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July 2020 QRP/CW Sprint (#189) Corey KF0U is responsible for the contents of this page. Questions should go to him at  .KF0U Comments - We ended up at 107 reported logs. Great result considering how many were suffering with static crashes. Thanks for all the help in catching my errors. See you in September. 73 de KF0U. N2CN Comments - Scores are now final. Final Results SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna W1 Division K1MZM 29 28 57 13 741 x2 1482 160 meter doublet @50 feet KN1H 22 22 44 14 616 x2 1232 400' END FED WIRE W2 Division WA2NYY 35 34 69 18 1242 x2 2484 80m OCF dipole @30 ft W2SH 30 30 60 18 1080 x2 2160 Inverted L 86'V,68'H; 270'cfdpl@45' KA2KGP 24 24 48 16 768 x2 1536 G5RV @ 25 ft. W2JEK 16 16 32 12 384 x2 768 20m gnd pl, 40 and 80 110ft end fed AC2YD 10 10 20 10 200 x2 400 1/4-wave fan vertical 40m/20m, 32 radial K2CWM 12 12 24 8 192 x2 384 Vertical KN2G 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 73 ft vertical WA2FBN 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 EFHW sloper at 25ft N2RIC 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 EFHW, inv. L @ 35' W3 Division K3JZD 28 28 56 20 1120 x2 2240 40m Dipole @ 25' KD3CA 27 27 54 19 1026 x2 2052 OCF Windom @55 ft KC3MIO 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 Doublet 125' @ 40' AK3X 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 102 ft inv vee @27ft 290 ohm feed W3TTT 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 Vertical fed wid ladder line wid tuner KC2EGL 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 G5RV @ 20 feet N3AEA 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 MODIFIED INV V W4 Division KC5F 34 34 68 18 1224 x2 2448 80m end fed half wave at 40' N4OW 13 13 26 11 286 x2 572 HF6V VERTICAL - elevated 8' N4FI 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 Attic dipole WX4RM 6 6 12 4 48 x2 96 6BTV gnd mtd vert KG4MTN 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 HOA Special (rain gutter) W4TYD 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 30 ended WT4U 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 80m end-fed Inverted V WG8Y 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 40-80 dp 40ft & HF6V K4JPN 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 80 M CF Zepp W5 Division N5GW 9 9 18 9 162 x2 324 Doublet @ 20 ft W5UAA 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 Fan Dipole up 30ft KG5HCF 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Dipole @ 20ft W6 Division AI6SL 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 Inverted V @ 32' W6STR 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 G5RV at 30' W7 Division KF7WNS 9 9 18 6 108 x2 216 232' OCF Long Wire KC7DM 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 480' horizontal loop @ 60' W8 Division WB8LZG 29 29 58 16 928 x2 1856 Dipoles @ 30' NF8M 25 24 49 14 686 x2 1372 6BTV (20/40) OCF dpl @35ft/bev (80) K8ZAA 19 19 38 14 532 x2 1064 20m dipole @ 40', 40m dipole @ 30' N8APO 16 16 32 12 384 x2 768 EndFed Inv V apex 30 ft W8DXU 18 18 36 10 360 x2 720 OCF Dipole @ 20' N8KQ 14 14 28 12 336 x2 672 40,80 meter dipoles at 35 ft. W9 Division K9QEW 14 13 27 10 270 x2 540 4BTV GP Vertical W9CC 13 13 26 9 234 x2 468 6BTV KC9IL 11 11 22 10 220 x2 440 G5RV at 40 feet WB9HFK 11 11 22 7 154 x2 308 OCF Dipole at 25 Ft. K9EYT 8 7 15 8 120 x2 240 G5rv 25ft N8HWV 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 EFHW AT 15 FT KC9TQR 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 Dipole @ 30 feet KD9EBS 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 Attic Dipole at 25 Feet W0 Division N0AR 27 27 54 17 918 x2 1836 R-5 @ 25' & 43' Vertical w/lots radials W0EJ 28 26 54 15 810 x2 1620 160M OCF @ 30' NN0SS 14 14 28 10 280 x2 560 80 meter Inv Vee @40ft AA0W 12 12 24 8 192 x2 384 Dipole @ 30 ft AD0YM 9 9 18 8 144 x2 288 OCF Dipole @ 30 FT N8LA 10 10 20 7 140 x2 280 Dipole @ 35' AA5LH 7 6 13 6 78 x2 156 Delta Loop @ 25' KC0DD 3 2 5 2 10 x2 20 50 ft ocf dipole W0KFG 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Wire loop in garage attic at 16' Canada Division VE3SIF 14 14 28 11 308 x2 616 End-fed wire VA2EO 15 15 30 9 270 x2 540 OCFD @ 25' VE9BEL 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 End-fed dipole @ 25ft VA3YT 4 4 8 2 16 x2 32 1/4 WAVE GROUND PLANE VERTICAL VE7HI 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 3 BAND VERT. 8 FT OFF GROUND DX Division SWA - BUG CATEGORY Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna W1 Division WB1GYZ 6 5 11 4 44 x1.5 66 Sloping Vee W2 Division W3 Division K3RLL 10 10 20 7 140 x1.5 210 G5RVjr @ 35 ft NN3E 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 ' K3WWP 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 Attic dipole W4 Division KJ4R 30 30 60 18 1080 x1.5 1620 Vertical W5 Division NF5U 10 10 20 9 180 x1.5 270 40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft W6 Division W6JIM 0 0 0 0 0 x1.5 0 Dipole@40' W7 Division N7QR 0 0 0 0 0 x1.5 0 Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials W8 Division N8XMS 25 25 50 17 850 x1.5 1275 R7 Vertical K8NGW 14 14 28 9 252 x1.5 378 43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials W9 Division AA9L 28 28 56 17 952 x1.5 1428 160-80-40 trap dipole @ 50 feet W0 Division KD0V 15 15 30 11 330 x1.5 495 Cf Zepp @ 30 feet Canada Division VE3KZ 25 25 50 16 800 x1.5 1200 Dipoles on 40m and 80m DX Division SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna W1 Division KB1M 24 24 48 13 624 624 20m inv v, 40 m dipole @ 30' KC1DVT 5 5 10 3 30 30 EFHW @ 30' W2 Division WA1GWH 14 14 28 10 280 280 40M dipole @ 15 ft N2JJF 9 9 18 7 126 126 6BTV Hustler ground mount N2ESE 5 5 10 5 50 50 120ft.dipole@25ft W2ITT 3 3 6 3 18 18 OCFDipole cut for 80m @ 25' W3 Division W4 Division N4MJ 28 28 56 16 896 896 40 Windom at 18 feet K4KBL 25 24 49 13 637 637 HyendFed @ 50' N4SO 17 17 34 13 442 442 Half square 35 ft. WB4OMM 17 17 34 12 408 408 124.5 Ft inverted L KU4A 13 13 26 9 234 234 40m slp dip @40' K9VEG 3 3 6 3 18 18 End Fed Wire K4KRW 2 2 4 2 8 8 Inverted V @ 65' NA4O 1 1 2 1 2 2 30' wire @25' W5 Division K5TSK 6 6 12 6 72 72 Centerfed doublet KE5YUM 1 1 2 1 2 2 80 meter NVIS dipole @ 25 feet W6 Division WU6P 2 2 4 1 4 4 EFHW, vertical configuration W7 Division WY7N 3 2 5 3 15 15 Dipole @ 20' W8 Division WI8J 20 20 40 10 400 400 80M EFHW at 20' WA8SAN 14 14 28 10 280 280 End Fed Wire @ 25 ft W9 Division AB9CA 55 53 108 27 2916 2916 56' vee at 37ft; 80m vee at 37 ft NN9K 47 46 93 23 2139 2139 Hustler Mobile AB9BZ 15 13 28 10 280 280 EndFed @ 30ft W0 Division N0TA 32 32 64 22 1408 1408 Doublet at 25 ft K9OSC 32 32 64 21 1344 1344 CF Zepp @ 30' K0EW 5 5 10 5 50 50 OCF Dipole @ 25' Canada Division VA3NU 7 7 14 6 84 84 Grand Mtd Vert VE3DQN 7 7 14 6 84 84 40/80m dipoles @40ft DX Division GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna Straight Key KQ1P 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 30m vee beam @ 30' Bug KF6C 24 22 46 18 828 x1.5 1242 40 Steppir DB18 at 50 ft. 80 dipole 50ft Keyer/Keyboard K4BAI 44 43 87 20 1740 1740 TH6DXX, 40M dip. cf zepp, 80M inv vee W2QL 7 7 14 5 70 70 Yagi at 120' Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s): @ Non-member $ QRO power ! Late log ~ Submitted as check log
STATS: Logs submitted: 107 Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 147 Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1377 States represented: 39 + BC NB ON QCSOAPBOX: WU6P - Only have limited time. Band is quiet. K3RLL - 1946 Vibroplex Deluxe since 1955: Was a fast half-hour with lots of good signals on 40m and not much QRM or QRN. Nice to work such a good portion of OTs (numbers older than mine). This is a lot more fun with a 'wire in the clear' antenna here in PA. 72/73 ... Don W2QL - Played for ~ 30 minutes using a remote contest station from New York, with the power turned down to 5 watts. 3 ele on 20, 2 ele on 40. WB1GYZ - Where was everybody? Slim pickings tonite. Pulled the plug after 40 min. VE3DQN - The combination of weak signals and heavy QRN was too much for my ears to take for more than a half hour tonight. Sorry for not giving more folks the ON multiplier. NF5U - Limited time tonight, got on a bit late and had to pull the plug at 0200. Lots of good signals and ops on tonight. Everyone take good care of yourselves and I'll catch you next month if not sooner. 73s Jerry NF5U WB4OMM - Used a new antenna tonight, but the propagation and storm noise (local thunderstorm) made for poor conditions here on the Central Florida Coast. Nothing on 20M, worked 40M some, went back to 20M and worked N0TA and AA5LH both in CO! Then band dead again. Back to 40M, made a few more, went to 80M and heard only one signal - WA2NNY...worked him, could hear nothing else. Back to 40M and now the nose was worse, but did manage W2SH and N4MJ - Glenn N4MJ and K1MZM had the loudest signals here tonight - but still not very strong. O' sunspots, PLEASE come back!! 72/73 to all, see you next month! Steve WB4OMM K4KBL - Brutal static crashes but still had a great time... KC0DD - WOW QRN AND QSB WAS CRAZY HR . BUT ENJOYED THE EFFORT WIFE AND I ARE DOING PRISON TIME HI HI COVID 19 GOT US DOWN LOOKS LIKE WE WILL SURVIVE BUT HARD ON OLD FOLKS HAVE A BLESSED DAY K2CWM - Used my old IC-7200 at 5 watts to a vertical. Kent straight key. Always nice sprint. Curt K2CWM NJ WG8Y - Hi all, Not my nite.Played with my Elecraft KX1 that I picked up right before FD. I just couldn't get with it tonite. Made 3 S&P Q's & pulled the plug. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y AB9BZ - Fun sprint - 20M was very good here, 40M was very noisy. Thanks for the contacts, 73 de ab9bz AA9L - WoW! Great sprint. Lot's of activity. Never left 40. KN1H - Thanks to all for another fun sprint! Had to struggle a little with the July noise to hear and be heard but it was a good time. 73, John, KN1H KC5F - Started out slow, but ended up alright. 20m signals low, 80m noisy, but 40 worked out well. Lots of fun! KC2EGL - First sprint in AGES. And fist sprint from my new QTH. Heard a few NAQCC signals but only had luck in logging one. Thank you AA9L for logging me tonight. Hope to see you on the radio next month. 73 KC2EGL Rig KX3 Key US Navy Flameproof N2RIC - Listened on 80m. Responded to a couple of CQ NA calls during the last 30 minutes or so of the Sprint, but no responses. Maybe next month. K0EW - Good sprint tonight. I didn't hear anything on 80M. 20M was more active than usual here. N8HWV - Heard lots of activity on 40 m, some on 20 and 80 was dead. Even called CQ this time and got a couple calls. Tnx all. W0EJ - Had a great time, tnx to all for the QSOs, apologies to those I could not pull out. 72 Bill K3JZD - The QSB was challenging. Very few strong signals. 40m was both long and short. Nice turnout. KX3 - 40m Dipole @ 25' Jody - K3JZD AI6SL- Very poor conditions out west. Too early for 80m, 40m was usable towards the end, and only very weak signals on 20m. But we need to work with the ionosphere we have. WB9HFK - I had to wait until the Storms cleared the area this evening. I got on for about the last 40 minutes. QRN levels were pretty high. Thanks for the Q's and see everyone next month! 72, Mark WB9HFK KC9IL - Only had a half hour to operate this evening. Despite the rain storms all around, was able to pull folks out on 40 meters. Thanks everyone and stay healthy. KF7WNS - 20m was open, but heard most stations on 40. N0TA and K4BAI were two banders. Thanks all WA2NYY - Another fun sprint tonight. Made a couple of contacts on 20 and then moved to 40, which was noisy here. I was fighting with the digi guys and had to move around a lot to get away from them. Made about the same number of contacts on 40 and 80. Strong signals from N4OW, KN1H, and WX4RM. 72 Mark AC2YD - New member ... Nice way to meet some folks! Running Softrock RXTX Ensemble via Quisk S/W transceiver, 2 watts. Interrupted the contest to answer a CQ from F6FAI on 40 meters, for 10 minute QSO from here in NJ ... physics and nature are amazing! Thanks, everyone! KJ4R - Started out on 20, but conditions there were terrible. Heard at least 3 stations at one time on 14.060 and could pull out any single call. Moved around and worked 2 stations and moved to 40 where things seemed a little better, but deep QSB there at times. Signals would go from S7 to nil in a few seconds. There were several that called me that I just could not pull out and had to ask for lots of repeats for the ones I could hear well enough to attempt to work. Thanks to all those that had patience to stick with me. Had a decent run going on 40 until a DX station came and ran me off the freq. Guess he could not hear me. Did S&P on 40 for a while and then moved to 80 with about 15 minutes left. Worked a few on 80, but QRN was awful here in SC. Always a fun time even with the challenges of noise and deep fades. Used KX3 this month to verticals. Welcome to recent new member AC2YD! 73 till next time. KC9TQR - Had a lot of fun. Quite a bit of QRN, but I guess that goes with the season. Thanks to all. KF6C - Haven't done NAQCC sprint for a while, made a mess of things at first, had a rag chew in the the middle, then a lot of fun running 40 in the last hour. Had to keep checking the radio power output, it seemed to good to be only running 5 watts out. N4MJ - Another fun evening generating electrons. K9QEW - 40m operations only. Heavy QRN first hour otherwise band condx fair. Good activity. HB Funmitter xtal control & J38 key to a 4BTV GP, 72/73s and Stay Tuned Daryl VA3NU - Lots of action on 40M tonite. Many more heard but no luck. 72 til next month. AD0YM - Nice to have 20 meters open at the start. Lots of activity tonight. Forty meters was very noisy; missed a few opportunities as a result. Strong thunderstorms to my east and also out west. I did not work anyone on 80 meters; heard one NA station briefly, but noise was deafening. W2JEK - Fair conditions but much QSB and QRN. Had fun any way.Rig Yaesu FT-840 at 5W. 72 DON W2JEK K8NGW - Good signals with slow fading on 20. Lots of noise on 40. The bug was working well tonight! K5TSK - Did a little search and pounce early and late, TV with the XYL in the middle. Thanks for those who pulled me out of the mud. 72, Hank. N0AR - Used the KX3 @ 5 watts to do battle with the QRN. Good to work so many stations to the North, nice treat. Very enjoyable way to spend some radio time. 72's Scott N0AR NF8M - I thought condx were flaky on 40 but as the evening progressed I had a nice run, then switched to 80 and worked a few there. Tnx es cu next month! N4SO - Only could work 3 stations in the first half hour. Best consistent strong signal-AB9CA. Ken N4SO AL N8KQ - Always forget about the Sprints. Hope to do a lot more. Thank You to all I worked. Randy K4KRW - The bands were so bad here that I had to look outside to make sure my doublet wasn't lying on the ground. Very few signals and very weak. Thanks everyone. W3TTT - I used my QCX 40 on 40 meters for the first hour. I heard some strong stations like WB40MM, but they did not come back to me. Switched to 80 meters on my Yaesu at five watts. Made five contacts there. Enjoyed the time on the air. Thanks to the club and the sprint organizers. Attitude of Gratitude! NN9K - Setup on my favorite hill in the rain but that stopped about half way through the Sprint. Gentle breeze with 66 degree temp made for a nice evening. Propagation wasn't bad either. N8LA - KX3, 5W, 200' Dipole @ 35', CW Morse Black Plastic Hand Key. Nasty storms came through shortly before beginning of sprint. Since last sprint we have taken in two four month old litter mate female kittens. Each believes they are the alpha cat. That keeps things "lively" around here. Noise level here 9 to 9+20. Apologies to all I could not pull out because of QSB and QRN. I hope we can connect next time. My hopes and prayers for full good health to all of you and all of your loved ones. Best 72, Lou N8LA WI8J - First Sprint since Feb. Made contacts on all 3 bands. Great fun! 72 KE5YUM - Weak signals and noise prevailed during the sprint. I am thankful for NN9K who worked me. FT 817 @ 5 watts. WB8LZG - Hello Fellow Sprinters! Fired up the Ftdx1200 last night on solar power at 5 watts. Nice condx fer a summer sprint here in MICH. 20M was open nicely fer the 1st hour and provided many gud QSOs. 40M was doing well also. Interesting propagation though. I usually have a beeline to TX, AL, FL, but didn't work to many from the southland. Seemed I had a MAX RANGE bubble of abt 1000 miles. SRI to the chap who was calling me and I couldn't quite pull u out, maybe 7 lander?? 40 was plenty noisy , but lots of stns to work. Nice to hear many of the old gang on. and a few NRs# over 10000 too. Grabbed a couple on 80 just to round it out. Great fun for 2 hrs. See u all next month. 73 , Gregg WB8LZG AA0W - First hour conditions were very poor better in the second hour. On 40 M only Thanks to all for the QSO's. KX2 internal battery WA2FBN - Poor band condx tonight. Only had luck on 40m. Tnx and 72 Ken KG4MTN - Was a tough night due to QSB and QRN, but was able to make a few QSOs with my HOA antenna. This is my first Sprint in several months, sure enjoyed it!! K4BAI - 20 and 80 were better than would be expected. 40 was steady as usual. QSOs by band: 20M: 26. 40M: 15. 80M: 4. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI. N8APO - Lots of signal heard here (west of Akron OH) with very good sprint conditions. Stayed on 40 meters. This was the most contacts (16) I have made in any sprint! So nice to hear such interest in low power operation! KD3CA - Conditions pretty tough with the QRN and QSB , many tnx for all the calls , Sorry to a few stations I just couldn't get call with the QRN . All the very best to all 73 Don VE3KZ - Thanks for the QSO's under heavy QRN here. VE3SIF - THANK YOU to everyone that worked hard to hear me. 72 Ron K8ZAA - Had fun in my second NAQCC sprint. Totals were a little short of my first sprint. I think I need to improve my 40 meter antenna. Try to get it higher or something. I had trouble being heard by stations that were 589 at my end. Thanks to all. N8XMS - I operated for the first hour of the sprint and had a great time. I used my 1967 Vibroplex bug with my K2 and old R7 vertical to make a total of 25 Qs. Two were on 20-meters and the rest were on 40. Thanks to everyone that put up with my rather poor bug fist! AB9CA - Ran the IC-7200 at 5w. Activity seemed good. QSB was quick and sometimes deep. 20 seemed short. Only one CA station. None from OR or AZ. Only a few from TX. Noise did not seem too bad on 40. Went to 80 near the end but no one answered my calls. Tnx for the Q's! VE7HI - Have not tried a sprint in a long time due mostly to poor condx . Tried at start and made a couple of incomplete QSO's. Finally hit paydirt late in the time slot with SOTA activator Bruce Thanks for the sprint. Will be back soon! WX4RM - Heard lots of signals, but my little antenna just couldnt get my signal out tonight. Hurry up sunspots!!! N2JJF - Tough going on 40m.nothing heard on 20m. first contact on 80m after 24 minutes. still love the sprints making contacts with 5watts. KB1M - QSB was fast and deep, making for challenging copy at times, QRM seemed to pop up out of nowhere at times. I had a very fun evening working some great CW operators. 72, Walt N4OW - Not the best conditions by a LONG shot:) Local noise, Many sigs were down in the grass. Nothing heard on 20 early. Some amazing 599 sigs out of the NE. 72 de AL, N4ow 7700 - CU next month. K4JPN - No sooner got on then heard all sorts of static, then a lighting flash. Shut down, grounded the antennas and decided to wait till next month. Station and everything OK. 72, Steve K4JPN VE9BEL - Almost forgot about the sprint, Just worked the last hour. It was a lot of fun anyway. 73 Bernard N7QR - 46th Sprint. KX3, 1958 Vibroplex Presentation, Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials. Only the first half hour. Heard a couple on 40, they could not hear me. 80 and 20 dead. CU next time. Russ - Portland OR KA2KGP - 20m. was weak, only 4 QSO's there. 40m. & 80m. were good here in WNY this sprint. Rig: Icom IC 7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ WWII German Junkers straight key. 73 to all KQ1P - Only spent a short time on the air. We had a clear sky and we wanted to go look for the comet NEOWISE. I don't plan to be around the next time this comet comes by, but I will be here for the next sprint. AK3X - Started 30 minutes late and had lots of interruptions so only a few contacts. A fun sprint nonetheless. Argonaut V at 5 watts and my trusty Speed X key. 72 to all. Peter KC3MIO - An up and down affair, satisfying and frustrating at times. Started off on 20, hit 40 and 80 and ended on 20. Nice to see 20 operational - how long will 20 be usable for the sprint? It was the quietest band from PA. Worked from my deck and once I turned a light on so I could see my log, I got an amazing variety of moths flying around, including one that kept flying up my sleeve. The next day I looked at the mess that was my paper log and it took some detective work to figure out the QSOs. Wished I could have worked AI6SL - heard him but he couldn't hear me. That's propagation. As usual, a fun two hours - thanks to all for the QSOs and sorry if I couldn't complete one with anybody. WT4U - Conditions were tough and the flesh was weak, but got on for a bit. We usually get member applications during the Sprint, and hardcore contest operator that I am (ha!), I stop and process them. This time K0WRY heard the action and wanted in. N5GW - I was pooped out from oudoor work, so only a cameo appearance! Bands were noisy due to local T storms. Try for more next month. WY7N - Late! Did sprint from SOTA summit W7U/SL-016 overlooking the Kennecott Bingham Copper Mine. W2SH - With protracted daylight 20m was open for the first half hour, becoming a bit unstable before it closed down. 40m was not noisy and had plenty of activity. 80m deserves more attention, but stay fairly clear of 3560 for several minutes around 0200Z when a traffic net or two will be QRV. Almost all 80m signals are loud enough to overcome the summer QRN. My final station logged for the night was an easy 80m QSO using the dipole with KJ4R, 570 miles distant. AA5LH - Thanks everyone for trying this evening. Should have stayed on 20M. Heard very little on 40M/80M. Stay safe & see ya next month KN2G - Challenging night for me. Just after dark the static hurried into a raw crescendo. I pulled the plug to let my ringing ears quiet down. 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