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December 2019 QRP/CW Sprint (#182)


Andy N2CN is responsible for the contents of this page. Questions should go to him at pix_newemail_n2cn (1K).


N2CN Comments - Final count: 90 logs received. Cross-checking is complete, and scores are final.

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

W1 Division
KN1H     39   39  78   18 1404  x2  2808  400' END FED WIRE
WB1GYZ   18   18  36   10  360  x2   720  Sloping vee fed with open-wire
K1IEE     6    6  12    4   48  x2    96  OCF 120FT long @30FT
W1PQO     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  Dipole@25'
AC1BS     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  HFedz End Fed Wire 87 feet long up 40 fe

W2 Division
W2SH     32   32  64   18 1152  x2  2304  Inverted L 86'V; 68'H;270' cf dpl@45'
KA2KGP   25   24  49   13  637  x2  1274  G5RV up 25 Ft.
WA2JSG   12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  Vertical
W2JEK     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  End fed wire 110 ft long

W3 Division
KD3CA    44   44  88   21 1848  x2  3696  OCF  Windom @55 ft
AK3X      8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  40 meter extended double zepp at 27 ft

W4 Division
K4JPN    32   31  63   18 1134  x2  2268  80 M CF Zepp
K9EZ     26   25  51   15  765  x2  1530  G5RV @ 50'
N4OW     24   24  48   15  720  x2  1440  Butternut HP6v Vert. Elv 8 ft.
WG8Y     20   18  38   12  456  x2   912  Hf2v vert & maxcon OCF@35ft
N3CKI    16   15  31   10  310  x2   620  Dipole @ 20'
W4NLT     8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  84 ft end fed at 30 ft
N4WD      8    8  16    6   96  x2   192  OCF dipole at 40 feet
WT4U      8    8  16    5   80  x2   160  132' end-fed Inv V @ 35'
AK4LP     6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  G5RV Jr. in attic @35'
N4API     5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  Gnd mounted 6BTV
K4CHT     4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Dipole @ 18'
WD4OHD    4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  40m dipole @15 feet
N4FI      4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  115' randem wire @ 25'
K4KBL     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  OCF dipole @ 45'
W4DUK     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  135 ft End-fed Wire at 20 ft
@KC5F     3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  80m end fed half wave at 40'

W5 Division
N5GW     27   27  54   18  972  x2  1944  Doublet at 50"
W8WEU     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  Dipole @ 16'
KE5YUM    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  QRPGUYS EFHW for 80 meters at 25 feet
W5UAA     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  Fan Dipole @ 30'

W6 Division

W7 Division
KC7DM    11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  480' horizontal loop @ 60'

W8 Division
W4XX     15   15  30   10  300  x2   600  80m doublet 30ft
NF8M     12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  6BTV(xmit),Beverage(rcv)
N8XMS     3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  R7 Vertical

W9 Division
NI9M     52   51 103   25 2575  x2  5150  40M Dipole at 40ft, 80M Inv L at 40ft
WB9HFK   33   33  66   18 1188  x2  2376  OCF Dipole at 25 Ft.
W9CC     16   16  32   10  320  x2   640  6BTV
N8HWV    10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  EFHW AT 15 FT
KA9FQG    5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  G5RV @ 37 FT

W0 Division
N0AR     24   24  48   16  768  x2  1536  43' Vertical or 88' dipole up 20'
KD0V     20   18  38   13  494  x2   988  Cf Zepp @ 30 feet
N0TA     15   14  29   12  348  x2   696  Doublet at 25 ft
K0NIA    14   14  28   11  308  x2   616  Doublet @ 25'
NN0SS    14   14  28    9  252  x2   504  80 meter Inv Vee @40ft
AD0YM     7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  OCF Dipole at 30FT
AA5LH     6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  40-10 Delta Loop @ 25'
AA0W      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Dipole @ 28 Feet

Canada Division
VA3KOT    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  132ft end-fed wire up 12 (yes twelve) ft
VE9BEL    2    2   4    1    4  x2     8  END-FED DIPOLE @25'

DX Division

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

W1 Division

W2 Division
WB2LQF    6    6  12    5   60 x1.5   90  Inverted L at 30 feet

W3 Division

W4 Division
K3RLL     8    8  16    7  112 x1.5  168  Random wire over garage roof

W5 Division
NF5U     16   16  32   11  352 x1.5  528  40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft
K5GQ      9    8  17    7  119 x1.5  179  Dipole 24'; end feed long wire 80m

W6 Division

W7 Division

W8 Division
K8NGW    13   13  26    8  208 x1.5  312  43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials

W9 Division
N9OL     21   21  42   10  420 x1.5  630  80M Doublet @ 40'
K9DRP    16   16  32    9  288 x1.5  432  EFHW 80 @ 40'
AA9L     10    9  19   10  190 x1.5  285  160-80-40 trap dipole @ 50 feet

W0 Division

Canada Division

DX Division

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

W1 Division
N2CN     39   35  74   20 1480      1480  40m dipole up 70 feet
KB1M     18   17  35   12  420       420  20m inv v, 40 m dipole @ 30'

W2 Division
K2OID    18   18  36   14  504       504  80M OCF Dipole @ 40'
WA1GWH   12   12  24    9  216       216  80M 1/4 wave wire 25 ft at highest point
N2ESE     7    7  14    7   98        98  80mtr dipole@35ft.

W3 Division
NR3Z     11   11  22    9  198       198  OCF dipole up 35 ft
WA3FIR    6    6  12    5   60        60  Inv vee @ 20'
K3WWP     1    1   2    1    2         2  40 meters dipole

W4 Division
K4BAI    46   42  88   17 1496      1496  Zepp at 45'; 40M dip at 30'; 80M inv vee
WB4OMM   14   14  28    9  252       252  G5RV at 35 feet
KU4A     12   12  24    9  216       216  40m slp dip @ 40', 80m 1/4-wave slp @40'
WK4WC     8    8  16    6   96        96  80M OCF Dipole up 50'
N4MJ      5    5  10    5   50        50  40M Windom @ 40 feet

W5 Division
K5TSK     2    2   4    2    8         8  33' gnd mounted DXE foldover vertical
N5AAS     2    2   4    1    4         4  Dipole @ 30'

W6 Division
W6JIM     3    3   6    3   18        18  End-Fed/J-Pole/Sloper fed @ 45FT 
W6SMF     2    2   4    2    8         8  Efhw 45'

W7 Division
W7SWB     5    5  10    5   50        50  160 meter horizontal loop at 50'
K7MK      3    3   6    2   12        12  58' end fed wire.
KF7Z      1    1   2    1    2         2  Dpl@ 25'

W8 Division
WB8LZG   27   27  54   17  918       918  Dipoles @ 30'
W8EWH    22   22  44   15  660       660  EFHW @ 20'
WI8J     19   19  38   15  570       570  130 ft end-fed at 20 ft
N9CX     18   18  36   11  396       396  G5RV jr at 25 ft
WA8SAN   14   14  28    8  224       224  End Fed wire @ 25 Ft.
AC8JW     9    8  17    5   85        85  Windom and 5btv

W9 Division
NN9K     54   52 106   25 2650      2650  End-fed@24 feet
KY0Q      7    7  14    5   70        70  Trap vertical
AB9BZ     5    4   9    5   45        45  EFHW at 25ft

W0 Division
K9OSC     6    5  11    6   66        66  CF Zepp @ 30'
K0EW      6    6  12    5   60        60  OCF Dipole @ 25'

Canada Division
VE3DQN    2    1   3    1    3         3  80/40 trap dipole @18ft

DX Division

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

Straight Key

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
W1KN1HWB1GYZK1IEE
W2W2SHKA2KGPWA2JSG
W3KD3CAAK3X-
W4K4JPNK9EZN4OW
W5N5GWW8WEUKE5YUM
W6---
W7KC7DM--
W8W4XXNF8MN8XMS
W9NI9MWB9HFKW9CC
W0N0ARKD0VN0TA
CanadaVA3KOTVE9BEL-
DX---
SWA BUG CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1---
W2WB2LQF--
W3---
W4K3RLL--
W5NF5UK5GQ-
W6---
W7---
W8K8NGW--
W9N9OLK9DRPAA9L
W0---
Canada---
DX---
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1N2CNKB1M-
W2K2OIDWA1GWHN2ESE
W3NR3ZWA3FIRK3WWP
W4K4BAIWB4OMMKU4A
W5K5TSKN5AAS-
W6W6JIMW6SMF-
W7W7SWBK7MKKF7Z
W8WB8LZGW8EWHWI8J
W9NN9KKY0QAB9BZ
W0K9OSCK0EW-
CanadaVE3DQN--
DX---
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Key Type1st2nd3rd
SK---
BUG---
K/K---
FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE
Key Type1st2nd3rd
SKAC1BS--
BUG---
K/K---
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
PrizesAA5LH

STATS:
Logs submitted: 90
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 141
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1172
States represented: 36 + NB NS ON

SOAPBOX:

WG8Y - Hi all,started 30 min. late & had to stop app 30 min.early. My wife has been ill & requires my help. Still got some time to play for app an hour. Also take another 15 min. out for a ragchew with a fellow working on his CW & didn't know about the Sprint. Tha't ok by me. I sent repeats for him no trouble. Glad to be able to. Hope to have more time for the QRPp next week. C u all then. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

N4OW - 40 was very good with some very loud sigs ! Working KD7DM in Oregon was the highlight of the night. Happy holiday season to all! 72 de AL, N4ow 7700 .

N5AAS - Quiet tonight in Mississippi. Nothing heard on 40. Only a couple on 80.

KB1M - Signals seemed mostly weak, 40 seemed to improve the second hour. 72/73, Walt

WD4OHD - I was only able to work the first 30 minutes on 40m, and the only good signals I heard were from New England and Michigan. Maybe better conditions next month. Best holiday wishes to everyone in the NAQCC community.

K4KBL - The worst noise level in my history with NAQCC ! Managed 3 contacts in an hour and simply had to shut down for the evening. I'm anxious to hear if others had the same difficulty ?? Hope for far better conditions in January 2020...

NF8M - Got on for part of the second hour until local QRN got too bad (S6). Good sigs otherwise. TNX QSOs - will try the milliwatt next week! 72 .

KD3CA - Was a lot of fun as usual , 40 & 80 mtrs were equally as good for me .Even had a few mini- pile ups. Many thanks to all that called , very sorry to those I missed . Merry Christmas to all . 73 Don

W4XX - Good sprint! Thanks for the contacts. Kent KT-1, KX3 and a 80M doublet. 72 and Hppy Holidays from Wild & Wonderful West Virginia! W4XX (Whiskey Quatro Dos Equis!) OP: Jay W8ES .

W2JEK - Got on late and only on 80M. Band seemed good. Had fun. 72/73 DON W2JEK

AA0W - Only 15 Minutes to operate. Thanks for the QSO's.

AB9BZ - Tnx for contacts and sprint. Sigs were up and down here in Chicago. Happy Holidays es 72 de ab9bz .

K5TSK - Forty seemed pretty good and I fired up the KX3-PX3 and tried the paddle. Found my paddle fist lacking and my apologies to one station who called me but I had mauled my own call on xmit. Embarrassed so much, I just turned in for the night. 72 all. .

NF5U - Another fun night, bands were not in the greatest shape, but good enough to make a few qrp contacts. 73's and see you next week in the qrpp sprint Jerry NF5U .

N0TA - Pretty slow evening -- thanks for the Q's. K3, doublet, Amplidan key.

W8WEU - W8WEU I had a lot of fun making contacts for this sprint on 40. Looking forward to the QRPP Sprint. 72 Tom .

WI8J - My third sprint. Had a great time again. I apologize for QLF... again. Stayed on 80M the whole time. Learned a few more things, like turn off narrow cw filter when calling CQ to hear the non-zero-beat stations. Looking forward to the QRPp Sprint next week. Should be fun! 72 .

W6SMF - Only worked the last hour, 20M was not happening but got 1 each on 40M and 80M, bothered a bit by high QRN. Enjoyed it! .

N4MJ - Split the evening between NAQCC Sprint & Fox Hunt. Still a fun evening. .

W6JIM - Happy to work my old CW buddy Stan W6SMF again! Hey Stan, where you been hiding! .

VE3DQN - On for only a short time, vy high noise level. I'm aiming for a more serious try next week, my first foray in the mW Sprint. Will operate from my #2 location with better antennas.

WB9HFK - 40M only this month. I was also playing in the 40M QRP Foxhunt. I thought 40M was a bit better than it's been for a while at this QTH. See everyone next week for the mW Sprint! 72, Mark WB9HFK

WK4WC - The bands seemed to be better than in the November sprint but I had trouble being heard. My HB1B seemed to be doing the job. Maybe better in January. 72 All de WK4WC

K9EZ - I had to make sure my antennas were connected. Heard a lot of noise and could not get through to people. Also my straight key skills need brushing up. Thank you to those who could copy my poor sending. ughhh.. Still this is always fun! 72, Kent K9EZ

WT4U - Missed the first half of the Sprint for not looking at the clock. Oops. Had a fun hour on 80m which seemed just the right amount of busy.

WB2LQF - Forty was noisy and seemed short tonight. Worked a couple of new ones. Fun as usual. .

NN0SS - Good condX on 40 meters this evening in MN .

N2CN - Wow, wow, wow. 40m was great this evening. Rig here was KX2 with Begali Signature paddles. .

KE5YUM - 80 meters was clear on the shores of Lake Texoma. I worked three rather quickly, and they all had good clear signals. I could only stay for 30 minutes. I am enjoying 80 meters this fall/winter. All the best, Terry

KD0V - Used my new Begali Blade during the sprint. It is broken in now. .

VA3KOT - This sprint was a tough one for me. Several stations I called couldn't hear me. My 132ft antenna is low (12ft) for a reason. It is a NVIS half-wave on 80m but a full-wave on 40m & being low gives propagation off the ends for mid-range QSOs. It is also 2 wavelengths on 20m and has bagged me some FB DX contacts. Keeping the faith but the QRO devil is on my shoulder, whispering ...

W4NLT - Got on late, chased some foxes then realized there was a sprint on. Getting very old anyway,thanks to all. 73 and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

W5UAA - No sigs anywhere on 20. 40 was weak. Didn't even try 80. Got a couple. C U next month! 72, Guy, W5UAA

K0NIA - Was able to play for about an hour or so. Lots of fun!

AA5LH - It was a good night, as usual. Wishing all Happy Holidays. .

K3RLL - 1945 Vibroplex Lightning Bug. Tough night on 40m with high noise level here but some good ops out there with great patience and good ears. Thank you. 72 ... Don .

KY0Q - Thanks for the Qs! Not too many contacts this time but certainly had fun.

AD0YM - Surprised to have 20 meters open so late. Otherwise my contacts were on noisy 40 meters. TNX all. Tried 80 meters, but no response. Merry Christmas and to all a great and happy new year! 72

W8EWH - Good conditions tonight from my QTH. S&P for first hour, then Ran for most of the second. Spent most of my time on 80M which was in pretty good shape. Great fun. Thanks for the contacts. .

K9DRP - 40 was much improved from last month! I only worked S&P as our fox hunt ran concurrent. Caught KD3CA and NI9M on both 40 and 80. Hope to catch you all in MW sprint next week.

K8NGW - 40M was in great shape here (finally)! Used my trusty left-handed Vibroplex gold bug for all 12 sprints this year. 73 to all and to all a good night. Fred

K4JPN - Got started at 0135 and did not hear anyone on 20M, 40M or 80M, then at 0144 80M came alive. I worked a couple on 40M, but 80M was great. 72, Steve K4JPN

WB1GYZ - A mea culpa to WI8J for interpreting your five digit exchange as being one from SKCC...and that's the reason I appended a "T" to my number. My, how NAQCC has grown!

N5GW - KX3 to hb tuner & doublet. I assumed 20M to be dead, so started out on 40M. My hb straight key was at another QTH, so I had to turn my iambic Kent key on its side as a makeshift SK. Since I was tired out, I used S&P (search and pounce) instead of CQing. Both 40M and 80M were in fairly good shape. I was happy to work two newer members, N9OL & WI8J, recognizable by their five-digit numbers. This also served as a watermark of how the NAQCC membership has grown over the past few years. I will listen for all of you next week during the milliwatt sprint.

WB4OMM - Not many signals tonight....but those I found were really loud and clear. Some QSB tonight. Glad to work what I did! Happy and safe Holidays to all, hope to see some of you in the mW Sprint next week. If not, HYN! 72, Steve WB4OMM .

K4BAI - At start, W1AW was loud on 20M, but no sprint activity heard and no answers to CQs. 40M was really poor early on. I couldn't get a run going and got some very weak signal reports. 80M was quite good when I went there about 0215Z. Was able to sustain a run and worked stations quickly. Went back to 40M about 0257Z because I hadn't worked the two 40M QRP Foxes. Found 40 much improved and worked the two foxes and others with a good rate. 80M was good at the end again. Thanks for all QSOs. Seasons Greetings. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

AK3X - Multitasking between the sprint and the QRP Foxhunt on 40 meters so missed the entire first hour of the sprint and a lot of the second hour. Did not get on 80 meters until the last few minutes. It was certainly better than 40 meters. Fun sprint and at least I got one of the two foxes in the hunt.

N8XMS - I was just way too tired to stay for long. Merry Christmas everyone!

VE9BEL - SO SO CONDX ON 40M TONIGHT AT MY QTH, BUT HAD FUN ANYWAY.

N4API - Took a while to locate the party. First signal was booming, and second signal was local. Had to dig out the headphones for the rest of the contacts. Worked 40 and 80 tonite, only losing one person. .

KA2KGP - 20m was dead, 40 was weak & 80m were good here in WNY. Rig: ICOM IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. 73 & Merry Christmas to all

K5GQ - Normally do not - have this many dupes - have logging program not log the correct frequency .

AC1BS - BAD QSB kept me from logging several more stations.

WA2JSG - A dozen for me this evening. Two on 20m, seven on 40m, & three on 80m. Used my IC-7200 at 5w to a vertical. Bencher Str Key. Conditions seemed pretty good here. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, and see y'all next year! 73 de Curt WA2JSG NJ .

K0EW - Good sprint tonight. 40 and 80 were pretty active, nothing heard on 20M. .

W2SH - Whoop-dee-do, 20m yielded me four Midwestern QSOs! 40m and 80m condx were good, but the latter band deserved more activity. Tentec 539 (Argo 6) manipulated by a Junker straight key.

N4WD - Snow (YES IN NW GA.) and high noise level made for bad copying. Who know snow could be so noisy.

KC5F - Came across "CQ NA" and then looked at Contest Calendar to see what it was. Next time I'll be ready!

W1PQO - Tough night between the noise and my keyer on the fritz. Only 5 QSO's but had fun anyway. Merry Christmas and we'll see you in January unless I try the milliwatt sprint next week which I have not done before .

AA9L - Signals on 40 were weak here but made a few contacts. 73 Rich AA9L .

N0AR - Good to hear many familiar calls. Lots of cold wx makes for a fun night on the radio! 72 and Happy Holidays to all. Scott N0AR .

N8HWV - 40 and 80 in better condition this time.

K1IEE - Could only stay for the first hour. Band had heavy QRN and most signals very weak however everyone made it work well. All good QRP OPS for sure. 73 to all on this special Holiday season Dick .

WA3FIR - Poor conditions tonight.QRN, deep QSB, and very few signals it seemed

WB8LZG - Hello fellow sprinters! I fired up the K2 tonight on battery power in anticipation fer next weeks mw sprint. cranked er up to 5 w es had a great time. The bands were in better shape than last month. I worke 3 new members wid #s over 10000. Welcome aboard gents! Good to work new guys es old friends too. 40m was hoppin with signals right from the start,80 was a bit noisy here but got a few on that band too. lot's of fun with the gang. Hope to hear u all next week in the mw sprint. 73 Gregg WB8LZG

KN1H - Thanks to the club for a fun sprint. Conditions were good and turn-out was great! IC7300 and Nye-Viking Master Key. 73 John, KN1H

AK4LP - Had a great time. It was challenging with the high noise level on 40M, but that was part of the fun! .