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Feb 2015 QRP/CW Sprint (#124)


Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
KN1H     31   31  62   19 1178  x2  2356  End Fed Wire @50'
K1IEE    19   19  38   14  532  x2  1064  OCF long wire@30'
N1IMW    19   19  38   12  456  x2   912  DIPOLE UP 20 FEET
K1IX     14   14  28   11  308  x2   616  HB OCFD @35'
N1JI     10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  88' doublet @ 25' (One leg only on 80m)
KB1UOH   10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  Vertical

W2 Division
W2SH     42   42  84   26 2184  x2  4368  270' dpl@45'; inverted L, 76'V + 90'H
K2YGM    34   32  66   14  924  x2  1848  80- EFHW, 20/40- G5RV mini
KA2KGP   25   25  50   16  800  x2  1600  Dipole up 25 ft.
WA2NYY   26   26  52   15  780  x2  1560  80m OCF dipole at 35'
WA2JSG   14   14  28   12  336  x2   672  Vertical elevated at 10'
W2JEK    13   13  26   10  260  x2   520  20m gnd pl, 40/80 end fed wire at 15 ft
WA1GWH    9    9  18    6  108  x2   216  40M dipole @ 15 ft
KD2MX     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  600' loop@30'
$N2QFD    4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Zepp@25'

W3 Division
AB3RU    26   26  52   18  936  x2  1872  G7FEK@33'
WB3FAE   15   15  30   14  420  x2   840  90' end fed at 30'
KD3CA    12   12  24   11  264  x2   528  132ft Windom @33ft
N3DQU     8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  21' EARCHI EFLW @20'
KQ3Z      7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  135' sloping doublet at 30'
K2DEP     8    8  16    5   80  x2   160  G5RV@30'
W3TTT     4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  40 M VERTICAL WID RAISED RADIALS

W4 Division
WH6LE    39   36  75   22 1650  x2  3300  Horizontal wire loop @ 45', 215' long
N4SX     35   35  70   22 1540  x2  3080  W5GI Mystery Antenna @37'
K4KRW    33   33  66   20 1320  x2  2640  Dipole@25'
KG4UPO   27   27  54   19 1026  x2  2052  End Fed Half Wave wire
KB4QQJ   30   30  60   17 1020  x2  2040  DOUBLET
WG8Y     24   24  48   17  816  x2  1632  20&40m DP@35ft & grd mnt 80M wire vert. 
AA4CF    17   17  34   15  510  x2  1020  20M loop@70', 40M loop@60'
W4UX     16   16  32   12  384  x2   768  40M Dipole @ 65'
AK4NY    16   16  32   12  384  x2   768  G5RV - 35' center 50' each end
W4KRN    12   12  24   11  264  x2   528  InvV@50' 
KA8VZB    9    9  18    9  162  x2   324  60' End Fed Wire @ 20'
W4HH     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  OCF Dipole @ 25 ft
W4DUK     7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  End-fed Zepp @20'
WA2EDN    5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  DIPOLE UP 10M
K9EYT     5    5  10    3   30  x2    60  40 ft 24 ga. wire shoot over a tree
KM4FXQ    4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  Windom@25'

W5 Division
WI5H     13   13  26    8  208  x2   416  Loop@20', EFHW on 40M
KE9DR     7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  420' Loop @ 50'
K5OAI     5    4   9    3   27  x2    54  HiQ vert @ 20'
KE5YUM    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Inverted v at 30'

W6 Division
WK6L     20   19  39   10  390  x2   780  Windom(Inverted Vee),Up  35ft,  40M/20M
NS3C     14   14  28   10  280  x2   560  Dpl@20'
K6MGO    11   10  21    8  168  x2   336  Indoor 50' doublet/20m end-fed dipole
W6FPS     7    7  14    5   70  x2   140  Trapped 20m/40m Vertical
W6WW      2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  300' insulated wire loop
WH7TT     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Loop@20'

W7 Division
K9JWV    49   49  98   22 2156  x2  4312  36' vert with 12 elevated radials
AA7VW    37   34  71   18 1278  x2  2556  80m G5RV @ 40'
KF7WNS   26   25  51   15  765  x2  1530  53' End Fed Wire @25"
WU7F     16   15  31    9  279  x2   558  InvV up 30'
KF7TDF    9    9  18    7  126  x2   252  Dpl@ 25'
WB7EUX    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Gnd mtd vert 43'
K7HAP     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Vert@10ft

W8 Division
N8XMS    22   22  44   15  660  x2  1320  R7 Vertical
K8RJW    18   17  35   14  490  x2   980  6 BTV @ 15'
WB8LZG   17   17  34   12  408  x2   816  Dpl @ 30'
NF8M     15   14  29   11  319  x2   638  80m OCF dpl @35ft
NT8P     14   13  27   11  297  x2   594  40 and 80 dpl 30'
AD7TN    10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  92ft Random Wire in the attic
WV8P     10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  LONG WIRE UP 50FT
N8ZYA     8    8  16    8  128  x2   256  Indoor Random Wire 
WB8ENE    7    7  14    5   70  x2   140  132' doublet @ 15' / 20M dipole @ 20'
N8BB      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Dipole

W9 Division
KB9BVN   28   28  56   19 1064  x2  2128  Homemade attic dipole
W9CC     16   16  32   13  416  x2   832  6BTV
NV9X     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  Dipole@30 ft.
KC9TQR    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  Dpl@25'
KA9FQG    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  G5RV@37'

W0 Division
N0TA     44   40  84   20 1680  x2  3360  Doublet @ 30' & 1/4 gnd mnt vertical
K0ALN    21   21  42   16  672  x2  1344  InvV@35'
KD0V     22   22  44   13  572  x2  1144  Cf zepp@50'
AA0W     13   13  26   11  286  x2   572  Dipole
N8LA      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Dipole @ 35 ft.
K0FNR     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Ground plane @5'

Canada Division
VE2TH    38   38  76   20 1520  x2  3040  InvV@32'
VE3RCN   14   14  28   12  336  x2   672  GMV, 80m dipole at 24 feet
VE3DVC   13   13  26    9  234  x2   468  Inv Vee @40'
VE7KBN   12   11  23    7  161  x2   322  3 BND VERT. 8 FT OFF GROUND

DX Division
CO8CML    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Inverted "V" dipole @ 27'

SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
K1SX      1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  270' doublet @ 15'

W2 Division

W3 Division
K3WWP    20   20  40   16  640 x1.5  960  ~110' attic rnd wire, attic 20m dpl

W4 Division

W5 Division

W6 Division

W7 Division
N7QR      5    5  10    5   50 x1.5   75  Butternut gnd vert w/o radials

W8 Division
AB8FJ    12   12  24    9  216 x1.5  324  Inverted L

W9 Division
AA9L     40   40  80   22 1760 x1.5 2640  Trap dipole @ 45 feet

W0 Division
WD0K     11   11  22    8  176 x1.5  264  Delta loop @ 30'
K2HT      3    3   6    3   18 x1.5   27  ZS6BKW @ 40'

Canada Division
VE5BCS   10   10  20    9  180 x1.5  270  Dipole@25ft rig ft817

DX Division

SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
N2CN     22   22  44   13  572       572  ZS6BKW @ 60'
K4RHG    18   18  36   11  396       396  End-fed sloping dipole @ 40'

W2 Division
N2ESE    24   24  48   16  768       768  80mtr.OCF@25ft.

W3 Division
W3NCR    23   23  46   17  782       782  G5rv @ ~40'
N8XEE    21   21  42   14  588       588  G5RV Junior @40'

W4 Division
WX4RM    30   30  60   19 1140      1140  6BTV Gnd Mtd Vert
KU4A     21   21  42   14  588       588  40m slp dipole, 80m 1/4-wave sloper
KK4BE    10   10  20    9  180       180  DIPOLE@30FT
K3RLL     9    9  18    8  144       144  Covert Night-only Vertical
WA4RG     9    9  18    7  126       126  G5RV @ 60'
WD4EXI    6    6  12    5   60        60  Dpl@25'

W5 Division
N5GW     48   48  96   23 2208      2208  CFZ @ 50'

W6 Division
KR5RR    44   41  85   24 2040      2040  67' DIPOLE @ 35'

W7 Division
W7HD      6    6  12    6   72        72  46' gnd mtd VERT HF9V
N8NK      4    4   8    4   32        32  Indoor 40' non-resonant dipole @ 20'
WB7SDE    1    0   1    1    1         1  Dpl@20

W8 Division
W8DW     26   25  51   18  918       918  Dipole up @ 30 feet
WA8SAN   17   17  34   12  408       408  G5RV @ 25 ft.
AC8AP     6    6  12    6   72        72  Multi-band dipole @50'

W9 Division
NN9K     43   43  86   25 2150      2150  OCF Dipole @ 25'
W9PZ     27   26  53   18  954       954  Gnd mtd vert
K9FO     26   25  51   14  714       714  20 dpl, 80,40 long wire
AB9YC    20   19  39   15  585       585  Dipole @ 20'
K9IS     19   19  38   15  570       570  330 ft Horizontal loop

W0 Division
K9OSC    33   33  66   22 1452      1452  CF Zepp @ 30'
NO2D     11   11  22   11  242       242  80 m doublet
@W0JRM    1    1   2    1    2         2  G5RV @ 15'

Canada Division

DX Division

GAIN ANTENNA Category
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

Straight Key
K4BAI    26   24  50   18  900  x2  1800  TH6DXX at 55'; 40m dip at 40', zepp 50'
NQ2W     13   13  26   11  286  x2   572  Mini beam @25', inv V @40', gnd mtd vert

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard

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$ QRO power
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CERTIFICATES
SWA STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
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W1KN1HK1IEE-
W2W2SHK2YGM-
W3AB3RUWB3FAE-
W4WH6LEN4SXK4KRW
W5WI5H--
W6WK6LNS3C-
W7K9JWVAA7VW-
W8N8XMSK8RJWWB8LZG
W9KB9BVNW9CC-
W0N0TAK0ALN-
CanadaVE2TH--
DXCO8CML--
SWA BUG CATEGORY
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W1K1SX--
W2---
W3K3WWP--
W4---
W5---
W6---
W7N7QR--
W8AB8FJ--
W9AA9L--
W0WD0K--
CanadaVE5BCS--
DX---
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1N2CN--
W2N2ESE--
W3W3NCR--
W4WX4RMKU4A-
W5N5GW--
W6KR5RR--
W7W7HD--
W8W8DW--
W9NN9KW9PZ-
W0K9OSC--
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GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
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First time entrant high scorer
Key typeSKBUGK/K
 AA4CF-W9PZ
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
PrizesN8NK

STATS:
Logs submitted: 118
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 186 
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1,942
States represented: 41 + BC ON QC SK + CM
SOAPBOX:

N2QFD - Seemed to be a brisk exchange. Tried to get the GenLog but when downloaded from the link it was Open Office 3. Wrote the author to tell him. Only worked half the sprint, early morning. Nice to be able to jump back in after so many years away. My thanks to all, still shaking off the CW dust here.

K3RLL - K3 TO highly compromised 'condo' vertical: Nice signals on 20 meters tonight but seemed to fade early into FL; noisy on 40 meters. Lost NQ2W but Will had a great signal. 72 de K3RLL

K3WWP - What a difference a couple of S units makes. My noise on 40 and 20 was down by 1-2 S units tonight and a lot of signals were above that noise and easy to work. I got 16 of my 20 QSOs in less than 45 minutes, then fooled around a bit on 80 (noise still high there) and 20 where I worked CA and CO. QSO #20 came at 0239 - 69 minutes to make it to 20 this month. If the noise is low next month, maybe I'll put it a longer effort and go past 20 for the first time in a few months now. Lots of fun using the bug in the sprint. I think I may know why the noise was down, but I'm not going to say now. If it's down next month, I'll risk an explanation hoping I don't jinx it. HI Thanks to all for the QSOs. Hope you all got K1N - I did, for my last NA entity.

W3TTT - THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN MAKING THIS FUN EVENT! .

AC8AP - Didn't have much time but got in there and made a few contacts. It's been a while since I played in the sprints but I had fun and will be back more often, hopefully with a lot more time to spend.

W0JRM - First-time participant. Couldn't pull too many people out of the pile on 20, but managed to work at least one person. Maybe next month will be more productive. .

KB9BVN - Stuck on 40m again until I get my new wire vertical strung up. Band was GREAT the first 60-70 mins...then started to get really noisy here. K3WWP John sounded VY 599 here, last month he was hard to hear...OK so this is two in a row...gonna try to keep it up. Key here is Nye Viking Master Key...my arm is sore.

N1JI - I worked the sprint on battery power this evening; Internal batteries in the KX3 and an iPad for a panadapter. I was able to use my 88' doublet with the KX3's internal tuner on 80 meters by disconnecting one leg and loading it as an inverted L. Much better conditions for me here on 40 and 80 meters than last month. 72 and see you in March!

N8ZYA - One of my better nights with a DX contact on 20 meters (Cuba) Stayed on 40 meters the rest of the night picking up new states on every contact.

AB3RU - Tonight was a really great night for me. I made my personal best this month and made some great contacts. I got my neighbor N8XEE twice, almost logged KF7TDF incorrectly, and struggled to pull KB7KY out of the QRM but after many repeats he made it happen. Super fun time and got to work some new members too.

W4UX - Good conditions. Only had about 1 hour to operate. Thanks for the QSO's. 73. Jim .

KB4QQJ - Another fun sprint. Tried to play in the 40m Fox Hunt and the NAQCC sprint. That was a hoot! Bands were good and a good time was had. Rig - K2@5w Antenna - 5 band no tuner doublet at 33 feet Key - NT9K Pro-Pump .

AA9L - Wow, 40 meters was hot. Couldn't find a spot to call cq at first so search and pounce was in order. Broke my own record with the Vibroplex. 73 Rich

N8XEE - Really enjoyed this sprint. I even ventured off 40 on to 80 for a quick QSO (thanks Jon!!!!!)

KF7TDF - Great fun in the sprint tonight, lots of signals on 40.Thanks to every one and 73.. Danny .

W7HD - First timer es had a great time getting used to my KX3, hi hi. .

WA2JSG - Got in a little late, so didn't have much time to bring out the little IC-703 and battery pack that I usually use, so I used my IC-7200 at 4 watts (measured) into my all-band vertical. Big ole Kent Straight Key. 3 contacts on 20m, 8 contacts on 40m, and 3 on 80m. Fun city! See y'all next month!

WH6LE - Good night! Had fun using new key - Key Concepts/LNR Precision Pro Pump. Solid gear this key. Now if my fist can handle it. Fun time tonight - I mostly sat running on 40M only. Vy 72 to all! PETE WH6LE

K9OSC - Good conditions on both 20 and 40 meters tonight. Missed VE5BCS as he started out strong and just faded away, sorry! Gary, N2ESE was really strong. Nice to work so many new members also. See you next month.

AB8FJ - Second Sprint using my old Hi-Mound BK-100 (owned it for 43 years). Used a small potato chip bag clip as an extra weight for the BK-100 to slow it down a bit more. Good to work John, K3WWP, using his bug. Think a few more stations were using bugs this evening. Rig used was my K3/10 @ 5W to the Inverted L. Thanks for the QSOs tonight!

K9JWV - Cndx much better this month than last. Actually enjoyed migrating to 40. Wish more out west had tried 80 as it was in good shape, little QSB or noise. Fun event.

K4KRW - I decided to dust off the Sierra tonight. Even after using a KX3, the Sierra really stands out as a great QRP rig. What a blast. I managed QSOs on 3 bands tonight. I got a few on 20m. 40m and 80m were both great. Thanks everyone. Great fun!

W4HH - 40 in gud shape; lots of activity. CU NXT Sprint .

KE9DR - KE9DR - Sound like all three bands were OK tonite. 40 & 20 had some very strong signals. Once again a lot of fun. Thanks to all. 73 Bert .

W6FPS - Great night, twenty minutes before the start of the sprint I had twin grand daughters born! Oh, and also made a couple of contacts. 72, Ron .

NF8M - 40 meters was strange at times - lots of QSB and I lost at least a couple stations that dropped out in the middle of the QSO. Bands otherwise in decent shape - fairly quiet thanks to calm winter condx. 72 es cu next month.

NT8P - Didn't hear you at all tonight WG8Y Mark. Maybe next time. Ron

K8RJW - I think this was my best effort. Lot's of room for improvement! Had a ball tonight!!! QRP4Ever

WH7TT - Well my first sprint and I got one QSO! It was fun. I hope to do it more often. And with my Dipole up higher, maybe more contacts. WH7TT .

WU7F - Fun to run into many friends. 72 .

K9IS - I had a lot of fun and the bands were pretty good today.

K1IEE - Another good sprint. Very little noise level and plenty of signals on 40M. The 2 hours went by fast tonight. Thanks to all 73 Dick

WA2NYY - Conditions werent that favorable tonight. Not as many Qs as usual. I was surprised to work CA on 40, that was fun. The band was long. Didnt hear any NY, NJ, New England, MD, DE, PA. Spent most of the evening on 40 and tried to work K2YGM on 40 but we could barely hear each other, so we went to 80 for my only contact on that band. Definitely heard more keyers tonight. Always good to break out the straight key to keep the tradition strong! 72 Mark

KN1H - A very nice sprint, all three bands in pretty good shape tonight. Used the Nye Viking Master Key, going to ice the glass arm now...

KQ3Z - Came late to the party but still made a few contacts. First sprint contact on 20M with KR5RR. Thanks for CA. Love these sprints. They're addictive!!! .

NO2D - 40 meters was good tonight. I tried 80 for a few minutes, but did not hear anyone. Enjoyed the sprint. Thanks for sponsoring them. See you next month. Pete, no2d.

N0TA - Apologize for rough keying at beginning of contest - had some strange problem with the KX3. Thanks for the Q's. KX3, doublet & vertical, Begali Camelback, Gen Log.

N2CN - I came home late and was only able to do the last hour. Good conditions on 80 and 40.

N1IMW - Always amazed at what qrp and simple wires can do. Thanks to all from snowy New England !

W2JEK - Got on late. Bands seemed pretty good. First two qsos were OR and CA on 20m Then to 40 and 80. A lot of fun. 72 and 73 Don Younger W2JEK # 1135

WG8Y - Hi all, Another fun Sprint.The bands were full of signals so spent most of the Sprint S&Ping.Only called CQ for a couple minutes on 80 at the end hoping to catch a couple of my QRP buds in Ohio.Not this time.20& 40 were in great shape.Today I added an 80M wire to my grd mnted wire fan vert that has 32 radials so I could get on 80M tonite then only spent 16 miutes up there.So many good signals I almost forgot to get on 80m. Hi Hi. Had fun.Hope everyone else did too. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

VE2TH - Hello, Good conditions tonight and got some new one, it is fun. See yo again next month. All the very best, 72, Michel

N8LA - HW-8, dipole @35 ft. Made my Tricked Out Crappy Key into Tricked Out Crappier Key since the previous sprint. Replaced the intact plastic base with cracked plastic base with large piece broken out of its back. Achieved a new low in regular monthly sprint contacts (3) even though I was on the air for the entire two hours. Thanks to N0TA, AA9L, and AA0W for keeping me from being skunked. Now I can go to bed and cry myself to sleep.

N8NK - My first sprint. 4 contacts? My excuse is... having to make dinner for my son! Yeah- that's a valid excuse. I think :) My 1970 Heathkit SB-101 and I had fun. Nice to light the tubes for a while! .

N4SX - Had a really good time this month! Thanks for all who hung in there with me. The carpal tunnel in both my hands gave me a fit and I was trying to swap the key from left to right hand and back to give some relief, so, my fist probably was pretty rough. I surely appreciate all the QSO's and look forward to next month!

K2YGM - Band condx weren't too good here. 20 seemed dead, and 40 was long and noisy here. 80 seemed to have most of the activity at times.. Glad to be back on Long Island after a month in Fla, but not liking all the snow and ice. Was nice hearing my buddy WA2NYY pounding the 'ol straight key. Nice sound Mark.. 72 until next month. Bob K2YGM

KC9TQR - This was my first attempt at the sprint. Only made a couple of QSOs, but really enjoyed it. Looking forward to next month.

N7QR - IC706 w/ Vibroplex Presentation, 20 was good, 40 and 80 quiet. Apologies to WX4RM, couldn't pull you out of the deep slow QSB. .

KF7WNS - I operated portable this month using my K1 and an end fed wire that barely tuned, so I was happy to make as many contacts as I did. 20M was OK, 40M was loud QRN and was going long when I got there. 40 was just starting to shape up at the end of the sprint. Worked John/K4BAI to finish off the sprint. Fun time as always. 72, Gary

N8BB - Had a cold and wasn't quite up to it. But....did enter a log. .

K1IX - Good conditions both bands ! TU 73,Frank .

AB9YC - A pretty good run for the limited time I had available. I stuck it out on 40M even though I had a steady S7 noise this evening. I had trouble with stations calling CQ on top of me, usually mid-QSO -- thanks to those who stuck it out and made it through the QRM.

WA1GWH - Good sprint! Condx a bit up and down, but worked out to UT from NY with the help of K9JWV on the other end! Folks seems clumped up around 7040 with space available down to 7030 and up to 7050. Not enough QRL? sent, in my opinion . . . . .

WA2EDN - Either bad conditions or my antenna went South. I think the latter. Good time though! .

KA2KGP - Another nice sprint with a good turnout. 20m. was weak & shutting down but 40 & 80 were in good shape here in WNY. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w into dipole up 25 ft. Keep Warm! 73

AK4NY - Had a blast, even though I was in and out with chores, things were fast and furious a few times. Great sprint, look forward to the next one

WB8ENE - I wasn't sure how to log my contact with AA7VW since he was sending his SKCC number by mistake, so I made the correction, using 1702 instead of what I copied, which was 1028. If anyone knows how this situation should be handled, please let me know. Rig is Elecraft K3, and key is Begali Blade. Thanks to all for the contacts. 73, Art .

VE5BCS - I apologize to all my contacts for my messy code. I was trying to us a bug. I did practice but not enough. I'll try better next sprint. The 20 meter band was good for first hour. Harold

K4BAI - A night of fun and tribulation. Got a 5-minute late start after returning from a Rotary Club Vanentines Dinner. Took off 15 minutes to work the two QRP Foxes. At about 0254Z, the callers stopped calling and I realized that my venerable old FT1000MP was keying only the sidetone and had no power output. So, I changed quickly to my IC756Pro, which is normally used only for six meters and mobile work. But, at the end, I realized I had not turned the power down on the Icom from 100 to 5W. So, I have logged, but did not count the last 22 QSOs because I was running 100W for those QSOs. I am showing all QSO information so the other stations will get credit, but showing them as zero points and zero multipliers for me. Lot of activity last night. 20M stayed in for a very long time. 40M was crowded with stations from 7030 to 7045. Didn't get to 80M. Thanks for the QSOs and I hope to get it all together for next month's Sprint. P.S. One station gave me a five digit member # and wouldn't give me his power, so I am showing that QSO with the number he sent, but counting only one point for a non-member. I assume he was sending me his QRPARCI # or SKCC # or maybe FISTS #. Hope to meet some of you at the Orlando HamCation this weekend. Look for me around the CWOps Club booth on Saturday and Sunday. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

N8XMS - I got a late start and originally thought that I would just spend a few minutes to make a couple of contacts so that I could at least submit a log. But it turned out that I was having so much fun that I stayed until the very end, making 22 QSOs all on 40-meters. .

N5GW - KX3 with internal keyer to CFZ. Both 20M and 40M were open well, but again not much activity on 80M. Worked several calls not familiar to me in addition to the old standbys. .

KU4A - Missed the first half hour due to the Kentucky-LSU game. Then got on and operated almost till the end. Very unusual for me. Thanks for all the Qs.

VE3RCN - Only had an hour. GMV partially covered in snow. .

W3NCR - I didn't find much activity on 20M but lots of callers on 40M. I really appreciate everyone who called and those who had patience with me. Had a blast, as always. 73, .

K5OAI - Doing good then ran into a non-NA who wanted to chat. After that QSO no further contacts could be made, 20m died for me, signals were to weak on 40m, and no one heard on 80m. Maybe next time will be better. .

K0ALN - It was nice to get back on a regular Sprint again. 20 started out OK, but the strongest signals were on 40. Seemed to be pretty crowded with lots of activity, and I heard a lot of new calls. 72's .

WV8P - THANKS TO ALL THAT HEARD MY SIGNAL. CU LATER...GL ES 72 DAVE WV8P .

N3DQU - Only 8 contacts, but it was the most fun I've had on the radio in a long time! Jay N3DQU .

K6MGO - So happy to see more participation from W6 land, thanks guys and thanks to all who make the sprints so much fun. Conditions were very good again this month, hope it keeps up. CU next month. .

WB8LZG - Hello again fellow sprinters ! I was at the Mich State ARC open house fer the 1st half of the sprint, but I did get in the test fer an hour. 40m was great! I worked coast to coast and everywhere in between. Gud to hear old friend Charles W2SH agn, es also nice to work several new members too. The Ten Tec Argonaut performed flawlessly agn last night. Operating battery power, charged by solar. great fun ! see you all next month ! 73 Gregg WB8LZG

W2SH - All three bands were in nice shape. Starting on 20m, it took me nearly a half hour to learn that my vertical was pretty ineffectual; probably because snow, ice and frozen ground greatly attenuated the in-ground radials’ effect on the vertical radiator. Used the dipole for the remainder of the sprint. 40m activity lightened considerably in the final half hour. Conditions on 80m were good, but more activity would have been welcome. TenTec 539 and Junker key.

W8DW - Nice sprint, used keyer tonight straight key had problems. Back to straight key next month. Thanks an 73's to all .

KG4UPO - 20 meters went down early for me but 40 stayed good for the entire evening. I used a vintage "Ham Key" red plastic special, my trusty Jupiter dialed down almost as low as it would go, EFHW wire in the pines. Enjoyed the evening and was most impressed with the NAQCC professionals who were able to read my code. Thanks to all. 72, Wiley .

NQ2W - Ten-Tec Jupiter @ 5 W to a mini-beam at 25' for 20, an inv V at 40' for 40 and a near bottom-loaded, ground mounted vertical for 80...and my Vibroplex Know Code straight key. Interesting band conditions...for the most part I was hearing a lot better than I was being heard. Few answers to my numerous CQs...I answered Don, K3RLL, CQing on 20 - he was 599 - he came back with "GE WI" and that was all I heard...like someone hit a QSB switch. Two-bander with N5GW. KU4A was loud on 40. Loads of fun. I hope to be back next month. 72, Will, NQ2W .

KR5RR - Great fun tonight! 20m was all 1,500 miles plus from CA, even 40m netted east coast ops. Worked 20m 'til it dired up with 45 to go, then 40m. Accidentally used 67' dipole on 20m - surprised it loaded and worked so well. Thanks everyone & 72 de <JB>

KM4FXQ - More exciting than I thought, really enjoyed the experience. My first sprint and my first contest, I'll be back for more. .

WX4RM - Plesant night using my new Kent Paddles. Was able to work all 3 bands,which really helps with the multipliers. Bands were long, what a hoot to work Canada, WY,UT,OR,ME,the Midwest, FL, and TX on 5 watts. Sorry to the K1N station in Navassa, I never got your NAQCC # so I deleted you from the log. HiHi. WX4RM Ron

WD0K - I brought 40 to the NAQCC dance! I danced with her all night; except 2 numbers! The music was fun. 72's Rich/wd0k .

NV9X - First NAQCC in a long time. Played about 45 minutes. Was very tired.

AA7VW - On 20m till the band closed at 0200Z. Signals a bit light this time. Sorry to everybody who was given my skcc number. I hand write received contact info down and am very right handed making looking for contact names a bit ackward but I enjoy it. A few remembered my name adding to the fun part of this event. Thank you.

VE7KBN - Usual fun sprint using HB1B and bencher hand key. Lots of signals at first, then..... Thanks for the sprint. CUL

CO8CML - Big QRM on 20m, only 3 QSO was made.Special thanks to John, N8ZYA for so nice WV report.Thanks to all!!!CU next month.... .

W4KRN - Mostly S&P this time. Good signals on 20, 40 and 80m. Thanks for the contacts. Hope to cu next month. 72

AD7TN - I started a bit late but enojoyed Sprint like I always do. Made 10 QSO in about an hour. My 92ft Random Wire installed in the attic works pretty good. 72 de AD7TN, Noz

WB3FAE - 20m was in decent shape. started there and worked some W.Coast stations and C08CML. Then to 40m at around 0246Z which was ok but not to many stations heard. Moved to 80 where there was quite a bit of activity and some good signals. S5 to S6 noise level on 80m however. The NR on the KX3 helped quite a bit. Looking forward to next months sprint. Thanks for the contacts.

K4RHG - As an experiment, I spent the entire sprint sending CQ around 7.035 MHz. Being way up in New England, only snagged 18 QSOs.

K9FO - 20 open for a while. Still no good antenna for 40 but did good there anyway. 80 poor here and not many on there. Now veery cold so no antenna work! Rig: TenTec Orion at 5 watts 73/72, Will, K9FO


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See General Sprint Rules for rules common to every NAQCC sprint.

RULES specific to this month's sprint:

Date and time:
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 0130-0330Z

Entry Deadline:
All entries must be RECEIVED before 2400Z on the Sunday following the sprint. So submit as soon as possible, especially regular mail entries.

Preferred method of submitting your log and report is our on-line autologger.

The log submission period is over. See you next month.


N2CN Comments - 116 logs received as of 10pm EST Saturday. Next and last update is Sunday night. Remember, you should receive an echo email of your submission very soon after it it made. Later, I will acknowledge my own receipt of your submission with another email. If you failed to get either of these, and don't see your scores up on this page within 24 hours, email me at pix_email_n2cn (1K) Don't wait until the last minute.