Special SKCC member: Allan - HC2A

Categories (CAT)                 * = Special SKCC member.                 1 = 1 watt or less.                 2 = Greater than 1 watt, up to 5 watts.                 3 = Greater than 5 watts, up to 100 watts.                 4 = Greater than 100 watts.                 5 = Shortwave Listener.

Date: July 12, 2009
Theme: QRP
Club call: HC2A
Information: WES Homepage
Number of participants: 70

Results by Final Score

Rank	CAT	Call	Name	SKCC	QTH	QSO's	Mult	Bonus	Score
-	*4	HC2A	Allan	3671T	Ecuador	31	20	190	810
1	3	W9DLN	Dan	3635T	WI	157	45	810	7875
2	2	KG4W	Ed	2416T	VA	146	33	360	5178
3	3	WA1AR	Alan	4079T	MA	87	32	340	3124
4	3	W7GVE	Ed	729T	AZ	51	29	285	1764
5	3	W9CC	Larry	469T	IN	48	28	245	1589
6	4	KX9DX	Rick	5166	IL	50	24	275	1475
7	2	KB4QQJ	Randy	3508T	NC	31	20	254	874
8	3	KA1XC	John	5188	MA	31	18	210	768
9	2	N4RE	Rick	942T	NC	25	20	255	755
10	2	N2JNZ	George	2836T	NY	30	16	195	675
11	2	AD5WI	Mark	866T	AR	24	17	228	636
12	3	AF2Z	Drew	2082T	NJ	26	15	180	570
13	3	K9ZMD/6	Gary	891T	CA	26	17	115	557
14	3	KØKEX	Rick	5220T	MO	22	17	165	539
15	3	K5ENA	John	3045T	OK	20	14	190	470
16	2	KDØV	Merlin	1243C	MN	18	15	171	441
17	3	N6DIT	Dennis	3283	CA	22	14	131	439
18	3	AC7T	Doug	5368	WA	21	10	145	355
19	2	K2RFP	Dick	2099T	NY	17	11	144	331
20	3	K1PUB	Chas	4101T	MA	17	12	125	329
21	2	K4PBY	Chuck	3263	FL	15	13	130	325
22	3	N3MVX	Jim	3273C	PA	16	12	112	304
23	3	W6UT	Dennis	2417T	CA	16	12	110	302
24	2	AB1BW	George	2468T	CT	15	11	130	295
25	3	KK7YJ	Jim	2728T	MT	15	11	120	285
25	3	WA6L	John	4210C	CA	15	12	105	285
27	2	WØEA	Tom	4593	IA	13	9	116	233
28	2	WA2JSG	Curt	3018T	NJ	14	8	100	212
29	3	WA1LWS	Hans	1933T	MD	12	11	75	207
30	2	WA1VIL	Greg	443T	MA	12	9	89	197
31	2	N5KIP	Dick	3755T	LA	11	10	77	187
32	3	AD5VC	Dana	1555T	LA	9	9	90	171
32	3	VE3HNE	Walt	4893C	On	9	9	90	171
34	3	AC2C	Ron	2748T	MD	8	7	100	156
35	3	VE3CWU	Bob	5133	On	11	8	65	153
36	2	NE5DL	Dave	5081T	TX	9	9	68	149
37	3	W4KRN	Karen	4495T	VA	9	8	60	132
38	3	K6JF	Jim	4261T	CA	11	6	60	126
38	3	K8JD	John	1395T	MI	8	7	70	126
40	2	KK5NA	Joe	1923	TX	10	8	45	125
41	2	AA2L	Ed	4039	CO	9	6	68	122
42	3	N9FC	John	3893T	IN	5	4	100	120
43	2	NG7Z	Paul	802T	WA	8	6	71	119
44	2	W4CU	Tom	2733T	FL	8	7	61	117
45	2	NT9K	Bill	1926T	FL	4	4	80	96
46	3	KL7GLL	Gene	1098T	VA	8	6	40	88
47	3	KA2BSK	Eric	3875T	NJ	7	6	45	87
47	3	WA5VQM	Mark	58	TX	7	6	45	87
49	2	W1EJ	Ed	1594T	CA	5	5	55	80
50	3	KK9U	Mark	3818	IN	5	5	50	75
51	3	AA9KH	Jay	0219C	IL	7	6	30	72
52	3	S52CC	Vince	5011	Slovenia	4	4	55	71
52	4	KG4WNA	John	4984	KY	4	4	55	71
54	3	KA5TJS	Allen	5172	TX	7	7	20	69
55	2	KI6BHB	Dave	4186C	CA	3	3	45	54
56	3	N9QU	Leo	3464T	WI	4	3	40	52
57	2	KQ1P	John	5068	ME	4	3	35	47
58	3	W4HDM	Damon	3729T	GA	4	4	30	46
59	2	W9TFC	John	1391T	WI	3	3	30	39
59	3	WD4AXA	Ted	5175T	AL	3	3	30	39
61	3	N5LUL	Brad	3779	TX	4	3	25	37
62	2	NS8A	Jeff	3293	MI	1	1	35	36
62	2	WB2SGS	John	4868	NY	3	2	30	36
64	1	N9GGE	John	2886	IL	1	1	25	26
65	3	NW5R	Kenny	2259	MS	3	3	15	24
66	3	K8NB	Noel	3112T	MI	2	2	10	14
66	3	NV9X	Jim	1358	IL	2	2	10	14
68	3	KC6ZZT	Joe	3647	CA	1	1	0	1
69	3	GØRDO	John	2133T	England	0	0	0	0

Results by Category and Final Score

Rank	CAT	Call	Name	SKCC	QTH	QSO's	Mult	Bonus	Score
1	*4	HC2A	Allan	3671T	Ecuador	31	20	190	810
1	1	N9GGE	John	2886	IL	1	1	25	26
1	2	KG4W	Ed	2416T	VA	146	33	360	5178
2	2	KB4QQJ	Randy	3508T	NC	31	20	254	874
3	2	N4RE	Rick	942T	NC	25	20	255	755
4	2	N2JNZ	George	2836T	NY	30	16	195	675
5	2	AD5WI	Mark	866T	AR	24	17	228	636
6	2	KDØV	Merlin	1243C	MN	18	15	171	441
7	2	K2RFP	Dick	2099T	NY	17	11	144	331
8	2	K4PBY	Chuck	3263	FL	15	13	130	325
9	2	AB1BW	George	2468T	CT	15	11	130	295
10	2	WØEA	Tom	4593	IA	13	9	116	233
11	2	WA2JSG	Curt	3018T	NJ	14	8	100	212
12	2	WA1VIL	Greg	443T	MA	12	9	89	197
13	2	N5KIP	Dick	3755T	LA	11	10	77	187
14	2	NE5DL	Dave	5081T	TX	9	9	68	149
15	2	KK5NA	Joe	1923	TX	10	8	45	125
16	2	AA2L	Ed	4039	CO	9	6	68	122
17	2	NG7Z	Paul	802T	WA	8	6	71	119
18	2	W4CU	Tom	2733T	FL	8	7	61	117
19	2	NT9K	Bill	1926T	FL	4	4	80	96
20	2	W1EJ	Ed	1594T	CA	5	5	55	80
21	2	KI6BHB	Dave	4186C	CA	3	3	45	54
22	2	KQ1P	John	5068	ME	4	3	35	47
23	2	W9TFC	John	1391T	WI	3	3	30	39
24	2	NS8A	Jeff	3293	MI	1	1	35	36
24	2	WB2SGS	John	4868	NY	3	2	30	36
1	3	W9DLN	Dan	3635T	WI	157	45	810	7875
2	3	WA1AR	Alan	4079T	MA	87	32	340	3124
3	3	W7GVE	Ed	729T	AZ	51	29	285	1764
4	3	W9CC	Larry	469T	IN	48	28	245	1589
5	3	KA1XC	John	5188	MA	31	18	210	768
6	3	AF2Z	Drew	2082T	NJ	26	15	180	570
7	3	K9ZMD/6	Gary	891T	CA	26	17	115	557
8	3	KØKEX	Rick	5220T	MO	22	17	165	539
9	3	K5ENA	John	3045T	OK	20	14	190	470
10	3	N6DIT	Dennis	3283	CA	22	14	131	439
11	3	AC7T	Doug	5368	WA	21	10	145	355
12	3	K1PUB	Chas	4101T	MA	17	12	125	329
13	3	N3MVX	Jim	3273C	PA	16	12	112	304
14	3	W6UT	Dennis	2417T	CA	16	12	110	302
15	3	KK7YJ	Jim	2728T	MT	15	11	120	285
15	3	WA6L	John	4210C	CA	15	12	105	285
16	3	WA1LWS	Hans	1933T	MD	12	11	75	207
17	3	AD5VC	Dana	1555T	LA	9	9	90	171
17	3	VE3HNE	Walt	4893C	On	9	9	90	171
18	3	AC2C	Ron	2748T	MD	8	7	100	156
19	3	VE3CWU	Bob	5133	On	11	8	65	153
20	3	W4KRN	Karen	4495T	VA	9	8	60	132
21	3	K6JF	Jim	4261T	CA	11	6	60	126
21	3	K8JD	John	1395T	MI	8	7	70	126
22	3	N9FC	John	3893T	IN	5	4	100	120
23	3	KL7GLL	Gene	1098T	VA	8	6	40	88
24	3	KA2BSK	Eric	3875T	NJ	7	6	45	87
24	3	WA5VQM	Mark	58	TX	7	6	45	87
25	3	KK9U	Mark	3818	IN	5	5	50	75
26	3	AA9KH	Jay	0219C	IL	7	6	30	72
27	3	S52CC	Vince	5011	Slovenia	4	4	55	71
28	3	KA5TJS	Allen	5172	TX	7	7	20	69
29	3	N9QU	Leo	3464T	WI	4	3	40	52
30	3	W4HDM	Damon	3729T	GA	4	4	30	46
31	3	WD4AXA	Ted	5175T	AL	3	3	30	39
32	3	N5LUL	Brad	3779	TX	4	3	25	37
33	3	NW5R	Kenny	2259	MS	3	3	15	24
34	3	K8NB	Noel	3112T	MI	2	2	10	14
34	3	NV9X	Jim	1358	IL	2	2	10	14
35	3	KC6ZZT	Joe	3647	CA	1	1	0	1
36	3	GØRDO	John	2133T	England	0	0	0	0
1	4	KX9DX	Rick	5166	IL	50	24	275	1475
2	4	KG4WNA	John	4984	KY	4	4	55	71

Sprint Stats

Number of participants by state..

AK 0	AL 1	AR 1	AZ 1	CA 8	CO 1	CT 1	DE 0	FL 3	GA 1
HI 0	IA 1	ID 0	IL 4	IN 3	KS 0	KY 1	LA 2	MA 4	MD 2
ME 1	MI 3	MN 1	MO 1	MS 1	MT 1	NC 2	ND 0	NE 0	NH 0
NJ 3	NM 0	NV 0	NY 3	OH 0	OK 1	OR 0	PA 1	RI 0	SC 0
SD 0	TX 5	TN 0	UT 0	VA 3	VT 0	WA 2	WI 3	WV 0	WY 0

Total USA participants: 65
Total non-USA participants: 5

Number of QSOs by state..

AK 0	AL 3	AR 24	AZ 51	CA 99	CO 9	CT 15	DE 0	FL 27	GA 4
HI 0	IA 13	ID 0	IL 60	IN 58	KS 0	KY 4	LA 20	MA 147	MD 20
ME 4	MI 11	MN 18	MO 22	MS 3	MT 15	NC 56	ND 0	NE 0	NH 0
NJ 47	NM 0	NV 0	NY 50	OH 0	OK 20	OR 0	PA 16	RI 0	SC 0
SD 0	TX 37	TN 0	UT 0	VA 163	VT 0	WA 29	WI 164	WV 0	WY 0

Total QSOs with one or more USA operators: 1209
Total QSOs with one or more non-USA operators: 55

Soapbox

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KA5TJS Operated by: Allen

Got a late start and then it got hot in the garage. Ran into 2 that wanted to ragchew and that killed some more time. The bands were good. Had fun, that the point.

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W4CU Operated by: Tom

Had only an hour or so but wanted to make a few QRP contacts. I appreciate the good ears of all I worked. vy 73 - Tom

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K9ZMD/6 Operated by: Gary

The antenna this time was one of those Hasty & Poor models, so I ran 90 watts instead of trying QRP. My signal attracted a number of QRP stations, and it was a real kick to pull them through for a completed contact. My apologies to those few that faded into the noise before I could even copy a call sign.

Was it just my location, or were conditions miserable everywhere on Sunday afternoon? By 2230Z, it seemed like everyone had either disappeared into the noise or pulled the big switch already. Hoping for better conditions, and a better antenna, next month. 73

Gary, K9ZMD/6
Palmdale, CA

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NV9X Operated by: Jim

IARU tired me out. Bad propagation here on Sunday.

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W6UT Operated by: Dennis

Kind of slow out here. 20 opened up a little towards end of WES. Did get K1TXU CO on 15M. One less to go for WAS SKCC Members on 15M. K0LUW was my last Q at 2358 on 20M.

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N9GGE Operated by: John

K1 @ 900mw. I waited until the IARU test was over at 1200Z before I made a serious attempt for contacts. Boy...the bands sure fell apart overnight. Ed KG4W tnx for QSO

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WA1AR Operated by: Alan

Band conditions were not bad but expected more with the recent sunspots. Quite a few new call and a few non members. I even heard a non member calling CQ WES. Fun Time.

Alan WA1AR

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KC6ZZT Operated by: Joe

Glad I got on the air, even for only one QSO.
Happy to see propagation is getting better these days.

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AB1BW Operated by: George

Never worked QRP before and can say that it was quite an experience. At times I didn’t think I had an antenna up or was putting out a signal. I now have a great appreciation for low power operators everywhere. It’s not as easy as it seams…. Can’t wait to see what next months theme is going to be. Maybe a sprint for ‘blow your doors off’ high power! See you then, 73, George

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W9DLN Operated by: Dan

Great time everyone! Started off with a band and kept going until the wee hours. Got up just in time to see the IARU contest end. Sunday was pretty slow until the afternoon when the multipliers started coming in.

Thanks to the many people that fed me points. Also thanks Dick, K2RFP for the sprint, and of course Andy K3UK and his sked page. I couldn't have this much fun without their efforts.

Hope the boycot is over next month. I miss the guys that sat this one out.

Glad this one was pretty intense. I really got my fix. Next month I'll be doing lighthouses again during the WES so I won't be here much. I'll be sure to stop by to give and take a few points.

73 all, Dan, W9DLN, 3635T

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K5ENA Operated by: John

Made contacts on 20 and 40. Band conditions not the best with bad QSB. One minute a signal was 599, the next minute zero. Always enjoy our Sprints.

K5ENA

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WA2JSG Operated by: Curt

Icom IC706 turned down to 5 watts, using a Butternut vertical (elevated). 12v car battery.
I must admit, as much as I love the SKCC sprints, it's hard to sit inside in front of a radio all day when the weather outside is so beautiful! ;-)


WA2JSG QRP

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AF2Z Operated by: Drew

Friday night was pretty much a blowout: IARU contest, t/storms, and SSB QRM on the 40m novice band (band was better when the SW BC stations ruled there)... I quit after two hours with only 5 contacts. Sunday morning had some activity, then the bands went wooosh! and never really came back-- got only 20 more contacts for the day. No U.S. contacts west of MO. A few vy strong sigs: Walt VE3HNE and John N9FC, both on 20m; Jim W1WIU and John KA1XC on 40m in the final hour. Finally got some distance with Alan HC2A on 20m, 559 both. My rig: Elecraft K3 @ 12 watts; 100' x 30' endfed wire; Junker straight key.

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N2JNZ Operated by: George

Had fun but seemed quiet. 20 wasnt much good but 40 in good shape !! Ten Tec Argosy 525D , 5 watts to a ZeroFive vertical for 40 meters. Used my Blue Racer for the whole WES

1959 VIBROPLEX DELUXE BLUE RACER

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KG4W Operated by: Ed

Lots of fun but lonely at times. K3UK site kept things lively. Ran QRP in this sprint as did most (I think). DX qsos were down (guess due to qrp plus poor bands). Worked Allan HC2A on 1 band & 1 French (non member) station plus 2 VE stations, that was sum total of my DX. Only lasted till 0130z Sat night & joined in again at 1100z Sun am. Hope all had fun & cu on the bands.

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WA5VQM Operated by: Mark

Not much time and the bands weren't too cooperative but still enjoyed participating. Would have tried QRP but the condx seemed so poor Sunday I figured I'd try that some other time. Hope the bands are better next sprint. Missed hearing a lot of the "usual suspects". 73, Mark

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NG7Z Operated by: Paul

After 10 hours of the IARU contest, I just couldn't muster up the motivation to work more radio Sunday. Only spent 20 minutes on the sprint and then quit. It might have been different if I had opted to go QRO but I had promised myself to go QRP in line with this month's theme. Originally, I had thought to quit the IARU at the start of the WES, but there was just too much QRM on the sprint frequencies. Unfortunate timing for the sprint this month. Anyway, next month will be better.
72 Paul NG7Z

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WØEA Operated by: Tom

Worked a few hours on Saturday night on 40m using a 1/4 wave vertical with one radial. Worked until the park closed at 10 PM and came home for the night. Went to another park for the Sunday part and was going to put up my 66 feet doublet but I ran out of fishing line to hold it up so it ended up being a sloper with the one end at about 20 feet and the other at about 3. Didn't work nearly as well as I wanted but made several more contacts on 20m. Lots of new numbers heard and worked though and enough strong signals for 2x QRP. There were some major traffic jams on 14.050 and the proximity which made it kind of hard to work the stations even though they were both strong! Overall, a fun and enjoyable sprint! See you all next time, hopefully with an antenna in the air next time! 73/72 Tom

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WA1VIL Operated by: Greg

Too nice outside to be down in the "mancave" for a all out effort. This is the first time that I did a contest all QRP-not big numbers for a lot of work but a lot of fun nonetheless. Heard HC2C but couldn't break the pileup. Thanks to everyone who pulled me out of the noise.

73,
Greg

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KA2BSK Operated by: Eric

Lots of QRN and storm noise on Saturday night, so had to make a couple contacts with 100W otherwise I would have been in the 1-5 watt category. Highlight of the sprint was working a non-skcc station (K4QO) with the 50mw crystal controlled transmitter I breadboarded the night before the sprint (see pic). He also was QRP and operating the ARCI event. 73's, Eric.

QRP Transmitter

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W7GVE Operated by: Ed

A great way to get in some straight key practice

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KA1XC Operated by: John

Saturday evening was extremely noisy due to thunderstorms, but Sunday was much better. Had 2 contacts on 15M, band seemed good but almost no signals.
Snagged HC2A on 40M (tnx Allan!)and tried a few QRP contacts but stayed at 100W the rest of the time.
Had fun, 73!

IC-7700, 110' dipole up 60' w/ ladder line & Johnson Matchbox, 80, 40, 20, 15 Meters

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W9CC Operated by: Larry

QRN made it rough late in the day. Otherwise it was lots of fun. My 1917 flame proof key and my Boston Spark key got a workout. And I limbered up my Vibroplex Know-Code key. Thanks everyone.

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K8NB Operated by: Noel

Remodeling project going on at the house, so no time for radio. I did sneak up to the shack long enough to make 2 contacts. It had been a long time since I submitted a score in a WES. Hopefully one of these times I will actually be able to spend some time on the radio.

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N4RE Operated by: Rick

I tried QRP operation and resisted the urge to QRO. I'll probably go back to 100 watts just because I'm lazy. TKS & 73

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N9QU Operated by: Leo

Quite a bit of QRN es QSB during the time I was on. Heard lots of calls but only a few rose above the noise long enough to copy. Perhaps next month. Thanks to all es 73.

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KQ1P Operated by: John

Busy weekend here, but with the rig on the porch I could easily jump in and out between chores. Allan (HC2A) was very strong here Saturday night, but he never did hear me. Conditions were fair and I just stuck with 20 meters. Rig: Argonaut V @ 5 watts to a vertical. Great fun and a couple of new SKCC members for me. 73.

Summertime portable on the porch with battery power (finally some nice weather here!).

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WA6L Operated by: John

I could only work the contest for an hour while the wife was out shopping. But I must have picked a great hour. There were plenty of stations heard and conditions on 20M were wide open. Thanks for the contacts and I hope to be able to work a lot longer next time. 73, John, WA6L

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GØRDO Operated by: John

I waited till after the TEST that ended 1200z Sunday. Stuck to 20m - called and called (100w) listened and listened but nothing. At last I heared HC2A but QSB struck. Most frustrating with nil QSO's. FT-897D / 100watts / MA6V vertical / key a Marconi made Redifon marine key.

Redifon marine key

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K1PUB Operated by: Chas

Don't know whether it was conditions or lack of participants, but this was the quietist WES I remember. Also had very limited operating time, but I enjoyed the few QSOs I made.

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AC2C Operated by: Ron

I only had a few short periods available to get into the Sprint so only had 8 QSOs total - three were QRP with the new KX1.

I read all the whining about QRP so limited QRP operations to (a) Calling CQ and listening for responses; or (b) answering a station I knew was also QRP.

I just don't see how ANYONE could have a complaint about that.


Recently Completed KX1

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W4KRN Operated by: Karen

Poor condx and lots of QRN on my end, but always enjoy playing in the sprints. Thanks to Dick - K2RFP.

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HC2A Operated by: Allan

Thank you to all of you who works my station. Poor conditions in higher bands, most activity on 20 and 40 mts. This time should be qro so i used a ts-570S with Swan Mark II amp, ant are th6dx for 20m and homebrew vert. for 40m. Key a a navy flameproof which works flawlesly. (check photo).
WES is always fun. Congrats to all qrp stations wich did nice work.
73, Allan/HC2A

The star of the WES, a Navy flameproof on a pine wood base with barnish finish.

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N9FC Operated by: John

bad condxs

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AC7T Operated by: Doug

With the IARU contest, and mediocre conditions here, things didn’t start picking up until Sunday afternoon. Still, I had fun. Thanks everyone—see you next month.

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KØKEX Operated by: Rick

Saturday evening the bands were crowded but worked a few SKCC members including ZL2BLQ, Stan had a great sig on 20M. Sunday morning I had a delayed start due to a line of storms thru Missouri. Finally settled in to a pattern on 20M, all the while jumping to 15 and 10 to check propagation. I caught up with HC2A on 20m, good job Allan and thanks for being there. I also ran across W8COD from the USS COD Submarine museum, Bill KA8VIT had visitors in the radio room while he banged out on CW.
FYI: I decided not to work QRP but the QRP stations that I worked had great signals here.....good to hear everyone 73's from the STORMY mid west....
p.s. George, sri I missed you, the "Blue Racer" looks great...thanks for sharing the picture....

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K2RFP Operated by: Dick

Thanks to all participants and to Allan for operating as the Special SKCC Member.
73, Dick.

Getting my KX-1 ready to go fishing for some QSOs.

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VE3HNE Operated by: Walt

I ALWAYS ENJOY WORKING THE WES SPRINT, BAND CONDITIONS NOT THE BEST HERE. HAD SOME T-STORMS. BUT SINCE I JOINED SKCC MY CW ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED ABOUT 50O THATS TWICE AS MUCH FUN. THANKS TO ALL THOSE INVOLVED.
WALT

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W4HDM Operated by: Damon

No time for this one .... I did get to make two while mobile on 20m! W1WIU and WA1AR ... Awesome!

Rigs this go round ... Home K2 Mobile ic7000 with Lil Tarheel II antenna

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NE5DL Operated by: Dave

All on 20 for a few hours Sunday afternoon...K2@5W + HexBeam

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KB4QQJ Operated by: Randy

ATS-3b 3.75 WATTS FT 817 5 WATTS
130 FOOT DOUBLET AT 85 FEET

Thanks Dick for another great WES and Thanks Andy for the sked page! Had fun as always. Operated for an hour or so at AE4LD shack, then spent Sunday working hard for Allan, Thanks Allan, HC2A, you were a solid 599. It was fantastic to hear all the QRP signals out there. With ARCI and SKCC it was a hoot. Huge signal was K1MBF, Larry and Werner N8BB, both were 50 over. I don't see their results but had to be big. They were steady working stations. It was great to hear a lot of new members too. I made quite a few first time contacts. Great. Thanks to Dan for three bands and a special "Thanks" to Allen, HC2A. Well Done.
Thanks to all and see you next month. BCNU


Randy _ KB4QQJ

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KL7GLL Operated by: Gene

Not much time to work WES, but always fun.

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N5LUL Operated by: Brad

Well... next month will be better.

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W1EJ Operated by: Ed

I paddled my kayak out to an island in Loon Lake, twenty five miles West of Lake Tahoe and set up camp. Strung my dipole up in the trees and tested it but no contacts made. My fellow kayak campers arrived Friday morning and asked about the wire and nylon line strung between the trees. I said it is my internet connection and several believed me.Friday evening I tested the setup; the dipole, LDG QRP autotuner, QRP Plus, and Navy Flameproof. Made a few contacts, furthest K8CMD in Cleveland OH, then shut down to conserve battery. Saturday (Sunday 0000Z) I fired up made a couple contacts, then the rains came.
Between downpours I managed 5 QSOs. I copied HC2A making numerous contacts but he never copied my puny 5W, but I think he heard it because there was a long pause between the CQs! Exhausted from a full day of kayaking and eating I gave up for the night. The next morning brought more rain and distan thunder, I could hear strong static crashes on 40M so I disconnected the antenna and played it safe. A struggle to get 5 Qs but what a blast.

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AA9KH Operated by: Jay

No matter what weekend the WES is held, it will conflict with another contest. I AM glad that it was only one of the 24 hour ones this month (hi). Many thanks to all who participated, especially Jim W1WIU in The Ocean State. Not only for choosing to get on for the WES but also for being able to hear my weak IL sigs on TWO bands. Must have been a "band opening" (HI). Hope all had fun. GL. 73, Jay AA9KH

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K8JD Operated by: John

Worked all these stations in about an hour and a half sunday morning.
5 0nj 40M, 2 on 80 and one on 20M !

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KK5NA Operated by: Joe

Another fun event. Rig: Elecraft K3 at 5 watts, Antenna: EDZ at 55'.

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K6JF Operated by: Jim

Crappy condx as well as the CQ Test! Only 11 Qs of which 9 were in CA-WA-MT-AZ! Highlight was my only Q east of the rockies right at the end. It took a couple repeats at his end, but the new number was #50 towards my Tx2 and was my 45th SKCC state. Thanks to Jim N3MVX in PA!

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AD5VC Operated by: Dana

Poor conditions and the antenna could use some TLC.

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I hadn't planned on any special certificate for this sprint but after reading the comments and looking at the photos I thought Eric (KA2BSK) deserved special recognition. Below is an image of the certificate he will receive via email.

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Programmed by K2RFP.
Updated: July 18, 2009 0056 UTC
WES Manager: Dick - K2RFP