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Sprint Date: May 22, 2013





Club call: KCØPMH
Special SKCC member: Wayne - KCØPMH
Information: SKS Homepage
Number of participants: 95
         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 = Multi-op station, any power.

QSOs x S/P/C + Bonus = Score
Results by Final Score
Rank CAT Call Name SKCC QTH QSO's S/P/C Bonus Score
- *3 KCØPMH Wayne 1155C KS 24 13 185 497
1 3 K3TM Roger 5016C MD 64 30 385 2305
2 3 K8NS Mike 10580T FL 59 27 445 2038
3 3 W7GVE Ed 729T AZ 56 28 400 1968
4 4 N8KR Ken 7559T OH 54 23 320 1562
5 3 NØTA John 2826T CO 47 25 360 1535
6 3 KØLUW Russ 1702T NE 42 25 330 1380
7 3 WN4AT Joey 8745T AL 43 26 250 1368
8 3 KDØVNL Mo-outlaws-arc 10739 MO 47 21 310 1297
9 2 KB4QQJ Randy 3508T NC 41 24 305 1289
10 3 N3PDT Doug 6861T MO 41 24 300 1284
11 3 K8WSN Bill 4986T MI 37 24 275 1163
12 3 WDØECO Mitch 6893T MO 37 23 275 1126
13 3 K4ZGB Tom 796T AL 39 22 250 1108
14 3 K7CHS Rick 8573T AZ 33 21 260 953
15 3 K8EE Gene 4080T OH 35 19 200 865
16 3 K2HT Dick 5087T MO 33 18 260 854
17 3 KØCW Charles 4962T MO 30 21 215 845
18 4 K8TEZ Larry 8426T OH 31 18 210 768
19 3 KCØM Larry 8177 MO 32 17 200 744
20 3 K8JD John 1395T MI 28 15 240 660
21 3 AF2Z Drew 2082T NJ 26 17 195 637
22 2 WA1VIL Greg 443T MA 21 18 190 568
23 3 KA2KGP Tom 1494C NY 25 15 185 560
24 3 NØUMP Bill 659T MO 24 15 190 550
25 3 WAØBGV Slim 5465T MO 24 15 150 510
26 4 K5UI Jim 2980T TX 19 16 175 479
27 2 WX4RM Ron 8064T NC 18 15 145 415
28 3 NV9X Jim 1358T IL 19 15 125 410
29 3 K9PMV Jerry 1438T IL 19 12 175 403
30 3 KP4SJ Pablo 8843T Puerto Rico 20 18 40 400
31 2 WØEJ Bill 10440T SD 19 13 125 372
32 3 WB8YXF Fr.richard 8053T VA 20 11 145 365
33 4 K6III Jerry 6830T CA 18 12 110 326
34 3 K1NV Jon 2609T CA 19 10 135 325
35 3 WK2S Art 9434T NJ 17 11 135 322
36 3 W9CC Larry 469T IN 15 11 150 315
37 3 W1EJ Ed 1594T CA 17 12 110 314
38 2 KC4ZA Al 4421T VA 17 10 130 300
39 3 N5NK Rondel 7571 TX 15 12 115 295
40 3 KA4BAT John 10395 OH 15 9 155 290
41 2 KE7YTE Tom 6447T AZ 14 13 105 287
42 3 K9EYT Ray 7941T IL 14 9 145 271
43 2 W4LDA Roger 4789T GA 15 9 130 265
44 3 W4KRN Karen 4495T VA 14 8 120 232
45 2 WU1V Rick 9293T MA 12 10 110 230
45 3 W5ZR Bert 2931T LA 13 10 100 230
47 3 N3EIN Matt 6742T PA 12 10 100 220
48 3 KF7DS Don 8281T OR 14 9 85 211
49 3 W8BFX Dennis 7765T WA 11 10 90 200
50 3 K1EDG Ed 9625T ME 14 7 100 198
51 3 WØCSR Club 10493T MO 11 9 95 194
52 3 WV8P Dave 7922 OH 13 7 95 186
53 3 WA2JSG Curt 3018T NJ 11 7 100 177
54 3 AB3RU Jon 9774 PA 11 7 90 167
55 2 W3NP Dave 3182T WV 12 7 80 164
56 3 VE7LAJ Andy 6611T Bc 10 6 95 155
57 1 WB3KBW Dan 8249 PA 9 6 90 144
58 2 KBØETU Phil 4542T AL 9 8 70 142
59 3 KA8HDE Chuck 6913T MN 8 8 75 139
60 3 KI6BHB Dave 4186C CA 9 7 70 133
61 3 WA4ZOF Tom 8649 AL 8 6 70 118
62 2 N8KZH Ron 6593T WV 8 5 70 110
63 3 WB7EUX Tom 9833T OR 8 6 60 108
64 1 K2DEP Steve 9273T MD 7 7 50 99
65 1 N2JNZ George 2836T NY 8 6 50 98
66 3 AA6AC Bob 6276T CA 7 6 55 97
67 2 WBØPYF Ray 5169T MO 6 6 60 96
67 3 W1HFF Joe 6309C MA 6 6 60 96
69 3 W6FPS Ron 2126C CA 9 4 55 91
70 3 KE3O Bill 9282T MD 6 5 55 85
71 3 K5ENA John 3045T OK 6 4 60 84
72 3 K2RFP Dick 2099T NY 6 6 45 81
73 3 N9YDZ Mark 9855C MO 5 3 60 75
74 2 WD5ABC Kerry 12 TX 5 4 50 70
74 3 KC9UNL Curt 8667C IL 6 5 40 70
76 2 WA6OEF Preston 8603T CA 5 4 40 60
77 2 KJ4LEN Ray 6956T FL 6 4 35 59
78 3 N1IIX Chris 3388 VA 4 4 40 56
78 3 VE5CUL Brian 1672T Sk 4 4 40 56
80 3 N1DN Phil 6482T CT 4 4 35 51
81 2 WB2UWU Finn 1708 NY 3 3 30 39
82 2 NUØS Scotty 5880 NE 4 4 15 31
83 2 NUØT Andy 10431 CO 2 2 20 24
83 3 WD4EXI Val 9494 GA 2 2 20 24
85 3 KB9DFE Steve 8806T WI 2 2 15 19
85 4 GM3ZDH Bob 6027C Sco 2 2 15 19
87 2 VE2ZA Jean 5732 Qc 2 2 10 14
88 3 K5ZOL Bob 3945T TX 1 1 10 11
88 3 K7MJG Mark 9295 AZ 1 1 10 11
88 3 NU4M Greg 5264 GA 1 1 10 11
88 3 WL7WH Bob 2940T AK 1 1 10 11
92 1 K9JP Jeff 3008T MI 2 2 0 4
93 3 NZ1D Bill 7147 FL 1 1 0 1
93 3 WØSZV Eldon 4999T MO 1 1 0 1

Results by Category and Final Score
Rank CAT Call Name SKCC QTH QSO's S/P/C Bonus Score
1 *3 KCØPMH Wayne 1155C KS 24 13 185 497
1 1 WB3KBW Dan 8249 PA 9 6 90 144
2 1 K2DEP Steve 9273T MD 7 7 50 99
3 1 N2JNZ George 2836T NY 8 6 50 98
4 1 K9JP Jeff 3008T MI 2 2 0 4
1 2 KB4QQJ Randy 3508T NC 41 24 305 1289
2 2 WA1VIL Greg 443T MA 21 18 190 568
3 2 WX4RM Ron 8064T NC 18 15 145 415
4 2 WØEJ Bill 10440T SD 19 13 125 372
5 2 KC4ZA Al 4421T VA 17 10 130 300
6 2 KE7YTE Tom 6447T AZ 14 13 105 287
7 2 W4LDA Roger 4789T GA 15 9 130 265
8 2 WU1V Rick 9293T MA 12 10 110 230
9 2 W3NP Dave 3182T WV 12 7 80 164
10 2 KBØETU Phil 4542T AL 9 8 70 142
11 2 N8KZH Ron 6593T WV 8 5 70 110
12 2 WBØPYF Ray 5169T MO 6 6 60 96
13 2 WD5ABC Kerry 12 TX 5 4 50 70
14 2 WA6OEF Preston 8603T CA 5 4 40 60
15 2 KJ4LEN Ray 6956T FL 6 4 35 59
16 2 WB2UWU Finn 1708 NY 3 3 30 39
17 2 NUØS Scotty 5880 NE 4 4 15 31
18 2 NUØT Andy 10431 CO 2 2 20 24
19 2 VE2ZA Jean 5732 Qc 2 2 10 14
1 3 K3TM Roger 5016C MD 64 30 385 2305
2 3 K8NS Mike 10580T FL 59 27 445 2038
3 3 W7GVE Ed 729T AZ 56 28 400 1968
4 3 NØTA John 2826T CO 47 25 360 1535
5 3 KØLUW Russ 1702T NE 42 25 330 1380
6 3 WN4AT Joey 8745T AL 43 26 250 1368
7 3 KDØVNL Mo-outlaws-arc 10739 MO 47 21 310 1297
8 3 N3PDT Doug 6861T MO 41 24 300 1284
9 3 K8WSN Bill 4986T MI 37 24 275 1163
10 3 WDØECO Mitch 6893T MO 37 23 275 1126
11 3 K4ZGB Tom 796T AL 39 22 250 1108
12 3 K7CHS Rick 8573T AZ 33 21 260 953
13 3 K8EE Gene 4080T OH 35 19 200 865
14 3 K2HT Dick 5087T MO 33 18 260 854
15 3 KØCW Charles 4962T MO 30 21 215 845
16 3 KCØM Larry 8177 MO 32 17 200 744
17 3 K8JD John 1395T MI 28 15 240 660
18 3 AF2Z Drew 2082T NJ 26 17 195 637
19 3 KA2KGP Tom 1494C NY 25 15 185 560
20 3 NØUMP Bill 659T MO 24 15 190 550
21 3 WAØBGV Slim 5465T MO 24 15 150 510
22 3 NV9X Jim 1358T IL 19 15 125 410
23 3 K9PMV Jerry 1438T IL 19 12 175 403
24 3 KP4SJ Pablo 8843T Puerto Rico 20 18 40 400
25 3 WB8YXF Fr.richard 8053T VA 20 11 145 365
26 3 K1NV Jon 2609T CA 19 10 135 325
27 3 WK2S Art 9434T NJ 17 11 135 322
28 3 W9CC Larry 469T IN 15 11 150 315
29 3 W1EJ Ed 1594T CA 17 12 110 314
30 3 N5NK Rondel 7571 TX 15 12 115 295
31 3 KA4BAT John 10395 OH 15 9 155 290
32 3 K9EYT Ray 7941T IL 14 9 145 271
33 3 W4KRN Karen 4495T VA 14 8 120 232
34 3 W5ZR Bert 2931T LA 13 10 100 230
35 3 N3EIN Matt 6742T PA 12 10 100 220
36 3 KF7DS Don 8281T OR 14 9 85 211
37 3 W8BFX Dennis 7765T WA 11 10 90 200
38 3 K1EDG Ed 9625T ME 14 7 100 198
39 3 WØCSR Club 10493T MO 11 9 95 194
40 3 WV8P Dave 7922 OH 13 7 95 186
41 3 WA2JSG Curt 3018T NJ 11 7 100 177
42 3 AB3RU Jon 9774 PA 11 7 90 167
43 3 VE7LAJ Andy 6611T Bc 10 6 95 155
44 3 KA8HDE Chuck 6913T MN 8 8 75 139
45 3 KI6BHB Dave 4186C CA 9 7 70 133
46 3 WA4ZOF Tom 8649 AL 8 6 70 118
47 3 WB7EUX Tom 9833T OR 8 6 60 108
48 3 AA6AC Bob 6276T CA 7 6 55 97
49 3 W1HFF Joe 6309C MA 6 6 60 96
50 3 W6FPS Ron 2126C CA 9 4 55 91
51 3 KE3O Bill 9282T MD 6 5 55 85
52 3 K5ENA John 3045T OK 6 4 60 84
53 3 K2RFP Dick 2099T NY 6 6 45 81
54 3 N9YDZ Mark 9855C MO 5 3 60 75
55 3 KC9UNL Curt 8667C IL 6 5 40 70
56 3 N1IIX Chris 3388 VA 4 4 40 56
56 3 VE5CUL Brian 1672T Sk 4 4 40 56
57 3 N1DN Phil 6482T CT 4 4 35 51
58 3 WD4EXI Val 9494 GA 2 2 20 24
59 3 KB9DFE Steve 8806T WI 2 2 15 19
60 3 K5ZOL Bob 3945T TX 1 1 10 11
60 3 K7MJG Mark 9295 AZ 1 1 10 11
60 3 NU4M Greg 5264 GA 1 1 10 11
60 3 WL7WH Bob 2940T AK 1 1 10 11
61 3 NZ1D Bill 7147 FL 1 1 0 1
61 3 WØSZV Eldon 4999T MO 1 1 0 1
1 4 N8KR Ken 7559T OH 54 23 320 1562
2 4 K8TEZ Larry 8426T OH 31 18 210 768
3 4 K5UI Jim 2980T TX 19 16 175 479
4 4 K6III Jerry 6830T CA 18 12 110 326
5 4 GM3ZDH Bob 6027C Sco 2 2 15 19

Sprint Stats

Number of participants by state..
AK 1 AL 4 AR 0 AZ 4 CA 7 CO 2 CT 1 DE 0 FL 3 GA 3
HI 0 IA 0 ID 0 IL 4 IN 1 KS 1 KY 0 LA 1 MA 3 MD 3
ME 1 MI 3 MN 1 MO 12 MS 0 MT 0 NC 2 ND 0 NE 2 NH 0
NJ 3 NM 0 NV 0 NY 4 OH 5 OK 1 OR 2 PA 3 RI 0 SC 0
SD 1 TX 4 TN 0 UT 0 VA 4 VT 0 WA 1 WI 1 WV 2 WY 0

State with most participants: MO 12
Total USA participants: 90
Total non-USA participants: 5

Number of QSOs by state..
AK 1 AL 99 AR 0 AZ 104 CA 84 CO 49 CT 4 DE 0 FL 66 GA 18
HI 0 IA 0 ID 0 IL 58 IN 15 KS 24 KY 0 LA 13 MA 39 MD 77
ME 14 MI 67 MN 8 MO 291 MS 0 MT 0 NC 59 ND 0 NE 46 NH 0
NJ 54 NM 0 NV 0 NY 42 OH 148 OK 6 OR 22 PA 32 RI 0 SC 0
SD 19 TX 40 TN 0 UT 0 VA 55 VT 0 WA 11 WI 2 WV 20 WY 0

State with most QSOs: MO 291
Total QSOs with one or more USA operators: 1587
Total QSOs with one or more non-USA operators: 38

Countries Represented in This Sprint
Canada, Puerto Rico, Sco, USA

Soapbox

WB7EUX Operated by: Tom

Enjoyed the sprint and thanks to all!


AB3RU Operated by: Jon

Fun sprint.


KCØM Operated by: Larry

What a noisy night lots of QRN but many good contacts even work the Missouri Outlaw's club station. Now we have a hideout! 73 all Larry KC0M


N3PDT Operated by: Doug

20m was good until I just ran out of people to work about 0130z. 80m was noisy with few SKCCers to be heard, and 40m was tough, but do-able. Lots of fun as always. My apologies to the stations I couldn't dig out, and there were a number of them. Always nice to Log Ed W7GVE as QSO #1!


WA2JSG Operated by: Curt

Good to see many of the members in Dayton. I really enjoyed myself there.
75w here to an all-band vertical. Kent Straight Key (no time yet to get my Czech Key ready).



WØSZV Operated by: Eldon

cought the mo outlaw club first thing then changed over to the club call lots of static tonight used ten tec jupiter, lw antenna and cootie key


NØTA Operated by: John

Leisurely evening! Seemed like a lot of people were QRP, or maybe I just wasn't hearing well. One Q on 15m, two on 40m, and 44 on 20m. Thanks for the contacts! K3, doublet & vertical, K2RFP logger, and Begali Camelback key.


K2HT Operated by: Dick

QRN was heavy in NE MO. Congratulations to Slim WA0BGV for getting the MO Outlaws a club station callsign. Mark KI0I gave the club call a great start on getting the Centurion award. Thanks for all the QSO's es CU next sprint.


KBØETU Operated by: Phil

Sorry, but got distracted with "Dancing With The Stars". Equipment was
MFJ-9020 with a G5RV. Sure missed the filters of my K-2, but the 9020 makes for
a change. Thanks for another great SKS. 72/73 Phil


NØUMP Operated by: Bill

Lots of activity and lots of fun. Thanks again to the crew who make the sprints possible. Worked some of my fellow outlaws and several old friends. 73 all.


K8JD Operated by: John

Storms and QRN made 40 and 80M difficult here but made more QSOs on 20M.


K2DEP Operated by: Steve

Loads of fun with just less than 1 watt. Really got stepped on a bunch. Thanks to KC0M in MO and N9OL in IN for pulling me in. Great ears guys. Looking forward to the next go around. 73


W1EJ Operated by: Ed

Haven't been on for a while. I missed all the fun.


K7CHS Operated by: Rick

A very fast 2 hours, had a good time as usual. I tried 40m at the top of the second hour but got no answers. So back to 20m. Thanks to all I contacted. See you all at the WES.
73
Rick


WAØBGV Operated by: Slim

Another pleasant few moments. SKS is always too short. Just get going and then it's over. Worked our new club station (Missouri Outlaws ARC) KD0VNL with Mark (KI0I) at the helm. Thanks all for the contacts.



N8KR Operated by: Ken

Having picked up a new (old) Czeck key at Dayton, I decided to go "green" and vintage with the old TS-520S. Nice old rig but doesn't hear as well as the modern gear! Nice to work familiar faces from Dayton . . . Curt, Jim, Karen, Ted. As always, lots of fun!

N8KR "Green" Station


N3EIN Operated by: Matt

Worked 4 bands in a sprint that seemed to favor big signals. In conditions like this evening, the C-21 (or is it me) has trouble with weaker stations in the presence of stronger signals, but that's part of the fun. At 0000Z in PA, 20 meters was reaching the Mid-West and I worked two Outlaws, then I found Dennis-W8BFX in WA on a lonely 15 meters. Gene-K8EE in OH had a good signal in to PA on 40 and 80 meters. I’m glad I tried 20 meters again at 0145Z as I found Ed-W1EJ in CA and Ed-W7GVE in AZ to round out a fun sprint. Thanks to all.
N3EIN in PA/TenTec C-21/G5RV Lite/SKCC Key/



K9PMV Operated by: Jerry

First SKS since February for me. Good to be back on. All bands seemed in good shape. 73 to all.


K6III Operated by: Jerry

1 Hour including 2 ragchew (not SKCC member) QSOs.
Logged half-a-dozen new-to-me SKCC ops.


NUØS Operated by: Scotty

Thank you to all who pulled me out the mud tonight; great fun... I started on 6m and worked my way down to 80m. 10m was a no go, Kevin AK4ZC thanks for my only contact on 15m. I could hear Bert W5ZR 599+++ on 80m but I couldn’t bust the pile up he was running. Again thank you, and my heart and prayers go out to all the families suffering the destruction of the latest storms…
72/73/Scotty/NU0S/Nebraska SKCC# 5880



VE7LAJ Operated by: Andy

Bands were very noisy here. Sri to the stns I lost due to QSB. Tnx to all who worked me, and as always, tnx to the organizers of these events.


K8TEZ Operated by: Larry

QRN very heavy from nearby storms...but big signal from KD0VNL Missouri Outlaws club stn (great job Randy). Thanks to the QRP stations who held in there including George N2JNZ....Had a great time & there was quite a bit of activity tonight despite the QRN.....Nice to work Stan K4UK again...hope to see everyone again in the next sprint...73's Larry



KB4QQJ Operated by: Randy

WOW! Hadn't got to play in a SKS in a while. It was busy!! Bands were pretty good in NC. Great to hear my good friend and 4sQRP NCS Wayne as bonus station. Strong into NC Wayne.Picked up several new numbers. For some reason Canada was faint tonight... normally good signals into NC from up there.
Sorry for not being able to pull out the ??JZL station...it just wasn't going to happen tonight.
Rig was KX3
Ant PAR EndFedz at 33 feet
Keys were AS-300a, Martin Jr and NT9K SideSwiper

BCNU,
Randy_KB4QQJ



W6FPS Operated by: Ron

Is it me or my antenna? Or have the bank conditions been a little rough the last few months?
Still had fun working though the noise. Thanks to those I worked and those that couldn't quite pull me out of the noise. Hope to work many more of you during the next WES.
73, Ron


N2JNZ Operated by: George

Really tough at 1 watt tonite !!! QRN was bad on 40 and the band was short. Did manage to work my ol buddy Randy , KB4QQJ near the end. Called CQ a lot and got 3 contacts. Better luck next SKS !!!! Thanks all !!!



KDØVNL Operated by: Mo-outlaws-arc

This was the first sprint for the new Missouri Outlaws Amateur Radio Club with the new callsign KD0VNL and new SKCC number #10739. Thanks to all for the contacts and I`m sure u will hear a lot more out of the MOARC club as the members put t5he call on the air.Thanks to the ringleader Slim WA0BGV who has spearheaded the efforts to create this club. The bands seemed good except for some qsb and a little qrn from storms.Sorry to the guys we just plain ran out of time on.There was a rush of calls in the last 5 mins on 40m. A Qso after sprint with Ray WB0PYF to cap off a fun nite. 73 all thanks and CUL Mark/KI0I/KD0VNL


KC9UNL Operated by: Curt

Great Fun. Lots of QRN Tonight. Will look forward to next months spring


KE7YTE Operated by: Tom

20M stayed open the full two hours so I stayed put. Had a good evening of CW QRP fun.


WA1VIL Operated by: Greg

Always fun to sprint! Glad the thunderstorms stopped just in the nick of time. After working the last WES trying to get to 50/50 with CQs I tried mostly calling CQ with my QRP station in this sprint. It seems that I worked about the same number of stations that I would end up with if I was S&P but without the "waiting in line" that often happens when competing against higher power stations answering the same CQ. Still have to ponder if it is more efficient to call CQ. Think I need a larger sample. So thanks to all the good ears who heard me on 40 and 20 and listen for my CQ next time! 73 to all!


NUØT Operated by: Andy

Only got to work last 30 minutes but still a lot of fun!


KF7DS Operated by: Don

Not much time to play but had a lot of fun since the bands, especially 20m, were better. Was everyone in MO on the air? The SE and OH/MO area were strong into the Pacific NW. Got quite a few new numbers. Best, Don


KØCW Operated by: Charles

Most signals were good tonight despite some weather systems to the south of MO.


K1NV Operated by: Jon

I've been away from on-the-air SKCC activities for a few months. It was good to get back on for the May sprint although conditions weren't the best. My tree-mounted dipole was blowing in the gusty winds and I had to repair the open-wire feedline at the beginning of the sprint.

Twenty meters was pretty good, but I had to swing down to forty for a few minutes to catch a couple of QSO's. I was able to work KD0VNL, K3TM, N3PDT, and W0EJ on both bands, but never heard the bonus station.

I used my old Vibroplex Champion in the straight key mode, but recently acquired some new keys from an estate and will put them in service for future sprints.

KE7FDD and I are planning to move back to Nevada for part of the year, so I hope to reactivate that rare state for SKCC'ers.


N9YDZ Operated by: Mark

Didn't have much time but managed a few contacts. Two from MO. Two from OH. And one from KS.-KC0PMH. I stayed on 40 the entire time. Gud times.


KC4ZA Operated by: Al

Got out my QRP rig and hoisted a wire between two Jackite poles for this SKS. Great fun!


KA2KGP Operated by: Tom

Summer t-storms made 80m. unuseable, 40m. had QRN, but 20m. was good.
Rig: TenTec Argosy II at 50w. into a 5 band dipole up 25 feet, straight key, of course!


KA4BAT Operated by: John

It was another fun sprint, though 10 and 15 meters were dead and 80 meters too noisy. Pretty much stuck with 40 meters here in Ohio. It is a real disadvantage trying to compete with a Technician ticket. You really need 20 meters! But my General test is just 30 days away - Yahoo!!!

Latest addition: Yaesu 7900 R/E - 2 Meter/ 70 Centimeter Dual Bander


N8KZH Operated by: Ron

Fun SKS. Thanks to all. Lots of QRN from storms in the area , but many strong signals on 40. Ran QRP at 5 watts, FT 897d , Nye Viking Master Key. God Bless 72 Ron.

The Master Key


KCØPMH Operated by: Wayne

The first time I've been the "Bonus" station was a slightly daunting experience but I had a grand time. I worked all I could hear with special thanks to those who put up with my inexperience in this role.
I will (if permitted) volunteer again further down the road but nect time I'll just enjoy operating the sprint.
Thanks to all es 73 de Wayne - KC0PMH


WU1V Operated by: Rick

Enjoyed this sprint, worked most of the 2 hours. I was on only 20 meters, which was very lively. In fact, I'm happy my 5 watts made it through all the heavy traffic. Didn't hear any DX, and the furthest from my MA QTH was Arizona (Ed W7GVE) and Utah (Rick NS7B). Did work one other QRP station, Roger W4LDA in Georgia.


KE3O Operated by: Bill

Wasted a lot of time experimenting with a rockbound 7 watt tube xmtr (getting ready for the next WES). After experiencing xmtr problems, switched to QRO xmtr for a few contacts. Had fun just the same. 73 es hpe 2 c u next time.


KP4SJ Operated by: Pablo

Very noisy bands. I start working in 40 meters but the conDX disappeared.
I changed to 20 meters and conDX much better, but hearing states station
very low. Europe stations started calling me and most of the QSO's were from there.
This is the first time I couldn't work any of my Outlaws Amigos. Hi...Hi...
Best 73 de Pablo.///



VE2ZA Operated by: Jean

First SKCC Sprint ever: I heard well over 40 CQ SKS stations but sadly managed only 2 QSOs. QRP or QRN? Doesn't matter, had fun. Will try again next time.


W1HFF Operated by: Joe

Thanks everyone for another fun sprint.


AA6AC Operated by: Bob

Tried 10 and 15 meters with few CQ's no joy...QSY to busier 20 meters hunting
was best option...2 hours went by fast...TNX to all...conditions remain poor
at least in my area...QSL's out mail/bureau. TNX AA6AC 6276T.


WØEJ Operated by: Bill

Thanks to all for a good Sprint, 20 meters was strong for nearly the first hour then 40 became favorable. With the weather conditions out here I was afraid there would be too much static and lightning especially on 40 meters to work the Sprint but conditions held out. Thanks to all who pulled out my QRP signal and apologies to the AT7?? station I could not copy before the band dropped. This was my first outing with the new "ZN-HK" straight key and oh how sweet it is. Thanks again to all. Bill W0EJ

ZN-HK by N3ZN


W3NP Operated by: Dave

Spent about 45 minutes on the air. Condxs on 20 were pretty good. Rig: Ten Tec Eagle @5 watts and my key was the 1915 Vibrolex Bug.


N5NK Operated by: Rondel

Storms in the area--20m sounded like 80m. Special thanks to those who gave me repeats. Love the 2-hour format. Will try to do better next time.


K5UI Operated by: Jim

Had a great time as usual. 20 was the money band for me - I peaked at 15 a couple of times but didn't hear a sole; made a few contacts on 40, but QRN was high. Kicking in the amp definately makes a difference. Pablo, KP4SJ, seemed to have a winning strategy for 20 - he parked well below the pack at around 14042 and had a clear spot all to himself. Already warming up the boatanchors for the next WES. See everyone next month.
73,
Jim
Yaesu FT-1000MP Field, trap vertical, Vibroplex Original Deluxe


WB8YXF Operated by: Fr.richard

Thank you to the ones I was able to have a QSO during this month's sprint.


NV9X Operated by: Jim

Fun Sprint. Started on 20, went to 40, snagged N8KR on 80 and back to 40. Nice to see some of the guys at Hamvention. Thanks to SKCC and K2RFP (who I worked) Sprint Logger.


WD5ABC Operated by: Kerry

Once again I only made a few contacts in between other things (like working late) but it was fun and I'm finally starting to not be ashamed of my bug fist. I'm forcing myself to use the 1941 Vibroplex Original instead of the keyer so I'm getting better at it. It's still hard to go slower than about 15 WPM but I can leave spaces between letters or just use the dash side if I need to.

Thanks for all the guys who put up with my QRP signal!
73,
Kerry, WD5ABC



WK2S Operated by: Art

Good fun. 20 was busy, 40 noisy.


NZ1D Operated by: Bill

Looked forward to sprint, then life happened! Only got last few minutes in.


K8EE Operated by: Gene

Some of you are having
trouble sending with
your bug. See if this paper
clip/speaker magnet) idea works
for you.

73, Gene K8EE . .

slowdits


WBØPYF Operated by: Ray

Only had a short time to work.

Programmed by K2RFP. VID: 1.01.366
Updated: May 28, 2013 0235 UTC
Sprint Manager: Dave - KI6BHB