CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest
Call: WE9V
Operator(s): WE9V
Station: WE9V
Class: SOAB HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 18.5
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 51
40: 226
20: 511
15: 562
10: 27
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Total: 1377 Prefixes = 619 Total Score = 2,074,269
Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
Comments:
Well, 12 hours before the contest, the station wasn't even
set up for RTTY. I hadn't installed MMTTY since upgrading
my computer 1.5 years ago. I had all kinds of issues with
MMTTY not talking to Writelog, not loading at all, and tons
of new soundcard issues. Windows 7 and ham radio don't mix
well.
Fortunately, there was a snow emergency and I stayed home
with my daughter who's school was canceled, which allowed
me to try to sort through these issues. I started the
contest as low power, but when the first hour netted 32
QSOs, followed by 31 in the next hour, I took a break,
then came back and fired up the amplifiers.
I had to take care of my daughter all weekend, so couldn't
put in a full effort, but I did manage to beat my personal
best score by nearly 2 million points. (Okay, I've only
operated this contest 3 times before in the last 25 years.)
Fairly pleased with the results for only 18.5 hours. RTTY
contests are such a blast for SO2R operating. Best rate
was a 138 and 134 hour.
Thanks for the Qs!
Chad WE9V
http://www.we9v.com
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