[Elecraft] Results: Spring NJQRP Homebrewer Sprint
Ken Newman
[email protected]
Thu May 15 10:31:00 2003
Hi All,
Here is the results for the 2003 Spring NJQRP Homebrewer Sprint.
Awards and prizes will come later.
I hope all enjoyed the sprint!
72 de Ken [email protected]
2003 Spring NJQRP Homebrewer Sprint Results
Call Mode QSOs Points X SPCs X PWR = Score
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N4BP CW 107 428 57 7 170,772
W5TA CW 82 214 48 7 71,904
K5ZTY CW 61 244 36 7 61,488
KD7AEE CW 84 168 48 7 56,448
W0UFO CW 57 228 33 7 52,668
KE0G CW 63 252 28 7 49,392
WB8RTJ CW 33 132 19 10 25,080
K4BAI CW 30 60 21 7 8,820
W2AGN CW 18 72 14 7 7,056
WB6BWZ CW 23 46 18 7 5,796
K4AVX CW 19 76 10 7 5,320
W2JEK CW 15 60 12 7 5,040
NB7F CW 16 64 11 7 4,928
K4GT CW 15 52 10 7 4,200
W0PWE CW 10 40 9 10 3,600
K8KFJ CW 12 48 8 7 2,688
K3NG CW 9 36 6 10 2,160
VE7NI CW 7 28 7 7 1,372
WB7AEI CW 6 24 4 7 672
AB6UI CW 4 16 4 7 448
AL7FS CW 1 4 1 7 28
Checklogs:
WQ2RP CW 55 190 32 7 42,560
(NJQRP Club Station, N2CQ Opr)
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N4BP:
Elecraft K2 @ 5W, TH7-DXX @ 65ft, 402BA @ 50ft, 80M Dipole @ 60ft
20M was dead in less than 1/2 hour. Other bands were marginal,
no strong signals - but did work several miliwatters.
de Bob - Plantation, FL
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W5TA:
20 meters: NORCAL "Red Hot" transceiver (kit, X4), 5 Watts.
Antenna:5/8 wave ground mounted vertical.
40 meters: Kenwood TS-430S (commercial, X2)
Power: 5 watts monitored with Welz SWR/Power meter
Antenna: 1/4 wave ground mounted vertical
de Dick - Round Rock, TX
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K5ZTY:
Elecraft K2 - Force 12 C4S
I had to leave the contest after the first hour and 45 minutes,
but conditions were pretty good while I was in there. Fun to work
those MW stations on 40 meters. Those guys have guts. Hope I can
stay for the whole party next time. Thanks Ken for doing it again.
Good to work the contest manager on 2 bands.
de Bill - HOUSTON, TX
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W0UFO:
K2@5W.
20M TA33@45'.
40M Inverted V resonant dipole, coax feed with UFO balun, apex at 35"
80M 120' zepp fed wire sloped 20' to 40'.
20M was lousy but 40M and 80M quite good. Thanks to all for an
enjoyable Sprint.
de Mert - St. Paul, MN
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KE0G:
Homebrew Rig.
de Dan - Rochester, MN
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WB8RTJ:
K1-1W. Force 12 C4SXL@50'. Couldn't stay until the end but was fun
while I was playing.
72s to all, JIM - Amherst, OH
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K4BAI:
FT1000MP@ 5W, TH6DXX and dipoles.
de John - Columbus, GA
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W2AGN:
NORCAL Sierra, NC-40A. KT34 & 300' Loop
As always, fun, in spite of poor conditions. Gave me an excuse to
break out the old Sierra and NC40A.
de John - Vineland, NJ
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WB6BWZ:
Yaesu FT-817 QRP xcvr, 5 watts into a 5-MHz OCF 28-ga insulated wire
stealth antenna up 40 feet in trees next to
I-75 in downtown Atlanta industrial area. SGC SG-237 autotuner.
WriteLog 10.40j, manual logging and post-modified
for QRP Homebrewer Sprint (based on ARS Spartan Sprint module),
no CAT interface.
de Matt - Atlanta, GA
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K4AVX:
Worked only on 40 meters at two watts, with a Small Wonders Lab
DSW-40.Forty had long propagation, with no close in stations.
Only able to participate for about an hour, but enjoyed the Sprint.
73/72,John - Hazard, KY
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W2JEK:
OHR 500 at 5 w. Ten-Tec 1380 @ 3w & HW-8 @ 2w.Groundplane on 20,
Dipole on 40 and End fed hertz on 80.
Thanks & 72/73, Don - River Edge, NJ
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NB7F:
K2 to sloping dipole. 7040 was murder - we need to
SPREAD OUT !!! (IMHO)
de Lee - Portland, OR
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K4GT:
Elecraft K2-5W.
de Jim - Atlanta, GA
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W0PWE:
Rig: NN1G Xmtr (1w) with Iowa CSS Rcvr, both
Manhattan built.
Ant: Trap Inv Vee.
I was only able to operate the contest briefly
and forgot to get my log turned in. Thanks Ken,
you guys do a great job with the contests and
promoting homebrew.
72 Jerry - Johnston, IA
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K8KFJ:
K1 #01194, ground mounted vertical. 5W.
Got a late start (1 hour) because of company.
as surprised to find no activity on 20m. Went
to 40m where I stayed for the duration (no 80m
in the K1). Found activity rather sporadic
but conditions seemed fairly good. Top dog here
was W0UFO in MN who was 599+. Didn't hear any
QRPp stations with the exception of WN7T in WA
who I don't think was participating in the
Sprint. Didn't make many Qs but wanted to
submit my log to show my participation and
thanks to the NJ QRP Club for their sponsorship
of the Homebrewer Sprint.
de Garie - St. Albans,, WV
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K3NG:
I didn't intend on operating the contest as I was planning a
'meltsolder' night. I casually operated awhile and had some
fun. 20 meters was dead and all I could hear on 80 meters was
WQ2RP, but I couldn't make contact. Hopefully next time I'll
plan ahead and operate this seriously. Nice little contest.
:-) 72, Goody - Lehighton PA
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VE7NI:
Rigs used were Ten Tec 1340 and 1320 transceivers built from
kits with 5 watts output power.
73, John - Kamloops, BC
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WB7AEI:
Given the conditions, I was surprised to make this many QSOs.
40M was obviously open to UT! There weren't many contesters
heard, and the ones not worked were at the noise level. I'll
bet the higher bands were better - I need to get some HB gear
up on 20M. All contacts with homebrew 40M superhet receiver
(new, replacing the old faithful DC receiver) and 1 watt VFO
exciter with 5 watt MOSFET power amplifier. Battery power /
homebrew battery charger. Antenna is a full wave 40M loop
with two sides along a fence top at about 6 feet and the high
corner at about 17 feet at the house eaves (obviously homebrew!).
Antenna tuner and VSWR meter also homebrew. Used a vibro brass
racer instead of my homebrew keyer this year. (And no, wouldn't
dream of running my Pixie Deluxe in this!)
Thanks for the excuse to get on and work some other QRP homebrewers!
de Phil - Kent, WA
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AB6UI:
NORCAL 20, 5W. R7-vertial.
20M was active at the start of the contest but went dead
early. Took dinner break and came back to silence. Finally
worked one more then gave up. Was using solar charged gel
cell to power the NORCAL 20 and ZM-2 antenna tuner and
NB6M paddle. (HB)
de Brian - Torrance, CA
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AL7FS:
I only worked N4BP with my K2(5w) on 20 meters. No other stations
were heard during my time on the air. I was using my KLM KT-34A
at 40 feet.
73, Jim - Anchorage, AK
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WQ2RP:
Thanks to all for your interest and activity in the sprint.
RIGs: Elecraft K1 (40, 20M), Kenwood TS-850s on 80M.
Ant: Mosley TA33jr & doublet.
Look for the Fall QHB Sprint on Sept. 22, 2003, 0000z.
72 de Ken N2CQ Opr - Woodbury, NJ
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