CQWPXRTTY
CallSign Used : W8JWN
Operator(s) : W8JWN
Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
Assisted Category : ASSISTED
Band : 15M
Power : HIGH
Mode : RTTY
Time On: 21 hours
ARRL Section : MI
Club/Team : Northeast Wisconsin DX Assn
Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.4678.0
Band QSOs Pts WPX
21 781 1759 481
Total 781 1759 481
Score : 846,079
Because of Valentine's Day and Eve commitments with the XYL, I decided
to operate on one band. I figured that 15 would be good (can't count on
10 meters up here in the U.P.) for mainly daylight hours. My goal was
700,000 points.
Band conditions were pretty good but there was a lot of QSB on Sunday.
I asked for a lot of NUMBER repeats.
I worked everything that I heard (saw) on the screen. The 4 element
SteppIR, in the Bi-Dir mode, was fantastic. The Alpha 8410 at 1200 out
obviously helped as well. I had no problem holding my CQ frequency. I
spent 90% of the time calling CQ.
The only issues during the contest were with other operators: No space
between 599 and their number; sending a "brag" macro in the last hour of
the contest; sending a report with no call and then leaving; working the
same guy three times in 2 hours.
So, achieving 846, 079 points in 21 hours made me happy.
73,
Tom W8JWN
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