1480 x2 2960 160 M horiz loop, 540 FT LG, UP 70 FT
KW2A 25 24 49 11 539 x2 1078 40m wire loop @ 50'
AK3X 14 14 28 8 224 x2 448 102 ft doublet at 27 ft. 290 ohm feed
W3TTT 8 7 15 5 75 x2 150 Vertical fed wid ladder line wid tuner
W4 Division
N4ARY 33 32 65 17 1105 x2 2210 Horizontal EFHW @ 40'
N4OW 26 26 52 18 936 x2 1872 HP6V VERT. ELV. 8'
WT4U 27 27 54 16 864 x2 1728 80m end-fed Inv V @ 35'
KC5F 28 28 56 15 840 x2 1680 80m end fed half wave at 40'
WX4RM 18 18 36 15 540 x2 1080 6BTV gnd mtd vert
W4NLT 18 18 36 12 432 x2 864 84 ft end fed at 30 ft
K8LBQ 17 17 34 11 374 x2 748 Inverted vee @ 30'
WD4OHD 14 14 28 11 308 x2 616 40m dipole at 30 ft
K4JPN 13 12 25 11 275 x2 550 80 M CF Zepp
WG8Y 11 10 21 9 189 x2 378 40-80 dp 40ft & HF2V
NA4O 8 8 16 4 64 x2 128 30' wire@25'
W1BLU 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Dipole @ 30'
W5 Division
N5GW 22 22 44 15 660 x2 1320 Doublet at 25'
KY5M 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 Ocfd @ 15'
KE5YUM 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 80 meter NVIS
W6 Division
K6GPB 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 End fed 65' wire @15'
W7 Division
KF7WNS 15 14 29 13 377 x2 754 232 ft OCF longwire
KC7DM 13 13 26 9 234 x2 468 480' horizontal loop @ 60'
AC7FF 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 Dipole @ 31'
KI7LW 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 SOTABeams linked inverted v @ 25'
N7IMI 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 End fed 84' wire
KG7DC 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 ZS6BKW DIY at 30'
W8 Division
NF8M 15 15 30 13 390 x2 780 6BTV (40) OCF dpl @35ft/bev (80)
WB8LZG 14 13 27 10 270 x2 540 Dipoles @ 30'
W8DXU 13 13 26 9 234 x2 468 OCF Dipole @ 20'
N8KQ 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 CF 40M Dipole @ 35 Ft.
W9 Division
WB9HFK 48 47 95 20 1900 x2 3800 OCF Dipole at 25 Ft.,150 Ft. Random Wire
KC9IL 28 20 48 12 576 x2 1152 G5RV at 45 feet
K9QEW 15 14 29 11 319 x2 638 4BTV GP
W9CC 13 13 26 9 234 x2 468 6BTV
N8HWV 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 EFHW AT 15 FT
AA9L 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 160-80-40 trap dipole @ 50 feet
K9EYT 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 G5rv 25ft
N9RRM 5 5 10 3 30 x2 60 OCD 30'
KA9FQG 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 G5RV at 37 ft
W0 Division
KD0V 31 29 60 18 1080 x2 2160 Cf Zepp @ 30 feet
W0LGU 21 21 42 12 504 x2 1008 Dipole@20'
N0IP 15 15 30 12 360 x2 720 End-fed up 15'
AA0W 14 14 28 11 308 x2 616 Dipole@ 30 feet
AD0YM 14 14 28 10 280 x2 560 OCF Dipole @ 30 FT
NN0SS 12 12 24 10 240 x2 480 80 meter Inv Vee @40ft
W0DCX 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 71' End Fed Random Wire Up 33'
AA5LH 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 25' Delta Loop
N8LA 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Dipole @ 35'
Canada Division
VE9BEL 9 9 18 6 108 x2 216 End-fed dipole @ 25ft
VA3NU 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 Dipole @25' and 4HBTV Vert
VA3RSA 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 Inverted vee fan dipole @ 25'
VE3SIF 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 End-fed wire
VA2GLU 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 EFHW @ 20'
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W2 Division
WA2FBN 11 11 22 7 154 x1.5 231 EFHW sloper at 25ft
WB2LQF 8 8 16 5 80 x1.5 120 63 foot Inverted L at 30 feet
W3 Division
NN3E 4 4 8 3 24 x1.5 36 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
W4 Division
KJ4R 33 33 66 19 1254 x1.5 1881 40m 33' vertical 80m 67' wire vertical
W4EDN 12 12 24 9 216 x1.5 324 Inv V up 60 ft
K3RLL 10 10 20 8 160 x1.5 240 33' wire up over garage roof
W5 Division
NF5U 35 31 66 14 924 x1.5 1386 40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft
K5GQ 11 11 22 11 242 x1.5 363 Dipole @ 17'
W6 Division
W6JIM 3 1 4 3 12 x1.5 18 Inverted-V apex-40ft
W7 Division
N7QR 3 3 6 3 18 x1.5 27 W2AU dipole @ 30'
W8 Division
K8NGW 12 12 24 9 216 x1.5 324 43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials
W9 Division
K9DRP 36 36 72 17 1224 x1.5 1836 EFHW 80 @ 40 ft
W0 Division
AE0IB 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 Inverted L 25'
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
WY7N 15 15 30 12 360 360 OCF Dipole @ 100'
KB1M 15 15 30 9 270 270 40 M Dipole @ 30ft
N2CN 1 1 2 1 2 2 Elecraft AX1 portable vertical up 30 ft
W2 Division
K2OID 16 15 31 11 341 341 80M OCF Dipole @ 40'
N2JJF 14 14 28 7 196 196 G5RV up 20feet
WA1GWH 10 10 20 6 120 120 40M dipole @ 15 ft.
N2ESE 5 5 10 5 50 50 120ft.dipole@35ft.
N2EIM 5 5 10 3 30 30 Gnd mtd Vert
W2ITT 2 2 4 2 8 8 OCFDipole up 35'
W3 Division
W4 Division
K4BAI 57 54 111 24 2664 2664 40M dipole at 35;' 80M inv vee at 50'
K4KBL 42 40 82 21 1722 1722 HyEndFed @ 50'
WB4OMM 35 33 68 21 1428 1428 124 foot End Fed Inverted L
N4MJ 33 32 65 17 1105 1105 40 Windom at 20 feet
KU4A 23 22 45 15 675 675 40m slp dip @40', DX-B for 80m
K4KRW 12 12 24 9 216 216 Inverted V @ 65'
W2QL 4 4 8 3 24 24 Dipole at 14 feet
WN4BIY 1 1 2 1 2 2 Dipole 25 feet off ground
W5 Division
WI5H 27 27 54 19 1026 1026 95ft Loop 20M, OCFVee @ 33ft 40M
K5WX 22 22 44 15 660 660 ZS6BKW inverted V at 40 feet
@KC5PL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inverted L at 40 feet
W6 Division
W8KO 4 4 8 4 32 32 EFHW @ 30'
W7 Division
W8 Division
W8EWH 23 23 46 12 552 552 EFHW at 20ft
WI8J 16 16 32 11 352 352 130 ft end-fed at 20 ft.
N8VW 13 13 26 8 208 208 90' zepp at 45'
WA8SAN 11 11 22 8 176 176 End fed wire@ 25 ft
N8HZM 7 7 14 6 84 84 End fed @ 40'
W9 Division
AB9CA 67 66 133 21 2793 2793 56' Inv Vee @ 37'; 80m Inv Vee @ 37'
NN9K 47 47 94 18 1692 1692 Hustler Mobile
AB9BZ 6 4 10 6 60 60 EndFed @ 30ft
@N5EP 2 2 4 2 8 8 Gnd mtd vert
W0 Division
N0TA 45 43 88 24 2112 2112 Doublet at 25 ft
K9OSC 17 17 34 12 408 408 CF Zepp @ 30 feet
K0EW 5 5 10 5 50 50 OCF Dipole @ 25'
Canada Division
VE3DQN 23 21 44 14 616 616 40/80m dipoles @40ft
VE3GNU 6 6 12 5 60 60 DXCC @ 35 '
DX Division
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
VE3KZ 40 40 80 18 1440 x2 2880 Dipoles on 40m and 80m , Yagi on 20m.
AA2MX 11 11 22 7 154 x2 308 GND MTD VERTICAL
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
KF6C 13 13 26 10 260 260 40 Steppir DB18 at 50 ft. 80 dipole 50ft
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 | K1MZM | KN1H | WB1GYZ |
W2 | WA2NYY | W2SH | KA2KGP |
W3 | K3EW | KW2A | AK3X |
W4 | N4ARY | N4OW | WT4U |
W5 | N5GW | KY5M | KE5YUM |
W6 | K6GPB | - | - |
W7 | KF7WNS | KC7DM | AC7FF |
W8 | NF8M | WB8LZG | W8DXU |
W9 | WB9HFK | KC9IL | K9QEW |
W0 | KD0V | W0LGU | N0IP |
Canada | VE9BEL | VA3NU | VA3RSA |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | - | - | - |
W2 | WA2FBN | WB2LQF | - |
W3 | NN3E | - | - |
W4 | KJ4R | W4EDN | K3RLL |
W5 | NF5U | K5GQ | - |
W6 | W6JIM | - | - |
W7 | N7QR | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | - | - |
W9 | K9DRP | - | - |
W0 | AE0IB | - | - |
Canada | - | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | WY7N | KB1M | N2CN |
W2 | K2OID | N2JJF | WA1GWH |
W3 | - | - | - |
W4 | K4BAI | K4KBL | WB4OMM |
W5 | WI5H | K5WX | KC5PL |
W6 | W8KO | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | W8EWH | WI8J | N8VW |
W9 | AB9CA | NN9K | AB9BZ |
W0 | N0TA | K9OSC | K0EW |
Canada | VE3DQN | VE3GNU | - |
DX | - | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | VE3KZ | AA2MX | - |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | KF6C | - | - |
FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | WB2SMK | N0IP | VA3RSA |
BUG | AE0IB | - | - |
K/K | N8VW | WN4BIY | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | KF6C |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 113
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 171
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1808
States represented: 37 + BC NB ON QC DX
SOAPBOX:
K3RLL - Antique E.F. Johnson Bug to K3 feeding mostly hidden by trees 33' wire up & over garage roof. (Darned HOA!) Wow, 40m was really hopping tonight! Made my 10 contacts in 24 minutes thanks to really good ops who could hear my radiation-challenged signal. Big Signal tonight was KC5F - just booming into FL. Thanks to all. 72/73 ... Don
WB2LQF - Can't say I had much fun tonight on 40 meters in the 50 minutes I was on. Band was very noisy. Only signals heard were in the middle of the country or Florida and Georgia to the south.
W8DXU - The first half hour on 40 meters was very productive, but the band started to fade around 0100Z, and I called it a night after one hour.
WB4OMM - No 20M here tonight.... ditto 80M was horrible. While 40M was productive it was very noisy, with big static crashes from close in thunderstorms. (QSB got worse as the night wore on. Most signals 559 here tonight.....without the QSB. But very happy to work so many folks and lotsa SPCs! Nice to work new members KC5F (#10147) and N0IP (#10090). Welcome! Also worked many "old" members too! Glad to see Gary KF7WNS in OR and John N0TA in CO made it through. Tells me the sunspots are coming back! All told, I had a blast! See you in next month's Anniversary Celebration! 72 to all! Steve WB4OMM
NF5U - Worked only 40m tonight on the old Yaesu Ft 817nd. Some good signals worked. Lots of QRN and QSB. It was a lot of fun, thanks for a great night. Jerry NF5U
N0TA - Great night on 40m -- thanks for the Q's. WinKeyer for CQing, Amplidan for exchanges. K3, Doublet, AC2C logger.
K4KBL - Really a great time tonight. 40 got slow after 10pm but made some great contacts. Can't say enough about the HyEndFed antenna in a slipper config. Truly looking forward to next month's anniversary celebration !!
AB9BZ - It was tough pulling the signals out tonight, but lots of fun. Tnx for the contacts. 73 ab9bz
N2CN - First sprint at the new QTH. The AX1 antenna wasn't heard very well... thanks K3RLL for my only QSO this month.
N7IMI - Same number of qso as last time but higher score. I really suck at CW.
NA4O - Brutal QSB here tonight. 599 down to nil in no time. But I came away with some regulars and a few new contacts, so not complaining!
N8HWV - Heard lots of signals in Green Bay tonight. 73
WG8Y - Hi all, Started a bit late then my dog the woofing filter needed out. Then I pulled the plug with half hour to go.Tired. Oh well. Still have fun in the Sprints. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
AA9L - Using my IC 7610 @ 5W and my J38 key. Wonder how many years span between the two? 73 de AA9L
N4ARY - Fun night! Non-stop action.
W8EWH - Good conditions tonight. Lots of stations on 40 and 80. Great fun. Been away for a while but good to be back. Thanks for the contacts and see you all next month.
K1MZM - Great conditions tonight. Had lots of fun.
KC5F - Pretty relaxed this month, with S&P only. Only 1 QSO on 20, the rest split between 40 and 80. Thanks, all!
KC7DM - 40 had a nice long skip tonight for OR, bouncing in from NY, NJ, FL and GA.
K3EW - 40 was long at the opening and not too many qsos but lots of mults. *0 lots of qsos and mults. Bands were relatively quiet this evening. Thanks for all of the qsos 72 Phil K3ew
W7YN - Operating from Maine tonight! Thanks to all!
KN1H - Great to hear and work everyone in the sprint. Noise was manageable and some of the signals were very loud! Had a good time. 72, John, KN1H
KF7WNS - 20m was still open at the start. Worked Mike/WI5H on two bands. 40m was pretty busy. Had fun tonight.
KC9IL - Good conditions on 40 meters this evening, with a low noise level. Didn't have time to operate the entire Sprint, but had a fun time regardless. Thanks everyone for joining in the fun.
N0IP - My first participation with NAQCC. I have an HW-8 and a QCX, but today I just dialed my new TS-590SG down to 5 watts. I was amazed how many QRP signals were booming in!
WY7N - Operating from Maine tonight! Thanks to all!
WA2NYY - Started out on 20, heard and called CO station, but no go. Went to 40 and found it noisy and had to work harder than usual to make contacts. After about an hour I went to 80 and signals were much better and had many stations calling me. Another fun sprint tonight! 72
W2QL - Enjoyed the event. Look forward to next month - Maybe soon I'll transition from s&p to running!
K9DRP - Man, it was tough to keep a freq tonight. But lots of activity made it fun. Used my ARGO V with the bug. Sorry to the VE3 station I couldn't pull out. TNX fer the contacts.
KG7DC - My first NAQCC Sprint is "in the books"! Well, one contact gets me in I guess. I had hoped to participate in the entire sprint, but the XYL nixed that. Got in for the latter half and fired up the QCX+. Many thanks to Earl, K6GPB, who had the patience of a saint and copied my rusty fist while I was having conniption fits. My second CW contact in around 30 years! Got hit with QRN and the signals were in the noise after that, but I had a blast anyway. Looking forward to meeting the rest of you!
WB9HFK - 40M for the first 90 mins, and 80M for the final 30 mins. Thanks for all the QRP fun! Sorry to those I could not pull out of the noise. See everyone next month! Icom 7300 @ 5W - 40 OCF Dipole - 80M 150 Ft. Random Wire Trusty ole J-38 Key. 72, Mark WB9HFK
WB2SMK - Quite a challenge but a log of fun! Nothing heard on 20M but I think I worked everyone I heard on 40/80.
W3TTT - There was one station that i worked early in the contest. Good. Now I QSY down 500 hz. Guess what? There he is calling CQ. So I QSY another 500 Hz down. There he is again! This happened about six times. You know who you are. Don't do it! Even in a contest, you should send ??? or QRL? before transmitting. And if you have the frequency just stay there. It was irritating. Anyway, he apparently went away. Otherwise, a nice enjoyable evening. Used my IC-718 at 5 watts.
VE3KZ - A few good signals on 20m, then nice run on 40m, then the band faded a bit. Fantastic half hour on 80 at the end. Great QRP signals! Thanks folks for a fun evening!
K9QEW - TX= HB XTAL CONTROLLED RX= TS530. 40 METER CONDX SIGNALS DOWN WITH QSB. GOOD ACTIVITY AS USUAL ON A NAQCC SPRINT. STAY TUNED 72/73s DARYL
WD4OHD - Got a bit of a late start. A mix of strong and weak signals on 40m. Nothing heard on 80m at first, but 80m came alive during the last half hour. A fun Sprint. Thanks to all who participated.
KW2A - tnx everyone for the great evening with QRP and a straight key! KW2A
K5GQ - 1. when you send your number twice; put "NR" between the repeat. 2. I gave out a couple 34N - difficult to read. and got some 579 reports -
K8NGW - Only heard N4OW calling on 20M but couldn't make the QSO. 40M was noisy and faded away at 02:00. 80M was solid from 02:00 on. This is FUN!
W1BLU - My first NAQCC sprint... but, not my last. 73
W4NLT - Thanks to all for the QSOs.
N4MJ - Fun evening. The Propagation Princes went to sleep around 0215Z. 73 de n4mj
AD0YM - No activity heard on 20 meters. There was plenty of activity on 40 meters, so stayed there for the contest. Descent signals with a little QSB until the end. I had to switch out my Navy Flameproof key. Apparently, it is time to clean the contacts. Instead, used my unbranded J-38 key from my Novice days for all of my QSOs tonight. Thanks everyone! 72, Mike
AB9CA - Rig was K3 @ 5w to wires at 37'. Logged 1 on 20; 26 on 40; and 40 on 80. Unusual for 80 to be the main band, especially for 5w, but that was the case tonight. A look at the Lightning Explorer explains why - very little lightning activity tonight. Thanks to AI2T K1MZM KN1H VA3NU VE3DQN W0KFG W0LGU W2SH and WA2NYY for 2 bands. Makes for a fun evening. Good to see so much activity. This is always a fun event. Thanks!!! 73 de Dave ab9ca
W3JEK - Was a good night. got two on 20, then to 40 for 11 qso and last om 80 for 9 qso. Lots of fun with good conditions. 72/73 DON W2JEK
N7QR - 48th Sprint. KX3, 1958 Vibroplex Presentation,
W2AU balun 40 meter dipole @ 30' in the trees. 40 was good. (Smoke visibility up to 1/2 mile now.) CU next time. Russ - Portland OR
K4KRW - Fun night here using a new 40m QRP kit and my OHR-500 on 80m. Thanks everyone!
N8HZM - Got a late start. Had fun, as always. Both 40 & 80 meters open. with little QRN.
W0GLU - BOTH 80 AND 40 HAD VERY LITTLE NOISE HERE IN MINNESOTA SO COPY WAS GOOD.
K2OID - TNX TO KF7WNS FOR STICKING WITH OUR QSO. IT'S RECORD DX FOR ME WITH QRP ON 40.
WX4RM - Had fun as always. Thanks to all who were able to copy my little peanut whistle signal. Actually had 1 contact on 20 meters, thank you WU0A for pulling me out of the mud. Come on new sunspot cycle, I am waiting. The 40 and 80 meter bands were actually decent tonight!
NN3E - Thanks everyone for the QSO's Hope to see you next month 73 Kevin
N8KQ - Too many distractions tonite, mostly my 6 year old grandson. hi Thanks for the contacts 73 Randy
WI8J - Great fun! 72
KE5YUM - Signals were sparse on 80 but I managed to get one. Looking forward to next month. Terry
KD0V - It was a great Sprint compared to what we have been having low noise and good strong signals. 72's and see you all next month, the Lord willing.
W4EDN - did no stay past 1015pm, had cw net at 10. nice to hear wa2nyy from Hopeless Junction, I lived nearby in the 70s. Great propagation and little qsb.
VE9BEL - Got sprint again tonight. I fired up the old Ten Tec Argosy. 73 bernard
WB8LZG - Hello fellow Sprinters ! I fired up the K2 last night on battery at 5w. I hadn't used it in a while so decided to shake the cobwebs out. 20M was nary a peep at the start so 40M was the money band. Plenty of signals to work for sure. SRI to several stns out there who called and I couldn't pull out the call. Some very strong sigs and some fading into the either. Nice to work many OL Timers. Had a QSO wid an SKCC member that interrupted my run, but he was worth a point and we may gain a member. Pulled the plug after an hour, just as 80M was getting going. See u all next sprint. 73 Gregg
N4OW- 20 was good the first 45 minutes then it dried up. 40 was packed. Very rapid QSB. Delighted to work KC7DM in Oregon. Lots of fun. QRP works ! 72 de AL, N4ow 7700
VA3NU - Lots of weak signals with QSB on 40M. Switched to 80m to round out the nite. Thanks all 72
NN9K - Nice to be back out on the hill again. Temp in the low 70s with a nice westerly breeze and the propagation wasn't too bad either. Nice to hear some good activity on 80-meters.
WB1GYZ - What can I say...only 3 Q's. Need to get more wire back up.
KA2KGP - 20m. was already dead, but 40 & 80 were in good shape this sprint. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ old WWII German Junkers straight key. 73 to all.
VE3GNU - Ran into some paddle-trouble---adjustments? Or resurrect the straight key! Thanks to all, and looking forward to the next time. Not sure of 'time' with WB9HFK----73
N2JJF - Using temporary antenna G5RV junior which does not load up on 80m so missed out on 80. Will be ready with 80m next month.
W0DCX - I worked six new OPs in the one hour I was on-air. Cool. Anyone from ND working the NAQCC Sprints? I'd love to hear you next time.
WA2FBN - Just started using a bug; my first sprint with bug! Tnx to all who copied. All contacts on 40m. 72 Ken
WN4BIY - Heard a number of CQs but 40mtr was fading in and out and difficult to make more than one QSO from my QTH. Still enjoyed my one QSO with Roger.
K4KBL - Really a great time tonight. 40 got slow after 10pm but made some great contacts. Can't say enough about the HyEndFed antenna in a slipper config. Truly looking forward to next month's anniversary celebration !!
N5GW - KX3 to doublet. Not much heard on 20M - only snared WY7N in ME and KI7LW in AZ. 40M was the best band - 80M noisy due to nearby tropical storm. I hope to hear many of you in QRP Afield this Sat.
VA2GLU - This was a temporary antenna installation. Average background noise for a residential site. Orientation of antenna and HF band based on VOACAP simulation. The RBN hits and the SPRINT contact are all consistent with the set-up.
W2SH - 20m folded after only one QSO. 40m was jumping with lots of QRM. 80m had almost no QRN and many signals were almost all very loud.
KB1M - Signals seemed generally weak even when peaking thankfully QRN was low here. 73, Walt
N8VW - Glad to be one. Having some tx cut out issues so have some work to do to find out why.
AK3X - Got to participate the second hour. seemed like good conditions with many very strong signals. Argonaut V and 102 ft inv vee doublet apex at 27 ft. 72, Peter
K4BAI - No sigs heard on 20M. 40M was quite good to most of the country beyond a skip zone. 45 QSOs on 40M. 80M was very quite good too. 13 QSOs on 80. This may be my highest QSO total ever. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.
N8LA - KX3; 5W; 200' Dipole Up 35', CW Morse Black Plastic Hand Key. Was hard going. Maybe because was weak from haircut, recently, for the first time this year. Initially, I requested just a wash and blow dry, but barber was intimidated by my request for some reason. Thanks to all who worked me and to all who attempted to do so. Hope to do better with contacts next month. All The Best In Health To All Of You And All Of Your Loved Ones. Lou, N8LA
WI5H - Started out on 20M and made several contacts. Moved to 40M and spent the rest of my time there. Thank for the contacts. CU next time DIT DIT
AA0W - 40 Meters only band was long lots of stations to work. Narrow filter most of the time. KX2 internal bttery
AA5LH - Got a late start and had to quit early. A lot of noise on 40M, however signals heard were moderately strong. Thanks to everyone for trying. Take care.
KC3MIO - We took an RV trip to Cape May, NJ and I thought I would work the sprint from there. Turns out that there is a lot of noise in a densely packed campground - who knew? 20 had no signals and my antenna was too short for 80. I called it quits after about 40 minutes as I just couldn't hear many stations distinctly, although I believe I was being heard. That's life.
WT4U - One of my best Sprints ever, largely on the strength of a run on 80m in the last 15 minutes and random luck with multipliers. Checked 20m a few times, but never heard a peep. 40 was busy, but with QSB and a pair of QRO stations blasting the lower end of the range.
AC7FF - My first NAQCC Sprint with my new KX3. Lots of fun and a real sweet QRP radio.
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