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May 2026 QRP/CW Sprint (#259)
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:
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 0030-0230 Z
N2CN Comments - Cross-checking is complete. Email me at the address above with any comments, questions, or corrections. Results are final at 2400Z, Sunday, May 31.
Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KN1H 36 36 72 16 1152 x2 2304 160M EFHW @ 75'
K1MZM 30 29 59 15 885 x2 1770 160 meter full wave loop at 50 feet
NA1L 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 End fed @ 60 Ft high end
K1WOR 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 inverted vee up 25'
WB1GYZ 8 8 16 4 64 x2 128 80' doublet
W1BRY 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 114 ft wire dipole 15' off ground
KA1YZC 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 inverted v g5rv @30'
W2 Division
KA2KGP 41 41 82 17 1394 x2 2788 G5RV up 20'
KC3MIO 30 30 60 15 900 x2 1800 135' OCF up 30'
K2OID 21 21 42 13 546 x2 1092 80M OCF Dipole@40'
KN2G 23 23 46 11 506 x2 1012 fan dipole @ 55'
W2SH 16 16 32 10 320 x2 640 72' wire vertical
W3 Division
K3JZD 46 44 90 19 1710 x2 3420 40m @25'
KC2EGL 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 G5RV 6-80M Sloper
W4 Division
KC5F 50 50 100 21 2100 x2 4200 80m EFHW up about 40'
K4BAI 42 39 81 17 1377 x2 2754 dipoles 20/40 up 25' 140; cf zepp up 30'
WX4RM 16 16 32 11 352 x2 704 6BTV gnd mtd vert
K4JPN 16 16 32 10 320 x2 640 80 M CF Zepp
NA4O 10 10 20 7 140 x2 280 41 ft EF @ 25 ft
KA8VZB 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft
K4WY 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 broken dipole
KK4ITX 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 13' Telescope on Alpha Match
W5 Division
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
NF8M 25 24 49 13 637 x2 1274 6btv, efhw@ 30 ft
WG8Y 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 40m hamstick
W9 Division
WB9HFK 35 34 69 19 1311 x2 2622 EFHW @ 30 Ft.
N8HWV 17 16 33 13 429 x2 858 80m EFHW at 15 ft agl
W9DWR 15 15 30 9 270 x2 540 Ground mounted vertical
N9JFZ 14 13 27 9 243 x2 486 Ground mount 4BTV & G5RV at about 25 ft.
K9QEW 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 4BTV
W0 Division
NN0SS 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 Inverted V @ 30 feet
AA0W 9 9 18 7 126 x2 252 80-40-20 Dipole @ 30 ft
Canada Division
VA3KRJ 31 31 62 13 806 x2 1612 EFHW 20'
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W2 Division
N2DGQ 26 25 51 16 816 x1.5 1224 OCFD @ 20-Feet
N2TNN 28 28 56 14 784 x1.5 1176 135ft wire up 35 ft NW to SE
W3 Division
NN3E 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
W4 Division
W4NLT 24 24 48 13 624 x1.5 936 84ft end fed @ 30ft
K3RLL 9 9 18 8 144 x1.5 216 After-dark, black stealth HOA antenna
KJ4R 7 7 14 5 70 x1.5 105 134' EFHW
W5 Division
N5GW 5 5 10 5 50 x1.5 75 doublet @ 25'
KI5FZV 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 vertical MFJ 1622
W6 Division
W7 Division
N7QR 2 1 3 2 6 x1.5 9 Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials
W8 Division
W9 Division
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 27 26 53 16 848 848 40m dipole up 35 ft
W1TER 22 22 44 11 484 484 40 mtr end fed
KB1M 11 11 22 8 176 176 20 ,40 M Dipoles
N1DN 5 5 10 4 40 40 80m EFHW at 20 feet
W2 Division
N2ESE 11 11 22 8 176 176 ZS6BKW at 25 Ft.
WA1GWH 8 8 16 6 96 96 40m quarter wave inverted L over ground radials
WA2FBN 8 8 16 6 96 96 EFHW sloper at 15ft
W3 Division
KC3RN 30 28 58 17 986 986 EFHW @ 24'
KQ3Z 6 6 12 5 60 60 Doublet @ 35'
W4 Division
WB0CJB 28 28 56 16 896 896 6BTV gnd mtd vert
N4MJ 23 23 46 15 690 690 EFHW at 30'
W8GG 16 16 32 12 384 384 Phoenix vertical 10 radials
K4KBL 13 13 26 7 182 182 endfed @ 35'
W5 Division
KA6J 12 12 24 10 240 240 ground mounted vertical
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
W8BOY 22 21 43 13 559 559 vertical up 50'
K8NGW 18 18 36 12 432 432 43' gnd mtd vert w/ base loading coil & 32 radials
WI8J 15 15 30 10 300 300 130 ft EFHW at 20 ft
WB8ENE 7 7 14 6 84 84 41' end fed wire @ 10'
W9 Division
WD9EGW 13 13 26 12 312 312 MC-750 Vertical sitting on back deck
W0 Division
WU0A 3 3 6 2 12 12 VERTICAL @ 18 FEET
Canada Division
VE3IIM 27 27 54 17 918 918 fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet
DX Division
DK1VD 6 6 12 6 72 72 gnd mtd vert
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
N8ZP 2 1 3 2 6 x2 12 qubical quad
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
VE3DQN 19 19 38 12 456 456 40m dipole @40ft; yagi @50ft
Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
| CERTIFICATES |
| SWA STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY |
| Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| W1 | - | - | - |
| W2 | - | - | - |
| W3 | - | - | - |
| W4 | - | - | - |
| W5 | - | - | - |
| W6 | - | - | - |
| W7 | - | - | - |
| W8 | - | - | - |
| W9 | - | - | - |
| W0 | - | - | - |
| Canada | - | - | - |
| DX | - | - | - |
| SWA BUG CATEGORY |
| Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| W1 | - | - | - |
| W2 | - | - | - |
| W3 | - | - | - |
| W4 | - | - | - |
| W5 | - | - | - |
| W6 | - | - | - |
| W7 | - | - | - |
| W8 | - | - | - |
| W9 | - | - | - |
| W0 | - | - | - |
| Canada | - | - | - |
| DX | - | - | - |
| SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
| Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| W1 | - | - | - |
| W2 | - | - | - |
| W3 | - | - | - |
| W4 | - | - | - |
| W5 | - | - | - |
| W6 | - | - | - |
| W7 | - | - | - |
| W8 | - | - | - |
| W9 | - | - | - |
| W0 | - | - | - |
| Canada | - | - | - |
| DX | - | - | - |
| GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
| Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| SK | - | - | - |
| BUG | - | - | - |
| K/K | - | - | - |
| FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
| Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| SK | - | - | - |
| BUG | - | - | - |
| K/K | - | - | - |
| PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
| Prizes | - |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 65
Total participants: 97
Total QSOs: 1049
States + Provinces represented: 29 + ON + DX
SOAPBOX:
K4WY - had an antenna fail in the first minutes of the sprint. Back next month with some copper up high
72 K4WY
K4KBL - All 20 meters tonight. 40 was its usual QRN beyond reason here in GA.
Had fun !! see you next month.
KC2EGL - Very noisy night on the bands here in WPA.
I need to do this more often.
Thanks to the two who logged me.
73
Michael
KC2EGL
Rig IC-705
Key Begali Spark SK
NF8M - Op time about 1.5 hrs. GE sprinters! Gud to hr 20m open es 40 was in fb shape. Nice to work W8GG agn, es K4BAI on 2 bands with strong sigs. GL in WPX es CU next month!
VA3KRJ - Great conditions on 40m tonight. Thanks to everyone for making contact!
NA4O - 40M only. Pretty high noise here but still a successful night. Always so nice to hear some familiar calls and a few new ones! KX3@5W, Vibroplex straight key.
N8HWV - Thanks everyone. 40 m was the only band working for me. Nice to participate again; it's been a while.
K1MZM - Back after a long absence. Good to see lots of old friends and many new ops. Bands were relatively good tonight. Made contacts on all three bands although the noise on 20 covered over several stations. Thanks everyone.
KC3RN - Really enjoyed tonight's sprint. Decent conditions this time. 40m was the money band all night for me. Thanks to all the stations that answered my CQ. Looking forward to next month.
VE3DQN - Strong signals tonight. Got 10 Qs on 20m, unusual from this QTH. Got the remaining 10 on 40m. Pleased to catch two fellow VE3s.
WG8Y - Hi all, Tried setting up a short vertical in my motel run. Not Good. Signals weren't getting thru the walls either way. Hi Hi. Grabbed up my Xiegu 6100 and went out to the RAV4 and hooked into a 40m hamstick. Called on 7.047 and WB8CAC came back. Tnxs BOB. didn't get skunked. Still fun monkeying around trying. Hi Hi.
72 from OHIO Mark WG8Y
N2DGQ - Haven't worked a Sprint in a long time. Forgot how fun it was. Forty was my work horse tonight.
KN2G - Last month I was hemmed in between 2 T-storms. One only 8 miles to the west I found out the next morning. Tonight was very good for me. I made 23 contacts all s & p. I enjoy hearing the different fists and how atmospherics make each signal warble a little bit differently. It was fun to work KC5F on 3 bands again. Some really good ears and great fists gave me several on 2 bands. Milliwatt next month!! And FD! AND our regular sprint!! Gonna be a radioactive month... kn2g
KN1H - Very nice conditions tonight on all 3 bands. 3-Fers with Steve KC5F and Andy W4NLT were a special treat! 72, John, KN1H, IC7300, Nye Viking Master Key.
KC5F - Fun night, although 80m was rough with storm static. Worked both KN1H and KN2G on 20/40/80. Comfort level wasn't great, as my station is temporarily in the basement at a small desk I used 60 years ago. It fit me and my station much better back then, when computers weren't a thing! 73, Steve in NC.
K9QEW - Started on 20 with my IC 7330 then QSY to 40 using my HB
rockbound "Funmitter". Band conditions fair with QSB.
72 to all. Daryl
K2OID - Great condition on 40 tonight. Had several equipment issues with bad key plug, dead battery, etc. but came out OK and still had fun.
N4MJ - Fair evening of propagation and fun. Tnx to all participants.
73 de n4mj//glenn
W9DWR - Had a great time! Used a new setup which puts my key in a little different position. Took me a bit to get used to it! Great to hear Paul and Mark tonight! 73!
KQ3Z - Got on late but still had fun.
N9JFZ - Started slow on 20, a little better on 40 and 80 meters. Another fun evening.
72 All!
WX4RM - Was able to make contacts on all 3 bands, with 40 meters the best band to make tonights contacts. There seemed to be a pipeline into Illinois, signals from there were all 599. Had fun as always and always look forward to these sprints.
NA1L - A few static crashes early, but conditions got better as the night wore on. 40 meters seems to work best. Thanks everyone!
W4NLT - Always fun to work the QRP faithful. Most activity on 40M. Worked KN1H on 3 bands-thanks John. Thanks for all the QSOs. 72 Andy
N7QR - 100th sprint 1.5 hours KX3 '58 Vibroplex Russ Portland OR
N2CN - Finally back on the air with a good antenna. 40m was hopping.
DK1VD - nice conditions tonight on 20m / 40m
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! My last sprint from Fla fer the year. Back to Mich soon. I fired up the trusty K2 at 5w to vertical with 10 radials. Heavy T-storms in area but since this was my last sprint from the southland for the season, I threw caution to the wind and decided to operate anyway. 20m was the hot spot here. Even with the lightning crashes 20m signals were gud. Some were true 599. Seemed I had a beeline straight north and up the east coast. A couple QSOs out to TX es CO but not a peep from the west coast. Nice to work my buddy Frank, NF8M and a few other OT's tonight. Several new calls too. Tried 40m a couple times but noise was terrible. By 930pm 20m was closing so I went to 40 fer a last stab at it. Found N2TNN fer a 2fer. Several other stns there but the noise was just too much fer these old ears, so abt 945pm i went QRT. Tns to all fer a fun nite poundin da brass. See u all next next month. 73, Gregg W8GG
K3RLL - Fun evening with good signals on 20m which seemed much better than 40m. Nice to run into familiar long-time contacts and some new ones.
... 72, Don
KA6J - I had a high level of noise tonight, sorry to those I could not pull out. Used an FTX-1F and 4BTV tonight. Had to knock off early due to incoming storms. Stayed on 20. Could not hear any sigs on 40. Thanks all! Enjoyed the sprint!
N2TNN - 40 was wide open and nice to see the participation.
WB8ENE - Heard a couple weak signals on 20 and nothing on 80, so I spent all of my time making contacts on 40. I went back to the iambic keyer for this sprint. The signals got stronger near the end for me. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art
WB1GYZ - Fun as usual and looking forward to next Sprint.
K3JZD - 40m Only. Rough conditions here in WPA. QRN that would spike up to a S9 level made copy of callsigns and exchanges difficult. Glad it was not a Milliwatt Sprint. It was nice to see a lot of activity this month. Thanks for the contacts and the repeats.
Early on I did have some intermittent issue whenever I was using my new small Putekeeg straight key. That small key has a solid frame and a good feel, but it may have poor quality contact points. Might try some kind of a silver coating on the contacts. It could also be a bad solder connection at it's 3.5mm jack - will check for that also.
Flex 6600 - 40m Dipole 72, Jody - K3JZD
K4JPN - 20M closed down for me, I tried 40M and finally got one on 80M. As usual a lot of fun.72 Steve K4JPN
WB0CJB - 20M started out good then moved to 40M. 80M was good for one QSO even with the static crashes. Nice to see new participants as well as familiar calls (WB9HFK, KC5F, W9DWR). 72 de Paul WB0CJB K2 and 6BTV vertical.
K4BAI - Thanks for all QSOs. QSOs by Band: 20: 20. 40: 19. 80: 3.
All three bands pretty good tonight. 80M was pretty noisy from storms and didn't go there early enough I suspect. 73/72, John, K4BAI.
KA2KGP - Wow, the propagation Gods were awake this NA Sprint. 20m. was open for the 1st half hr., 40m. was the best band & 80 was good with no QRN. A nice sprint night. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into a G5RV up 20 ft. w/ a straight key & a memory Keyer to call CQ. 73 to all.
WD9EGW - Thanks to the NAQCC crew for all you do keeping activities like this going. Great evening. Lots of stations. Good CW fun.
73,
Chuck WD9EGW
N8ZP - TEN-TEC Argonaut VI 539 at Sun City TX K5SCT club shack. QRM QSB
W2SH - 20m stayed open for nearly 90 minutes but my skip zone didn't exceed 800 miles, and that was pretty much the same story on 40mm, although I faintly heard but did not work a station in
Washington state. I never tried 80m.
KK4ITX - Had thunderstorms from just before Sprint Time and they seemed to stall just above our community. Next month we'll be in Maine. Hope to see you from there!
AA0W - 20M closed early 40M Storms in the area.
Thanks to all for the fun sprint.
W1BRY - Not too bad this time, but still room for improvement
W8BOY - First NAQCC Sprint! Many friendly hams, including poor W2SH which had to repeat a ton due to bad QSB. Thank you all.
K1WOR - Trying out a new rig, the Xiegu G90, which I plan to use for pota and sota. Worked pretty well, but found it more difficult to quickly scan around than on my home station FTdx10.
K8NGW - Best conditions yet this year. Spent time on all 3 bands. New Hamshire in the East to Washington in the West. Ontario in the North to Florida in the South. Thanks everybody! See you all next month.
VE3IIM - Good condx this month! Some new calls for me..good fun..
KC3MIO - We moved to Succasunna, NJ and this was my first sprint at the new QTH. It was tough to get an antenna up in the trees with leaves, but the OCF seems to work ok. Used Icom 705 at 5 watts. Nice to work some old friends and some new members. 73/72 and have a good Memorial Day weekend, remembering those who served and those fallen, Rich
WA2FBN - Fun sprint; 40m was the band for me! Worked picnic table portable using headlamp after dark. Penntek TR35 @ 5w into EFHW sloper.
N5GW - I was using my home brew left handed bug. Bands were a bit noisy due to local rain storms.
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