2010 Sprint Results

10-Dec: Happy Birthday Rudolph Sprint

Congratulations to this month's winners! Apparently, nobody found a Ham named Ruduolph, so standard scoring applied (minus states/Provinces).

• • DX Standard: YU8NU (Ciro)

  • DX QRP: YO5BBO (Hori)

  • North America Standard: K3QIA (Bob)

  • North America QRP: W8LEW (Lou)

Monthly survey: Well, this month we asked for suggestions for next years surveys. We got lots of suggestions and I'll be incorporating them starting next month.

10-Nov: South American Sprint

Congratulations to this month's winners!

• • DX Standard: YU8NU (Ciro)

  • DX QRP: EA3FHP (Josep)

  • North America Standard: KZ1Z (Pete)

  • North America QRP: W8LEW (Lou)

Note- We have a change in QRO NA winner due to a confusion in which continent an island belonged. Congrats to Pete, our new winner!

In our optional question, we asked how you handle QSLing. No big surprises here. With our small sample size, the 5% equates to one ham.

10-Oct: Spooky Sprint

• • DX Standard: YO5BBO (Hori)

  • DX QRP: M0SFR (Alex)

  • North America Standard: K3QIA (Bob Foster)

  • North America QRP: K3DCW (Dave Wright)

Note-YO5LN had the highest points in the DX QRP class, but was not a member at the time, so was not eligible to win. Remember, it costs nothing to enter!

In our optional question, we asked what software you used for feldhell. Sound familiar? Since I was desperate for a question, I figured I'd compare results from a previous survey to see if we are moving to a particular direction. Results below.

10-Sep: Happy Birthday Hiram Sprint

• • DX Standard: YO5BBO (Hori)

  • DX QRP: DM2BPG (Helmut)

  • North America Standard: WA7NB (Art)

  • North America QRP: W0MRZ (Michael)

In our optional question, we asked what was the toughest state (excluding HI an AK) to work.Surprisingly, to me, Rhode Island seems to be the toughest.

10-Aug Sprint

• • DX Standard: ON6NO (Anton)

  • DX QRP: IZ2QKG (Rino)

  • North America Standard: NK5G (David)

  • North America QRP: KI4UKF(John)

10-Jul: Island Sprint

• • DX Standard: YO5BBO (Horatiu)

  • DX QRP: No Entries

  • North America Standard: WA2HOM (Jim) - Our only entry with any island QSOs!

  • North America QRP: N4QLB (Mike)

10-Jun LEO Sprint

• • DX Standard: YO5BBO (Horatiu)

  • DX QRP: No Entries

  • North America Standard: KZ1Z (Pete)

  • North America QRP: KI4UKF/QRP (John)

• Optional question: This month we asked about signal reports. Not surprisingly, most of us (69%) give the 599 report all the time. Those who try to always give accurate reports account for 22%. Some of (6%) us try for accurate reports except during contests. One respondent answered "Please stop requiring RST for excange. 599 is silly!" Something to think about.

10-May: Hamvention Sprint

• • DX Standard: YO5BBO (Horatiu)

  • DX QRP: No Entries

  • North America Standard: KZ1Z (Pete)

  • North America QRP: WB2HTO/QRP (David)

• Optional question: When asked how long we should allow score submissions, we got answers ranging from1 to 15 days, fairly evenly spread. The average was 8 days. In the future, I will try to shutdown submissions on the following Sunday and post winners that day or the next.

  • Note: Some entries were not added because they did not respond to queries regarding their scores. Please, keep an eye on your email (especially the spam

  • folder) for questions from the staff. If there are issues with the submission, we can't post those scores until they are resolved. Thanks!

10-Apr: Worked All Europe Sprint

• • DX Standard: HI8PJP (Pedro)

  • DX QRP: OH5KUY (Ari)

  • North America Standard: N4QLB (Mike)

  • North America QRP: KI4UKF (John)

• Optional question: One DX operator and 3 NA operators will be attending Dayton this year.

10-Mar: Lewis and Clark Sprint

• • North America Standard: K6FW (Frank)

  • North America QRP: KI4UKF (John)

  • DX Standard: OH2LU (Tapani)

  • DX QRP: OH5KUY (Ari)

• Optional question: only 37% of you have ever tried any of the other modes of HellSchreiber.

10-Feb: Superbowl Sprint

• • North America Standard: KZ1Z (Pete)

  • North America QRP: WB2HTO (David)

  • DX Standard: EI9HQ (Declan)

  • DX QRP: OH5KUY/QRP (Ari)

• Optional Question: Only 45% of our contesters watched the Super Bowl. In fairness, the percentage when up(66%) when I only counted US entries.

10-Jan: Simpson's Sprint

• • North America Standard: KZ1Z (Pete)

  • North America QRP: WB2HTO (David)

  • DX Standard: F5RJM (Denis)

  • DX QRP: OH5KUY (Ari)