ARRL RTTY Roundup - 2020
Call: K3CCR
Operator(s): N3UM W3GB
Station: K3CCR
Class: M/S HP
QTH: MDC
Operating Time (hrs): 20.7
Summary:
Band RTTY Qs Dig Qs
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80: 176
40: 254
20: 400
15:
10:
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Total: 830 0 State/Prov = 54 Countries = 43 Total Score = 80,510
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
K3CCR is the club station at the Collington continuing-care
retirement community at FM 18OW in MD, just east of DC. N3UM and
W3GB operated Multi-Single in the Jan. 2020 ARRL RTTY Roundup.
For years we did RTTY in NAQP only; our best was 300 Qs in 7/19.
CQ WW 9/19 was our first HP 2-day RTTY DX test; we got 706 Qs in
29 hrs, and learned from several glitches and setup problems.
In 1/20 ARRL RTTY W3GB made a great start on 20m. with 91 W/K Qs
18-20Z, 87 running, and 28 mults from AL to CA, > 1/2 of our
final total. N3UM then ran 20-2130Z for 88 Qs, 12 St/Pv mults,
and 16 cty mults, all EUs except a VK5 via long path. W3GB took
the seat at 2135Z, held the freq, and kept the 40m. run going
for 46 more Qs and 3 St/Pv mults. He then got 1 SA and 4 NA cty
mults on 20m. by 23Z. Mults came slow after 23Z, 0 to 2 mults
in most hours, 4 only once.
After a 1.5 hr. supper break N3UM ran for 102 Qs on 40m. 0030-02Z
at 69 Qs/hr, mostly W/VE but a few EUs. W3GB got on 80m. at 02Z
and found S-9 QRN in a 500 Hz filter BW. We feared it was a K3
problem, but a check with the Orion showed the same level. There
was a strong storm north of us. W3GB persisted and got 153 Qs
with loud stations above the noise 0242-0503Z, 145 in a run at
61/hr, 3 total mults, and 14 EU Qs.
After sleep break N3UM got 115 Qs on 20m. 1300-1650Z, 92 Qs in 2 runs
and 23 clicking spots. Most were EUs, but 9 were W/K, with a ME mult.
W3GB did well on 20m. 1734-2010Z; 127 Qs, 123 running, with KH6, AB,
XE, YV, WY, KP4, NE, and MB. N3UM took the seat at 2013 and got 16
run Qs till rate died at 2032Z, then clicked spots for 20 Qs. with
HP, PY, and LU. He next clicked spots for 17 Qs on 40 till 22Z.
>From 2229-2357Z W3GB ran on 20 and then on 80m. for 48 Qs with HI3
to get us to 830 Qs and ~81K points, by far our best RTTY result.
We ran for 82% of our Qs. We got DC and missed only ND, WV, and DE
of the 48 states. We got 188 Qs in 30 EU ctys.
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