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SKCC WES Results

Date: March 8, 2009
Club call: VE3FAL

Number of participants: 90

QSOs x Mult + Bonus = Score

Results by Final Score
Rank CAT Call Name SKCC QTH QSO's Mult Bonus Score
- *3 VE3FAL Fred 50 On 21 15 125 440
1 3 KØLUW Russ 1702T NE 146 40 530 6370
2 3 W9DLN Dan 3635T WI 117 40 525 5205
3 3 AD5WI Mark 866T AR 100 39 460 4360
4 3 N9FC John 3893T IN 91 37 580 3947
5 3 K8EE Gene 4080 OH 95 37 385 3900
6 3 NG7Z Paul 802T WA 85 35 430 3405
7 3 WA1AR Alan 4079T MA 85 35 310 3285
8 3 NE5DL Dave 5081T TX 84 34 350 3206
9 3 K5EWJ Cookie 4077T TX 76 37 325 3137
10 3 K4ZGB Tom 796T AL 72 28 340 2356
11 3 W6UT Dennis 2417T CA 62 31 420 2342
12 4 KJ7BS Mark 2240T AZ 66 28 390 2238
13 3 K9DTH Ron 3698T IL 52 29 320 1828
14 3 NT9K Bill 1926T FL 54 27 340 1798
15 3 AF2Z Drew 2082T NJ 56 26 280 1736
16 3 AC2C Ron 2748T MD 52 26 300 1652
17 3 K4DMU Joe 5036 KY 45 27 250 1465
18 3 KB4QQJ Randy 3508T NC 42 26 265 1357
19 3 KA1XC John 5188 MA 38 28 250 1314
20 3 WA1VIL Greg 443C MA 47 23 200 1281
21 3 W5AG Arch 3965C LA 46 22 190 1202
22 3 KB9MLE Dave 4685 IN 40 23 165 1085
23 3 K6JF Jim 4261T CA 38 22 225 1061
24 3 W4CU Tom 2733 FL 35 22 175 945
25 3 W4UCZ Mark 3609T GA 33 21 165 858
26 3 W4KRN Karen 4495T VA 32 21 180 852
27 4 KL8DX Phil 3800T AK 33 18 205 799
28 3 N3JJT Scott 255C OH 28 21 170 758
29 2 N2JNZ George 2836T NY 31 18 170 728
30 3 K1PUB Chas 4101T MA 28 19 175 707
31 3 KKØI Jack 2370T WI 26 21 155 701
32 3 K2RFP Dick 2099T NY 28 19 160 692
33 3 K3YP Ray 5105C OH 30 17 180 690
34 2 N4KGL Greg 5123 FL 29 17 160 653
35 3 W7DAX Dick 2429T UT 27 19 115 628
36 3 KC9KHG Randy 3687T IL 25 16 190 590
37 3 KØKEX Rick 5220 MO 25 17 135 560
38 3 KI6BHB Dave 4186C CA 25 15 160 535
39 3 WA5VQM Mark 58 TX 20 17 115 455
40 3 KK7YJ Jim 2728T MT 19 15 150 435
41 3 K4JPN Steve 2402 GA 22 14 105 413
41 3 KJ4WD Carl 4084C NC 18 16 125 413
43 3 NØTA John 2826T CO 20 13 130 390
44 3 HC2AD Allan 3671T Ecuador 19 15 90 375
45 3 KAØCSW Jim 3741C MN 21 13 100 373
46 2 KH6OZ George 3975T MT 17 14 125 363
47 4 K4BAI John 3280 GA 20 13 95 355
48 3 KA2BSK Eric 3875T NJ 19 12 105 333
49 3 WL7WH Bob 2940T AK 20 12 70 310
50 3 W1EJ Ed 1594C CA 16 12 115 307
51 2 K2ZC Dave 1945C NJ 16 12 105 297
52 3 WA2JSG Curt 3018C NJ 15 13 100 295
53 3 K2PW Jim 5207 NJ 17 11 100 287
54 3 N8RVE John 4811C OH 14 12 105 273
55 3 AD5VC Dana 1555T LA 17 11 85 272
56 2 W7YSB Eldon 4792 AZ 13 12 100 256
57 3 K4UFT Ted 4289 SC 13 12 65 221
58 2 WU7R Ci 22T MT 9 7 145 208
59 2 KCØRSX/QRP Len 14 MN 11 8 100 188
60 3 IK2RMZ Martin 5278 Italy 15 11 10 175
61 3 NØUMP Bill 659C MO 11 9 70 169
62 3 KC5NT Ed 1509 TX 10 9 70 160
63 2 KQ1P John 5068 ME 10 8 60 140
64 3 K1NV Jon 2609-T NV 11 9 40 139
65 3 AL7QS Doug 911 CT 9 8 65 137
66 3 KC7KZ Rod 4531T ID 8 7 70 126
67 3 KA1SAW Neal 2824 MA 8 8 60 124
68 3 W3RT Red 3237T PA 9 8 50 122
69 3 GØRDO John 2133T England 8 7 60 116
70 2 N9GGE John 2886 IL 7 7 65 114
71 3 AB1BW George 2468T CT 8 6 65 113
72 3 K2PAY Jerry 4304C NY 7 6 55 97
73 3 KU4GW Cliff 652 NC 7 6 50 92
74 2 KW4JS John 4800 TN 6 6 50 86
75 3 K8JD John 1395T MI 9 7 20 83
76 3 AA9KH Jay 0219C IL 5 5 35 60
76 3 K5ENA John 3045T OK 5 5 35 60
78 3 KA5TJS Allen 5172 TX 4 4 40 56
79 3 KB9YGD Norm 555 IN 5 5 30 55
79 3 VA3NU Larry 5215 On 5 4 35 55
81 3 K6FFY Nick 1221T WA 5 4 30 50
82 3 KG4WNA John 4984 KY 4 3 30 42
83 2 N1LU/4 Don 2252T FL 4 4 20 36
83 3 KC6ZZT Joe 3647 CA 1 1 35 36
85 2 WB2SGS John 4868 NY 3 3 20 29
86 3 KE5PWL Eric 4229T LA 2 2 15 19
87 3 KD5JHE Jerry 1976 MS 1 1 10 11
88 3 K1TSW Tom 869 NJ 1 1 5 6
89 3 PA3CLQ Jan 2765 Netherlands 1 1 0 1

Results by Category and Final Score
Rank CAT Call Name SKCC QTH QSO's Mult Bonus Score
1 *3 VE3FAL Fred 50 On 21 15 125 440
1 2 N2JNZ George 2836T NY 31 18 170 728
2 2 N4KGL Greg 5123 FL 29 17 160 653
3 2 KH6OZ George 3975T MT 17 14 125 363
4 2 K2ZC Dave 1945C NJ 16 12 105 297
5 2 W7YSB Eldon 4792 AZ 13 12 100 256
6 2 WU7R Ci 22T MT 9 7 145 208
7 2 KCØRSX/QRP Len 14 MN 11 8 100 188
8 2 KQ1P John 5068 ME 10 8 60 140
9 2 N9GGE John 2886 IL 7 7 65 114
10 2 KW4JS John 4800 TN 6 6 50 86
11 2 N1LU/4 Don 2252T FL 4 4 20 36
12 2 WB2SGS John 4868 NY 3 3 20 29
1 3 KØLUW Russ 1702T NE 146 40 530 6370
2 3 W9DLN Dan 3635T WI 117 40 525 5205
3 3 AD5WI Mark 866T AR 100 39 460 4360
4 3 N9FC John 3893T IN 91 37 580 3947
5 3 K8EE Gene 4080 OH 95 37 385 3900
6 3 NG7Z Paul 802T WA 85 35 430 3405
7 3 WA1AR Alan 4079T MA 85 35 310 3285
8 3 NE5DL Dave 5081T TX 84 34 350 3206
9 3 K5EWJ Cookie 4077T TX 76 37 325 3137
10 3 K4ZGB Tom 796T AL 72 28 340 2356
11 3 W6UT Dennis 2417T CA 62 31 420 2342
12 3 K9DTH Ron 3698T IL 52 29 320 1828
13 3 NT9K Bill 1926T FL 54 27 340 1798
14 3 AF2Z Drew 2082T NJ 56 26 280 1736
15 3 AC2C Ron 2748T MD 52 26 300 1652
16 3 K4DMU Joe 5036 KY 45 27 250 1465
17 3 KB4QQJ Randy 3508T NC 42 26 265 1357
18 3 KA1XC John 5188 MA 38 28 250 1314
19 3 WA1VIL Greg 443C MA 47 23 200 1281
20 3 W5AG Arch 3965C LA 46 22 190 1202
21 3 KB9MLE Dave 4685 IN 40 23 165 1085
22 3 K6JF Jim 4261T CA 38 22 225 1061
23 3 W4CU Tom 2733 FL 35 22 175 945
24 3 W4UCZ Mark 3609T GA 33 21 165 858
25 3 W4KRN Karen 4495T VA 32 21 180 852
26 3 N3JJT Scott 255C OH 28 21 170 758
27 3 K1PUB Chas 4101T MA 28 19 175 707
28 3 KKØI Jack 2370T WI 26 21 155 701
29 3 K2RFP Dick 2099T NY 28 19 160 692
30 3 K3YP Ray 5105C OH 30 17 180 690
31 3 W7DAX Dick 2429T UT 27 19 115 628
32 3 KC9KHG Randy 3687T IL 25 16 190 590
33 3 KØKEX Rick 5220 MO 25 17 135 560
34 3 KI6BHB Dave 4186C CA 25 15 160 535
35 3 WA5VQM Mark 58 TX 20 17 115 455
36 3 KK7YJ Jim 2728T MT 19 15 150 435
37 3 K4JPN Steve 2402 GA 22 14 105 413
37 3 KJ4WD Carl 4084C NC 18 16 125 413
38 3 NØTA John 2826T CO 20 13 130 390
39 3 HC2AD Allan 3671T Ecuador 19 15 90 375
40 3 KAØCSW Jim 3741C MN 21 13 100 373
41 3 KA2BSK Eric 3875T NJ 19 12 105 333
42 3 WL7WH Bob 2940T AK 20 12 70 310
43 3 W1EJ Ed 1594C CA 16 12 115 307
44 3 WA2JSG Curt 3018C NJ 15 13 100 295
45 3 K2PW Jim 5207 NJ 17 11 100 287
46 3 N8RVE John 4811C OH 14 12 105 273
47 3 AD5VC Dana 1555T LA 17 11 85 272
48 3 K4UFT Ted 4289 SC 13 12 65 221
49 3 IK2RMZ Martin 5278 Italy 15 11 10 175
50 3 NØUMP Bill 659C MO 11 9 70 169
51 3 KC5NT Ed 1509 TX 10 9 70 160
52 3 K1NV Jon 2609-T NV 11 9 40 139
53 3 AL7QS Doug 911 CT 9 8 65 137
54 3 KC7KZ Rod 4531T ID 8 7 70 126
55 3 KA1SAW Neal 2824 MA 8 8 60 124
56 3 W3RT Red 3237T PA 9 8 50 122
57 3 GØRDO John 2133T England 8 7 60 116
58 3 AB1BW George 2468T CT 8 6 65 113
59 3 K2PAY Jerry 4304C NY 7 6 55 97
60 3 KU4GW Cliff 652 NC 7 6 50 92
61 3 K8JD John 1395T MI 9 7 20 83
62 3 AA9KH Jay 0219C IL 5 5 35 60
62 3 K5ENA John 3045T OK 5 5 35 60
63 3 KA5TJS Allen 5172 TX 4 4 40 56
64 3 KB9YGD Norm 555 IN 5 5 30 55
64 3 VA3NU Larry 5215 On 5 4 35 55
65 3 K6FFY Nick 1221T WA 5 4 30 50
66 3 KG4WNA John 4984 KY 4 3 30 42
67 3 KC6ZZT Joe 3647 CA 1 1 35 36
68 3 KE5PWL Eric 4229T LA 2 2 15 19
69 3 KD5JHE Jerry 1976 MS 1 1 10 11
70 3 K1TSW Tom 869 NJ 1 1 5 6
71 3 PA3CLQ Jan 2765 Netherlands 1 1 0 1
1 4 KJ7BS Mark 2240T AZ 66 28 390 2238
2 4 KL8DX Phil 3800T AK 33 18 205 799
3 4 K4BAI John 3280 GA 20 13 95 355

Sprint Stats

Number of participants by state..
AK 2 AL 1 AR 1 AZ 2 CA 5 CO 1 CT 2 DE 0 FL 4 GA 3
HI 0 IA 0 ID 1 IL 4 IN 3 KS 0 KY 2 LA 3 MA 5 MD 1
ME 1 MI 1 MN 2 MO 2 MS 1 MT 3 NC 3 ND 0 NE 1 NH 0
NJ 6 NM 0 NV 1 NY 4 OH 4 OK 1 OR 0 PA 1 RI 0 SC 1
SD 0 TX 5 TN 1 UT 1 VA 1 VT 0 WA 2 WI 2 WV 0 WY 0

Total USA participants: 84
Total non-USA participants: 6

Number of QSOs by state..
AK 53 AL 72 AR 100 AZ 79 CA 142 CO 20 CT 17 DE 0 FL 122 GA 75
HI 0 IA 0 ID 8 IL 89 IN 136 KS 0 KY 49 LA 65 MA 206 MD 52
ME 10 MI 9 MN 32 MO 36 MS 1 MT 45 NC 67 ND 0 NE 146 NH 0
NJ 124 NM 0 NV 11 NY 69 OH 167 OK 5 OR 0 PA 9 RI 0 SC 13
SD 0 TX 194 TN 6 UT 27 VA 32 VT 0 WA 90 WI 143 WV 0 WY 0

Total QSOs with one or more USA operators: 2521
Total QSOs with one or more non-USA operators: 69

Soapbox

W7YSB Operated by: Eldon

My first WES. I enjoyed the low key, no pressure format. Lots of fun! Thanks to all who copied my QRP sig.


K4DMU Operated by: Joe

Bands lousy. DX contesters all over 40 CW.Tornado in area. Computer trouble.
Had a ball !!!
Things didn't start looking up until the tornado went past.
Don't remember that mentioned in any propagation information.
Great fun and a real learning experience.


KC9KHG Operated by: Randy

Limited time on the air due to t-storms,but had a great time as always!Thanks to all those folks that put this on!



K6JF Operated by: Jim

Despite poor condx on 20m the last four hours, I managed to beat my personal best number of QSOs by 1 and had my personal best score. And I finally cracked the 1000pt level! Nice way to celebrate my first anniversary as SKCC member having joined Mar 9, 2008. Looking forward to the next WES.


KH6OZ Operated by: George

Thanks for all the QSO's rig:Yaesu ft-897D, ant:40M windom with heathkit tuner.
Radio powered by solar panel charged batteries. 1960s Brown Bros straight key.
73's
George


W9DLN Operated by: Dan

Started off slow but turned out to be a pretty good weekend. Thanks everyone!


W6UT Operated by: Dennis

Enjoyable WES. Even had some action on 15M.


KØLUW Operated by: Russ

Lots of qrn at my location Saturday nite because of the storms in the area but it got better on Sunday. The band conditions were not the best. Had a lot of trouble hearing the qrp guys over the noise. But always fun.



N2JNZ Operated by: George

VERY TOUGH for QRP but made it a challenge !! Thanks to all who had good ears !!! Used a TT Argosy 525D , 5 watts to a ZeroFive 40 meter vertical on 20 , 40 and 80 meters and used the Vibroplex 100th Anniversary Bug. Better condx next time !!!


WA1AR Operated by: Alan

Mixed bands. Some good band conditions some not. Jumped bands from 80,40 and 20. Used 3 diffrent antennas and the FT450 and a little on the Omni D. Got some time Sunday afternoon all alone, the XYL went to a ladies only party to spend money. Worked out well for all.

Alan WA1AR


N1LU/4 Operated by: Don

QRP in Florida this month. Not many QSO's with the FT817 and Buddipole. Thanks for the stations that managed to pull me out of the mud.


KA2BSK Operated by: Eric

Fun as always, but didn't have much time to operate. Band conditions were not that good and a contest made 40M unusable. Managed to get my 160M in the air and work Dan (W9DLN) before 0000Z. See you next sprint.


KE5PWL Operated by: Eric

Not a good time for me. My balun had problems, i could not get tuned up on any bands execpt for 80m. Hey at least i did manage 2 qso's. I'm the at least i did better than him station :-) I'll be back for the s.k.s. this month. watch out.


W3RT Operated by: Red

No time at all allowed for the WES from my QTH. Only able to operate a limited amount. Worked 9 stations, and 8 states; 5 "T"'s. Thanks to those that I did work. Hopefully next Sprint event will allow me more contacts.
Rig: Kenwood TS-940-S, 50 watts, to a sloper at 25 feet. Used the Navy Flameproof for all my contacts.
73, Red, W3RT in PA. SKCC #3237T


KB4QQJ Operated by: Randy

Well,
Glad to see the bands were in pretty good shape this time. Lot of DX members and good copy. Only got to play a few hours but a grand time was had. Big signal was of Dan, W9DLN, I think he was everywhere! 40 over. Got to work Feco for the first time too! Thanks Feco. Good to see Allen, HC2AD, back on.
Good photo of Vince,S52CC, set up in CQ magazine, Nice work Vince. Thanks to all and will see you in the SKS now the time has changed. 73

Randy _ KB4QQJ


WA5VQM Operated by: Mark

Band conditions were a challenge but still managed to work a few. Thanks to all, 73, Mark



K8JD Operated by: John

ONLY HAD A FEW MINUTES HERE AND THERE TO BE ON THE RIG.
One thing nice about this WES is ofthe few stations I worked, over half were newer numbers, above 5000. All my contacts were on 80 and 40 M and a big storm was sweeping across my state all weekend, high QRN from that, so had antennas grounded most of the weekend.


VE3FAL Operated by: Fred

I enjoyed being the Special SKCC member, but man I with teh ether godz would have given us a break..21 qso's, 3 bands, 1 C, 12 T's and 15 states.....
I will be glad to do it again but under much better band conditions I hope...

Fred
VE3FAL
SKCC#50


K5ENA Operated by: John

Between Thunderstorms in the area Saturday night, church, then grandkids I was only able to get on the air the last 3 minutes. My final contact was KC0RSX/QRP. Made my day.

73, John, K5ENA


K4BAI Operated by: John

FT1000MP, Alpha 68, 600-1000W, inverted vee, zepp. Time was limited this month. Thanks for the QSOs. Bands seemed only fair. 73, John, K4BAI.


KA5TJS Operated by: Allen

Not a contester but this could be fun. I will try harder nest time.


VA3NU Operated by: Larry

Band conditions seemed better on Saturday. Lots of fun as always.


WL7WH Operated by: Bob

wish the band condx were better, but lots of fun again...


NØTA Operated by: John

Nice way to get used to a new callsign -- think it confused a few folks initially! This time I used a K2 (100w), cobra and vertical, and K2RFP logging software (this is really nice!).


NG7Z Operated by: Paul

Equipment IC756P3, F12-C3, 40-2CD, dipoles, inverted L. Total time on 5 hours.
There was good activity on 7114 due to the heavy phone QRM on the 40M calling freq. Couldn't raise anyone on 80M. Band breakdown 32 on 40M and 53 on 20M. I wish people would get the exchange right. RST, SPC, NAME, NR. It's clearly shown on the WES rules page. Oh well, it works out in the end. 73 until next month. Paul NG7Z


N3JJT Operated by: Scott

Another enjoyable sprint! I am closer to my tribune, just a few more contacts! I had a lot of fun, just like any other time! 73s to all

Scott


K4JPN Operated by: Steve

Great to have 20M open Sunday afternoon and work a couple of Alaska SKCC members. Maybe the sunspots are coming back.
73, Steve K4JPN


K5EWJ Operated by: Cookie

The lower part of 40 was busy with the DX contest but above 7.100 was just the usual broadcast stations. Twenty was good on Sunday. I didn't hear anyone on 15 at all and didn't even try 10.


K6FFY Operated by: Nick

Lots of things were going on, only had a limited time to devote to the WES.


WA1VIL Operated by: Greg

Didn't quite make the 50 QSO that I promised myself but it was in the 50s outside-couldn't spend all of Sunday down in the shack. 40 meters was a tough band at this QTH because of the DX phone stations. I missed the usual transition when 20 gets quiet and 80 isn't awake yet toward the end of the sprint. AS ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN! Thanks to everyone who was out there making waves, especially those who got hit with mine. 73 to all and see you next sprint!


W4KRN Operated by: Karen

Better band condx Sunday afternoon on 20 & 40m. Never heard VE3FAL Fred, but managed to work VE3KQN. Used a Navy Flameproof for this sprint.


AC2C Operated by: Ron

I ended up spending a bit more time that I had planned. Conditions were very strange.


KCØRSX/QRP Operated by: Len

Great WES. I can hardly wait for sunspots to really do their thing.

Len


HC2AD Operated by: Allan

I could enjoy only a couple of hours working on sunday but enjoy every minute. This time used my Elecraft K2+hf packer amp (45w) on 20m and bencher RJ-1. Conditions on 20m not so good as before, but very happy to see how many members are on air. Enjoy SKCC.
Allan/hc2ad
skcc 3671T


KC6ZZT Operated by: Joe

A happy ham here, had a QSO from California to Alabama on 15 meters. Wish I had more time to be on the air.


WA2JSG Operated by: Curt

I couldn't spend a lot of time that I wanted to, but none the less, it was a very enjoyable event. The car battery only dropped a half a volt during the entire time (mostly receiving with an IC706), so I was happy about that.
Next time, I'll be outside on the picnic bench!


25w to an elevated vertical, using a 12v car battery


N4KGL Operated by: Greg

Thanks for all the patience with my 5 watt QRP signal. Reports went from 339 to 599.


AF2Z Operated by: Drew

Most of the action was on 80m on Sat night, somewhat busier than usual. 20m was not too bad midday on Sunday. Only got five QSOs on 40m. Wrapped up mostly with 80m on Sunday evening. Spent about 15 minutes trying to copy Fred VE3FAL on 80m, but no luck; then he called me again a little later with better condx-- tks Fred! (Didn't know he was "special" station!) My rig: Elecraft K3 running 12 watts to 100' endfed wire; German Junker straight key.


W5AG Operated by: Arch

Thanks to all participants.. I enjoyed the sprint. Lots of tribunes and centurions helped to improve score. 27 out of 46 QSOs were near 7114 frequency.
9 QSOs on 20m, 4 QSOs on 80m, heard some on 15m but no contacts there. "73" - Arch


KC5NT Operated by: Ed

My first WES and it was fun. Dusted off the Speed-X key from my novice days in 1977 and I had a great time!


K2PW Operated by: Jim

First time...great fun!


GØRDO Operated by: John

Conditions were generally poor here with a lot of QRN. From about 2130z stations from the USA came through on 20Mtrs. Yet again - good fun.
Rig: Yaesu FT-897D,100 watts, ant Cushcraft MA6V vertical & a G5RV for 40 & 80Mtrs, key a Marconi PS No213A ex coast station (GKA) straight key.


KKØI Operated by: Jack

Most of the time spent on 40 meters. Had some on 80 and 20 and one even on 15 this time. Ran Kenwood TS570 through the old Heathkit SA 2060A to an inverted vee up 25'. Made all the contacts with a '48 Vibroplex Original I had just picked up. Gotta love those bugs. Thanks again folks for all the contacts. 73's all!


NT9K Operated by: Bill

I had a good time this sprint. Used only 2 keys, the restored speed-x and my new Amplidan. Lots of QSO's this time. Thanks Fred VE3FAL for 2 bands. Worked Vince S52CC for a new SKCC DX country. Missed the last 3 hours. Made a few contacts on 15 meters, but 10 never did produce. Lots of beautiful fists heard.
73, Bill NT9K
SKCC 1926T



This is a speed-x that I found under lots of rust


KQ1P Operated by: John

Plenty of QRN at the start, at least 20 M was quiet when the band was open, 40 M was almost impossible with the SSB DX contest QRM. However, I was able to add some new states to my QRP WAS list. Warm weather finally arrived here and I had to take a break to tap a few maple trees during the sprint. Thanks everyone for a fine time.


KB9YGD Operated by: Norm

Tnx all fer the wonderfull time in the wes es 73 de kb9ygd.


AD5WI Operated by: Mark

Wow, conditions Sat night were terrible here. S-9 plus 10db noise on 80 meters, finally gave up. Sunday was much better, good signals on 20 meters. Turned the beam NE to get some New England states and Europe stations kept calling me, picked up 5 new countries on 20 meters - it's all good.

Had a great time and many, many great fists out there. See you next WES and the SKS on the 25th

73, Mark AD5WI #866T


KA1XC Operated by: John

This was my first WES and the timing was perfect, I was home with cold and my wife and son went visiting grandma for the weekend letting me play radio as much as I wanted. Bands were fairly good although 20 was a bit weak on Sat. and 80 was fairly noisy with QRN. I strayed too far off freq on 20 and got hijacked by a FISTS member, can they do that? lol :^)

Congrats and welcome to my friend Larry WA1LGQ who just became SKCC #5374 !


K4UFT Operated by: Ted

Condx not that great so I loaded a few more hamsters on the treadmill and wound the '706 up real tight to 100 Watts. As usual, 40 Meters carried the load.




KU4GW Operated by: Cliff

I only got 7 QSO's total, 2 on 40 meters and 5 on 20 meters. Conditions were pretty good, but I only spent about 2 hours total on the sprint. Beautiful North Carolina weather at 79 degrees kept me outdoors most of the weekend. Crazy weather considering I had 6 inches of snow on the ground one week earlier! I ran a wire under the window to the patio set on the back deck Monday so next month I can hook the key up outdoors & use my wireless headphones to work the next sprint outside. I had done that last year, but my big eared Bassett Hound "Willy" decided to do that wire run in. Anyway, I truly enjoyed what little time I did spend on the air and look forward to working a sprint outdoors weather permitting.
Very 73 de Cliff KU4GW SKCC#652 NC

Begali Camelback key I used during the Weekend Sprint


KØKEX Operated by: Rick

Corrected WES 3/08/2009 entry,



WU7R Operated by: Ci

Conditions were not great in MT and I could only work a short time, but still I had a lot of fun (as always)...htanks, Ci


K1NV Operated by: Jon

I could only spend a half hour on the contest, but it still was interesting. Two non-members were worked which required extra QSO time, but that is what it is all about. Non-members may become new members if we explain what SKCC stands for. All QSO's were on 40 meters. A couple of CQ's on 20 meters went unanswered.


K1PUB Operated by: Chas

Not much operating time this month, and 40M was tough because of the SSB activity. But as usual I enjoyed what time I was able to operate.

Programmed by K2RFP.
Updated: June 28, 2009 2252 UTC
Sprint Manager: Dick - K2RFP