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Jun 2015 QRP/CW Sprint (#128)


K3WWP Comments - We wound up with 124 logs this month including one late one. The cross-checking is done. The appeal time is done. These are the final results now. Thanks to Andy N2CN for another great job with the page this month.

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

W1 Division
N1JI     25   24  49   16  784  x2  1568  88' doublet @ 25'
N1IMW    28   27  55   14  770  x2  1540  Dipole at 20 '
K1IEE    19   19  38   14  532  x2  1064  OCF long wire@30'
AJ1DM    10    9  19    8  152  x2   304  40m dpl@40'+100'EFLW@25'
K1IX     10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  HB OCFD @38'
WS1K      6    6  12    4   48  x2    96  125' Delta Loop @ 30'
K1SX      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  270' doublet @ 15'
KQ1P      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  80/40 trap dipole @30'

W2 Division
K2YGM    51   47  98   25 2450  x2  4900  40-G5RV MINI,, 80-PAR ENDFEDZ
W2SH     42   41  83   24 1992  x2  3984  270' dpl@45'
WA2NYY   33   32  65   21 1365  x2  2730  80m OCF Dipole at 35'
K2ZC     35   32  67   17 1139  x2  2278  40m & 20m dipoles @ 25'
KA2KGP   31   30  61   15  915  x2  1830  Dipole up 25 ft.
KD2FVG   17   16  33   11  363  x2   726  Dipole@28'
WA2FBN   12   12  24   12  288  x2   576  End fed sloper
WA2JSG   11   10  21   11  231  x2   462  Vertical elevated at 10'
W2JEK    13   13  26    8  208  x2   416  20m gnd l, 40m end fed both at 20ft
KD2MX     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  600' loop@30'

W3 Division
KQ3Z     23   23  46   18  828  x2  1656  135' doublet @ 35 ft
AB3RU    26   26  52   15  780  x2  1560  1/4 wave wire vertical, G7FEK @ 33'
KD3CA    23   21  44   16  704  x2  1408  132 ft  OCF  Windom @33 ft
WB3FAE   16   15  31    9  279  x2   558  90' end fed at 30'
AC2C     10    9  19    9  171  x2   342  Inv 'L' @ 25'
N3QE     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  130 foot doublet up 80 feet
N3AEA     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  OCF inv V tilted 

W4 Division
K2UFT    44   42  86   23 1978  x2  3956  Doublet - 40'
N4SX     43   40  83   22 1826  x2  3652  W5GI Mystery Antenna @ 38ft
WH6LE    36   35  71   22 1562  x2  3124  215' horizontal loop@45'
WX4RM    34   31  65   23 1495  x2  2990  6BTV gnd mtd vertical
W4DUK    37   37  74   16 1184  x2  2368  End-fed Zepp at 20'
WG8Y     29   27  56   18 1008  x2  2016  HB 20m delta lp & 40m DP @35ft
N4OW     20   19  39   13  507  x2  1014  80 MTR LOOP @ 11'
K4ARQ    16   14  30   13  390  x2   780  EFZ@50'
N4FZ     18   17  35   11  385  x2   770  End fed @ 20'
K4EOR    15   14  29   11  319  x2   638  G5RV 30 ft high
K4KRW    15   14  29   11  319  x2   638  Dipole@25'
K4JPN    14   12  26    9  234  x2   468  Zepp
NA4O     13   12  25    9  225  x2   450  Dpl@45'
N4FI     11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  Attic G5RV jr
KB4QQJ   10    9  19    8  152  x2   304  LnR EndFedz
AK4YS     5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  Sloping dipole 20'
KI4WFJ    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Vert loop 

W5 Division
W5TVW    31   30  61   19 1159  x2  2318  80 meter horizontal fullwave loop@20'
WA5SAT   15   15  30   10  300  x2   600  20M Inv. Vee @ 25 ft
WB5UAA    6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  305'dpl@30'
AB5XM     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  20m QTR~elev vert 24' 2cntrpoise homebrw
KE5YUM    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Inverted v at 30'

W6 Division
KR5RR    40   37  77   25 1925  x2  3850  FT-817, DIPOLE @ 35'
K6MGO     9    7  16    6   96  x2   192  EFHW on 20m and indoor doublet for 40m
N6IET     6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  AV-680 vert @ 70'
WK6L      6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  Windom(Inverted Vee),Up  35ft,  40M/20M
KE6EE     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  90 ft. dipole height 50 ft.

W7 Division
KF7WNS   21   20  41   16  656  x2  1312  3 Wave Length 20M Long Wire @ 45'
AA7VW    22   20  42   13  546  x2  1092  20m dpl@40', 40 loop at 50'
K9JWV    20   18  38   12  456  x2   912  36' vertical; 12 elevated radials
KF7Z     14   14  28   13  364  x2   728  Dpl@ 28'
KC7DM    12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  135' dpl @ 65'
K7EW      6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  Vert gnd mtd + 2 radials
WU7F      2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  Inv Vee @ 30'
AE7CG     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  Roof mtd vert
WB7SDE    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  InvV@20'
AL7JK     0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  Dpl@25'

W8 Division
NF8M     45   44  89   22 1958  x2  3916  80m OCF dpl @35ft
WA8AXF   40   37  77   23 1771  x2  3542  130' doublet @40'
WB8LZG   19   19  38   16  608  x2  1216  Dpl@30'
K8RJW    10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  6BTV @ 15'
WB8ENE    8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  132' doublet @ 15'
N8XMS     8    7  15    5   75  x2   150  R7 Vertical
KD8FKD    4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  Dpl@35'

W9 Division
AA9L     36   36  72   20 1440  x2  2880  Trap dipole@50'
W9CC     20   19  39   15  585  x2  1170  6BTV
KB9BVN   14   13  27    9  243  x2   486  Homebrew Attic Dipole
@$AC9GT   1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  150ft delta loop @ 50ft

W0 Division
N0TA     37   33  70   19 1330  x2  2660  Doublet @ 30' & 1/4 gnd mnt vertical
N8LA     27   25  52   18  936  x2  1872  Dipole@35 ft.
K0ALN    19   17  36   16  576  x2  1152  InvV@35'
AA0W     20   19  39   13  507  x2  1014  Dipole
K0EUN     9    8  17    7  119  x2   238  Car-mounted Hamstick 20/40

Canada Division
VE2TH    38   34  72   22 1584  x2  3168  INV VEE @32' 
VE3DVC   14   14  28   11  308  x2   616  Inv Vee @40'
VE3FMW   10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  OCF WIRE AT 40'
VE3DTI    7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  Endfed wire @ 43' w/single elev. c'poise
VE3FUJ    6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  G5RV @ 50

DX Division

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

W1 Division

W2 Division

W3 Division
K3WWP    20   19  39   14  546 x1.5  819  ~110' attic rnd wire
AK3X      5    5  10    3   30 x1.5   45  40M inv vee @25'

W4 Division
AK4NY    22   22  44   14  616 x1.5  924  G5RV - 35' center 50' ends
K4NVJ     2    2   4    2    8 x1.5   12  88' long dipole up 30 feet

W5 Division

W6 Division

W7 Division

W8 Division
AB8FJ     5    5  10    4   40 x1.5   60  Random Wire @15'

W9 Division

W0 Division
WD0K      4    4   8    4   32 x1.5   48  Dipole@25feet 

Canada Division

DX Division

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

W1 Division
K4RHG    19   19  38    6  228       228  Sloping end-fed dpl @ 30'

W2 Division
N2ESE    23   23  46   15  690       690  80m.OCF@25ft
WA1GWH    8    8  16    6   96        96  40M dipole @ 15 ft
WQ2E      3    3   6    2   12        12  G5RV@25'

W3 Division
N8XEE    20   19  39   13  507       507  40M doublet @40'
N3NFL     6    6  12    6   72        72  Windom at abt 30 ft
WB3T      2    2   4    2    8         8  40m Dipole @ 20'

W4 Division
WB4OMM   53   51 104   28 2912      2912  268' Wire Antenna @ 35 feet
KU4A     33   33  66   21 1386      1386  40m slp dipole, 1/4-wave slp on 80m
N4MJ     31   29  60   17 1020      1020  Extended Double Zepp
AB4QL    14   14  28   11  308       308  Gnd mtd vert, dipole @ 25'
WM4AA    14   14  28   10  280       280  Zs6bkw@50'
AA2EA    12   11  23    9  207       207  Doublet in attic
K4WLW    11   11  22    8  176       176  OCF Inverted Vee 30'
K3RLL    10   10  20    8  160       160  Nighttime Only Vertical

W5 Division
N5GW     15   14  29   10  290       290  Cfz @ 50'
K5BRY    10   10  20    8  160       160  G5RV jr at 22 ft
N5RWK    10   10  20    7  140       140  6BTV Vertical on 20m, Dipole@30' on 40m
AC5T      7    7  14    7   98        98  Dpl@28'

W6 Division
KG6UBG    1    1   2    1    2         2  OCF dpl@30'

W7 Division
N0DA     10    9  19    8  152       152  G5rv@60'

W8 Division
N8ZYA    18   17  35   15  525       525  Indoor 50' random wire
WA8SAN    7    6  13    4   52        52  End fed zepp @ 10 ft
W3HI      5    4   9    4   36        36  80m horiz. loop @ 25 ft
!NX8Y     7    6  13    5   65        65  hb screwdriver

W9 Division
K9EYT    16   15  31   11  341       341  G5RV at 25FT
AB9YC     9    9  18    7  126       126  Ground mounted inverted L

W0 Division
N0WKZ    10   10  20    8  160       160  20M End Fed - Sloper on Pic Nic Table
W0JEK     1    1   2    1    2         2  G5RV@35'-45'

Canada Division
VE6BIR   16   16  32   11  352       352  Gnd mtd vert, 80m dipole@30'
VE3DXK   11   10  21    9  189       189  95' endfed wire @20'

DX Division

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

Straight Key
K4BAI    60   58 118   27 3186  x2  6372  TH6DXX at 55'; 40M dip at 40'.
NN9K     44   41  85   20 1700  x2  3400  3 EL Yagi@35'
G3RSP     7    7  14    3   42  x2    84  3 element beam
NQ2W      5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  Mini beam @25'

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
Division1st2nd3rd
W1N1JIN1IMW-
W2K2YGMW2SHWA2NYY
W3KQ3ZAB3RU-
W4K2UFTN4SXWH6LE
W5W5TVWWA5SAT-
W6KR5RRK6MGO-
W7KF7WNSAA7VWK9JWV
W8NF8MWA8AXF-
W9AA9L--
W0N0TAN8LA-
CanadaVE2THVE3DVC-
DX---
SWA BUG CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1---
W2---
W3K3WWP--
W4AK4NY--
W5---
W6---
W7---
W8AB8FJ--
W9---
W0WD0K--
Canada---
DX---
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1K4RHG--
W2N2ESE--
W3N8XEE--
W4WB4OMMKU4A-
W5N5GW--
W6KG6UBG--
W7N0DA--
W8N8ZYA--
W9K9EYT--
W0N0WKZ--
CanadaVE6BIR--
DX---
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Key typeSKBUGK/K
 K4BAI--
First time entrant high scorer
Key typeSKBUGK/K
 AC2C-VE6BIR
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
PrizesAA0W

STATS:
Logs submitted: 124
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 208  
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 2,046
States represented: 41 + ON QC + G
SOAPBOX:

AB9YC - It's summertime, I expected to have more activity early on using 20M. That wasn't the case. I only had a short while so I didn't hang around on 20M for very long. I moved to 40M and had steady S7 on the dipole; I switched to the vertical and had much better noise conditions - go figure. My time ran out before I could get as many contacts as I wanted, but I'll be back for next month, see ya then.

K3WWP - That was neat tonight. One frequency - 7039.1, all CQs, my 20 QSOs in 46 minutes. Good conditions. Probably could have hit 50 QSOs had I stayed around, but I'm still sticking with my 20 and out. Thanks to all those I worked. I only had to ask for 3 repeats of calls despite noise about s5 or s6. Great to work N8XEE and KQ3Z with whom I had a nice visit at the Butler hamfest on Sunday.

AC9GT - My first try at a CW contest. I'll probably be back for more down the log! .

K3RLL - K3 to my black night-only vertical (antenna restrictions) - Lots and lots of signals tonight, many warming up well before the starting gun. Interesting. Nice to work WB3FAE and my old friend (now) WA5SAT tonight, but missed contacting him. Enjoyed nice exchange with G3RSP. All in all, a very enjoyable hour on 20 meters. Thank you. 72 ... Don

W3HI - QRN ran me out early. CU next month!

WU7F - 72 .

AJ1DM - Nice sprint. Thanks to all for tolerating my ugly fist!! 72

WA8AXF - Overall good conditions tonight worked only 40 meters and added a number of new states after sunset here in Michigan. NV4T - I copied you exchange as 3W and also show you as a member? See you all next month!

KF7Z - Fun sprint when the band started reaching out here to wilds of Wyoming. Signals got really strong after 1:45 on 20 and then moved to 40 meters at 2:05 when 20 meters slowed down for me. Thanks for the Qs and will try to see you in the Mw sprint coming up. 72 Danny.. .

AB3RU - Tried 20 for the first time in a while since it's been working lately, and did ok. Moved to 40 after 45 minutes and stuck there the rest of the sprint. Worked AJ1DM in RI which is a new state for me! Finished up the night with Kevin N8XEE on the other side of town - fun sprint as always.

WH6LE - OP conditions a bit challenging with QRN from storms. Thanks to all who were patient to send their call multiple times for the QSO. Pete WH6LE

K8RJW - Bands kinda noisy here tonight. Thanks to those who pulled me through. See you next month. Tnx Bob

KB4QQJ - Managed to get about 30 minutes in the sprint. As always a fun event and good to hear everyone after Dayton. Bands were noisy in NC but fun was had in spite of it.... Logging - NAQCC Logger by K2RFP Rig KX3 Key LnR Patriot (hand key) Antenna PAR Endfedz at 33 feet 73 for now, Randy_KB4QQJ

WA2JSG - Missed last month as I was away, so glad to be back this month. Rig: IC-7000, 5w to an all-band vertical. Kent Straight Key.

N0TA - Noisy night with the thunderstorms, especially 40m. Thanks for the Q's. Elad FDM-DUO, doublet & vertical. Begali Camelback, Gen Log

N8XEE - Not my best effort, but fun nonetheless. Got to use my new paddles (nice) and my CALF audio filter (awesome). The CALF took a lot of the QRN out of 40 meters. Made a few QSO's on my HW-7 but then switched over to the 718.

WB4OMM - Wow! What a night! 20M was fabulous here in FL until late in the Sprint, and still managed to make some great Qs even them! Never left 20M as it was so nice and quiet. Biggest problem was the multiple signals, all very strong! The Highlight of my night was when I was called by G3RSP! Too a few tries but the last exchange came up to a clearly readable signal. I used my Keyer tonight as I have my shack in disarray to re-cable and reinstall my equipment. My hand key is being refurbished! (cleaned and polished). A grand night! I enjoyed it tremendously! Thank you all for the great contacts!! 72/73 to all, Steve WB4OMM

N3NFL - It was fun - a little harder than I expected. I plan on getting 20 states on Field Day. I'll try and do this again in July. .

K4KRW - Wow! Rough night. Holding a frequency I averaged a qso every 8 minutes. I decided to give the KX3 a break. I got out the OHR-100A for the first hour. I used my Wilderness Radio Sierra for the last hour. I got snagged for a short rag chew so that was probably 15 minutes there. Had a great time, as usual. Welcome K1DW. Join up and get a number. I hope you had fun tonight. You sounded great. Favorite call sign from the night was N3NFL out of PA (Steelers or Eagles fan?).

AB5XM - Got a late start but enjoyed the qso's that I made. .

KD2FVG - Lots of Fun....

WA2NYY - It was good to get back to the sprint after missing last month. Started out on 20 and worked CA and OR. Lots of S&P tonight. Flip flopped between 20 and 40 all night. Didnt hear anything on 80 here. Was glad to hear my good bud Irving K2YGM. 72

AL7JK - Thanks to Gary, KF7WNS copying my puny signal tonite ! Heard several stations emerge from the noise level, AA7VW, N0DA, K7EW and W7OM but was unable to pull off a contact with them. Used a homebrew transmitter tonite, amp generates 1 watt from a genuine Motorola 2N3553 (private viewings are available upon request) 72/73 to all de AL7JK

KF7WNS - Another fun sprint. 20M not so hot tonight, but always enjoy putting the K1 and Long Wire to the test. 72, Gary .

K2UFT - Was going to quit at 0210z but 5 new multipliers made the log in the next 10 minutes!

W2JEK - Started on 20 for 4 qso and then to 40 for 7 qso and then back to 20 for 2 more. 40 seemed to be noisy and had to make a number of repeats so went to 20 near the end and was pleased to find the band still open. All in all a good sprint. 72 and 73 Don Younger W2JEK #1135

K1IEE - Had 2 thunder storms in the area and thought I would not get to do the net. For some reason they missed my QTH and I was good to go. 20M again was good for most of the sprint then went to 40M. Thanks to all 73 Dick

WG8Y - Hi all, Had a slow start tonite.Started on 20m a bit late.Worked 2 Q's then went to 40M.Got John,K3WWP & a couple more but had to get off 40m.My FT-817 didn't like it. The QRN was not fun.Back to 20M and suprised how many close in states I was hearing plus furthe out. I had strung up a 20M delta loop,vertically polarized,out of no.26 wire on a 30ft jacktite pole in the side yard recently & it worked pretty good. Worked KB5RR in CA. then G3RSP called me.Fun stuff. See everyone next week in the QRPp Sprint.Hope the storms stay away. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y .

AB4QL - It was nice to hear some old familiar calls after being away for a while. I did enjoy it! :) .

K2ZC - That was fun. I hadn't done it in a while. I had a computer crash half way through and I hope I didn't lose any qso's. If so I apologize to my victims. Thanks everyone for the qso's and I hope to do this more often. 72 & 73, Dave k2zc

VE2TH - Hi! Good condx tonight, happy to meet old and new ones, see you next week and don't miss the milliwatt sprint, All the very best to all, 72 Michel VE2TH

N1IMW - Best score ever. . .although I think it's going to come with a few blown q's. . .some nights i just write too fast! Thanks to all for being on. . .another great NAQCC event!

KQ3Z - Brand new KX3 with brand new 135' doublet to replace the one lost in the last storm. Thanks for all the contacts. As always lots of fun. Thanks to all who make these Sprints happen.

AB8FJ - K3/10 @ 5W to the Inverted L turned Random Wire when a tree limb fell onto the wire during the Sprint. I knew something was wrong with the antenna and went out with a flashlight in the dark to investigate. Found the broken wire on the ground and just tied it off at the chainlink fence to get it off the ground. Not sure of the length of that section but much shorter and much lower to the ground, yet it worked from Canada to Georgia all on 40 meters. Key used was my Lafayette Radio Electronics Bug purchased back in 1971. Used a potato chip bag clip to help slow down the bug. .

AE7CG - Thanks to John K4BAI and Gary KF7WNS for this month's QSOs. Will listen again for everyone next month on 20M! 73, Loren, AE7CG, AZ. .

N0WKZ - Thank you very much to all stations... .

N4SX - Well another Sprint has passed! Condx were good tonight, except on 80 where the QRN was so heavy that I couldn't hear the train coming. Man, when I hit the "80" button on my K2 the earphones nearly blew my ears slap off! I probably missed 5 stations or so as I could hear nothing for the next 10 minutes. Whew! I'm sure I missed a few due to several stations calling me at once, and all I could hear was the strongest. Sorry guys....I have been there myself many times. I worked our member across the pond again this month G3RSP. That is always a treat. I started out at 5 watts, but had to drop down to 2 watts for about the last 30 minutes as the battery couldn't hold on. I'm really looking forward to the milliwatt contest next week and hope to see many of you there. Thank you for all the qso's this month, and boy was it great to work 3 non-members whom I welcomed and invited back. 72 Randy N4SX

K2YGM - RIG: KX3 to a G5RV at 45 feet. Buddistick vertical for some qso's on 20. LNR EFHW for 80. Twenty stayed open long enough for a few midwest and west coast contacts. Signals werent very strong though, and my noise level was S5. switched back and forth between 20/40 to grab some multipliers. Had a few non sprint qso's tonight, more than ever before :( Lots of new members, many old friends..... see you all next month or in the MW sprint soon. 72 and have a great summer... Bob K2YGM

N6IET - Using my Ten-Tec Patriot, only a few signals were above the noise level this time. I gave up after the first hour. I do wish those answering my CQ would send MY CALL before sending theirs. Otherwise, how do I know they're not calling someone else close to my frequency on this crowded band segment? .

N4MJ - Another FUN Sprint. Thanks to all. 73 de n4mj

KR5RR - Fun event! Had straight key glass arm by end, sending got sloppy. 20 meters only, had to use 300 Hz filter and missed some stations not zero beat. 39 out of 40 QSO were East of the Rockies, more than 1,000 miles first skip. Thanks Everyone! 72 de JB.kr5rr

K0ALN - Band conditions weren't too bad out this way, but seemed tough to break through for completed QSO's a few times. Ah, summer operating..... Almost 50/50 between 20m and 40m, but most contacts were early on 20. Hope to have the antenna up higher by next Sprint. 72's .

WX4RM - Even tho the noise levels were hi, QRP signals made it through from all directions. Glad to have worked G3RSP from across the pond! It's always a thrill working qrp to qrp!!!

VE3DTI - Rig: ic-703+ wid IF filter FL-52A. Ant.: long wire at 43' endfed via a 4:2 unun (homebrew) and an Elecraft T1 remote. Counterpoise is a set of 1/4 wl wires rigged along the inside of a wooden fence, at 3.5' from the ground. Key: the small Schurr. Always amazed at what is possible with 5W, a long wire and some brass pounding... 73 de Jose VE3DTI, NAQCC Nr. 6008.

N8XMS - I was only able to operate for the first 30 minutes but still had fun with 7 QSOs, all on 20-meters.

NQ2W - Lost electricity before 0100 UTC...cut short my operating time. Hope to hear you in the mW sprint. 72/73, Will

K9JWV - Left 20 early - just 'cuz I wanted to see if 40 was in good shape and t didn't disappoint me! Great conditions as far as shortmskip....no QRN, signals solid QRK 5!

AC2C - First NAQCC sprint. Hopefully, there will be more.

W4DUK - Conditions good. Spent about an hour on 20m and then switched to 40m, mostly calling CQ. Broke my old Sprint record. 72/73 de Dave

WB8ENE - Attempted 20 meters, but while trying to work W5TVW, I got QRM'd, and missed the number. The band then dropped out almost completely, at least from OH to LA, so we couldn't complete the contact. Sorry about that Sandy. I ended up making all of my contacts on 40 meters since 80 didn't seem to have much activity either. I really like being able to see the band activity at a glance using a Softrock Lite II and NaP3 as a panadapter for my K3. Thanks for the contacts, and see you in the next sprint. 73, Art .

WB8LZG - Hello Agn fellow sprinters! Great condx hr in Mich last night. Fired up the the trusty TT Argonaut at 5 watts. 20m was hopping ! but seemed like lots of folks crowding 14.060. 40 was "wall to wall" QRPers ! Nice to here some new #S out there, Welcome to all you new members. SRI to one of you, lost u trying to get ur call , es then other stations started calling me ! Got a little busy fer a while. went back to 20 fer a few more mults before pulling the plug at 9:30. I only had time to play fer abt an hour, but it was a very productive hour. 20 QSOs , Coast to coast es all in between ! Missed brother Louis N8LA, es brother Charles W2SH, hope to see you all in the mw sprint next week. 73 Gregg

WS1K - Only operated on 40. Lots of QRN but signals were decent. .

KA2KGP - Another nice sprint. 80 was poor with high QRN, but 20 & 40 were good. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into dipole up 25 ft.

W5TVW - Got started when the whistle blew at 0130 on 20 meters. Conditions fair, but better after a few minutes. 20 has been notoriously "up and down" last couple of weeks! Gave the IC-703 a workout this time and it did performed fairly well. Went to 40 and worked to end of sprint. No sense in even trying 80 as the QRN was terrible to the extreme! Didn't do too bad but could have been better. This was in the "New Shack" in a spare bedroom on a larger desk than in the master bedroom. You can see the arrangement on QRZ.com in top photo. Had a lot of fun and looking to see how the "monster tuner" works with the QRPP milliwatt sprint!

VE3FUJ - Nice sprint but again I only had the first 1/2 hr available. Brion 3011 .

KU4A - When I turned on the radio and noticed the typical summertime noise, I thought it would be a short night. But I ended up setting a new personal record of 33 QSOs, beating my previous record of 30 in August 2013 and March 2015. Signals were strong and most of the time beat the noise. Thanks for all the Qs.

AA0W - Hvy QRN on 40 .

K1IX - could not find anybody on 20m or 80m. condx not too good, but still fun. 72 .

K7EW - prop seems low from here, plus fast qsb after 0100. eastern US stns seemed to be doing better, as if shorter skip was pretty good there, on 20m. 40m appeared ng here! .

K6MGO - The bands were very noisy, but managed to snag 9 stations. Tnx to all who answered my calls, and who make this fun contest possible. CU you next sprint .

K4JPN - 20M was the band for me, worked a few on 40M, but a lot of QRN. Nothing heard on80M. 72, Steve K4JPN .

KG6UBG - Bands seemed to be noisy. .

N5GW - The bands were noisy from several nearby thunderstorms. The 50 Hz filter in the KX3 helped a great deal; however I was afraid to call "CQ NA" for fear I would not be able to copy any weak signal responder. After the first hour of S&P in the QRN, I gave up. I hope to be in the milliwatt sprint next week with quieter bands. .

K9EYT - 20 was very strong here near Chicago sounded like everyone was QRO WB4OMM had to be running a KW HI HI, the only problem was everyone was on or near 14.060. Rig KX3 5W G5RV at 25 Ft Bencher Paddle, that's been my choice for the last 50 yrs . Hope to see you all next week on the MW sprint. 73 Ray .

K0EUN - TSM in area, could only work the contest for about 1 hour. No contacts using the 40m vertical. Looking forward to the next contest; great fun! .

N2ESE - THANK YOU "John K4BAI". We had a QSO on 20mtr.CW and he told me he was getting ready for the Sprint in less than a half hour!WOW!I forgot all about it! I have not missed one since I got my number in June 2011. Maybe I would have heard the CQ's-NA,HiHi..Thanks to all it was fun! Gary #5555 N2ESE .

K4EOR - Enjoyed the sprint. .

N8ZYA - My best night yet with 20 contacts in 17 different states. Tonight the Twenty meter band was HOT into WV. Worked two west coast stations in Oregon and California. (KR5RR and AA7VW) with an indoor random wire and located in the center of town (630 ft elevation) beside an 11 story apartment building. One of these days, I'm a gonna set up outdoors on a Sprint night for fun. Hi Hi I'm using a paddle for my contacts and competing with myself. It's much less tiring but not as high a score. My goal is to compete with myself.... .

K4BAI - IC756Pro at 5W. Got a 17-minute late start due to a call from my credit card company that someone had tried to make a large unauthorized charge on my credit card. A new card is being mailed. 20M was quite good with short skip as short as NC and also good signals from the west coast. Could not count a QSO with N7TOD in NV who didn't give me his member # or his power and didn't respond to requests for those. Sorry to miss that QSO and his multiplier. 40M signals were fair from CO to NY, but there was a lot of QRN. We had strong electrical storms in the area all afternoon, but they weren't too close by during the Sprint. Apologies to those I missed under the QRN. I now think one of them was probably N8XEE, but I couldn't even pull the call out last night. Thanks for all QSOs. Participation was great. Let's keep it up! 73/72, John, K4BAI.

WQ2E - PSE FORGIVE ERRORS, IF ANY. RETURNING TO HAM RADIO AFTER 25 YEARS. .

N4OW - Very pleased to QSO G3RSP 2x QRP with my low antenna. .

K4WLW - Thunderstorms here during the entire sprint, so 80/40 were unusable due to lightning noise. 20 held up fairly well, though. Had a great time and thanks to all who worked me. KX3 and OCF Inverted Vee at 30'. 73 until next month. .

N4FZ - Used battery power, first Sprint from Florida. Had a blast with new antenna. 73 to all! .

KB9BVN - Heard nada on 20m tonight, stayed on 40m for an hour...the QRN was getting very loud here so I had to drop off after an hour. Great fun! .

WA2FBN - Fun sprint as always. IC 703 @ 4w into end fed sloper up 25ft. J-38 key. Worked 20 and 40m. Thanks to everyone who copied me. Stormy night. 72 Ken - WA2FBN .

WA5SAT - Really fun for me and I get a kick out of working folks I have worked before in past Sprints. Enjoyed working AB5XM here in San Antonio, and got a nice courtesy email from K3RLL letting me know I was being heard. 73 Steve WA5SAT .

NF8M - Nice to hear 20 and 40 both strong tonight. You can tell it's summer, though - nothing heard on 80. Finally got a chance to work the full two hours. Was good to work so many members both old and new. 72 es CU next time!

W2SH - 20m stayed open well into the second hour and QSB was tolerable. 40m had plenty of activity, but it would be nice if some of it moved down to 7.030 mHz, where digital signals are absent. Checking there a couple of times, only yielded one NAQCC QSO. The few participants who sample 80m in the warm weather months leave it until the final half hour, but that’s when the traffic nets arrive. A TenTec 539 (aka Argo VI) keyed by a wonderful Junker straight key pushed my 5 Watts into a 160m dipole.

AK3X - A few QSO's on 20 meters with my DWS-20. Band seemed good.. alas, no time to play as usual.. see you all next month, 72, Peter

AK4NY - Great night of fun, thank you for the qso's, actually 6 qso's more than shown - couldn't decipher my own handwriting. Started on 20 and moved to 40, QRN on 40 was making qso's a little tough to copy, but still great fun. Looking forward to next month.

K4RHG - A lot of fun, as usual. Only got 20 QSOs after two hours...hoping for more next month. Think I'll try search and pounce rather than only CQs the whole time.

N8LA - Holy propagation Batman, what a night!! 20 was open north (Quebec) south (Florida) east (Maine) and west (California.) I may even have heard a few signals from other planets. I didn't come back to the off planet signals, however, because I don't know what their regulations are there. 40 wasn't bad either. Was happy to work many on air friends such as AA2VG and WX4RM as well as Brother Larry W9CC. Also happy to contact those with numbers in the six and seven thousands. Thanks to all who worked me and apologies to those I was unable to pull out. Please do not hesitate to give me a call again if you hear me. 72s to all! Lou, N8LA (and Sinbad Popeye key)

K4NVJ - Late start then early finish when thunderstorm rolled in.

KB3AAG - Sorry old age must be here! I missed the sprint! I was setting around doing nothing (a continuation of my days effort) when I checked my email at 10 pm to find it was passed. The 3 watt effort will have to wait till next month. I do hope to run 500 mills on nthe 18th. Frank

WB3T - Had to work but squeezed in a couple before the end of the evening. Again used my TenTec 1340 at 3 Watts with built-in keyer and Freq Mite. Nice little rig. The 40m band sounded good here. See you next month! 72, WB3T

AA7VW - A tough one. Couple of tuner-uppers, spot take-over using a very strong signal, fast cw, few readable east coast signals, but all in all it was again fun. Great weather here in Oregon with a nice warm evening. 40m sounded empty until later in the event. Special thanks to GA, FL and NJ for almost half of my contacts. Next month I'll try to stay through the entire event.


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Date and time:
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