ARRL RTTY Roundup
Call: K1RO
Operator(s): K1RO
Station: K1RO
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: CT
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 140
40: 247
20: 399
15: 378 <-----Multipliers ----->
10: 254 States Provinces DX Total
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Total: 1418 45 10 69 124 = 175,832
Club: YCCC
Comments:
After talking with K5ZD at the last YCCC meeting about the difference power
makes in RTTY operating, I was able to borrow a couple of amps for this
contest. It's the first time I've run high power from my current location.
What was a SO2R station in CW contests quickly became SO1.5R because of
interstation interference (this isn't much of a problem barefoot). The main
antenna for the second radio is an R7000 vertical, which I would have moved for
the weekend if there wasn't a foot of snow on the ground. With no filters and
all of the antennas within 30 feet of each other, the second radio wasn't as
useful as it has been with low power but it sure was easier to keep a run
frequency with the amp on. Also had an RFI problem on some bands/antennas that
would occasionally kill the USB-serial hub I'm using to talk to the radios
(reboot time). My 40-meter feedline is RG-58; it survived 1000 W. Now I
remember why I decided to stick to low power in a suburban neighborhood with a
small lot and low antennas...
The low bands and activity were great. I ended up staying up too late Saturday
and had to take my last 45 minutes of off-time Sunday afternoon when I should
have been on 20. What a great weekend!
Missed GA, ND, DE
73, Mark K1RO
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