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January 2021 QRP/CW Sprint (#195)
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KF0U Comments - We ended up at 106 logs this Sprint. Great number and glad to hear everyone had fun in the Soapbox comments. Thanks to all who participated. See you in March.
N2CN Comments -
Results are final.
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
K1MZM 40 39 79 20 1580 x2 3160 160 meter horizontal loop at 55 feet
KN1H 32 32 64 19 1216 x2 2432 400' END FED WIRE
WB1GYZ 15 15 30 11 330 x2 660 Sloping Vee
N1JI 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 163' doublet @ 20'
W2 Division
WA2NYY 31 31 62 20 1240 x2 2480 80m OCF dipole at 30'
W2SH 27 27 54 18 972 x2 1944 270' cf dpl @ 45'
KA2KGP 18 18 36 14 504 x2 1008 G5RV @ 25 ft.
K2CWM 12 12 24 10 240 x2 480 Vertical (elevated)
KN2G 10 10 20 7 140 x2 280 73 ft vertical
W2JEK 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 End fed wire 110 ft. long
KD2JWH 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 Par EndFedz
W3 Division
KD3CA 29 29 58 19 1102 x2 2204 OCF Windom @55 ft
KC3MIO 26 25 51 17 867 x2 1734 135' OCF dipole up 45' at the feed point
K3JZD 19 19 38 13 494 x2 988 107' EFRW @ 20'
AK3X 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 102ft inv vee apex 27 ft. 300 ohm feed
AA3UJ 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Dipole@25
W4 Division
WG8Y 31 31 62 21 1302 x2 2604 80M Full wave loop
KC5F 29 29 58 18 1044 x2 2088 80m end fed half wave at 40'
K4JPN 22 21 43 13 559 x2 1118 80 M CF Zepp
K4PQC 19 19 38 11 418 x2 836 Wire loop at 25' in and around trees
WB8LZG 15 15 30 12 360 x2 720 75' EF wire top @50'
W4NLT 13 13 26 8 208 x2 416 84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft
WX4RM 9 9 18 7 126 x2 252 6BTV gnd mtd vert
N4OW 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 Buttternut HP6v Elv. 8'
K8LBQ 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 Inverted vee @ 30'
W8DXU 6 6 12 4 48 x2 96 Indoor end fed wire
K9EYT 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 50' END FEED WIRE
WT4U 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 80m end-fed Inv V @ 35'
NA4O 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 OCF "L"@20'
W5 Division
N5GW 32 32 64 18 1152 x2 2304 Doublet at 25'
KE9DR 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 420' Random Loop @ 50'
W6 Division
AI6SL 5 5 10 2 20 x2 40 Inverted V fan @ 32'
W7 Division
N7KM 14 13 27 12 324 x2 648 ZS6BKW INVERTED VEE APEX 45 FEET
WB7GR 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 Gnd mtd vertical
W8 Division
AB8RL 19 19 38 11 418 x2 836 G5RV up 30 ft
W9 Division
WB9HFK 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 150 Ft. Random Wire
W9CC 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 Gnd mtd vert
KA9FQG 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 G5RV at 37 ft.
N8HWV 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 EFHW AT 15 FT
W0 Division
N0TA 25 24 49 16 784 x2 1568 Doublet @25'
K6XT 20 20 40 14 560 x2 1120 Center fed long wire; 1/4 wave ground pl
NN0SS 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 80 meter Inv Vee @40ft
AA0W 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 Dipoole @ 30 Feet
K2HT 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 80 Meter Horizontal Loop (40'-20')
AD0YM 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 OCF Dipole at 30FT
NO2D 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 80m doublet @ 30'
AA5LH 3 2 5 3 15 x2 30 25' Delta Loop
KA8HDE 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 G5RV @ 30'
Canada Division
VE3SIF 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 End-fed wire
VE9BEL 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 End-fed dipole @ 25ft
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
NF1U 12 11 23 10 230 x1.5 345 End fed wire
W2 Division
WA2FBN 7 7 14 6 84 x1.5 126 Dipole at 25 ft
WB2LQF 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 63' Inverted L at 35'
W3 Division
NN3E 5 5 10 5 50 x1.5 75 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
K3WWP 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 ~110' attic random wire
W4 Division
W4ELP 38 38 76 19 1444 x1.5 2166 80m windom @ 50'
KJ4R 13 13 26 11 286 x1.5 429 40m 33' vertical 80m 67' wire vertical
W5 Division
NF5U 9 9 18 6 108 x1.5 162 40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft
K5GQ 8 7 15 7 105 x1.5 158 Dipole @ 17 feet
W6 Division
N6HDV 3 3 6 3 18 x1.5 27 Roof mtd vert
W7 Division
N7QR 5 5 10 3 30 x1.5 45 Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials
W8 Division
AB8FJ 13 13 26 11 286 x1.5 429 End-Fed Wire @ 15'
K8NGW 14 14 28 9 252 x1.5 378 43' gnd mtd vert
N8XMS 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 HyGain AV640
W9 Division
K9DRP 17 17 34 13 442 x1.5 663 EFHW 80 @ 40 ft
W0 Division
KD0V 21 20 41 14 574 x1.5 861 Cf Zepp @ 40 feet
K0LAR 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 OCF Windom @ 20'
AE0IB 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 End fed wire ant
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W1ND 21 20 41 12 492 492 124.5' (Plus or minus) Random Wire Up 35
KB1M 10 10 20 5 100 100 40 M Dipole @ 30ft
WY7N 6 6 12 5 60 60 OCF Dipole @ 100'
W2 Division
K2OID 13 13 26 11 286 286 80M OCF Dipole @ 40'
WA1GWH 11 11 22 11 242 242 80m 1/4 wave inv L w/ ground system
N2ESE 10 10 20 10 200 200 120ft dipole@35ft
K2HN 3 3 6 3 18 18 Gnd mtd vert
W3 Division
NN3U 2 2 4 1 4 4 Inverted L
W4 Division
K4KBL 30 30 60 20 1200 1200 HyEndFed @ 50'
WB4OMM 24 24 48 17 816 816 G5RV at 35 feet
N4MJ 24 23 47 16 752 752 40M Windom @ 25 feet
K4BAI 12 11 23 11 253 253 40M dipole, zepp, 80M inverted vee
K3RLL 12 12 24 10 240 240 After-Dark Only Black 4-BTV
AA2MX 11 11 22 10 220 220 80 MTR OCF DIPOLE
KU4A 4 4 8 3 24 24 40m slp dip@40', DX-B on 80m
AG4CC 3 3 6 3 18 18 58' random wire inverted V at 23'
W2QL 3 3 6 2 12 12 Loaded Dipole at 14 feet
W4DUK 1 1 2 1 2 2 96' wire @ 10'.
W5 Division
K5WX 13 12 25 10 250 250 ZS6BKW inverted Vee @ 40FT
WI5H 7 7 14 5 70 70 OCFD @ 33ft 40M
N5AAS 4 4 8 3 24 24 Dipole @ 30'
@$W7YC 1 1 2 1 2 2 Dipole @ 50'
W6 Division
KI6M 14 13 27 10 270 270 Dipole @ 20'
WU6P 6 6 12 4 48 48 Dipole at 30'
W7 Division
W8 Division
WI8J 13 13 26 8 208 208 130 ft EFHW at 20 ft.
WA8SAN 9 9 18 8 144 144 End fed wire @ 25 Ft
N8HZM 8 8 16 8 128 128 Efw@40 ft.
WB8ENE 8 8 16 6 96 96 135' doublet @ 15'
W9 Division
NN9K 22 20 42 17 714 714 130ft end-fed @25ft
KY0Q 11 11 22 9 198 198 EFHW 35 ft
AB9BZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Efhw @ 30ft
W0 Division
N8LA 9 9 18 9 162 162 Dipole @ 35'
K0EW 7 7 14 6 84 84 OCF Dipole @ 25'
K9OSC 5 5 10 5 50 50 CF Zepp @ 30'
N0MII 2 2 4 2 8 8 Dipole @ 25'
KC2MJT 1 1 2 1 2 2 9:1 UNUN into downspout and rain gutter
Canada Division
VE3DQN 2 2 4 2 8 8 80/40 trap dipole @18ft
DX Division
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
KF6C 17 15 32 12 384 x2 768 40 Steppir DB18 at 50 ft. 80 dipole 50ft
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 | K1MZM | KN1H | WB1GYZ |
W2 | WA2NYY | W2SH | KA2KGP |
W3 | KD3CA | KC3MIO | K3JZD |
W4 | WG8Y | KC5F | K4JPN |
W5 | N5GW | KE9DR | - |
W6 | AI6SL | - | - |
W7 | N7KM | WB7GR | - |
W8 | AB8RL | - | - |
W9 | WB9HFK | W9CC | KA9FQG |
W0 | N0TA | K6XT | NN0SS |
Canada | VE3SIF | VE9BEL | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | NF1U | - | - |
W2 | WA2FBN | WB2LQF | - |
W3 | NN3E | K3WWP | - |
W4 | W4ELP | KJ4R | - |
W5 | NF5U | K5GQ | - |
W6 | N6HDV | - | - |
W7 | N7QR | - | - |
W8 | AB8FJ | K8NGW | N8XMS |
W9 | K9DRP | - | - |
W0 | KD0V | K0LAR | AE0IB |
Canada | - | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | W1ND | KB1M | WY7N |
W2 | K2OID | WA1GWH | N2ESE |
W3 | NN3U | - | - |
W4 | K4KBL | WB4OMM | N4MJ |
W5 | K5WX | WI5H | N5AAS |
W6 | KI6M | WU6P | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | WI8J | WA8SAN | N8HZM |
W9 | NN9K | KY0Q | AB9BZ |
W0 | N8LA | K0EW | K9OSC |
Canada | VE3DQN | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | KF6C | - | - |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | - | - | - |
FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | - | - | - |
BUG | W4ELP | - | - |
K/K | K2HN | NN3U | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | N5GW |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 106
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 150
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1193
States represented: 35 + NB ON
SOAPBOX:
W2QL - Enjoyed the event. .
KN2G - Another great night on my hb 73' vertical. 40m was tough but productive while 80 was crowded but doable. It makes my wife happy to see me use the vertical since the hard line to feed it "cost a lot". The ground is now saturated with moisture creating a decent ground plane. The effect was obvious. My vertical was louder than my inverted vee and man made noise was less. I hope to get radials and a tuning coil on it for the 160 next week. .
KC2MJT - It was a pleasure to finally get back on the air despite terrible band conditions. It's been about two years since I've participated in a club sprint. Recently moved from NY to MO. Unfortunately into an HOA restricted neighborhood. Nevertheless, with a 9:1 UNUN into a rain gutter I've been able to make quite a few contacts QRP CW. Tonight however, although I heard some members down in the mud, only two responded and I'm not sure my first contact got my call. Part of the fun. 72 .
WA2NYY - Strong signals and lots of activity on 80 tonight. 20 and 40 were pretty quiet. Took awhile to get going on 80. There were many stations responding to my CQs. Sorry if I missed some of you. Dont give up, I try to work everyone I can hear. Longest haul on 80 was WY7N in Utah. 72 Mark
KE9DR - Did better than normal, 20 was dead but 40 and 80 had lots of activity. Had lots of fun. Thanks to all. 73, Bert KE9DR .
AD0YM - Divided my time between a couple of on-air events tonight. No NAQCC activity heard on 20 meters. Spent most of my time on 40 meters, there gave up on some "strong" stations because they were not hearing me. Tried 80 meters but without success. I think QSB may have been the culprit. Used my unbranded J-38 key from my Novice days for all of my QSOs tonight. It is not pretty, but it gets the job done. -72, Mike .
K9EYT - Did not hear much down in the Tampa Bay area,KX3, Key Begali Blade, ant 50' end feed wire at 25'B 72 RAY
K0EW - 80M was really active tonight! W4NA, thanks for your patience tonight, we were working at the upper edge of my speed. 73 .
KA2KGP - 40M didn't hold up for too long here in WNY, so I did 80m for the rest of the sprint. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ old WWII German Junkers straight key. 73 to all.
AA0W - Poor conditions 80 Meters only. Thanks for the QSO's. KX2 Battery
KN1H - Great to hear everyone tonight, lots of activity in spite of the QRN and QSB. IC-7300 and Nye Viking Master Key. 72, John
WI8J - Started on 80M and stayed there. 80M seemed to get better as the night went on. Thanks for the contacts! 72 .
K4KBL - Finally got my HyEndFed and able to get on 80 meters this evening. Had a great time as is aways the case !!
N4MJ - Some new ones, some old ones, still fun. 40m was long as usual. 80m was almost decent, exception was QRN but that settled some late in the game. Thanks to all who participated. 73 de n4mj .
K2OID - 40M better than the past few sprints but still not great. Made most QSOs on 80M. Thanks to AI2T for sticking with me due to bad QSB. .
K6XT - Late start 20 was dead. Great to be heard as far as New England on 80M. First use of AC2C logger really works well. 73 Art .
W1ND - First one of the year. I missed the last few. Always a challenge. Got more 40m contacts this Sprint than before (which was 0). Got chased off 40M by a pesky CWT op who really wanted that frequency. Lots of QRN both natural and man-made. From 3.560 to about 3.563 was lost here tonight by something other than the normal Leds that were off for this sprint. Started the Sprint with a goal to make 5 QSOs. At 5, I said 10. At 10, I said 15, at 15 I said 20, then had to do a safety since I got one non-NAQCC contact. .
NN0SS - All QSO's on 80 meters Good condx. Sorry AI6SL QSB
WB8LZG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Still operating /4 from Florida. good condx fer a sprint last evening. What a difference a good antenna makes! I finally got a 75' of wire up in my nearby pine tree in an end fed config with the top at abt 50 feet,sloping down at 45 deg and fed right at the stn on the porch. Happily it tuned up great on 40, 80, es 30m too. 15 good QSO's this month vs 4 Q's last month. Lots of signals on 40 last night. Glad to hv worked several old friends as well as 2 new members. A big welcome to Karen, 10271 and Ed, 10603. Glad to have you joining in the fun. $0 was the money band and I worked almost all I could hear. KI6M had a good sig here, but he couldn't hear me. Ended on 80 with 2 QSOs. Great fun with a handful of watts. SRI to a few who called me, es I couldn't pull you out of the fray. See you all next month. 73, Gregg #1444 .
N5AAS - Seemed like activity was low tonight. Perhaps conditions not so good. .
KC3MIO - Pretty good conditions based on the number of QSOs made by participants. I didn't bother with 20 but went first to 40 and made one contact, but 80 was where the activity was. I kept checking 40, hoping for a QSO, but made only one (in UT) and once the CWOPS came on, there were too many stations to find sprinters. But 80 did provide plenty of signals. My first sprint using the Icom 705 was plenty of fun. Thanks to all my contacts, the author of the NAQCC logger and the NAQCC. I'm looking forward to trying the 160 sprint next week. Happy New Year to all!
K5GQ - Wow.. what a change from December. Had zero Qs. called CQ no answers. answered station but they did not hear me. .
K1MZM - Another good night on 80 meters. I was unable to copy anyone on 40. Thanks to everyone for making it a fun Sprint.
WB7GR - Contacts were hard to find even thought the QRN was better than usual. .
WB4OMM - Greeting Folks! Could only get the first hour in tonight, but it was slow and steady. Lots of QSB, but decent signals. Surprised to work CA tonight! Also a new recent member - Karen AG4CC #10271....welcome! Hope to see some of you in the 160M next week......72/73! Steve WB4OMM .
N0MII - 40m was sounding good an hour before the contest. What happened? Ah well -- still fun! .
AA5LH - Very little success tonight. I thought we were on the upswing of the curve. Nothing heard on 20M, very little on 40M and most action I heard was on 80M. Unfortunately, none worked, only hearing 1-6 LAND station. I'm an optimist-CU on the M/W Sprint. 72's All .
W2SH - 20m was lifeless. 40m seemed under-populated and with only six QSOs during the first half hour I sensibly moved to 80m where there was plenty of activity. It was interesting to easily work K6XT in CO, nearly 1,800 miles distant.
AA3UJ - Thank You~ .
K4PQC - First completed NAQCC Sprint in a long time. A little noisy on 40 meters but lots of strong signals. Weather here clear and cool. Good evening for a sprint. .
WX4RM - Considerable amount of noise on 40 tonight.Gave 20M a try at the start of the Sprint, nothing heard. Again 80M was the most productive. Was glad to work W4ELP from VA, who had a recently issued member number. Had fun as always! .
AB8FJ - Single band effort on 80M tonight. Rig used was my K3/10 @ 5W to the End-Fed Random Wire. Bug used was my Lafayette Radio Electronics Bug from 1971 ... same as a BK-100. Great fun this evening, even with the noise on the band. TNX all for the QSOs tonight! .
N8HZM - Got a late start and my granddaughter called. There are priorities! :-) .
N0TA - 40m was OK, but 80m was Great! Thanks for the Q's. .
KC5F - A little noisy on 80m, but good conditions on both 40m and 80m tonight. Just S&P, this time, but lots of good signals out there. Thanks, all!
AK3X - Fun sprint. Time constraints as usual limited participation. Happy New Year, Peter.
W4ELP - Just joined NAQCC, first sprint. Good conditions. Lots of fun.
AA2MX - I had a good time as usual, thanks all!! .
K3RLL - K3 to the flat black 4-BTV that can only come out of the garage under the cover of darkness (Darned HOA). Great night! Forgot to use my bug, however, and struggled with a sticking paddle. More 'old friends' tonight than in a long time. It was GREAT! 72/73 ... Don .
K4BAI - Time limited this month. 17 minutes. 3 QSOs on 40, 9 QSOs on 80. Thanks for the QSOs. 73/73, John, K4BAI. .
NO2D - Called CQ on 80 meters with no takers. On 40 meters picked up a couple of 100w QSO's and decided to call it a night. Pete, NO2D. .
WT4U - Was able to log on for only the last 15 minutes, but 80m was hopping! .
K9DRP - Started out slow on 40. Checked RBN to see if I was being heard and it showed N0TA on the freq I was calling! Last night for the fox hunt I spent 1 1/2 hours trying to hear WB4OMM's signal with no luck. Tonight he's 579 on the same band. Go figure! Lots of sigs made for lots of fun tonight. 73 Don .
AI6SL - Not much activity out west. Heard some faint east coast stations but could not get their attention. .
NN3U - Thought conditions were tough for this sprint. Bands noisy. Nothing heard on 40, both contacts on 80. First sprint for new call sign (old call sign K3EMS)
NF1U - Was only able to play for an hour. 40 & 80 pretty noisy but plenty of stations heard .
N4OW - Very few stations heard on 40 or 80. High line noise and poor conditions. My MFJ Rx loop allowed me to hear the few stations I worked. Apologies to any stations that called and I did not respond. Hope for a repair to the power lines before the next sprint. 72 de AL, N4ow 7700 .
K3JZD - Good session. IC-7300 at 5w to 107' EFRW at 20' Jody - K3JZD .
VE9BEL - Quiet here tonight, but still it was a lot of fun. 73 Bernard .
N5GW - KX3 to hb tuner & doublet -rake tine straight key. 20M was about dead here. 40M was in good shape with only mild QRN. After a bit over one hour the CWT gang showed up, meaning it was time to move to 80M which was in fair shape except for QRN.
NA4O - I would say it was a rough night, but actually that is just the norm now. But I found my antenna can work a little bit on 80. KX3@5W, wire antenna out the back window, Vibroplex Straight Key. .
K2CWM - Made a dozen contacts. Ran my old IC-703 with MAXSET at 5 watts, 12v in. Vertical antenna and Lionel J-38 straight key. Stay well all... .
AB8RL - Rig Yaesu FTDX-10 @ 5 watts performed well on weak signal CW. Did not hear much activity on 40 but 80 was fairly good. .
WA2FBN - Tough condx nothing heard on 40m or 20m and 80m noisy with QSB. Tnx to all who copied me. DL150 bug. 72 Ken .
K8NGW - An hour on 40 and an hour on 80. This evening was the first time I hit California (KI6M) in these sprints. A great way to spend an evening! See you next week on 160M. .
KD3CA - Conditions pretty good ,A little QRN and QRM at times, Started and stayed on 80 meters . Great fun as usual . Many tnx for the calls . All the very best to all . 73 Don
NN3E - Stay safe and well everyone .. Enjoyed the QSO's 72 Kevin NN3E .
N8XMS - The QRN on 40m was really intense. After 30-minutes and only 4 QSOs I pulled the plug. My ears are still ringing! .
KD2JWH - First time on or live. Very excited and although I made no contacts, I certainly got some of the first time jitters out of the way. .
W2JEK - Got on late. Conditions seemed good. Hsd sa good time. 72/73 DON W2JEK .
WB8ENE - 40 meters was pretty dead here, so I made all my contacts on 80. Rig is Elecraft K3 and used Bencher BY-1 paddles. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art
WG8Y - Hi all,Started on 80M and stayed there for all but 2 Q's on 40M. Some QRN but not too bad. Missed a letter or a no.a couple times. Tnxs for the fills guys. Started 8 min. late & stopped when the dog wanted out at 0249. Hi Hi. Used my Vibroplex SK that I recently picked up. Nice Key.I enjoy working the Sprints. Fun hearing familiar calls & a few new ones. Take care everyone. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
N7QR - 52st sprint - KX3, 1958 Vibroplex, Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials for an hour and a half. 7038 was popular, but high noise level. Thanks to all who had to repeat. CU next month! Russ, Portland OR .
WB2LQF - Made one contact (K4PQC) just to avoid getting skunked. Lots of noise, very deep QSB. Still getting accustomed to my new FTDX-10. Receiver is hot! Menu navigation is logical. Lots of control over signal manipulation - love the APF and CONTOUR. See y'all next month. .
AB9BZ - Had a brief contact with KI5WG but QSB took us out. I was glad to make this contact using my rebuilt DDS controlled 49er at 1W. Switched over to a 5W rig, called and called CQ, but no luck. 72/73 ab9bz .
N7KM - Long skip tonight didn't hear any stations in the western US. I got on late and only had about 35 minutes to enjoy the sprint. I just made a trade and got my K2 back which I built 20 years ago. It was sure nice to have it home and on the air. Thanks to everyone for the sprint it was fun.
K2HN - First time in. Not easy. Hope to improve.
N8LA - KX3; 5W; 200' Dipole Up 35'; NAQCCode Warrior Paddles. First and foremost, most sincere apologies to NN3E, KC5F, and WI8J, stations whom I may have led to believe that I was able to copy all of their information even though I was unable to do so. Also, my puzzlement about whomever was operating K4BKL whose license QRZ lists as having expired in 2012. Also, my thanks to W9CC and AD0BI, two very dear friends whom I was delighted to work. Furthermore, my apologies to those who put up with my ineptitude in sending with the Code Warrior paddles. The noise at my QTH was especially horrendous during the sprint. It made me wish that Hiram Percy Maxim had developed a QRN silencer as well as a firearm silencer. All the Best to all of you fine people. My prayers for your safety go out to all of you. Lou, N8LA
K4JPN - Not much luck on 40M, 80M much better, but heavy QRN caused me to miss a few. 72, Steve K4JPN
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