ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint
July 2020

This afternoon I headed into an abandoned field several miles from home for the ARCI Homebrew Sprint.
I operated for about an hour and a half and made 14 contacts. I used two rigs: The K1SWL DSWs on 20
and 40 meters. The afternoon was perfect.



I walked to the end of the field and around the corner where there are two large oak trees. Here I hung
the Par End Fedz supported in the middle as an inverted vee.  I could use both 20 and 40 meters
without a tuner.



I started out on 20 meters. As soon as I turned on the rig, I heard
NJ2OM booming in. I was thrilled to get such a good start. I heard
a lot of activity in the SKCC weekend sprint, so I worked many of
those stations. The stations followed by a name in the log below are
in the SKCC sprint.

12 Jul-20 2033  14.0 NJ2OM  CW 599 599 NJ 7832    
12 Jul-20 2040  14.0 K3EW   CW 559 599 MD 10605S Phil   
12 Jul-20 2042  14.0 AC5XK  CW 579 579 DC 11470  
12 Jul-20 2046  14.0 WA3GM  CW 579 579 PA 10382S Greg 
12 Jul-20 2053  14.0 N3MVX  CW 339 599 PA 3273S  Jim   
12 Jul-20 2058  14.0 KA2KGP CW 449 579 NY 1494T  Tom   
12 Jul-20 2102  14.0 AF2Z   CW 559 579 NJ 2082S  Drew 
12 Jul-20 2108  14.0 K3ATO  CW 339 599 PA 13992  Hal 
12 Jul-20 2126  14.0 K3ASW  CW 549 549 MD 0871  
12 Jul-20 2131  7.0  NJ2OM  CW 539 599 NJ 7832  
12 Jul-20 2134  7.0  N2GDS  CW 229 579 NY 14992  
12 Jul-20 2137  7.0  VE3KZ  CW 559 579 ON 12283  
12 Jul-20 2142  7.0  ND9M   CW 449 559 MD 8233s  Jim   
12 Jul-20 2152  7.0  KF6C   CW 569 579 NY 3398T  Brian 



I started out around 4:30 and the sun was still pretty hot. It was in the mid-80s
under the tree. But at least there were no mosquitoes.

The DSW rigs run about 2 watts and are perfect for outdoor radio.



I didn't hear many western stations or any DX. But all things considered I did well with the little rigs,
and I had a fantastic time. I broke down the station around 6:00 pm. Thanks to all for the QSOs and
the good time. 73 Jim W1PID