ARRL RTTY Roundup
Call: P40X
Operator(s): W0YK
Station: P49Y/P40L
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Aruba
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 118
40: 340
20: 873
15: 480
10: 1
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Total: 1809 State/Prov = 59 Countries = 65 Total Score = 224,316
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
Congrats to Jacky, P43P, for what could be a new SOHP world record, pending log
checking. He had an additional 300 QSOs despite my 160 first hour and 151
second hour. At dinner Sunday night, Jacky said he was pleased with his 140
first hour. Not sure what happened after the initial rate-fest, but there were
several clues that I was not picking up some of the weaker stations. During the
week before the RU, for example, Jacky told me of several Europeans who were
answering my CQ on 80, but I wasn't picking them up. Reading the packet reports
for P40X today shows several comments about me not hearing. Some of that was
operator goofs, like having the RX Antenna button activated on the rig without
the Beverage pre-amp peaked for that band. Or, busy on the second radio sorting
out some mess and not seeing a call on the first radio.
We know that Jacky's location is quieter on RX, especially on the low bands.
Perhaps I had something misadjusted in MMTTY or the rigs. Just don't know. May
have to do some more extensive comparative testing with Jacky to figure it out.
Apologies to those who called but I didn't pick up.
I didn't use 10 meters because it never would have produced the rates I was
having on 15 and 20 ... guess I should have configured a third rig. I did check
periodically and heard no signals other than P43P, my only 10 meter QSO. I
think Jacky worked almost a hundred stations on 10, mostly on Saturday. We both
expected 10 meters to be big for us, but it never happened. On Sunday, 15
meters kept drifting in and out, with signal levels changing from S9 to barely
audible in several cycles during the day.
Thanks to everyone for the contacts! It was a great time.
73,
W0YK (P40X)
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