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May 2020 QRP/CW Sprint (#187)


Corey KF0U is responsible for the contents of this page. Questions should go to him at pix_newemail_kf0u (1K).


KF0U Comments - Good Sprint this month. Lots of logs turned in and everybody kept me honest by pointing out my errors. Thanks:) See you in a couple of months. Stay healthy and 73 de KF0U.

N2CN Comments - Results are final.

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

W1 Division
K1MZM    30   29  59   18 1062  x2  2124  160 meter horizontal loop at 55 feet
KN1H     27   27  54   16  864  x2  1728  400' END FED WIRE
KQ1P      2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  80/40 dipole @30'

W2 Division
WA2NYY   40   40  80   19 1520  x2  3040  80m OCF dipole @ 30'
W2SH     32   31  63   21 1323  x2  2646  Inverted L 86'V,68'H; 270'cfdpl@45'
KA2KGP   29   28  57   16  912  x2  1824  G5RV up 25 ft.
W2JEK    17   16  33   11  363  x2   726  20m gnd pl up so ft, 110ft end fed up20f
WA2JSG   15   14  29   10  290  x2   580  Vertical
WI2W     12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  80M End Fed Half Wave inverted L @ 75 ft
N2HTT     5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  G5rv @30 ft
KN2G      6    6  12    4   48  x2    96  8' buddipole
WA2FBN    4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Dipole at 30 ft
N2COD     5    5  10    2   20  x2    40  Mobile Hamstick Vertical

W3 Division
K3JZD    30   30  60   17 1020  x2  2040  40m Dipole @ 25'
KC3MIO   14   14  28   11  308  x2   616  Doublet 125' @ 50'
AK3X     13   12  25    9  225  x2   450  102 ft inv vee apex 27 ft 290 Ohm feed
W3TTT     8    7  15    7  105  x2   210  Vertical fed wid ladder line wid tuner
NN3E      5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '

W4 Division
K4KBL    38   36  74   20 1480  x2  2960  HyEndFed @ 50'
K4KRW    30   30  60   14  840  x2  1680  Inverted V @ 65'
KC5F     24   24  48   16  768  x2  1536  80m EFHW up 40 ft
WX4RM    15   15  30   13  390  x2   780  6BTV gnd mtd vert
NA4O     13   13  26   10  260  x2   520  30' wire @ 25'
K4JPN    13   12  25   10  250  x2   500  80 M CF Zepp
AC6NN    10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  80m loop at 15'
K4ARQ    10   10  20    7  140  x2   280  EF Zepp @ 40'
K8LBQ    11   11  22    6  132  x2   264  Inverted vee @ 30'
WG8Y      6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  Hf2v vert & maxcon OCF@35ft
W4HH      5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  End-fed 150-ft wire
K9IA      6    6  12    3   36  x2    72  20 ft Flagpole
N4FI      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Attic 40 meter dipole
N4API     4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Gnd mounted 6BTV
W6UG      4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  G5RV @ 30'
K9EYT     4    4   8    3   24  x2    48  28GA 40FT WIRE ABT 15 FT HIGH HOA
K2EKM     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  EFHW cut for 40m, inverted V up 12 feet

W5 Division
N5GW     38   38  76   22 1672  x2  3344  Doublet at 50"
KG5HCF    8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  Dipole @ 20ft
W5UAA     5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  Fan Dipole @ 30ft
KE5YUM    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  80 meter NVIS inverted V at 20 feet

W6 Division
AI6SL     8    8  16    5   80  x2   160  Inverted V fan @ 32'
N6TH      5    5  10    3   30  x2    60  Fan dipole at 35ft high

W7 Division
KF7WNS   12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  232' OCF Long Wire
KC7DM     6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  480' horizontal loop @ 60'
KI7LW     4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Inverted vee @ 25'

W8 Division
AB8RL    36   35  71   18 1278  x2  2556  80 m dipole, 40 m vertical
W8DXU    24   24  48   12  576  x2  1152  OCF Dipole @ 20'
K3CTN    16   16  32   11  352  x2   704  G5RV Junior @ 30 ft
WB8LZG    9    9  18    8  144  x2   288  Dipoles @ 30'
KB8FE     9    9  18    7  126  x2   252  End-Fed Inv V apex at 30'
NF8M      5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  6BTV

W9 Division
WB9HFK   56   55 111   25 2775  x2  5550  OCF Dipole at 25 Ft.
KC9IL    51   50 101   25 2525  x2  5050  G5RV at 40 feet
W9CC     34   33  67   21 1407  x2  2814  6BTV
K9QEW    13   13  26   11  286  x2   572  4BTV GP VERTICAL
N8HWV    13   13  26    9  234  x2   468  EFHW AT 15 FT
KD9EBS    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  Attic Dipole at 25 Feet

W0 Division
W0ITT    17   17  34   14  476  x2   952  40m inverted vee @ 32'
AD0YM    12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  OCF Dipole at 30FT
NN0SS    12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  80 meter Inv Vee @40ft
AA0W     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  Dipole @ 30 ft
N8LA     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  Dipole @ 35'
KD0V      3    2   5    3   15  x2    30  Cf Zepp @ 30 feet
AA5LH     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  40-10 Delta Loop @ 25'

Canada Division
VA2EO     7    7  14    6   84  x2   168  OCFD @ 30'
VE9BEL    8    8  16    5   80  x2   160  End-fed dipole @25'
VE3VSK    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Vert Comet CHA250B @25' 
@$VA3XAR  3    1   4    3   12  x2    24  OC Dipole
@$VE3JLV  1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Folded dipole 25ft

DX Division

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

W1 Division
WB1GYZ    9    9  18    8  144 x1.5  216  Sloping Vee

W2 Division

W3 Division
KD3CA    38   37  75   16 1200 x1.5 1800  OCF  Windom @55 ft
K3WWP     1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  Attic 20M dipole

W4 Division
K3RLL    15   15  30   11  330 x1.5  495  Black Stealth Vertical put up after dark
KJ4R     12   12  24    8  192 x1.5  288  33'  vertical 

W5 Division
NF5U     30   27  57   18 1026 x1.5 1539  40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft

W6 Division
W6JIM     6    5  11    3   33 x1.5   50  Dipole up 40'

W7 Division
N7QR      0    0   0    0    0 x1.5    0  Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials

W8 Division
N8XMS    12   12  24   10  240 x1.5  360  R7 Vertical
K8NGW     9    8  17    7  119 x1.5  179  43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials

W9 Division
AA9L     16   16  32   13  416 x1.5  624  160-80-40 trap dipole @ 50 feet
K9DRP    14   14  28    9  252 x1.5  378  EFHW 80 @ 40 ft
W9GFB    10    9  19    8  152 x1.5  228  Fan Dipole

W0 Division
W0KFG     8    8  16    5   80 x1.5  120  Wire loop in garage attic @ 16'

Canada Division

DX Division

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

W1 Division
KB1M     23   21  44   12  528       528  20m inv v, 40 m dipole @ 30'
N2CN     15   15  30   12  360       360  40m dipole at 60 feet

W2 Division
WB2LQF   16   16  32   12  384       384  INVERTED "L" AT 30 FEET
N2JJF    15   15  30   10  300       300  Par end fed qrp at 20 ft
N2ESE     5    5  10    5   50        50  80 mtr.OCF@25ft.

W3 Division
NR3Z     21   21  42   15  630       630  OCF Dipole @20 ft
AF3Z      9    9  18    6  108       108  80m inv vee 450 ohm line 30' at center

W4 Division
N4MJ     38   38  76   22 1672      1672  40 Windom at 18 feet
W4OEP    20   20  40   16  640       640  Dipole @ 35 feet
AD4N     17   16  33   13  429       429  40-10M Ground Plane
KI4TN    16   16  32   13  416       416  G5RV at 30 ft.
N4SO     13   13  26   12  312       312  HALF SQUARE 30 FEET
KB9ILT   15   14  29   10  290       290  20 meter dipole
WB4OMM   10   10  20    8  160       160  G5RW at 35 feet
KU4A      8    8  16    7  112       112  40m slp dip @ 40'
WK4WC     6    6  12    4   48        48  Trap vertical on RV
NI4U      4    4   8    4   32        32  HF6V ground mounted in city lot
W4DUK     3    3   6    3   18        18  135 ft End-fed Wire at 20 ft
K9VEG     3    3   6    3   18        18  40ft high End Fed wire

W5 Division
K5TSK    22   22  44   17  748       748  Doublet @ 20 ft.
N5AAS     7    7  14    7   98        98  Dipole @ 30'
K0VD      2    2   4    2    8         8  Closed loop @ 50', sm magnetic loop @ 3'
KG5RXG    1    1   2    1    2         2  29' random wire

W6 Division
NR5NN     6    5  11    5   55        55  67ft Doublet @ 35ft
WU6P      2    2   4    1    4         4  EFHW-20, vertical configuration
W8KO      2    2   4    1    4         4  EFHW @ 30'

W7 Division
KF7Z     10   10  20    6  120       120  Dpl@ 25'

W8 Division
WA8SAN   17   17  34   14  476       476  End Fed Wire @ 25 ft
WB8ENE    5    5  10    5   50        50  135' doublet @ 15'

W9 Division
NN9K     43   41  84   22 1848      1848  Hustleermobile antenna
KY0Q     15   15  30   11  330       330  Ground mounted 6BTV trap vertical
AB9BZ     3    3   6    3   18        18  EndFed @ 30ft

W0 Division
N0TA     25   23  48   18  864       864  Doublet at 25 ft
K9OSC    20   20  40   16  640       640  CF Zepp @ 30 feet
K0EW      5    5  10    3   30        30  OCF Dipole @ 25'
K8UDH     4    4   8    2   16        16  80m Inv Vee Zepp @ 35' on 40m
AD0BI     1    1   2    1    2         2  G5RV @ 30'

Canada Division
VE3KZ    26   25  51   14  714       714  Sloping dipole at 35'
VE3GNU    5    5  10    5   50        50  DXCC @ 35 '
$VE3KAE   1    1   2    1    2         2  Hygain DX-88 Vertical 28 feet

DX Division

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

Straight Key
NF1O     15   15  30   12  360  x2   720  Ground planes for 40 and 80 a3s for 20
AC1BS     3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  NA4RR HexBeam

Bug

Keyer/Keyboard
K4BAI    54   52 106   22 2332      2332  TH6DXX at 55; 88' cf zepp at 35', 80Minv
VE3DQN   32   28  60   20 1200      1200  20m yagi @50ft; 40/80m dipoles @40ft

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
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W1K1MZMKN1HKQ1P
W2WA2NYYW2SHKA2KGP
W3K3JZDKC3MIOAK3X
W4K4KBLK4KRWKC5F
W5N5GWKG5HCFW5UAA
W6AI6SLN6TH-
W7KF7WNSKC7DMKI7LW
W8AB8RLW8DXUK3CTN
W9WB9HFKKC9ILW9CC
W0W0ITTAD0YMNN0SS
CanadaVA2EOVE9BELVE3VSK
DX---
SWA BUG CATEGORY
Division1st2nd3rd
W1WB1GYZ--
W2---
W3KD3CAK3WWP-
W4K3RLLKJ4R-
W5NF5U--
W6W6JIM--
W7N7QR--
W8N8XMSK8NGW-
W9AA9LK9DRPW9GFB
W0W0KFG--
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SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
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W1KB1MN2CN-
W2WB2LQFN2JJFN2ESE
W3NR3ZAF3Z-
W4N4MJW4OEPAD4N
W5K5TSKN5AASK0VD
W6NR5NNWU6PW8KO
W7KF7Z--
W8WA8SANWB8ENE-
W9NN9KKY0QAB9BZ
W0N0TAK9OSCK0EW
CanadaVE3KZVE3GNUVE3KAE
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GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Key Type1st2nd3rd
SKNF1OAC1BS-
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K/KK4BAIVE3DQN-
FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE
Key Type1st2nd3rd
SKKI7LWVE3VSK-
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PRIZE DRAWING WINNER
PrizesAC1BS

STATS:
Logs submitted: 126
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 182
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1697
States represented: 39 + NB ON QC

SOAPBOX:

KJ4R - Only able to operate first hour. Got an early day at work tomorrow. Lots of QRN tonight from static crashes. Always fun to make a few contacts. KX3 to vertical and Vibroplex Bug.

W9GFB - Great time only had an hour. First attempt while using a bug.

WB8Y - Hi all, Only spent a few minutes in the Sprint tonite. Hope everyone had fun. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

K9EYT - 20 AND 40 BOTH GOOD HERE IN WEST CENTRAL FL. RIG ICOM 706MK2, BEGALI BLADE KEY TNX ALL 73

N4API - Lots of static tonight on 40, but plenty of NAQCCers out there, just had to dig them out of the noise.

KY0Q - 40M was in good shape and QRN was pretty low. There were so many on 40M that there were some instances of QRP QRM! I don't think I've heard that before. Thanks for the Qs.

K3RLL - Wow, who turned 20 meters back on this evening, or should I say, where have I been? Enjoyed a great half-hour with nice, strong signals until our fleeting glimpse of 20m went out at 0100z. Sigh. Great night! QRP is back! 72/73 ... Don

VE3DQN - Tnx fer all the Q's! I had a great run tonight. Even got some on 20m before it closed down here in the east. Heard very little on 80m.

WB4OMM - Wow! What happened to the bands?? 20M dead, 40M had S5 noise - 80M had S9 noise, and no NA heard! Nothing like the good signals as last month! (At least here on the FL NE Coast). Oh well, got to QSO some old friends tonight. I quit just after an hour, noise so bad I was getting a headache! Hope everyone else fared better. 72/73 to all, hope to see you next month! Steve WB4OMM

K9VEG - Seems like this should be a lot easier than it is.

NI4U - Tough condx due to wind at my QTH tonight. Lots of QRN and QSB, but hey, still had fun in my second ever sprint as I continue to improve my CW skills!

NF5U - Worked 40m all nite, Started out slow and then picked up about half way thru the sprint. Bad QSB here, had to request many repeats. Lots a great ops out there. I think my ears are going. Used the Yaesu FT-817nd, battery powered with the Vibroplex standard bug. I even worked our President, Steve WB40MM. 73's see everyone next month.

N5AAS - Great night. Nice contacts on 20m.

AA9L - Safe at home ain't that bad. Tried 80 but not much happening so went back to 40.

KF7Z - Tough conditions in Wyoming tonight, lots of lightning crashes and signals there and then gone but still a lot of fun for 5 watts, Thanks for the Qs 72 Danny

N2HTT - Haven't done a sprint in a while, almost missed this one but saw the email when it was half over. 72 all

KC5F - Computer decided to hang up on logging QSOs six times, once causing a 15-minute reboot. Arggh! But it was still fun. 40m very nice, 80m pretty noisy.

AB8RL - Enjoyed the Sprint, 40 meters in fairly good shape. Always glad to give out the WV NR, 73 to all

K4KRW - I had contacts on 3 bands tonight. Felt good. I was borrowing a friends IC-7300. It was a fun night. I heard a few calls I hadn't heard in a while. Thanks everyone for a fun night.

KF7WNS - Fun night tonight. Lots of activity on 20m, but QSB was murder. Sorry... to those I lost. Chased W2SH on 20 & 40, but make it happen...lost in QSB. CU next time

AF3Z - I turned on my rig after a local net and heard some CQ NA activity. So, I jumped in for the last half hour and had a good time. Thanks! 72 -Jim AF3Z

K9DRP - Hooked up the old Argosy and just had fun working S&P. QSB was bad for the first hour on 40. Not much activity on 80. I appreciate the QSO's with my "close enough" tuning on my analog dial.

WB9HFK - I stayed on 40M for the entire 2 hour run. Quite a bit of QSB as seems normal these days. And, there was some QRN from somewhere - sorry to those I could not pull out of the noise. A really great 2 hours of QRP Fun as always! Thanks for the Q's! 72, Mark WB9HFK

WA2NYY - A very enjoyable sprint tonight. Started on 40 and it was hot! Continuous action for about the first 45 minutes. I heard a few zero landers in there too, but just missed them. Sorry if I couldnt pull everyone out. The band seemed a bit long and then things calmed down a bit. Moved to 80 and had some good runs there too. A bit noisy, but still a good time. 72 Mark WA2NYY

WA2JSG - Worked 20m and 40m, all good condx here. Used my old IC-7000 running 5 watts to a vertical, using an American Morse KK-1 Straight Key. Always fun! Curt WA2JSG NJ #3457

KN1H - Lots of QSB and 339 reports but no problem for intrepid NAQRPers! Thanks all for another fun sprint. 72, John, KN1H

AI6SL - Tough going. Lots of reverse beacon reports but few QSOs.

K8NGW - A few QSO's on 20m then spent the rest of the sprint on 40m where I lost a few QSO's due to slow but heavy fading. Lots o' fun!

WB2LQF - Forty was lively tonight. Had a good time.

K9QEW - Good activity on 40 meters. Fun operating my HB xtal controlled TX but somewhat challenging at times Stay Tuned 72/73s Daryl

K3JZD - Good event. Lots of activity. Also lots of QSB on 40m. Reports given out where based on the moment and went up or down after that. Fortunately my noise level was pretty low most of the evening. Used a 40m QCX running 3 watts. I was battery powered using a very small 500mAh LiPo battery for the first 100 minutes. Had to switch to using a power supply for the last 20 minutes. Jody - K3JZD

N4MJ - Excellent evening of 'Sprinting'. I'm stuck on 40m since the storm took down my tower and other antennas on May 3rd. Still lots of fun and welcome to the many new folks. 73, have a GREAT month & stay SAFE. N4MJ//glenn

K4KBL - Best QSO count tonight. Signals every where. Had a tough time finding a clear frequency. Signals stronger overall than it has been for last several months. New antenna tonight, HyEndFed at about 50' in slipper configuration.

AD0YM - Yaesu 450 D, OCF Dipole @ 30 FT, MFJ Deluxe Versa Tuner II, and Navy Flameproof Key. Nice to have 20 meters open at the start. Lots of activity tonight. Forty meters was very active but noisy. Dropped down to 80 meters but not much activity to work and those present were weak.

K3CTN - Moved from a Keyer to a new Straight Key and was a little rusty on it, but had a lot of fun.

N8HWV - Heard nothing on 20m or 80m, though I hit the RBN on 20 when I called. Took a while to get in the flow and then it all worked out well. Great fun. (Huge signal heard from WB9HFK in Green Bay).

NN9K - Finally nice weather so i could operate the Sprint from my favorite hill. FUN!!

W4HH - Lots of good signals on 40.

K0VD - First NAQCC CW Sprint and first time using Genlog. Challenging working QRP from inside my apartment but still fun. I just worked search and pounce this time put plan to run next time.

NN3E - Very Enjoyable. Thanks everyone for the QSO's .. See you next month 73 NN3E

KE5YUM - Signals were sparse in the 30 minutes I dedicated for the sprint. Thanks to KB9 ILT for working me. Looking forward to next month. Terry

VE3KAE - My first sprint. Just learning CW. Noise level was high.

WB8ENE - Got a late start this time. Signals were quite strong this evening on both 40 and 80 meters. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art

K5TSK - Thanks for the contacts. I'm no contester, but this was fun. Forgive my goof-ups please. Like once calling the station who answered CQ, not the sender. To the WY station at the end, I tried two different antennas, but just couldn't make it. Sorry I slowed you down, but thanks for trying to pull me out. 72 all.

N2COD - My last NA sprint was over 3 years ago, so I was glad to get back into the frey. I operated from my stationary mobile about 7 miles from my brothers QTH (KA2KGP). I got him 3 times on 20, 40 & 80m. Also snagged 2 IL stations, KC9IL & W9GFB. Rig: Yaesu FT-817 into Hamstick vertical w/ leg-strap straight key in the mobile. 73

AC6NN - Lots of activity tonight and nice signals.

WK4WC - My portable RV setup did not perform all that well but great fun anyway! Thanks and 73 to all

N8LA - KX3, 5W, 200' Dipole @ 35', CW Morse Black Plastic Hand Key. Thanks to all who worked me; apologies to all I was not able to pull out, especially the K1, I believe it was. Happy to hear all of you, including my old home boy friend Gregg, WB8LZG. I thought I had figured out what that mystery part on page 2 of the May Newsletter was. I thought it was a device for spoken International Morse Code, because the ones I have received with various rigs seem to plug into a place labeled MIC. I thought that was an acronym for Mouthed International Code. In our present situation, I thought it would work for touchless International Code by sanitizing it, setting it at a social distance away and speaking dits and dahs. I tried it, but it didn't work. GO FIGURE !! VERY BEST WISHES TO ALL. Stay well and hope to work you next time. 72, Lou, N8LA/QRP

KB9ILT - Spent the first half hour on 20 meters where conditions were pretty good. Switched to 40 meters and discovered that the wind had taken down my end fed antenna, so I called it a night. This cool, windy, wet spring is getting rather tiring...

VE9BEL - IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TONIGHT! 73 BERNARD

WB8LZG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Good sprint tonight. 20m was a bit disappointing. I started out on 20 but the noise was terrible and band iffy at the start. went to 40 where condx were perty good. Had to pull the plug early, but had fun. Nice to work old friend N8LA Louis, and several other regulars. Hope to see u all next month. 73 Gregg

KB8FE - Heard LOTS of sprint participants here in northern Ohio. Nice weather conditions.

K1MZM - Conditions were better than last month. Still trying to dig out the weak ones in the noise.

NR3Z - Lots of signals. Good time

K2EKM - Trying out my vxo RockMite for a few minutes. Hadn't used it in years & glad it still works. Ant is a portable EFHW cut for 40 cs up about 12 feet supported by a painter's pole. A very basic setup!

VE3KZ - It was fun but a Check Log this time. Look for 899 next time. I'll be back.

W0ITT - Excellent event, lots of great QRP Ops on the air. Thanks to everyone for the contacts. 72 de Gary W0ITT #9113

K4JPN - Heavy QRN on 80M and 40M, glad to work some signals on 20M. 72 Steve K4JPN

AD4N - 2 hrs 17 QSOs 13 States. MTR3b 3 Watts & One 9-volt battery! What a blast!

N5GW - Good to hear 20M open. 40M was good, but 80M noisy with few weak sigs.

K9OSC - This is my 75th Sprint. Each one has been great fun and I particularly enjoy meeting new members and renewing friendships with them. 40 meters was a good band last night for the first hour. Later on more noise and QSB crept in and signals dispersed. See you all next month.

K4BAI - Band conditions very good. 20M open as short as VA. 40M good to eastern US out to TX and MN. 80M very noisy wiht QRN but worked TN and NY on 80. Good participation. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI

KC9IL - Pretty good conditions on 40 meters during the entire event. Had a nice steady stream most of the time. Took a quick peek at 80 but there was nothing happening. Must have dried up the well the last 15 minutes. Thanks everyone for participating and stay healthy.

KA2KGP - 20m. Was good for a while, 40m.. was busy & 80m. was in bad shape here in WNY. Good turnout with many signals this sprint. Rig: Icom IC 7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ WWII German Junkers straight key. 73 to all

N7QR - 45th Sprint. KX3 + 1958 Vibroplex Presentation into a Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials. First time with KX3. Only a half hour. Could hear 'em on all 3 bands, they could not hear me. CU next time. Russ - Portland OR

WB1GYZ - Strong sigs fm WA2NYY and W2JEK, both on 80. Any day now for those spots to reappear...maybe.

KB1M - 20 started out well but seemed to peter out after the first half hour, 40 seemed packed with sprinters, QRN, QSB presented a challenge at times, but as always a fun evening. Thanks for the QSO's, 72/73, Walt

W0KFG - Missed the first 1/2 hr only to find pretty decent sigs on 40m with a pipeline into IL it seemed. KX3 @ 5w to attic wire, '57 Vibroplex Lightning.

W3TTT - My first contact was a member of NAQCC, but returned my CQ and asked for my SKCC number, probably not in the Sprint. The second contact was similar, but not a member. All of the rest of the contacts were in the Sprint. Still lots of fun to participate in the Sprint. Thank you to the organizers. I started and ended on 80 meters. Someone emailed me and said that many stations were calling me. I could not hear them. Perhaps it is due to local noise. I am in a city.

N2JJF - lots of stations on tonight on all 3 bands. Noise floor higher than normal at my location.

KD3CA - Conditions was tough at times with QRN & QSB . SRI to the stations calling and couldn't get call with the QRM . Was using a left handed Bug , right handed , and sri I had to repeat the Number at times. All the best to all , 73 Don

AC1BS - HEARD N6IET BUT HE COULDN T HEAR ME..

VE3GNU - More challenging than last month, variable signal strengths, some QRM, and my 44th sprint. Ten Tec Jupiter at 5 W., and Begali paddle. Thanks to all for their paticipation. 73

WX4RM - Conditions were good tonite, was able to make contacts on all 3 bands. Was fun as always, and always look forward to these sprints.

AA0W - Poor conditions, deep fade on 20M, storm in the area made copy hard on 40m. Did not try 80M.

KG5RXG - So much for last month's success; back down to one in the log. I will keep trying though!

W2SH - 20m stayed open for the first half hour but with QSB and fairly unstable conditions. 40m was in good shape and active, with short skip during the final minutes. 80m had plenty of noise, but signal strengths were mostly 579 or better.

KC3MIO - The band was filled with signals and I couldn't seem to find an open spot for a CQ and everybody seemed engaged in a QSO. It took me 20 minutes to get my first contact. 20 M wasn't working for me in NE PA - too bad. All the activity was on 40M although I did have one contact on 80. My first sprint with the Xiegu G90S - a great time as usual and I hope to get more contacts in June. Thanks to all I worked.

W6UG - Storms in the area and static crashes ruined my day...had to give up!

NF8M - Only had a few minutes but 40 was in great shape.

W2JEK - Had a good night. Bands were noisy. Had a good time. Rig Yaesu FT-840 at 5W. Used SPEEDX straight key. 72 and 73 DON W2JEK

WA2FBN - Bands a little tough tonight. Always fun to enter these sprints. Tnx to all who help keep them active. 72 Ken

WI2W - Got a late start. 5 Minutes before the contest I discovered I needed to find and install a different plug on my Lionel J38 key. I cleaned the contacts too. Then I gave out the wrong member number to another participant and had to track him down and correct the mistake. Stayed on 40M - only made 12 QSO's. Had fun anyway! Thanks for the Q's. 72, Steve

AA5LH - Only had a half an hour to work the Sprint. Found 40M very noisy with very poor results. Yet I really enjoy the fun aspect of these challenges. Keep up the great work all. CU next month. Take care.

KN2G- I missed Mar/Apr sprints driving semi/reefer during the Covid food shortage. Glad to be back. On a whim I grabbed my go kit and set up in the gazebo in the yard. Thrilled to make a few contacts with the Buddipole, ft817nd, tiny key and Harbor Freight lithium battery.

N4SO - See you next time... Ken N4SO AL 10076

KQ1P - The sprint started out great, or so it seemed. Deep QSB and the strongest stations were often on the exact same frequency at the same time. Always fun but I didn't have much to show for my effort. New antennas in the works so maybe next sprint will be better.

NR5NN - Tuff conditions in western us, very few signals seen/heard 20m 1st 35 minutes, 6 Q's, next 30 minutes, zip, had worked everyone seen/heard 40m 40 minutes, zip, two stations heard, no contact

K8UDH - I haven't been on a NAQCC Sprint recently and I had a blast on this one. Only had about 45 minutes to operate. Gud Fun 72