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| AF2Z |
40
meters sounded good but I just didn't get many calls for some reason;
wasted a half hour there for only 3 QSOs. 80 was real noisy but that's
where all the action was. Didn't even try 20 or 160.
Got the K9SKC station, thanks Ed. Is this the first night out for
the new club call? Sorry to the AI4 station calling me; just couldn't
get it. It wasn't John AI4RE, I don't think.
Well, that was fun. A nice mix of old and new members; maybe a little
busier than the last sprint. Haven't missed a sprint yet. I should
get some kind of "perfect attendance" bonus, I think. Heh,heh. |
| KC5AML |
Was
my very first sprint. Had a blast with my only 2 contacts. :) |
| WU7R |
I
couldn't participate this month for very long, but enjoyed the few
QSO's I had. Maybe I will have more time next month. This was my first
Sprint using a bug, so I am improving! |
| AA2XB |
Hi
Kev, first sprint and had a great time but need a program to keep
the xyl from calling me during Sprint time. Hi Hi Lets keep
the momentum going with planned events. |
| WB0QQT |
My
first SKCC Sprint! I was expecting the usual contest frenzy but found
others working my speed so I decided to give it a go. Glad I did.
Will be back next time. Icom 718, 50 watts to inverted vee or trap
vertical. |
| W2USF |
Heard
some weak station answering my CQ but unable to copy through the QRN
generated from the storm. Ran 100W as not favorable conditions for
QRP my preferred operating power. Thanks to K8JD for the sole 160M
QSO. |
| KA4JQZ |
My
first SKCC Sprint. Reminded me of the Novice Roundup I participated
in years ago. It was a lot of fun too. I don't think the bands were
in that good of condition but still had a blast!
I was lucky I got K9SKC on two bands, great signal into CO Ed. |
| K8JD |
40
M seemed to have worse QRN than 80 or 160 tonight, both antennas
were getting it (snowstorm tonight). Only managed to work a few QSOs
on 40 and 160 tonight. Again 80 M produced the most contacts.
Was nice to catch the new club call, thanks to op Ed and Kevin for
telling me where he was operating.
My last sprint contact was with Rodney, N4RAY, 2 minutes before
end of the 2 hours. We went on chatting for about another 20 minutes
for the FISTS 20/20 rag chewers award points. |
NE7D
(ex-W7RCK) |
My
first SKS and my first day with the new callsign, NE7D. I stayed on
40M and worked SKCCers scattered all over the country. Spent a lot
of time explaining SKCC to non-members, but I guess that's part of
why we have these events. Hope I can be available for the next one. |
| W5PEH |
TS-830S,
5BTV and dipole. 7052 - 7056 KHz seemed to be the most active. |
| W6UT |
Another
fun evening. Unable to work 80. Had a noise level of S8 |
| K8KFJ |
A
rather large weather front moving through the region caused some rather
major QRN on 80m. I operated for about an hour and had to pull the
plug to save these old ears. A couple of checks of 40m indicated it
probably wouldn't be worth the QSY. Still, it was fun working fellow
members using the ole straight key (mine of which was a Nye Viking
Master Key). Many thanks to SKCC for the sponsorship of this event
and those who volunteer their time and energy who make it tick. |
K9SKC
KG4W |
Was
tough going this time as conditions were down & had rain/sleet
here. Kevin was my 10th qso after 53 min into the event. Ended with
26 qsos. Started on 20 & quickly moved to 40 & quickly moved
to 80 & stayed there till last 20 min & ended up on 40. Last
qso was ZS2R near Port Elizabeth South Africa. |
| KB8KIK |
This
was my first monthly sprint. Between the shoveling of snow and the
poor band conditions, this was the best I could do, but rest assured,
"I'll be back!" Here it is the middle of winter and the
low bands sound like mid summer with all the qrm/n. |
| KC0RSX |
Thanks
for the nice data entry form! :-)
HOLY COW! In looking over my (scribbly) notes, I see an entry for
K9SKC--but the QSO faded into oblivion before we could complete the
exchange. :-( |
| KC2EGL |
I
worked both the SKCC and NAQCC sprints tonight. I had a blast working
both sprints. Can not wait for the next sprint. See you all next month. |
| W6SQQ |
I
am entering just to indicate participation. I have NEVER been a contester,
but since it was an SK CW sprint, I had to give it a shot. My operating
time was only an hour due to the dinner rules here at the SQQ Home
For Broken Down Old Hams. Maybe next month I will do better, now that
I have got my feet wet. Why does everybody sit on 7055 KHz (+-2),
when 7120 KHz is clear. Several CQ SKS on 7120 produced nada. Sigs
were generally good on 40 but weak on 80. |
| NT9K |
The
QRN was real bad in FL. I still had fun, and worked a few new members
too. |
| AD5QB |
Didn't
get to the radio until the last few minutes of the Sprint, but at
least managed one contact. Heard quite a bit of activity, wish I could
have given it more time. Hope to try again next month. |
| K0LUW |
Great
sprint except the bands were a little QRN'y tonight. People not in
the sprint kept answering my CQ's and a wasted a lot of time explaining
the sprint and how they could join the skcc. |
| NN8B |
Bands
not so good for me tonight. Heard lots of weak stations but could
not get to them.
Needed Oregon for WAS-SKCC, only 8 to go now, thanks Rock. |
| AI4RE |
That
was by far my best run yet. I stayed on 40 except one QSL with K4VD
on 80. I heard nothing else there and quickly returned to 40. I kept
pretty busy with QSOs, especially in the first 40 minutes or so.
Forty meters seemed strangely quiet - in a good way. The usual QRM
and QRN wasn't there so I could hear the weak SKCC'ers.
I DO need a rig with narrower filters and a sidetone volume independent
of the AF gain control! |
| KC9HGW |
This
was my second sprint. With our snowstorm, I nearly forgot about the
Sprint, then I heard K4VD calling CQ SKS. Lousy band conditions with
the QRN and a late start, but still made a few quick contacts. What
a blast! I made a bold assumption K9SKC was worth 25 pts. |
| N2COD |
Rig:
Kenwood TS-430S at 5 watts into 10-15-20 meter vertical. I need to
get up an all band antenna to join in the fun on the low bands when
this place thaws out! |
| KI4CIA |
It
was fun being able to participate again. The highlight was having
the CQ answered by TG9AFX – DX! I was in denial, of course,
so had to ask him for his call twice, then had to get a confirmation
that I actually copied it right! QSB and QRN was horrible on
40 this afternoon, so had a hard time getting the exchange the first
time around. Thanks to all those who were patient with me!
I feel like a kid again … Looking forward to the March Sprint! |
| K4ZGB |
First
time, but hope to be more active in SKCC. Used my old J-38 key which
I haven't used since 1968. |
| KA2KGP |
Lots
of sno-static here in WNY. Rig: TenTec Argosy II at 5 watts into 5-band
vertical on ground, straight key. Can't wait 'till it warms up! |
| N5BO |
Activity
seemed pretty good. 20M was shutdown at the start. I had a decent
amount of callers on 40M, but for some reason I never heard anybody
CQing when I tuned around. 80M was S9 QRN from the passing storms,
so I kept bouncing from the rig to the TV during the second hour (hard
to miss The Unit). Sorry to all I missed on 80M, but was rough listening
to the band! |
| AD5VC |
Got
home late from work, so only ran for the second hour. 40m was busy
for most of the time, but some periods were rather dead. I am glad
some people persisted under occasionally marginal conditions. |
| VE3LXL |
My
first SKCC Sprint. Only worked two stations, but it was still fun. |
| NY6P |
It
was fun. I should have moved around the band more. I just stayed on
7053 or thereabouts and called CQ SKS the whole time. NOT a good strategy
as it turned out. <g> |
| K4VD |
As
noisy as it was, I had most of my luck on 80 meters. Made one quick
contact on 40 and nothing on 160. My final QSO with a non-member turned
out to be a FISTS 20/20 entry. |
| KA3CTQ |
I
could hear thru the noise on 80M, but didn't make a contact.
I was only on for 15 minutes due to the flu. Will have to stock up
on vitamin C before the March SKS. |
| KB3MQN |
Colonoscopy
prep night! Three contacts between trips to the bathroom. Had fun.
Will do it again. |
| WA5HDL |
Lots
of fun. Wish the bands would have been better! |
| WB8LSV |
Kevin
- Since this was my first Sprint I was glad to see that you would
calculate my score. |
| W1FWB |
I
had a 1/2 hour and decided to try something new to me. I will make
it a point to try another time with the full 2 hrs. |
