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Jul 2015 QRP/CW Sprint (#129)


As Corey says in his comments below, we finished with 127 logs this month. But we had one late log also to bring our total to 128. That log will be listed in the results, but the QSOs will not be cross-checked nor will it be eligible for any certificates or prizes. All 127 on-time logs have been cross-checked and scores posted below are now final.

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

W1 Division
W1SFR    27   26  53   16  848  x2  1696  OCF Dipole @80'
N1IMW    29   27  56   15  840  x2  1680  Dpl @20'  
N1JI     24   23  47   15  705  x2  1410  88' doublet @25'
KN1H     24   24  48   13  624  x2  1248  End Fed Wire @50'
WB1GYZ   19   19  38   13  494  x2   988  80M LOOP, OPEN WIRE FED (SLOOPER)
K1IEE    17   17  34   11  374  x2   748  OCF long wire @30'
K1IX     14   14  28   10  280  x2   560  OCFD @38'
WU1V     15   15  30    9  270  x2   540  10m trap dpl up 20-40'
N1DN      6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  Ladder line fed dpl
KB1UOH    4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Vertical

W2 Division
W2SH     46   46  92   29 2668  x2  5336  270' dpl @45'
AA2VG    24   23  47   15  705  x2  1410  Carolina windom 10-80 m @45'
W2JEK    18   18  36   14  504  x2  1008  20 gnd pl, 40 end fed both @20'
KA2KGP   18   18  36   12  432  x2   864  Dpl @25'
KD2MX    13   13  26   12  312  x2   624  600' loop @30'
K2ZC     12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  Dpl @25'
WA2JSG   10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  Vertical elevated @10'
WA2FBN    8    8  16    6   96  x2   192  Dpl @30'
K2JT      5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  Dpl @25'

W3 Division
AB3RU    34   34  68   22 1496  x2  2992  G7FEK @33', 18' wire vertical
N3HEE    32   30  62   16  992  x2  1984  Dpl @30'
KQ3Z     23   23  46   13  598  x2  1196  135' doublet @35'
WB3T     16   16  32   13  416  x2   832  40m Dpl @20'
KD3CA    12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  132' Windom @33'
AK3X      1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  40M inv vee @25'

W4 Division
N4SX     45   42  87   22 1914  x2  3828  W5GI Mystery Antenna @38'
KB4QQJ   36   36  72   22 1584  x2  3168  LnR EndFedz
W4DUK    28   28  56   18 1008  x2  2016  End-fed Zepp @20'
N4OW     27   26  53   17  901  x2  1802  80m Loop @11'
WX4RM    25   25  50   18  900  x2  1800  4BTV gnd mtd vertical
AA4GA    30   27  57   14  798  x2  1596  80m doublet @ about 30'
WG8Y     17   17  34   14  476  x2   952  HB 20-40m DP @30'
NA4O     16   16  32   14  448  x2   896  Fan dpl @45'
KE4WKH   18   18  36   11  396  x2   792  OCF Dipole @20'
W4KRN    12   12  24   12  288  x2   576  InvV @50'
WA4ZOF   12   12  24   11  264  x2   528  65' inverted L
WY3H     12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  Random wire abt. 60' long, @20'
K4JPN    12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  Zepp
N4FI     12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  Attic G5RV jr
KA8VZB   10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  60' End Fed Wire @20'
WD4OHD   12   12  24    4   96  x2   192  40m dipole @ about 30'
KK4BE     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  Dpl @30'
K4BYF     2    1   3    1    3  x2     6  Gnd mtd vertical 1/4 wave
K6BFA     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  G5RV @50'
$WH6LE   15   14  29   12  348  x2   696  Horizontal wire loop @45', 215' long

W5 Division
W5TVW    38   38  76   21 1596  x2  3192  80 meter full wave loop @20'
N5NK     25   25  50   17  850  x2  1700  20m sloper fed @35'; 40 inv V @45'
WB5UAA   10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  305' dpl @30'
WI5H     10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  Loop @20'
AB5XM     8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  ELEV 20M VERT HOMEBREW @24'
KG5HCF    7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  Dpl @20'-40M, gnd mtd vert-20M
KE5YUM    5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  Inverted v @30'
KA5TJS    4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  80 mtr dipole @30'

W6 Division
WK6L     12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  Windom(Inverted Vee), 35ft 40M/20M
NS3C      7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  Dpl @20'
K6MGO     8    7  15    5   75  x2   150  EFHW on 20m and indoor doublet for 40m
W6FPS     6    6  12    4   48  x2    96  Inverted vee for 20 & 40
K6CSL     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  Delta Loop, Dpl, Vertical

W7 Division
AA7VW    30   29  59   19 1121  x2  2242  20m dip @40', 40m quad @60'
KC7DM    13   13  26   12  312  x2   624  135' dpl @ 65'
WD7Y     14   14  28   10  280  x2   560  102' doublet @30'
KF7Z      8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  Dpl @25'
K9JWV     9    9  18    6  108  x2   216  36' vertical wid twelve elevated radials
K7EW      7    6  13    7   91  x2   182  Vert gnd mtd + 2 rads
KF7WNS    6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  53' End Fed Wire @30'
WB7EUX    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Gnd mtd vert 43'
AE7CG     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Roof mtd vert

W8 Division
WA8AXF   33   31  64   17 1088  x2  2176  130' doublet @40'
K8AG     18   18  36   15  540  x2  1080  ZS6BKW @ about 35'
K8RJW    17   17  34   14  476  x2   952  6BTV @15'
W8LU     16   16  32   10  320  x2   640  ZS6BKW @25'
WB8LZG   13   13  26   10  260  x2   520  Dpl @30'
N8XMS    10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  R7 Vertical
N8QY      9    9  18    6  108  x2   216  Dpl @30',HF9V
KB8FE     8    8  16    6   96  x2   192  Endfed half wave @15'
NF8M      0    0   0    0    0  x2     0  Wire in a tree

W9 Division
KA9FQG    6    6  12    5   60  x2    60  G5RV @37'
KC9TQR    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Dpl @25'

W0 Division
N0TA     31   31  62   17 1054  x2  2108  Doublet @30' & 1/4 gnd mnt vertical
K0FNR     8    8  16    8  144  x2   288  Bent dpl-4' to 20' then horizontal
N0WKZ     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  20M HW End Fed - Vert on Pic Nic Table

Canada Division
VE3EDX   13   13  26   11  286  x2   572  Gnd Mtd Vertical 
VA3KOT    7    7  14    7   98  x2   196  End-fed long wire @40'
VE3FUJ    4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  G5RV @50'
VE7KBN    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  3 band cushcraft vert. 8' off grnd

DX Division
CO8CML    7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  Inverted "V" dpl @27'

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

W1 Division

W2 Division
W2IU     16   15  31   13  403 x1.5  605  30' Doublet

W3 Division
K3WWP    21   21  42   15  630 x1.5  945  ~110' attic rnd wire, attic 20M dpl
KA2PBO   12   12  24   11  264 x1.5  396  40 mtr OCF dpl @60'

W4 Division
AK4NY    18   18  36   12  432 x1.5  648  G5RV @30'

W5 Division
NF5U     19   19  38   12  456 x1.5  684  OCFD @33'

W6 Division

W7 Division
!N7QR     1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  Butternut HF6V gnd mtd w/o radials

W8 Division
AB8FJ     6    6  12    6   72 x1.5  108  Inverted L @15'

W9 Division
AA9L     34   33  67   16 1072 x1.5 1608  Trap dipole @50'

W0 Division
K0CW     24   24  48   16  768 x1.5 1152  Gnd Mtd. vert.
KD0V     20   20  40    8  320 x1.5  480  CF Zepp @50'
WD0K     11   11  22    9  198 x1.5  297  Center fed zepp

Canada Division

DX Division

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

W1 Division
N2CN     42   41  83   21 1743      1743  ZS6BKW @60'
K4RHG    20   20  40    7  280       280  End-fed dipole

W2 Division
N2ESE    26   26  52   18  936       936  80mtr OCF @25'
WA1GWH   23   23  46   14  644       644  40M dipole @15'

W3 Division
KB3AAG   41   40  81   19 1539      1539  Vertical loop top @30'
K3RLL    10    9  19    8  152       152  G5RVjr @40'
N8XEE     9    9  18    8  144       144  40M Doublet @40'

W4 Division
K4KRW    32   31  63   15  945       945  End Fed Half Wave Sloper 30'
KU4A     12   12  24    8  192       192  Sloping dpl @40'
KB0ETU   10   10  20    8  160       160  Dpl @35'
WD4EXI    6    6  12    6   72        72  Dpl @35'
K4WLW     6    6  12    5   60        60  125' End-Fed Sloper
NC4RT     5    5  10    4   40        40  End fed 60' wire @15'
K9VON     2    2   4    2    8         8  Dpl @25'

W5 Division
N5GW     20   20  40   10  400       400  CFZ @50'
N3CI      8    8  16    7  112       112  End fed wire @20'
W5WIL     6    6  12    6   72        72  240' doublet @30'

W6 Division
KR5RR     6    5  11    5   55        55  20M Ham Stick

W7 Division
KE7YTE    7    7  14    7   98        98  Vertical Dipole fed @18'

W8 Division
AC8AP    22   22  44   13  572       572  Dpl @55'
N8NK      9    9  18    7  126       126  Indoor 15' end fed wire
WA8SAN    9    9  18    6  108       108  End Fed Zepp @10'

W9 Division
K9FO     15   15  30   11  330       330  20M dipole, long wire on 40M
K9EYT     9    9  18    6  108       108  G5RV @25'
AB9YC     4    4   8    4   32        32  Dpl @20'

W0 Division
NQ0N     13   13  26    9  234       234  OCFD @25'
NO2D      7    7  14    6   84        84  Doublet @25' 20M dipole @25'

Canada Division

DX Division

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

Straight Key
K4BAI    63   63 126   30 3780  x2  7560  TH6DXX @55'; 40m dpl @40' 

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard
N5RWK    11   11  22    9  198       198  HexBeam @35' for 20m, dpls for 40m 80m
G3RSP     8    8  16    7  112       112  3el yagi @40'
NA6MG     6    5  11    4   44        44  Tribander @40'

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
W1W1SFRN1IMWN1JI
W2W2SHAA2VG-
W3AB3RUN3HEE-
W4N4SXKB4QQJW4DUK
W5W5TVWN5NK-
W6WK6LNS3C-
W7AA7VWKC7DM-
W8WA8AXFK8AG-
W9KA9FQG--
W0N0TA--
CanadaVE3EDX--
DXCO8CML--
SWA BUG CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1---
W2W2IU--
W3K3WWP--
W4AK4NY--
W5NF5U--
W6---
W7---
W8AB8FJ--
W9AA9L--
W0K0CW--
Canada---
DX---
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1N2CN--
W2N2ESE--
W3KB3AAG--
W4K4KRWKU4A-
W5N5GW--
W6KR5RR--
W7KE7YTE--
W8AC8AP--
W9K9FO--
W0NQ0N--
Canada---
DX---
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Key typeSKBUGK/K
 K4BAI-N5RWK
First time entrant high scorer
Key typeSKBUGK/K
 WB1GYZW2IUN3CI
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
PrizesN8XEE

STATS:
Logs submitted: 128
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 196 
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1,918 
States represented: 40 + BC ON + CM DL G OK
SOAPBOX:
WB7EUX - Only ten minutes of operation and then it was time to fertilize and till. Can't wait for late fall and winter to set in so I can operate more. Thanks for the event!

K3RLL - FT-817 to G5RVjr @ 40': Signals seemed really faint on 20m tonight so slipped on down to 40 which was hopping. Thanks to many helpful and patient participants this evening, I got my allotted contacts in before 01:00z. Thank you. Not too many familiar (to me) calls tonight. Time for this old man to go to bed. 72 ... Don

WH6LE - Major error tonight. Switched from 20 to 40 and forgot to set power down to 5W. Yikes! Fun but a giant expletive emitted upon discovery I was QRO on 40m. Thanks nonetheless. Vy73 PETE WH6LE

K3WWP - Took an hour and six minutes to get my 20 QSOs this evening. 20 was not all that good, and 40 was noisy again after being pretty quiet the past few sprints. Very nice to work Tom WY3H as my QSO #20. Then got a bonus QSO from tail ender Dan N4FI. Also nice to work some fairly new members KG5HCF and WB1GYZ plus a bunch of the regulars as well. Had a pretty good run going at the end with 9 QSOs in 13 minutes. Almost enticed me to continue on, but I didn't and stuck with my 20 and out plan which I've been using almost a full year now.

NO2D - 20 M in good shape tonight. Why do we all pack in so close to each other around 14.060? Even with my 200 HZ filter it was sometimes difficult to get separation. Tried 40 M for a bit, but static too high. Then the boomers came in and I had to pull the plug. Thanks, as always, for making the sprints possible. Lots of fun. Pete, NO2D.

WB5UAA - The 500hz filter in my MFJ-9020 wasn't enough for this evening's sprint. I became mentally exhausted from distinguishing between tones 50 and 100 hz apart after about an hour and a half. It was still fun though!

KB8FE - Nice weather here in northern Ohio tonight ... cool and calm. Used an end fed half wave, horizontal wire strung up just for the sprint.

K1IEE - Another great sprint. 20M and 40M bands worked for me again. Had some QSB at times and thought most signals were weak. Was pleased to work G3RSP on 20M. Thanks to all 73 Dick

WA8AXF - Another great sprint... started out sounding like an OH QSO Party HiHi. Didn't have my usual southern pipeline but picked up TX as my last multiplier on my last QSO. Met 2 non members maybe they will check us out and join. 73 til next time - Dave

AB8FJ - Another fun sprint. K3/10 at 5W to the Inverted L. Once again used my old Lafayette Radio Electronics Bug (1971)with the Potato Chip bag clip as an extra weight. Great to hear all the activity on 40 meters tonight.

AB3RU - Had a really fun sprint tonight. First hour on 20m and the rest on 40. Early on had some very faint calls from the west coast and was able to make the call and a bit later dealt with some deep qsb. Apologies to the ve3 station - I kept trying to get your call but you just faded away. All told, a great qrp night with great ops working to make the call under sometimes rough condx. Thanks to all who answered my calls and were patient with the reapeats - see you again next month.

WA2JSG - Nice sprint, as always. Rig here: IC-703, 5w to an all-band vertical off a 12v battery. Kent Straight Key. Thanks all, 73 Curt

KF7Z - Nice sprint tonight but spotty condx with 40 meters very noisy, Thanks for the Qs and see you next month. Elecraft K2 at 5w to a dipole at 25' with a Palastar at2k tuner. 72 Danny

N3HEE - Testing out my new home brew straight key tonight. Lots of good signals. Stayed on 40 meters the whole time. Fun !! TNX & 72 -Joe N3HEE

WD0K - OH Boy! 20 was just great; 40 was its old self. Nice signals over all. Had a nice report from AA7VW out in OR. Enjoyed it guys! Lets do it again next month! 72's Rich/wd0k

WA4ZOF - First time to operate in NA Sprint for more than a year. Have been in KH6 land and just too far away to make the sprints...Nice to be back home. Tom WA4ZOF

N8NK - Lots of fun with an indoor 15' end fed wire antenna! Making contacts was easy although I had intense QRN. Maybe next time I'll shorten my big antenna to 12 feet and see how it goes! The high point of the sprint for me was making contact with John, K3WWP! When he sent his number though... the '2' threw me. I was waiting for 3 or 4 digits!

NQ0N - Lots of traffic on 20M. 40M was pretty quiet in Kansas City area. Had lots of fun though. Thanks everyone.

KB4QQJ - Got to play for about an hour and a half. Bands were in great shape. Got to play this time with my Mountain Topper Radio and Endfed at 33 feet. Great little rig! I was really impressed. Key was the Patriot by LnR Precision. Big signals everywhere! Started on 20 meters and had a nice run going. It started to slow so I moved to 40 meters and tons of signals there. Great time and a big thanks to all who help put on the sprints. 73 for now, Randy_KB4QQJ

NA4O - Nothing heard on 80, but nice propagation on 40 and 20. KX3, 5W, fan dipole, Vibroplex straight key.

K4KRW - What a great night! At Sunset Beach, NC on vacation tonight. Worked from the widow walk of beach cottage. End fed half wave sloper. Beautiful view of sunset. Heard a lot of great signals. Welcome K2HYD. Get a NAQCC number and join us again. Great to hear you. Ran KX3 with attached paddles. I think I did pretty well. Just a couple of cases of QLF on my part(sorry N2ESE :-)). Thanks everyone!

NF5U - Got a late start, bands seemed to be in fair shape. I had a lot of fun as usual, worked 19 very good cw qrp ops, looking forward to the next sprint.

K8AG - Great bunch of OPs. I love these sprints. 72

W8LU - Conditions on 40 weren't too bad here in WV, considering... I checked 20 once and went right back to 40 and stayed there. As usual, I enjoyed hearing all the old calls (and a few new ones!). I had missed John K3WWP the last few sprints but finally caught him tonight. Good signal from PA, John. Hopefully, we'll catch the bands on a really good night next month. KX3 @ 5W and J-38 tonight. --W8LU [ex-W3HI] Got tired of being a 3 in 8-land!

WD4OHD - Got started late, but signals on 40m were generally strong and band noise was tolerable. Thanks to all who participated tonight.

K9FO - Only 50 minutes but fun. 20 was good to start but went low. 40 was noisy. 40 antenna was 109 foot longwire up 50 feet. Rig tentec Orion at 5 watts I hope to get on most of the months now. 72, Will, K9FO

KB0ETU - Thanks guys. I was using an iambic keyer tonight - first time in many years. Using a K-2 with G5RV up 35 feet. Hope to hear you all again. 72, Phil

KN1H - Got a late start, found 20 and 40 in pretty good shape but heard no one at all on 80. Great fun working a lot of familiar calls! IC-7200 @ 5W and Nye Viking Master Key.

KF7WNS - Operated battery power portable from Northern Oregon. Pretty poor antenna setup, but didn't get skunked. Best DX K0ZK/Maine. Sounded like a good turnout this time...lots of signals on 20M. Great challenge this month...see you next time. 72, Gary

WB3T - That was a fun one! I started on 20m and made a few, when that dried up I moved to 40m to find a LOT of activity, both NA calls and others. Busy band tonight. But we shoehorned the weak signals in between just fine. I got to work the entire Sprint, worked John K3WWP Nr. 2 which is always nice, and thanks to N3HEE for bailing me out - I forgot to log the QSO time and had to go back later and ask him. I ran my HW-9 tonight with a 40m dipole and J-38 war surplus key. Got 16 which is a lot for me. Thanks all and 72! Bob.

AB5XM - Enjoyed the Sprint! 2o meters was good for first hour but was fading by 9PM CT. Thanks to all who worked me!

WG8Y - Hi all, Had family over for son-in-laws Birthday. It ran long so couldn't get on till half way thru.That's ok. Had fun with the family then had fun with my QRP friends.Mainly S&P tonite but did call for a few minutes toward the end on 40m.Ran the 817 & HB 20-40m DP at 30ft.Wanted to try my new HB 10-80 OCF but still tweaking it. Had Fun. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

K6CSL - I was only able to get on for the last 45 minutes, but what fun. 20 and 40 were both sounding much better than over the week end. 73's to all and to all a good night from the Northern San Joaquin Valley. Bert, K6CSL

N5NK - It's been a while but it was fun to get back in and hear calls that were here the last time I played. Lots of normal summer QRN but most signals punched through well enough. Always hope to do better next time! 72 y'all. Ron, N5NK

NF8M - We're "up north" this week. Brought the KX1 and got back to the cabin with 5 minutes to go. Heard a few guys on 40 - W2SH, WX4RM, N4SX - but couldn't work anyone before time ran out. So here's a log but zero QSOs this month. Hope to do better next time. 72!

N1JI - Big drop in the humidity made for comfortable operating tonight. Good conditions on 20 and 40 meters here in New England. Thanks, everyone, for the QSOs. 72

W2JEK - Got on late. Conditions very good on 20 and 40. No activity heard on 80. Rig Yaesu FT-840 at 5W. SPEEDX straight key. Had a good time. 72 and 73 Don Younger W2JEK # 1135

AA4GA - KX3 at 5 Watts to 80m doublet up about 30' and SpeedEx Key - I didn't realize that the listings were now separated by key type...my tired arm wished I'd known earlier and used a keyer! I rarely get in these, but it's always fun.

NC4RT - My first sprint in a long long time. /P on vacation at the beach... My K2 to a 60' EF wire up 15', + counterpoise

W4DUK - Both time and number of contacts fairly evenly split between 20m to start and then 40m. A little QRN but, otherwise, conditions pretty good at my QTH in southwest-central Virginia. 72/73 de Dave

KQ3Z - Lots of fun tonight. Band was continually changing. Thanks for the contacts and thanks to those who make these Sprints happen.

K0CW - Exercised my brand new VIZ Vertical Bug. Twenty was the best band tonight from the St. Louis area. Lots of noise on 40.

N0WKZ - Thank you to each operator I was able to work. Best and 72/73 D Keath - N0WKZ

KA2PBO - This was my first Sprint or contest...EVER( except 1 field day years ago) in my 33 yrs of hamming... and what a blast !Great to hear and work the mid-west and southeast with 3 watts. Was neat hearing all those weak signals scattered across 40 meters...Count me in for the next one!!

K9EYT - Just made the last 45 minutes 20 still busy and 40 sounded like bad news near Chicago. KX3 G5RV at 25 ft Bencher paddle tnx all cu nxt time 73/72 Ray

AE7CG - High QRN conditions on 20M--but John K4BAI and I always seem to get through to each other! See everyone on the air next month.

N3CI - First time participating as member. Condx started bad with s9 QRN and then got worse! Had a couple of busted QSOs where the other station just disappeared due to rapidly changing propagation.

W6FPS - I get the BOZO award for listening to very quite bands for 20 minutes before checking the antenna switches. Bands came alive after that. 72, Ron

N1IMW - I still work all 40 meters. I try 20 and 80 and rarely find activity so I S+P then run then s+p then run all on 40. . .Still, a great event. . .no other event as consistent with strong participation on the air today . .hope we can get into the 150+ submitted range again.

N4SX - Well the July Sprint is now in the books and just like always I had me some fun tonight. Only 8 of my 45 contacts were on 40, none on 80, and 20 was where it was at. I heard quite a few unfamiliar calls tonight, one being DL7UXX/MM near Cuba and running 5W. No close stations at all except for a couple of other GA stations, everything else was NC or further. What would be really neat is to see a map of all the stations that participated. Thank you to the guys who do all the work to make these Sprints possible. Randy N4SX......and thanks to each of you who hung in there with me tonight to make the contacts possible.

N4OW - Late start. 20 meters was in great shape with many 599 sigs. Nice to work G3RSP, and WY3H with his 0001 number ! After 0200 everything fell apart Very enjoyable sprint. See you all next month, 72 Al N4ow

W5TVW - Doing this sprint with the FT-817ND. Supply at 10 volts to test the regulator is working OK. 20 meters was very lively tonight and I never got a real "break" to rest as the contacts were coming fast and furious. Nobody there seemed to be "giving up due to lack of activity. I checked out 40 and very few sprinters were there so back to 20. Time wasted!! Overall a very busy and crowded sprint. Enjoyed it a lot and my best score that I can remember. One definite "lid" right at the end QRMing things, but I managed to get the last state inside the time before it ran out. The FT-817 worked very well for me. No "lack of activity" this time around!! hoping for better ones later this year if conditions improve.

KB3AAG - Well I ran just 3 watts tonite. Seemed to do okay but had a hard time getting across the Mississippi (just mo and mn! I worked one on 20 the first in many months, all the rest on 40 calling CQ. If I am not beat in W3 land next month 2.5 watts. Quite a bit of noise tonight and there were two I just could not dig out one a 4 call and the other a VE3. I did work both number 5555 and 0555 tonight! lots of fun! Frank

WX4RM - Using my vertical antenna, I am always supprised at what direction my signal travels. Worked a lot of first time west coast contacts, and was really supprised when G3RSP answered my CQ!! The antenna's radials wiggle between the veggys and flowers in my wifes garden..I think that adds to the signal Had a fun sprint again, thanks for hearing my peanut whistle signal..WX4RM Ron

K4JPN - Tried 80M and no luck and only one on 40M,20M was the band for me. 72, Steve K4JPN

N8XMS - Participation seemed a little bit down this month but I expect that we will still break the 100-log level and again demonstrate the popularity and efficiency of QRP CW.

W2IU - Yet another fun sprint. Thank you all for the fun time! 73 -John

WB8LZG - Hello agn fellow sprinters ! gud nite fer sprinting! 20 was open nicely, es 40 was packed wid peanut whistles ! worked several new members. Welcome aboard to K7MKR es N3CI. I had my perverbial "beeline" into Texas last nite es Oklahoma too! Not much heard from out east ??? Lots of fun . 73 Gregg WB8LZG

KE5YUM - Great conditions allowed me to travel via CW to all over this great land. Thanks to all who worked me. Terry

K4BAI - FT1000MP AT 5W. 20m was quite good and fairly short at the start. MS was closet QSO and only DX was CO8CML. 40M was noisy with QSB. I never got to 80M. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

WU1V - My first NAQCC sprint in a long time and I had fun. Worked the last 70 minutes or so. Was pleased to work two DX stations, one in Canada and one in England. Antenna restricts me only to 20M but prop was good and made 15 contacts. 72 de Rick, WU1V

CO8CML - All the time on 20m band; a nice sprint again.Thanks to all and CU next month!!73 es GL.Carlos, CO8CML.

KG5HCF - Enjoyed my first sprint. Tnx to everyone for their patience!

K4RHG - Conditions were fairly good. Logged my second highest QSO count, 21, all on 40m and mostly via CQ. Thanks to all for another great sprint.

K4WLW - I was only able to work the last 30 minutes of the Sprint due to a previous commitment, but managed to make a few nice Q's. Got the first 2 on 20m, but it was drying up so dropped to 40m and made the rest there. Heard nothing on 80m. Thanks to all that worked me. KX3 at 5W. 125' End-Fed Sloper, 30' at the high end. Key is Begali Sculpture Mono. Looking forward to next month! Bill

KA2KGP - Nice sprint, but 80m. was unusable here in WNY. Good signals on 40m. & 20 was OK for a while. 73 all

K1IX - Got off to a slow start but then things picked up a bit. 73 Frank

WA2FBN - Another fun sprint. QRP 4 watts into dipole using J-38 key. Only operated 40m. Tnx to all who copied my signal. 73 Ken

N5RWK - Had fun. 20m was very active. Not much heard on 40m and nothing at all on 80m.

W5WIL - Got home late and only had 30 minutes. IC-703 at 4.5w to doublet with Junker key. Thanks to WU1V for digging out my signal. 20m was a little noisy tonight. 73

AA7VW - Both bands, 20M and 40M, very noisy this time. Had a great time again. Left when the bands sounded empty. See you all next month.

KU4A - My home state of Ohio well represented in my log. Hot in the shack, so only stuck with it for about a half hour. Thanks for all the Qs

K9JWV - Had about 30 minutes - tried 20 but so/so props. Worked 2 and went to 40 where I rattled off 7 QSOs.

K4BYF - First Sprint. Rig MTR-2, 1.5 W. Ant. old Hustler 4BTV. Heavy QRN. Called several other stations; no luck!

AB9YC - My time was extremely limited this time around. But, I did manage to steal away for a few minutes around 01Z and hit a quick few stations calling CQ NA. Signals seemed pretty good, but I noticed that the pace was a bit slower than past events... so it goes. I hope to have more time next month, so see you then.

K7EW - Heard but couldn't reach MO, MN, ON and MA = mostly a propagation pattern? Suggest/encourage all ops to call CQ and not only H&P

K6MGO - 20 meters was very weak, even my usual S7-8 noise level was down, but trying to copy signals was difficult to impossible and only got 3 the first hour, went to 40 meters and worked another 5 stations along with KE7GKM who must be new to CW but glad to help him out, hope he joins NAQCC.:) The tight filters on the K3 helped on 40m where the noise was it's usual S8. Tnx to all that make the sprints so much fun, CU next month. 73, Bill, k6mgo

VA3KOT - Been away from the sprints for a while and forgot how much fun it is. I was using my QRO rig turned down to 5W for the sprint. I didn't really even notice the difference in terms of getting heard. Reports were maybe a couple of points down on my usual 50+W ops but that's all. QRP really is fun!

KR5RR - 5 watts parked mobile using 20m 7ft ham stick - not an efficient combination. Wow! Really challenging conditions from the shores of Lake Tahoe. Surprisingly, more difficult than the Field Day Challenge or even milli-watt sprint. Gave it up after 70 minutes when the band seemed to die. Many thanks to all that gave it a try. Looking forward to next month and a different antenna. 72 de JB.kr5rr/m

N5GW - KX3 to HB tuner and CFZ. 20M was open OK but with rapid QSB and short skip. I worked K4BAI at S9, but usually can't hear him at all on 20M. 40M was full of summer static but in pretty good shape. I only got 20 QSO's due to various distractions, like my cat sleeping on the log book while I tried to watch part of the PBS TV doc. on the Pluto probe.

KE7YTE - I Spent most of my time on 20m and the last half hour on 40m. All 7 contacts were on 20m. 40m was full of static crashes making it very difficult. Either you couldn't copy me or I couldn't copy you. I still had fun with the challenge of QRP. Thanks for the participation and fun.

N8XEE - Because of prior commitments I was only able to operate for the last 30 minutes, but still had fun. I think I did pretty well considering the limited operating time I had.

NA6MG - DC20B kit rig running 1 watt

AA2VG - Hi all! Had fun as usual. Lots or qrm on 20 meters. Was able to get all the calls but I must apologize to K7??? Sri just could not hear those last letters! 72 Peter/AA2VG

K0FNR - Lots of stations- lots of QRM. Fun!!

AK3X - Got home just in time for the last minutes of the sprint. Turned on the rig (DSW-40) and heard N2CN. Worked him and then time was up! I need to have fewer hobbies. 72 to all. Peter

W2SH - 20m was open, but with a wide skip zone and no one was heard at less than 700 miles from NJ. I was skeptical at having worked VE3EDX, but QRZ has him 900 miles away--close to Santa Claus land. One hour spent on 20m and one on 40m; when the dust had settled the QSOs were exactly divided between the two bands. However, different population densities allowed 20m to produce more SPC multipliers than did 40m. One late-in-the-game peek at 80m turned up nothing but QRN.

WY3H - First sprint I've worked in a long time. Suffered a stroke about three weeks ago and was telling John, K3WWP, that I would try to work this Sprint only if I felt OK. Well, I felt pretty good. Was tired when I finished (about 20 min early) but felt well satisfied, even with my low score. Looking forward to doiNg it all again, and of course with the wonderful KX3. 72, WY3H.

VE3KBN - Used HB1B and Bencher straight key. No easy ones here tonight! CUL

WB1GYZ - My first "contest" other than FD in over 55 years of hamming it up. Enjoyed it! Wish I hadn't wasted so much time reading the rules during the first half hour. A tip of the hat to all volunteers.

KA5TJS - Well, I did not play very long. It is hot out here in the garage this time of year. Did get a great spread on the contacts. I heard nothing down on 40 meters so did it all up on 20. Signals were good here but everyone was there so QRM was ruff. See you all next month.

W1SFR - Almost forgot to send in my log! Duh. As always, I enjoyed myself and gave my home-brew swiper a workout. Fun to hear KC7DM in Oregon as my last QSO. Not bad for 5w out in VT. CU NXT time all! 73, Steve, W1SFR

KC9TQR - Had a fun time, again. I look forward to the August sprint. Hope to eliminate hardware issues next time.

N8QY - Nice to work 5 land on 20 M. Did not work the whole sprint but 20 was the only band open in my QTH and all was to the south to east. Thanks to all.



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

RULES specific to this month's sprint:
None

Date and time:
Thursday, July 16, 2015 0030-0230Z


KF0U Comments - Finished at 127 reported logs. John (K3WWP) noted the 100th log was reported at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday and was one of the quickest to 100 we've had. Great job! Several great comments in the Soapbox. First timers include: KA2PBO, K4BYF, WB1GYZ and KG5HCF. Also a lot of "first time in a long time" returnees. Always a good thing:) Special note to WY3H. We hope you get your strength back quickly. Thanks to all of you that graciously helped get me the corrections. This is a one horse operation and things happen. 73 and look forward to next months Sprint.