North American QSO Party, RTTY - July
Call: K4WW
Operator(s): K4WW + PACKET
Station: K4WW
Class: M/2 LP
QTH: KY
Operating Time (hrs): 6
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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80: 0 0
40: 52 22
20: 130 45
15: 65 26
10: 13 7
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Total: 260 100 Total Score = 26,000
Club: DCDXA
Team:
Comments:
For many reasons, this was only my second RTTY contest of 2012. Certainly, it
wasn't an "in it to win it" effort, just wanted to see how many contacts it
would take to reach 100 multipliers. Participation seemed good. With increased
participation, comes increased SO2R "newbies". On several occasions, I had
excessive "wait time", while a SO2R "newbie" completed a contact on their other
radio. I fully understand "wait time", when QSB, QRM, etc., causes repeats, but
this wasn't that. IMHO, causing another station to wait, for more than what is
a "normal" exchange time, is completely inconsiderate. It gives me the opinion
that my contact is less important than the other one? I also realize that a
RTTY contact takes more time than a CW/SSB contact, but I've experienced
considerably more "wait while I complete a contact on my other radio"
situations with RTTY contesters, than CW/SSB?
Regardless, I'm at the point where I operate the ones I want to, for as long as
I want to, without any "in it to win it" consideration. Not really sure where it
falls on the "fun things to do" list, but it's on the list.
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