Station | Contacts | Weight | Pts. / lbs. |
SKINNY | |||
W5ESE | 10 | 0.844 | 11.848 |
W1PID | 5 | 0.9 | 5.555 |
N0AR | 11 | 12 | 0.916 |
K7TQ | 26 | 30 | 0.866 |
NG7Z | 23 | 30 | 0.766 |
N7RVD | 2 | 4.1 | 0.488 |
KE0G | 14 | 30 | 0.466 |
WA9TZE | 13 | 30 | 0.433 |
N1VWD | 4 | 30 | 0.133 |
N0EAX | 3 | 10 | 0.3 |
W1OH | 1 | 10 | 0.1 |
WO5X | 3 | 30 | 0.1 |
TUBBY | |||
Station | Contacts | Weight | Pts. / lbs. |
K7TQ | 26 | 30 | 0.866 |
NG7Z | 23 | 30 | 0.766 |
KE0G | 14 | 30 | 0.466 |
WA9TZE | 13 | 30 | 0.433 |
N0AR | 11 | 12 | 0.916 |
W5ESE | 10 | 0.844 | 11.848 |
W1PID | 5 | 0.9 | 5.555 |
N1VWD | 4 | 30 | 0.133 |
N0EAX | 3 | 10 | 0.3 |
WO5X | 3 | 30 | 0.1 |
N7RVD | 2 | 4.1 | 0.488 |
W1OH | 1 | 10 | 0.1 |
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
March '09 Spartan Sprint Results
March '09 Spartan Sprint Soapbox Comments
N1VWD
Icom 703+ Windom @ 35’ Modified KK-1 straight key. 80M was the best band again for me tonight.
Pretty easy to score when you only make 1 contact! Looked on 20M at the start - nothing (and no PSK up at 14070, so band probably dead, at least here on east coast). Made 1 contact on 40M a few minutes into the sprint; heard a very weak W7 call that I couldn't quite make out; otherwise no other SP signals heard. Dropped down to 80M where nobody seemed to be SPing, but ran into a friend and had a 25 minute ragchew before calling it quits for the evening just before 0300z. Sounded like there might be a couple of SP stations on by then, but I was outta time. Rig here:
Worked 40 meters from
My radio is an AT Sprint 3 at 3 watts, Whiterook MK-44 iambic paddles, 300' horizontal loop, fed with open wire ladder line. 40 meters was long to the Pacific Northwest, and good conditions to the
5 Qs all on 80m with DSW 80 at 2 watts. Wow, that was a rough sprint. I operated for 40 minutes using the DSW-80 at 2 watts.Worked W4VHH NC; N0EAX, MO; K8CV, MI; KE0G, MN; and AK0M, IA. Thanks to all of you for patience.
A good evening at last. Had 13 Qs on 40 and 13 Qs on 80m. Seven of the 13 were on both bands. I gave 20M a 3 minute try at the beginning, but nothing.
Last time I did this “event” was in Nov ‘08 and only made 8 contacts. 18Qs on 40M and 5 Qs on 80M. Didn’t hear regulars K4BAI or K7TQ. AK0M was Q5 for most of the time. Made a late contact with WB5BKL who was cqing on 40M at 0337. Thanks for that one. Brian N7RVD was in IA for some reason. When I heard him calling I thought he must be running 2mw as his QTH is only a couple of miles away. Surprise to hear IA for the state. Anyway, a fun time this go around. Sure hope condx improve so more folks will get on. Equipment was 756P3, 2 el shorty 40, OCF dipole and inverted L on 80M and 5W.
Conditions were pretty rough from St.Paul.
Made a few contacts and had fun. I hope to make a few more contacts next time. Thanks.
N0EAX
This was my first sprint. I operated for 45 minutes on 80 meters and had a great time. I appreciate the great operators who pulled my signal out of the noise. My rig is an OHR 400 @ 950 mw. Antenna is an inverted vee. Conditions seemed good as all three contacts were 599. I will try it again next time; maybe get a few more in the log. Special thanks to W1PID for my first NH contact.
KE0G
Big Signals were W0RSP on 40M and KR4WI on 80M. 11 QSO's on 80M and 3 on 40M. 72 and CU next month.
WA9TZE
The rig here is a Kenwood TS-870 Xcver turned down to 5w. The antennas are two Alpha-Delta DX-A Slopers at 40' at center to 12' at ends on a 50-foot tower. They are selectable: E/W-N/S. The ground system is 36 radials of various lengths with a 4-foot ground rod on each end of each ground system I put heavy Epson Salts down twice a year for better conductivity. The beam on the top acts as a capacitive hat and does help with weak signals. Also correct use of DSP-IF- NR-AIP and correct settings for RF/AF controls are important. The bands were not to good - 20m had one QSO,with 6 QSOs on 40m and 6 QSOs on 80m. Best to all and look forward to next month.