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Sprint Date: March 27, 2013



Special SKCC member: Larry K8TEZ and fellow SKCC members at Toledo hamfest


Club call: K8TEZ
Information: SKS Homepage
Number of participants: 109
         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.

QSOs x S/P/C + Bonus = Score
Results by Final Score
Rank CAT Call Name SKCC QTH QSO's S/P/C Bonus Score
- *4 K8TEZ Larry 8426T OH 52 26 415 1767
1 3 K4ZGB Tom 796T AL 49 32 320 1888
2 3 K8EE Gene 4080T OH 49 29 360 1781
3 3 KIØI Mark 6585T MO 47 29 350 1713
4 3 KØLUW Russ 1702T NE 49 26 365 1639
5 3 W7GVE Ed 729T AZ 50 23 430 1580
6 3 WN4AT Joey 8745T AL 48 22 360 1416
7 3 NØUMP Bill 659T MO 40 22 300 1180
8 4 N8AMM Don 3198T MI 38 22 285 1121
9 3 WØCSR Club 10493 MO 39 20 290 1070
10 3 N8KR Ken 7559T OH 41 20 235 1055
11 3 K7CHS Rick 8573T AZ 34 22 295 1043
12 3 N3PDT Doug 6861T MO 34 22 235 983
13 4 K6ELQ Tony 10250T CA 31 21 195 846
14 2 WBØPYF Ray 5169T MO 26 18 255 723
15 3 KA2KGP Tom 1494C NY 27 17 235 694
16 4 K7SDW Greg 6224T CA 27 18 190 676
17 2 KDØR David 5808T KS 25 17 185 610
18 3 KU9RK Tom 4071T IN 22 18 150 546
19 3 K9PMV Jerry 1438T IL 22 16 165 517
20 3 NV9X Jm 1358T IL 22 17 140 514
21 3 K4AOA Jim 8333C NC 21 15 160 475
22 3 WA5AFD Gerald 8150T OK 20 15 170 470
23 3 WAØBGV Slim 5465T MO 21 14 170 464
24 3 K7IFG Ken 4694T OR 22 13 120 406
25 3 WA1LWS Hans 1933T MD 19 11 190 399
26 4 KDØEKT Jason 9435T AR 19 12 160 388
27 3 AF3Z Jim 3034T PA 18 10 205 385
28 3 N8ECC Alan 8302T OH 20 11 155 375
29 3 WØYZZ Dave 5519T MO 17 14 135 373
30 2 VE7KBN Ken 5533T Bc 17 12 155 359
31 3 W9CC Larry 469T IN 16 11 145 321
32 3 WØEJ Bill 10440 SD 17 10 150 320
33 3 WA6OEF Preston 8603T CA 16 12 125 317
34 3 K1LEE Lee 7246T CT 14 11 145 299
35 3 KD5RSS Butch 1910T OK 15 13 90 285
36 3 WK2S Art 9434T NJ 14 10 140 280
37 3 W1EJ Ed 1594T CA 14 12 100 268
38 2 VE5SG Garry 6154T Sk 14 8 135 247
39 2 N8KZH Ron 6593T WV 11 10 135 245
39 3 KA4BAT John 10395 OH 15 8 125 245
41 3 KK9U Mark 3818T IN 14 11 85 239
42 3 K5TRI Mike 9409 WA 16 10 75 235
43 2 K6BHH Curt 3646T CA 12 11 95 227
44 2 K4JPN Steve 2402T GA 13 11 75 218
44 2 WA1VIL Greg 443T MA 12 9 110 218
46 3 WB7EUX Tom 9833T OR 12 11 85 217
47 3 WL7WH Bob 2940T AK 14 10 75 215
48 2 KE7YTE Tom 6447T AZ 13 9 95 212
49 3 KØKEX Rick 5220T MO 11 9 110 209
50 3 N5LUL Brad 3779C TX 12 9 100 208
51 1 N2JNZ George 2836T NY 12 8 110 206
52 3 KO6VD Ken 9777T CO 10 8 125 205
53 2 N4EES Jim 1434T TN 11 11 80 201
54 3 WA2JSG Curt 3018T NJ 10 7 120 190
55 3 KC2FOL Rich 9378 NY 10 8 105 185
56 3 W4RQ Rich 8699T FL 9 7 115 178
57 3 AA2XB Frank 1681T NY 9 8 105 177
58 3 KD3CA Don 10175C PA 11 11 55 176
59 3 WØSZV Eldon 4999T MO 10 7 105 175
59 4 ADØAB Jim 9667C KS 12 10 55 175
61 3 WS9E Joe 3859T WI 10 9 75 165
62 3 WC5W Ike 7543T IN 9 7 100 163
63 3 K9EYT/4 Ray 7941T FL 10 8 80 160
64 3 VE3EIB Nick 9760 On 11 8 70 158
65 3 W1LVT Len 3932T VT 10 9 65 155
66 2 KB1UOH Charlie 7560T CT 9 9 70 151
67 3 KD2JC Joe 710T NJ 9 6 95 149
67 3 W6VFW Tony 9598C CA 9 6 95 149
69 3 WX4RM Ron 8064T NC 7 7 95 144
70 3 VE7LAJ Andy 6611T Bc 9 7 80 143
71 3 KA8HDE Chuck 6913T MN 8 5 100 140
72 3 KE3O Bill 9282C MD 7 6 95 137
73 2 N5JPX Jim 8672T MS 9 6 80 134
73 3 K1EDG Ed 9625T ME 9 6 80 134
75 3 WA1OTZ Rich 7907T CT 7 5 95 130
76 3 N7IGI Bob 6394 UT 9 8 55 127
77 3 NØUYN Dennis 5753T MO 8 5 80 120
78 2 WB8ENE Art 3773T OH 6 5 80 110
79 3 N8QY John 1628 OH 7 7 60 109
80 3 AC8JF Wes 10511 MI 7 6 60 102
81 3 W6FPS Ron 2126 CA 8 5 60 100
82 3 KH6G Kala 2202T HI 7 7 50 99
83 3 AA6AC Bob 6276T CA 7 4 70 98
84 3 KA1XC John 5188T MA 7 5 60 95
85 2 KK4BOB John 8205C FL 6 5 60 90
85 3 KB9DFE Steve 8806T WI 6 5 60 90
87 2 WU1V Rick 9293T MA 6 4 60 84
88 3 VE5CUL Brian 1672T Sk 6 4 50 74
89 3 W1HFF Joe 6309C MA 4 2 65 73
90 2 KE5YUM Terry 5173T OK 5 4 50 70
90 2 KK4BE Ray 2877 TN 5 5 45 70
92 3 N3EIN Matt 6742T PA 6 3 50 68
93 3 N4JD John 7904 NC 3 2 55 61
94 4 KI5MS Roger 7280T TX 5 5 35 60
94 4 WA1AR Alan 4079T MA 6 5 30 60
96 3 K5ENA John 3045T OK 4 4 40 56
97 2 VE5BCS Harold 3946T Sk 5 4 35 55
98 3 KB7GL Vic 3636C WA 4 4 35 51
99 2 KQ1P John 5068 ME 4 4 30 46
100 2 K7HAP Hap 7112T AZ 2 2 20 24
100 3 NU4M Greg 5264 GA 2 2 20 24
100 4 GM3ZDH Bob 6027C Sco 2 2 20 24
103 3 K2RFP Dick 2099T NY 2 2 10 14
103 3 N9YDZ Mark 9855 MO 2 2 10 14
105 2 K9JP Jeff 3008T MI 1 1 10 11
105 2 KBØETU Phil 4542T AL 1 1 10 11
105 2 W4LDA Roger 4789T GA 1 1 10 11
108 3 WB2UWU Finn 1708 NY 0 0 0 0

Results by Category and Final Score
Rank CAT Call Name SKCC QTH QSO's S/P/C Bonus Score
1 *4 K8TEZ Larry 8426T OH 52 26 415 1767
1 1 N2JNZ George 2836T NY 12 8 110 206
1 2 WBØPYF Ray 5169T MO 26 18 255 723
2 2 KDØR David 5808T KS 25 17 185 610
3 2 VE7KBN Ken 5533T Bc 17 12 155 359
4 2 VE5SG Garry 6154T Sk 14 8 135 247
5 2 N8KZH Ron 6593T WV 11 10 135 245
6 2 K6BHH Curt 3646T CA 12 11 95 227
7 2 K4JPN Steve 2402T GA 13 11 75 218
7 2 WA1VIL Greg 443T MA 12 9 110 218
8 2 KE7YTE Tom 6447T AZ 13 9 95 212
9 2 N4EES Jim 1434T TN 11 11 80 201
10 2 KB1UOH Charlie 7560T CT 9 9 70 151
11 2 N5JPX Jim 8672T MS 9 6 80 134
12 2 WB8ENE Art 3773T OH 6 5 80 110
13 2 KK4BOB John 8205C FL 6 5 60 90
14 2 WU1V Rick 9293T MA 6 4 60 84
15 2 KE5YUM Terry 5173T OK 5 4 50 70
15 2 KK4BE Ray 2877 TN 5 5 45 70
16 2 VE5BCS Harold 3946T Sk 5 4 35 55
17 2 KQ1P John 5068 ME 4 4 30 46
18 2 K7HAP Hap 7112T AZ 2 2 20 24
19 2 K9JP Jeff 3008T MI 1 1 10 11
19 2 KBØETU Phil 4542T AL 1 1 10 11
19 2 W4LDA Roger 4789T GA 1 1 10 11
1 3 K4ZGB Tom 796T AL 49 32 320 1888
2 3 K8EE Gene 4080T OH 49 29 360 1781
3 3 KIØI Mark 6585T MO 47 29 350 1713
4 3 KØLUW Russ 1702T NE 49 26 365 1639
5 3 W7GVE Ed 729T AZ 50 23 430 1580
6 3 WN4AT Joey 8745T AL 48 22 360 1416
7 3 NØUMP Bill 659T MO 40 22 300 1180
8 3 WØCSR Club 10493 MO 39 20 290 1070
9 3 N8KR Ken 7559T OH 41 20 235 1055
10 3 K7CHS Rick 8573T AZ 34 22 295 1043
11 3 N3PDT Doug 6861T MO 34 22 235 983
12 3 KA2KGP Tom 1494C NY 27 17 235 694
13 3 KU9RK Tom 4071T IN 22 18 150 546
14 3 K9PMV Jerry 1438T IL 22 16 165 517
15 3 NV9X Jm 1358T IL 22 17 140 514
16 3 K4AOA Jim 8333C NC 21 15 160 475
17 3 WA5AFD Gerald 8150T OK 20 15 170 470
18 3 WAØBGV Slim 5465T MO 21 14 170 464
19 3 K7IFG Ken 4694T OR 22 13 120 406
20 3 WA1LWS Hans 1933T MD 19 11 190 399
21 3 AF3Z Jim 3034T PA 18 10 205 385
22 3 N8ECC Alan 8302T OH 20 11 155 375
23 3 WØYZZ Dave 5519T MO 17 14 135 373
24 3 W9CC Larry 469T IN 16 11 145 321
25 3 WØEJ Bill 10440 SD 17 10 150 320
26 3 WA6OEF Preston 8603T CA 16 12 125 317
27 3 K1LEE Lee 7246T CT 14 11 145 299
28 3 KD5RSS Butch 1910T OK 15 13 90 285
29 3 WK2S Art 9434T NJ 14 10 140 280
30 3 W1EJ Ed 1594T CA 14 12 100 268
31 3 KA4BAT John 10395 OH 15 8 125 245
32 3 KK9U Mark 3818T IN 14 11 85 239
33 3 K5TRI Mike 9409 WA 16 10 75 235
34 3 WB7EUX Tom 9833T OR 12 11 85 217
35 3 WL7WH Bob 2940T AK 14 10 75 215
36 3 KØKEX Rick 5220T MO 11 9 110 209
37 3 N5LUL Brad 3779C TX 12 9 100 208
38 3 KO6VD Ken 9777T CO 10 8 125 205
39 3 WA2JSG Curt 3018T NJ 10 7 120 190
40 3 KC2FOL Rich 9378 NY 10 8 105 185
41 3 W4RQ Rich 8699T FL 9 7 115 178
42 3 AA2XB Frank 1681T NY 9 8 105 177
43 3 KD3CA Don 10175C PA 11 11 55 176
44 3 WØSZV Eldon 4999T MO 10 7 105 175
45 3 WS9E Joe 3859T WI 10 9 75 165
46 3 WC5W Ike 7543T IN 9 7 100 163
47 3 K9EYT/4 Ray 7941T FL 10 8 80 160
48 3 VE3EIB Nick 9760 On 11 8 70 158
49 3 W1LVT Len 3932T VT 10 9 65 155
50 3 KD2JC Joe 710T NJ 9 6 95 149
50 3 W6VFW Tony 9598C CA 9 6 95 149
51 3 WX4RM Ron 8064T NC 7 7 95 144
52 3 VE7LAJ Andy 6611T Bc 9 7 80 143
53 3 KA8HDE Chuck 6913T MN 8 5 100 140
54 3 KE3O Bill 9282C MD 7 6 95 137
55 3 K1EDG Ed 9625T ME 9 6 80 134
56 3 WA1OTZ Rich 7907T CT 7 5 95 130
57 3 N7IGI Bob 6394 UT 9 8 55 127
58 3 NØUYN Dennis 5753T MO 8 5 80 120
59 3 N8QY John 1628 OH 7 7 60 109
60 3 AC8JF Wes 10511 MI 7 6 60 102
61 3 W6FPS Ron 2126 CA 8 5 60 100
62 3 KH6G Kala 2202T HI 7 7 50 99
63 3 AA6AC Bob 6276T CA 7 4 70 98
64 3 KA1XC John 5188T MA 7 5 60 95
65 3 KB9DFE Steve 8806T WI 6 5 60 90
66 3 VE5CUL Brian 1672T Sk 6 4 50 74
67 3 W1HFF Joe 6309C MA 4 2 65 73
68 3 N3EIN Matt 6742T PA 6 3 50 68
69 3 N4JD John 7904 NC 3 2 55 61
70 3 K5ENA John 3045T OK 4 4 40 56
71 3 KB7GL Vic 3636C WA 4 4 35 51
72 3 NU4M Greg 5264 GA 2 2 20 24
73 3 K2RFP Dick 2099T NY 2 2 10 14
73 3 N9YDZ Mark 9855 MO 2 2 10 14
74 3 WB2UWU Finn 1708 NY 0 0 0 0
1 4 N8AMM Don 3198T MI 38 22 285 1121
2 4 K6ELQ Tony 10250T CA 31 21 195 846
3 4 K7SDW Greg 6224T CA 27 18 190 676
4 4 KDØEKT Jason 9435T AR 19 12 160 388
5 4 ADØAB Jim 9667C KS 12 10 55 175
6 4 KI5MS Roger 7280T TX 5 5 35 60
6 4 WA1AR Alan 4079T MA 6 5 30 60
7 4 GM3ZDH Bob 6027C Sco 2 2 20 24

Sprint Stats

Number of participants by state..
AK 1 AL 3 AR 1 AZ 4 CA 8 CO 1 CT 3 DE 0 FL 3 GA 3
HI 1 IA 0 ID 0 IL 2 IN 4 KS 2 KY 0 LA 0 MA 5 MD 2
ME 2 MI 3 MN 1 MO 11 MS 1 MT 0 NC 3 ND 0 NE 1 NH 0
NJ 3 NM 0 NV 0 NY 6 OH 7 OK 4 OR 2 PA 3 RI 0 SC 0
SD 1 TX 2 TN 2 UT 1 VA 0 VT 1 WA 2 WI 2 WV 1 WY 0

State with most participants: MO 11
Total USA participants: 102
Total non-USA participants: 7

Number of QSOs by state..
AK 14 AL 98 AR 19 AZ 99 CA 124 CO 10 CT 30 DE 0 FL 25 GA 16
HI 7 IA 0 ID 0 IL 44 IN 61 KS 37 KY 0 LA 0 MA 35 MD 26
ME 13 MI 46 MN 8 MO 255 MS 9 MT 0 NC 31 ND 0 NE 49 NH 0
NJ 33 NM 0 NV 0 NY 60 OH 190 OK 44 OR 34 PA 35 RI 0 SC 0
SD 17 TX 17 TN 16 UT 9 VA 0 VT 10 WA 20 WI 16 WV 11 WY 0

State with most QSOs: MO 255
Total QSOs with one or more USA operators: 1568
Total QSOs with one or more non-USA operators: 64

Countries Represented in This Sprint
Canada, Sco, USA

Soapbox

KE5YUM Operated by: Terry

I ran QRP tonight with my MFJ 9040 and a 40 meter inverted V at 30 feet. Thanks to all who worked me. All the best, Terry


WA6OEF Operated by: Preston

short and sweet... 20m was great, 40m not so good.
tnx to all.


KBØETU Operated by: Phil

Forgot about the sprint until 10 minutes to go. Many thanks to WA6OEF (Preston) for my one contact. 72/73 Phil


K4JPN Operated by: Steve

40M was the band for me in GA, worked a few on 80M and 20M. 73,Steve K4JPN


N8KR Operated by: Ken

The newly-erected 40m dipole worked great . . . so great that my garage door went up and down and the light blinked perfect code!!! Larry - TEZ - had a great signal!

First SKS for the Drake Station


KA2KGP Operated by: Tom

Another nice SKS. The bands were in decent shape here in WNY. Rig: TenTec Argosy II at 50w. into 5 band dipole up 25 feet, straight key (of course!) 73


WU1V Operated by: Rick

Enjoyed the sprint, made the last 40 minutes. Thanks to all who managed to pull my 5 watt sigs out of the band noise. 73 es 72, Rick


AC8JF Operated by: Wes

Had fun in my first SKS.


WX4RM Operated by: Ron

5 watts into homemade "Buddypole" style antenna in attic for 20 meters. I was glad for all the SKCC members who heard me. I had fun !


AF3Z Operated by: Jim

Once again I enjoyed the Sprint. I was on 20 meters for about an hour, and then on 40 for the final 20 minutes. Both bands were in good shape here. 50 watts to some wire off the ground about 15 feet max. ;-) Navy Flameproof key all the way... and a pleasure. 73!


KD2JC Operated by: Joe

Only spent an hour but still fun. Thanks and 73



N2JNZ Operated by: George

Many thanks to all who heard my 1 watt !!! Used a Elecraft K1 with a Electrobug Jr and ZeroFive 40 meter vertical .... 40 was in great shape !!! Thanks !!!



KB1UOH Operated by: Charlie

It was a tough night for QRP.


WBØPYF Operated by: Ray

Good turnout. Conditions were good. Thanks everyone, Ray


WØCSR Operated by: Club

Enjoyable sprint thanks for the Q's.


AA6AC Operated by: Bob

Started out on 15 meters 21.050 calling CQ because I herd no activity on band.
Low and behold 4 contacts with mid-west. 0001-0100Z. QSY to 20 meters when 15m
became unproductive. Hunt on 20m garnered 3 more contacts. 0100-0200Z. Must be
careful because two stations in area AA6AC and K6ELQ. Herd KH6G Hawaii and K3RHJ
(NC) but no joy both faded away. TWO hours went fast. TNX to all in sprint. AA6AC. Bob #6276T


KC2FOL Operated by: Rich

My first SKS and it won't be the last!
Thanks to all the organizers and participants.



KD3CA Operated by: Don

I spent nearly an hour rag chewing, with non skcc members,I just can't resist a call, HI,, Great fun these sprints.


WA5AFD Operated by: Gerald

Great Sprint! Thanks to all who worked my station. 20 and 40 meters both very busy through the entire time. 73 Gerald


W1HFF Operated by: Joe

Fun as always. Thanks everyone.


K9JP Operated by: Jeff

Thanks Tony, K6ELQ for your Outstanding Station to be able to hear me at 9:35PM EDST. I was using my KX3 into a Homemade Magnetic Loop antenna mounted on my desk.
72, de Jeff K9JP SKCC #3008T


K7SDW Operated by: Greg

Glad to back in the mix. Spent time cruis'n and catching up on home chores, so hope to get back into skcc activities prior to FD.
KU9RK, Tom, in IN was my last qso and I copied the call correctly but sent it wrong.. I hope Tom you included me in your score. Spent most of my time on 20m. I still have not fixed my 15m, but that is in the que of projects!
73 all and good SKS. I hope to do better next time.


WØEJ Operated by: Bill

First Sprint and had a good time. 20 was good for a bit then 40 but 80 never developed as I thought it may. I still enjoyed myself and thanks to all that endured my "newbie" fist. 73 Bill


K8TEZ Operated by: Larry

I received many special calls tonight. such as W4PCA Carroll 1590T who grew up in Amherst//K8KIC Ken-K8AQM TED-N8AMM Don & W8TQE Adrian ARC from XYL's hometown area in MI//Slim WA0BGV & his gang of MO outlaws///AE6DH & W6VFW from CA (my DX for tonight)and last but not least the QRP stations who got stomped on but kept calling-VE5SG Gary in Saskatoon-WA1LWS Hans in Md - WB0PYF Ray in St.Louis -and George N2JNZ in NY///
Finally thanks to all the great people in SKCC who called me & especially those who waited for the pile ups to slow down. 52 Q's & 26 SPC's all on 40 made for a fun time on a cold OH evening. 73's till next month...

Lorain Lighthouse - seen through fog, wind, snow & sleet - WELCOME SPRING


W7GVE Operated by: Ed

First hour I made 32 contacts--- then 18 in the last hour--- 20 was main band out here --- 40 was poor.. Was fun 73/ED


K7CHS Operated by: Rick

Had a good time and thanks to all I contacted. Spent the last 15 minutes on 40m and only had 2 contacts. My last contact was K8TEZ, thanks Larry.


VE7KBN Operated by: Ken

As usual, used my HB1B looking for new states in my QRP WAS hunt. None
to be had this time but lots of good contacts. Did work VA3NQ
to add ON to my SKCC QRP province list. Had a great time. Stayed on 20m
and condx there seemed pretty good. Thanks for the sprints!!!


ADØAB Operated by: Jim

Lots of fun, let's do it again!


K9EYT/4 Operated by: Ray

Operated portable from Tarpon Springs Florida.
IC-706, MFJ 949E tuner, Hustler Mobile Vertical GRD mounted on the patio
Both 20 and 40 sounded pretty good for a change. Thanks for a good time
Ray


WB8ENE Operated by: Art

Spent the entire time on 40 meters. Nice signals, but I had a bit of a hard time getting through the pileups with my 5 watts. Got several good signal reports when I finally did get through though. Thanks for the contacts, and see you on the air. 73, Art


AA2XB Operated by: Frank

Got home in time for only the last 45 minutes but caught the bonus station and the always present sks station, Ed, W7GVE.


N5JPX Operated by: Jim

Thanks for the contacts and the patience. I see guys talking about “hunt and pounce” operations but when you are QRP, it becomes a “wait and squeak” operation. SKCC is one of the few groups that actually answers the “squeaks” in a “contest” environment and takes the time to ask for information again to complete the contact. This is a really great group! Thanks to the organizers for another fun SKS.

73, Jim

Elecraft KX3 to a Hustler mobile antenna mounted on the side of the building.


The Office Station


KQ1P Operated by: John

Nice to have 20M open for an evening sprint, although running QRP still makes for hard work (or is that hardly working?). Thanks SKCC. 73


N8KZH Operated by: Ron

Another fun sks. Stayed on 40 meters qrp with my new NYE MASTER key. Lots of really great signals on the band. Thanks to all. Ron



KO6VD Operated by: Ken

Had a great time! Thanks to everyone take care be safe Cul es 73!


W4RQ Operated by: Rich

Both 40m and 20m seemed to have good activity throughout the sprint.
I had a ball with my kX-3 at 12 watts, 40m elevated Vertical, and my WB9LPU TinyBug.
Thanks to all for a great sprint, as usual.

RICH - W4RQ


W1LVT Operated by: Len

Jumped in for a while and tried out a 1943 J-38 I just refurbished. It was a good test for the key! Also noticed a good number of new members having fun in the sprint and enjoyed working some of them.

1943 J-38


N3EIN Operated by: Matt

Strong signals on 20 meters although contacts were predominantly with Arizona and Missouri stations. Decided to look for K8TEZ on 40 meters after hearing good OH signals there, but no replies. I like to keep things simple, but maybe it’s time to give the G5RV-Lite a companion. Thanks to all!
N3EIN in PA/6742T/Ten-Tec C-21/G5RV-Lite/SKCC Key



K7IFG Operated by: Ken

Lots of fun. Not much activity on 15M. See you all next month.


KA4BAT Operated by: John

Last month I tried my straight key. This month I tried my sideswiper keyer. Both were fun.

In the past six months I had QSO's with 43 states and 55 countries with this rig. Yep.... it's a keeper!

My ICOM IC-718 with keyer


WL7WH Operated by: Bob

Was fun as usual,but lots of qsb.....look forward to next one...gldx all....


NØUMP Operated by: Bill

Had a lot of fun with this one. Good to see those numbers up over 10K. Also good to run into the oldies but goodies. 73 all and see you on the week end sprint..Bill



N9YDZ Operated by: Mark

I missed the first hour and fifteen minutes. Still made a couple of contacts. Great fun.

N9YDZ J-38


KØKEX Operated by: Rick

Multi-tasking for this one...W0GVE on 20M, AA6AC on 15M, and jumped to 40M and caught Larry K8TEZ, great pix in comments. Hung out on 40 while working local nets
Ran into K2IOE Tom for a nice chat...Tom was not working the event. Caught W0CSR and N3PDT on 80M before time ran out...73 & thanks for the fun...Rick


KIØI Operated by: Mark

A good sprint with many new to me calls worked. Not all high numbers either.Got a QSO with Dick K2HT as he ran the club call W0CSR with a brand new SKCC number,thanks Dick!
40 meters was the hotspot here with most Q`s logged there.
One band for K8TEZ Larry for a bonus score,was he a busy guy!
Thanks all for the QSO`s hope to see some of you in the MO QSO Party April 6-7 as I mobile around western MO. 73 all Mark KI0I


WA1AR Operated by: Alan

With the time change its now hard to stay awake till the end.
At the end of the day CW makes me sleepy.
I guess Ill never be the night man in a contest team.

Alan


W6VFW Operated by: Tony

I had a fun time participating in the SKS again. Thanks to all for the fun QSOs! 73 de Tony


WA1VIL Operated by: Greg

Always fun to sprint! Thanks to all who pulled out my QRP signal especially K7SDW who gave me a generous 579 from the left coast. 20 meters was good the first hour; 40 meters sounded strange at this end-like the signals were bubbling through water; 80 meters was noisy but worth the effort. K1LEE sorry we got cut off in the middle of our QSO, a 9 station came in sounding like a kW next door and I literally had to pull the 'phones off! 73 to all and catch you next time!


KDØEKT Operated by: Jason

My first SKS with my new amp! I found an old Palomar 300A in someone's shed and he sold it to me for $20! Running 300W for this one. Got lots of 599s!


VE5SG Operated by: Garry

For the first hour, 20m was great and the it died for me. Went to 40m and that was not so great. KX3 @5w.


NV9X Operated by: Jm

Nice sprint. Had a pile up on 40M. Sorry to stations I could not pull out. Some stations were same signal strength, making it hard to pull out a letter, a couple of times. Thanks to SKCC and K2RFP Sprint Logger.



KDØR Operated by: David

This is my first Sprint in ages. Decided to use the new Begali Blade for the entire Sprint. The Blade is new enough that I had to install the cord on it to operate the contest. The picture is from before I got the cord on.
A good time was had and I've got the Sprints back on the calendar.
73
de
David
KD0R

Begali Blade


K5TRI Operated by: Mike

Somewhat OK conditions this time. Had to pull a few folks out of the noise, so thanks at this point for the patience. Need to work on my antenna a bit more. Tried 80m but nobody there, so only 20m and 40m were worked. Need to optimize the wire for 40m and then will do it QRP next time :). 73 de Mike


VE5BCS Operated by: Harold

It sounds like the band was ok rig ft 817 5w it seem like 3 stations on every frequency.


VE3EIB Operated by: Nick

40m was in good shape for a change. Lots of signals. Great fun again.


WB7EUX Operated by: Tom

Great fun!


WB2UWU Operated by: Finn

What a bummer. Spent the first half hour trying to break the pile-up for K8TEZ with 80 watts from the old Omni-D using both the 5 band vertical and the 40 meter dipole. No Luck. Must be something wrong with the Omni. Change to the TenTec R4020 also on both antennas for the next half hour. No luck. Spent another half hour S&P on a few stations, still no contacts. Gave up Score = 0. Is this ham radio supposed to be fun ?


KB7GL Operated by: Vic

Had limited time. Thanks to K7IFG for putting me over 50 for my T!


KE3O Operated by: Bill

Time goes by sooo fast when you are just listening. Tnx for the T's and a special tnx to Bob, WL7WH, for pulling my weak signal out of the weeds. As usual, another fun event. 73's to all.


W1EJ Operated by: Ed

Tried out my new loop antenna with the SGC-239. OK on 20 poor on 40.


K6ELQ Operated by: Tony

Wasn't thinking UTC Wednesday and came to the party 30 minutes late! First I miss the first 8 hours of the last WES and now this...yikes, my bad! Anyway, band conditions were pretty decent although local noise made 40m difficult. Due to the aforementioned time hiccup I did not have time to find K8TEZ for that bonus. Note to self - set the alarm in the calendar utility application! for the next SKS/WES.

Programmed by K2RFP. VID: 1.01.366
Updated: April 1, 2013 2012 UTC
Sprint Manager: Dave - KI6BHB