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Re: [RTTY] EPC WW DX Contest

To: Mike <k4gmh@arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] EPC WW DX Contest
From: Curt Nixon <cptcurt@flash.net>
Reply-to: captcurt@flash.net
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:46:24 -0500
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Hi Mike:

Tell us what logging/s/w package you used.  Thanks

Curt
KU8L

Mike wrote:
> Here is K4GMH box score in the EPC BPSK125 Contest:
> Band       QSOs     Points    DX
> 80            10          51         10
> 20            175        672       35
> Total         185        723       45
> Score: 723*45= 32535
> High Power (50 W)
>
> Lot of fun for the first time using BPSK125.  Had a couple of BPSK125 QSOs
> the evening before the Contest started, but didn't fully comprehend the
> speed at which the data flows across the screen.  The speed is fascinating
> and frustrating.  My typing speed is better than 60 wpm allowing me to keep
> up with RTTY and get ahead on BPSK31.  Not on BPSK125!  Kept feeling I
> wasn't typing fast enough, and I wasn't, to keep up with the outgoing info.
> Also, had to watch were the cursor is as the line feeds come fast as well.
> Number of times thought I had clicked on a call and find out all that got in
> the "Call" box was gibberish.  But, that is just another thing to get use to
> contesting with this mode.
>
> Although this was my first time in this Contest/mode, the activity seemed to
> be good with plenty of stations to work whenever I was on - 4.5 hours total
> op. time.  BPSK125 contesting, to me, is more fun than BPSK31 or 63, but not
> RTTY:>)  Will make a point of being in this Contest next year now that I've
> gotten a taste of BPSK125.
>
>   

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