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Apr 2026 QRP/CW Sprint (#258)
Andy N2CN is responsible for the contents of this page. Questions should go to him at .
See General Sprint Rules for rules common to every NAQCC sprint.
RULES specific to this month's sprint: None
Date and time:
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 0030-0230 Z
N2CN Comments - Cross-checking has ended. Send comments, questions, or corrections to me at the email above. Results will be final Sunday, April 26, 2400Z.
Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
WB1GYZ 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 80' doublet
KN1H 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 160M EFHW @ 75'
W1BRY 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 114 ft wire dipole 15' off ground
W2 Division
KA2KGP 14 14 28 9 252 x2 504 G5RV up 20'
K2OID 12 12 24 7 168 x2 336 80 OCF Dipole @ 40'
KN2G 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 fan dipole @ 55'
W2SH 9 9 18 5 90 x2 180 72' wire vertical
KB2GKC 8 8 16 5 80 x2 160 40m 1/2 wave endfed up 30 ft
AA2VG 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Carolina Windom at 45 ft
W3 Division
K3JZD 8 8 16 8 128 x2 256 40m @25'
N3CAA 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 40m EFHW up 15'
KM3D 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 Full wave delta loop (apex at 38')
KC3MIO 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 288' loop average height 30'
W4 Division
K4BAI 32 32 64 18 1152 x2 2304 20 and 40M dipoles at 30' 140' zepp inv vee 35'
KC5F 28 27 55 16 880 x2 1760 80m EFHW up about 40'
WX4RM 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 4BTV gnd mtd vert
W8GG 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 Phoenix vertical 10 radials
WG8Y 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 grd mntd butterbut HF6V
WD4OHD 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 Vertical for 20m, Dipole for 40m
K4WY 6 6 12 4 48 x2 96 dipole
W4CMG 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 G5RV up 35 Feet
NA4O 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 41ft EF@25 ft
NF1U 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 atas 120 mobile
KK4ITX 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 13ft vert
KR4BJN 2 2 4 1 4 x2 8 ~67' EFHW 25' high sloping
W5 Division
KF9LI 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 ZS6BKW up 35 ft
KE5YUM 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80 meter dipole at 28 feet
W6 Division
AI6SL 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 Fan Dipole @ 30'
K6GPB 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 dipole
W7 Division
KI7LW 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 Buddipole Vertical Single Radial
W8 Division
WB8ENE 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 41' end fed wire @ 10'
KE8ZGS 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 EFHW in my garage rafters
W9 Division
WB9HFK 16 15 31 9 279 x2 558 EF 150 Ft. Wire
N9JFZ 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 Ground mounted 4BTV
K9QEW 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 4BTV
N8HWV 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80m EFHW at 15 ft agl
KA9FQG 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 G5RV @ 37FT
W0 Division
N0TA 28 28 56 15 840 x2 1680 Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical
NN0SS 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 inverted v @ 30 ft
NO2D 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80 meter doublet @ 30 feet
AA0W 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80=40=20 Dipole @ 30 Ft
Canada Division
VE3IIM 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W1TER 11 11 22 7 154 x1.5 231 40 mtr end fed
W2 Division
N2TNN 14 14 28 8 224 x1.5 336 135ft wire up 35 ft NW to SE
W3 Division
NN3E 3 3 6 2 12 x1.5 18 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
W4 Division
K3RLL 11 11 22 10 220 x1.5 330 After-dark-only black HOA Stealth Vertical
W4NLT 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 84 FT END FED
W5 Division
KD5ZCQ 4 4 8 3 24 x1.5 36 40m Delta Loop
N5GW 3 3 6 3 18 x1.5 27 doublet @ 25'
KI5FZV 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 vertical MFJ 1622
W6 Division
W7 Division
N7QR 3 1 4 3 12 x1.5 18 Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials
W8 Division
K8NGW 12 11 23 10 230 x1.5 345 43' gnd mtd vert w/ base loading coil & 32 radials
W9 Division
W0 Division
Canada Division
VE3HUR 0 0 0 0 0 x1.5 0 vertical
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KB1M 9 9 18 8 144 144 20, 40 M Dipoles @ 30 ft
W2 Division
N2ESE 10 10 20 7 140 140 ZS6BKW@25ft.
WA2FBN 1 1 2 1 2 2 EFHW sloper @ 25ft
W3 Division
KC3RN 12 12 24 9 216 216 EFHW @ 24'
KD3CA 5 2 7 4 28 28 132 ft ocf windom @30 ft
W4 Division
WB0CJB 19 19 38 9 342 342 6BTV gnd mtd vert
NI4U 7 7 14 6 84 84 84' EFRW (Inverted L) up 50'
N4MJ 3 3 6 3 18 18 80 - 10 OCF at 40'
K4KBL 1 1 2 1 2 2 EFHW @ 35'
W5 Division
KA6J 16 16 32 9 288 288 Ground Mounted Verticle
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
NF8M 5 4 9 5 45 45 6BTV
WI8J 4 4 8 4 32 32 130 ft EFHW at 20 ft
W9 Division
WD9EGW 8 8 16 7 112 112 MC-750 Vertical sitting on back deck
AB9BZ 1 1 2 1 2 2 EFHW @ 30'
W0 Division
Canada Division
VE3SIF 3 3 6 2 12 12 End Fed Half Wave up 25 feet
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
| CERTIFICATES |
| SWA STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY |
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| W8 | - | - | - |
| W9 | - | - | - |
| W0 | - | - | - |
| Canada | - | - | - |
| DX | - | - | - |
| SWA BUG CATEGORY |
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| Canada | - | - | - |
| DX | - | - | - |
| SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
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| W8 | - | - | - |
| W9 | - | - | - |
| W0 | - | - | - |
| Canada | - | - | - |
| DX | - | - | - |
| GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
| Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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| BUG | - | - | - |
| K/K | - | - | - |
| FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
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| BUG | - | - | - |
| K/K | - | - | - |
| PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
| Prizes | - |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 68
Total participants: 86
Total QSOs: 479
States + Provinces represented: 30 + ON
SOAPBOX:
K4KBL - Noise level S7 and above with QSB..
KM3D - Oh my! Had forgotten about the sprint and was messing with my Knightkit T-60 transmitter rockbound on 7.035 when I heard Kevin, KC3RN, slightly off frequency. In 'tune' mode my output measured two watts - I gave him a call and, wonder of wonders, he responded! Thanks! 72, Harry, KM3D
VE3SIF - Only a few contacts this time. Noisy on 40 meters here in southern Ontario. I was using a KX2 and the BaMaKey TP-III paddle. Hope to see you on the air for the Ontario QSO Party! 72 Ron
KR4BJN - My first sprint and first NAQCC QSOs! I'm a CW newbie, and am thankful to both K3JZD AND KC3RN for sending their NAQCC numbers twice.
WD4OHD - First time I've found better propagation on 20m than on 40m. Not ideal conditions but a few good signals when the QSB eased now and then. Even so, all Sprints are fun to do. Gave up around 0130Z to take care of some other obligations.
K3RLL - What a fun Sprint! It was like reunion weekend with the joy of hearing from long (not old!) radio friends from NH, IL, and of all places, 'West' Beaver Valley PA! This is a fantastic hobby with some great people.
Someone forgot to turn on 40m, at least here in FL but 20m was really good - until it wasn't, getting my "10 & Out" in <30m - just like it used to be.
Thanks for the good contacts. 72, ... Don
K9QEW - Only operated one hour. All contacts on 20m except one on 40m.
Put my HB rockbound rig to work on 40m contact. TNX KC5F.
72 Daryl
KN2G - Well now! The heat wave brought a static wave too! Some deep fading and at least two incompletes. Had a band of storms east of me. However still a lot of fun. Thanks to all who make it happen. ken
NI4U - Tough conditions tonight. I had to fight the noise to make some QSOs on 40. Still had fun & am looking forward to the next sprint!
N4MJ - Heard no NA stations on 80/40/20 until AI6SL on 20m at 0142z. Checked the schedule at least 4 times to be sure tonight was the night. HI HI
Condx were atrocious. Noise on 80 and 40 was 20db over S9. 20m was some better but no activity other than AI6SL
Did hear a NY station calling John, K4BAI, but could not get the call.
Hopefully next month Mother Nature will have settled down. HI HI
73 and tnx to all participants.
WG8Y - Hi all, Was in my garage dinking on my work bench when I realized it was time for the Sprint. I had my Ft-817 already playing into my Butternut HF-6V so decided to do the Sprint from there. Ran maybe 4 watts from a fading battery but it was fun. Bands worth much tonite. No 20m here & high QRM on 80m. Made 7 Q's on 40m and decided it 807 time.
72 all from N.C. Mark WG8Y
W4CMG - Short-timer thanks to conflicts and noisy condition on 40M tonight. Never heard a dit on 80M.
NA4O - Extreme noise here tonight. Perhaps worst conditions that I can remember. Few stations heard or worked, but another successful sprint!
KC3RN - Rough conditions here tonight. Noise level was S7 to S9 all night. Thanks to everyone I worked. Sorry if I asked for repeats, but the QRN was bad.
KC5F - What a slog! 20m nice and quiet, but long. Good RBN into the west coast, but no calls worked west of Colorado. 40m was noisy, and 80m even worse. I heard one call on 80m, but no luck. So it was 40m for 2/3 of my QSOs, and like pulling teeth with many. Thanks for sticking with it, those who did! 72/73, Steve
WB0CJB - 40 & 80 were very noisy due to Midwest storms. Very unusual to not hear the stations in MO, IL, IA, and IN. Tried to dig out a N8?WV but he was right at my noise level and could not pull him out.
N8HWV - Late start. with static glad to hear anyone!
KK4ITX - My regular local evening noise and QSB makes for low counts. Tried to work K4BAI BUT just couldn't do it. Looks like we had a good turnout tonight.
KE8ZGS - Thunderstorms are on there way. I could not set up my vertical. Had to use my EFHW in my garage. It works great above 20 watts, does not seem to do well sending QRP. Going to try again next month.
KN1H - Got started an hour late due to family event. Conditions pretty rough on all three bands. Was glad to work at least one QSO on 80, 40 and 20M. Strong T-storms passed through here at sunset, lots of storm noise and QSB. 72, John, KN1H
NF8M - Op time about 30 min.
N9JFZ - Started pretty good on 20 meters. Made some contacts on 40 meters through all the noise. No luck on 80 meters. Good time
72 All, N9JFZ Rusty
K6GPB - Could not make contact with stations I have in the past. Had heavy rains this past week. Sprint activity is telling me to check the antenna system. 72 until next month. K6GPB
K2OID - Tough Night. 40M poor, 80M dead. Still managed to make some QSOs. Fun as always.
W4NLT - Got on late and only action seemed to be 40M. Noise level was high and not many signals out there. TKS for the QSOs. 72 Andy
AI6SL - 40m was very noisy, so only worked 20m. Deep QSB on 20. Ended early when dinner called.
WX4RM - Very high noise level on 40 and 80 meters. Luckily 20 meters was open and low QRN levels, where most of my contacts were made tonight. Had fun as always.
NO2D - Stuck to 20 meters cuz 40 too much QRN here. Not much activity on 20 meters. Pete, no2d
N7QR - 99th sprint low QRN on 20, nothing on 80, 40 high QRN, 1 hour, KX3 '58 Vibroplex. How do ya make POTA guys give you their power? Russ Portland OR
KC3MIO - Icom 7300 4 watts into 288' loop. I could hear many stations on 20 but only one could hear me - N0TA. 40 and 80 were extremely noisy. I bailed after 30 minutes with one contact. It was my wife's birthday and although she told me to go ahead and work the sprint I was happy to return to her and talk for a bit more. 73/72 Rich
KE5YUM - Clear signals on 20 revealed a good pathway to the east coast from my QTH in western Arkansas. Thanks to WX4RM and W8GG for the contacts. Terry FT 710, 5 watts, CWMORSE camelback key.
KA6J - Had to knock off early this sprint, but enjoyed participating! Tried out the new FTX-1F on the ground mounted vertical at 5 watts. 20 seemed to be the only band working for me this evening. Tried 40 and was very noisy with very few signals. Thanks all for the sprint!
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Gud fun last night ! I dug out the straight key es found i was a little rusty. Tns to those who copied my old fist. Used my FT857 at 5w feeding gnd mnt vertical wid 10 radials. 20m was in very gud shape here in SW Fla., low noise, es strong sigs, some true 599. Perty gud fer lil'pistols poundin brass.After abt an hr 20 seemed to die. 40 was vy noisy es i was tired so hit the switch early. Tns to K4WY fer QSYing to grab a gud contact. Also a Hearty congrats to Don K3RLL on 200th sprint. hope to hear u all next month 73 Gregg W8GG
KA2KGP - Band conditions were poor here in WNY. 20 & 80 were nil and 40 had a poor wave. Hope for better conditions next NA. 73
K8NGW - Wow, a rough night. Lightning to the North of me and lightning to the West of me meant VERY HIGH QRN. We had a possible tornado several hours later! Started on 20 then moved to 40. Managed to work W1AW/3 on 40. Not a single dit heard on 80. Yet again, a fun night!
WB8ENE - I decided to try the straight key for a change, but the tremors don't help much. Thanks for putting up with my shaky fist. 73, Art
NF1U - WORKED SPRINT IN PARKED MOBILE. S5 NOISE/STATIC LEVEL WAS ONLY ABLE TO HEAR/WORK 3 STATIONS.
N3CAA - Very rough conditions due to strong storms in the region. Not a lot of signals heard, but was able to complete 6 QSOs in the hour that I operated. Tried contacting N9JFZ several times, but the response would always get buried in the QRN. Fun as always, thanks for the QSOs!
K4BAI - 20M was better for me since my tribander stopped working years ago. 40M was difficult with a lot of QRN. It seemed that activity us up on 20M and down on 40M. No activity heard and no answers to CQs on 80M although high power signals were good on that band and I'm sure we could have had some NA QSOs there if there had been any stations active. Thanks for all QSOs.
N2TNN - Very loud noise floor, S-7. Thanks for all the weak stations calling but good to see so mny stations on the air!!
WA2FBN - Storms in the area; had to cut short. 72 Ken
WB1GYZ - Not much more to add about conditions. They'll get better someday... maybe.
W2SH - 20m was open but with a rather shortened skip zone. Only a few stations were heard on 40m with a high QRN level. Nothing was heard on 80m also with a lot of QRN. Overall band conditions were mediocre at best.
AA0W - Poor Conditions tonight storms in the area..40 M only with heavy noise and weak signals.
AA2VG - Very high noise on 40 meters here. I took out the old Heathkit HW-9 and worked 20 meters. I then used my KD1JV to make the one 40 meter contact. Had fun. tnx 72
VE3IIM - T-Storms had it difficult tonight..Heard some regulars, plus new ones for me..
WD9EGW - I enjoyed the sprint. 40 was very noisy here, so I stayed on 20. I had a contact going with KK4ITX, but unfortunately QRN hit and we lost contact. Sorry John, hope to catch you next time. 72, Chuck
W1BRY - Again, slim pickens. Wait for next month !
KB2GKC - GE all. A good night for 20m....it held on for quite awhile.
40m too many storms in the area. 72 everyone
N5GW - Bands noisy and not many ops heard. I could have made more contacts, but had the TX output cut off in my KX3 for several minutes!
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