SKCC Weekend Sprint Results

December 9th Theme: Non-Member Sprintathon

Weekend Sprintathon Sunday December 9th, 0000-2359z

This is the first Weekend Sprintathon on the new 2nd Sunday schedule.

The twist this month is to try and work as many non-members as you can. Each non-member is worth 10 bonus points. (NEW for this sprint only) Each Centurion is worth 5 bonus points as usual. Each Tribune is worth 10 bonus points as usual. K9SKC is worth 25 bonus points as usual.


Results
# Call Name SKCC SPC Power QSO's S/P/C Bonus Score
1 W7QQQ Jack 1961 AZ 500 143 46 645 7223
2 AC2C Ron 2748t MD 50 80 34 270 3115
3 W5ZR Bert 2931 LA 100 79 34 255 2941
4 W1DV Dave 1433t NY 100 79 31 405 2854
5 K0IVK Joe 1436 MO 200 67 30 240 2285
6 N1AFV Gordon 3367c ME 100 50 24 290 1490
7 W0JFR John 2826t CO 100 46 23 250 1308
8 W7IEX Van 3015 NV 100 38 28 185 1249
9 K8NB Noel 3112c MI 20 40 25 150 1150
10 K1NV Jon 2609 NV 100 37 22 175 989
11 W9TFC John 1391c WI 100 37 20 150 890
12 W9CC Larry 469c IN 100 31 21 65 761
13 AA4HT Rip 3352 FL 100 32 18 155 731
14 NT9K Bill 1926t FL 100 30 17 190 700
15 K8JD John 1395t MI 100 29 19 115 691
16 KE5AQD Roger 2470c TX 100 25 21 80 630
17 KB4QQJ Randy 3508 NC 5 24 18 135 567
18 KI4CIA Melinda 2c AL 100 24 21 45 549
19 AD5VC Dana 1555t LA 30 26 16 100 541
20 WU7R Ci 22t MT 100 23 16 135 503
21 W7DAX Richard 2429 UT 100 23 13 105 429
22 K9JP Jeff 3008t MI 100 21 15 80 395
23 N1LU Don 2252c NH 100 20 15 55 380
24 K5IZO John 1507 TX 100 20 12 95 335
25 KE9YK Chris 2457 IN 100 20 11 100 320
26 N4RE Rick 942 NC 100 18 11 75 273
27 N9QU Leo 3464 WI 60 14 8 130 242
28 WB9WHG Dave 2670 MN 50 14 13 80 242
29 KB9BVN Brian 2076 IN 8 15 13 45 240
30 W3RT Red 3237 PA 50 18 9 75 237
31 K0LUW Russ 1702t NE 100 17 12 30 207
32 N2JNZ George 2836t NY 50 12 11 40 172
33 NI7R Phil 3360 AZ 100 11 9 30 154
34 AA2XB Frank 1681t NY 100 10 6 85 145
35 WB2LOS Mike 2729c NY 80 11 9 45 144
36 AB1BW George 2468 CT 100 10 9 50 140
37 K0DBK Brad 24 MN 100 7 5 35 105
38 WL7WH Bob 2940 AK 100/500 9 6 50 104
39 N8UO Ken 2642 MI 50 7 6 50 92
40 KC2SKI Bob 3733 NY 150 6 6 40 76
41 N3JJT Scott 255 OH 100 6 6 30 66
42 N1VWD Bradford 2143 VT 100 8 7 10 66
43 KD5RSS Butch 1910c OK 75 6 4 35 59
44 N1IIX Chris 3388 NH 100 6 5 25 55
45 KA3CTQ Dan 2338 MD 100 4 4 35 51
46 AG8A Randy 2532t MI 100 3 2 45 51
47 K6FFY Nick 1221 WA 100 6 4 30 50
48 K5PAX Harvey 1208c NM 60 3 3 20 29
49 KD5ZKU Ron 3745 TX 5 3 3 10 19
50 KC6ZZT Joe 3647 CA 100 3 3 10 19
51 W4FOA Tony 641t GA 75 1 1 10 11
52 AD5QB Ken 9c TX 50 1 1 10 11
53 N0LT John 2964 IA 5 2 2 5 9
54 W1EJ Ed 1594 CA 60 2 2 0 4
55 KB9YGD Norman 555 IN 100 1 1 0 1
56 KL7GLL Gene 1098t VA 100 1 1 0 1
57 W6UT/K9SKC Dennis 2417t/00t CA 100 70 32 345 2585

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N0LT MConditions were poor off my end fed wire on 40. K0IVK was rocking in MO but could hear little else. Heard K9SKC 449 in IA but after much effort they could not copy my K1 through the QSB. 1st but not last Sprint-fun stuff. TU. John N0LT
KB9BVN I got started in the afternoon, and missed any opening on 20m...got all my contacts on 40m with the K2 at 8 watts and my Nye Viking Master Key. This is the first Weekend Sprint I have tried. Bad WX kept me indoors. 40m died at about 22:30Z here in Central Indiana. Thanks to everyone that worked me!
WU7R Thanks for another FB SKCC event. I worked this event while waiting for ten meters to open up in MT (it never did). As always, it was fun to work other members and a few non-members. I used primarily an Elecraft K-2/100 running 100 watts and a Vizkey Verticle bug. I also used a Ten Tec Century 21 with a Vibroplex Blue Racer.
N9QU Tnx to all for QSO's made and missed.
Conditions a bit rough, but got to exercise my new call.
Lots of fun, looking for more next month.
N2JNZ Started out with my spring tension too loose on my key so kinda sloppy fist but once I got it adjusted right it sounded better !! Worked some nice DX on 20 including GB2IWM (Imperial War Museum). Had fun but condx not great.
KC2SKI My first sprint, intimidating at first but a lot of fun. Web instructions and primer were a big help. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks.
KD5ZKU Very enjoyable, in spite of my alarmingly incompetent fist. All the SKCC ops I worked were patient, courteous, and friendly. A great group and a pleasant sprint-a-thon.

Thank you for this opportunity to gather up my courage and get on the air!
KC6ZZT New SKCC member. My first Sprintathon. Difficult propogation conditions given the sunspot cycle, but I was able to make some contacts.

SKCC Sprint ops are so much nicer to work than others on non-SKCC contests; it was a pleasure. In contrast, I tried to work the 160 Meter ARRL contest the previous week, and no one was using a straight key, all going too fast for me, and many would not slow down.

I'm in the game now, and look forward to work both weekend and the weekday Sprints.

Tnx to all!
73, Joe kc6zzt
K9JP Had a Great time in a cold basement shack - 55 degrees. Could not send the call sign of Rip, AA4HT correctly to save my life! Enjoyed new contacts with older and newer club members. 73, Jeff -K9JP SKCC 3008T
AC2C Great time. I worked many members for the first time. I also had exchanges with 5 non-members and worked K9SKC on 3 different bands.
K6FFY I only worked the Sprintathon a short time, but I got to use my new GHD GT501 MIL. What a pleasure to use. It may be a little costly, but well worth it.
W3RT Great WES. Called to work on Sunday, so I missed about 8 hours of fun CW. My score is getting better through a lot of good contacts & practice. Thanks to all that worked me and found me on 2 or more bands.

Red in PA
W9CC I worked two non-members. K4FS, Ran, wants to be a member very much. I told him how to go about getting a number by becoming a member. He would love some feedback. It was a fun contest. I gave my SKCC key a workout and enjoyed myself. I hope you all did too.
N3JJT I wanted to spend more time working stations, once I saw there was a sprint going on. Still, it was fun and I picked up a few new ones for the log. The sprints in this club are fun. Short exchanges, different speeds, and just enjoyable! Tnx to all!

Scott
KL7GLL Too many holiday activities and responsibilities to give any serious time to WES this month. Wrkd Jack, W7QQQ, on 20 mtrs near the end of the WES, but very few SKCC signals on the bands.
K5PAX Only able to play for a little while.
Look forward to the next.

73
Harvey K5PAX
KB4QQJ Better than expected on 20m. 80/40 was noisy but active. Tried my best with Terry,N6IKX but alas...not this time. He has become a mission now hi hi. No pun on "HI" intended! Thanks to all for another fun time.

TU de KB4QQJ
Randy
SKCC# 3508
W6UT/K9SKC Contacts on 80/40/20/15(4)/10(1). I know there were some I could not copy QSB/QRN. 80M was in good shape Sat night. Worked a number of East Coast stations. W7QQQ,W1DV,AC2C & AE6DH had contacts on 3 Bands. Number of others on 2 Bands. Lot of pounding the key. Getting warmed up for Special Event K2A/6 next month. Had a great time.
K0DBK First contact during the WES was with K9SKC/W6UT, which was my first club bonus. Last contact was with a non-member, KE7OTO. I had a good time as usual. Tnx to all 7 of my contacts. 73, Brad K0DBK
K0IVK My 3rd weekend Sprint. 1st using sked page, it really made a difference!! The non-member bonus was really difficult for me(was only able to count one)to get all the info. Had lots of fun. Worked K9SKC for 1st time.
W1DV Conditions up and down but had a good time - even had some QSOs on 160M. Dennis W6UT did a superb job keeping club call K9SKC active and available; seems like every time I checked another band, there was K9SKC working a pile. I thought seriously about skipping church Sunday a.m. but since I'm the pastor that would have been a little difficult. Worked eight non-members; four are going to apply. Looking forward to next one - semper cw de Dave W1DV
K8NB Again lots of fun in the WES. Signals seemed pretty good up here in Michigan, at least when I was on. First WES with my new "C" and it put a good dent in the "T" application. Seems like I heard a lot of members I have not heard before. Thanks all.
Noel, K8NB
NT9K I seemed to have trouble with my fist Saturday night, much better Sunday morning. I used 6 different keys, mostly the Annie Bug and my Navy Flameproof. Lots of activity, but I missed some regulars like AF2Z and K0LUW. Hardly a sprint goes by that I don't get to log them.

Lots of new calls this time too. Dave W1DV had the biggest signal on Sunday morning 40 over S9. Other strong stations were W7QQQ and KC2SKI. I hope to see 50 entries this time!
73, Bill NT9K..
AD5VC Ran 35W max to a vertical, working 20 and 40 mostly. Plenty of signals, and a number of good fists heard at all speeds. I look forward to SKN.
K1NV 80 meters was still the mainstay for me although a few QSO's were made on 40M and 20M. I got enough new numbers to qualify for Centurion. I was only able to operate on Saturday night, but eked out a couple of QSO's on 20M on Sunday afternoon. Finally caught W7IEX in Reno for that rare SKCC Nevada contact. No Alaska or Hawaii heard this time.
W7QQQ SKCC must be really catching on... a lot of participation in this one... never a dull moment!

Surprised to log more T's(33) than C's(20).

Very windy here, but my stealthy 26 gauge wire antennas survived ok.

I used a Vibroplex bug... fun.
KB9YGD one qso with w0jfr tnx es 73 de kb9ygd
AA4HT Conditions were better than the last sprint and I was able to make contacts on 20, 40, and 80 Meters. Enjoyed it very much and wish I had been able to spend more time on the sprint.
AA2XB Only had a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon. Found 40 and 80 dead. All contacts made on 20 meters.
KE9YK Thanks to all of you who slowed down for me Wish I could have spent more time but had a blast.
K8JD I only had a few hours to operate, but managed to have a good time. Mostly was on 80 and 40 M but got one on 160M and even a few on 20M. Thanks to the stations I caught on two bands for the extra points !
N1VWD Icom 736@ 100W
Windom @ 30ft
Bencher RJ-1 key
WB9WHG My first contest other than FD - Great time!
K5IZO I didn't operate much this weekend but I still had a lot of fun. I used 5 more keys from my collection. Tnx es 73, de John
W7DAX My first SKCC sprint of any sort. Very enjoyable. Great folks!
N8UO I only had a few minutes to devote to the sprint Sunday Afternoon, but managed a few contacts including K9SKC (W6UT op) which was neat. Hope to be able to devote more time next sprint. Everybody keep up the good work and hope to see ya in SKN & K2Y next year! 73 happy holidays Ken N8UO
N4RE Finally, I can double check and maybe get that "C". Lots of guys I had not heard before.
K0LUW Was not able to operate much during this sprint (3 hours) because I had to entertain out of two visitors. It looked like a lot of folks really hit it hard and had a lot of fun.
KI4CIA The WES was a blast! This was the first real test of my new dipole and it worked wonderful! Thanks to all who participated!!
Updated 11.10.2007

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