[3830] N6EE RTTY Roundup 99 SOABLP

[Ron Lodewyck]

N6EE Single Operator, All Band, Low Power, Unassisted, California (San Joaquin Valley section)

Band QSO States Provinces DX

80M 12 1 0 0

40M 65 4 1 1

20M 125 2 0 3

15M 210 4 3 15

10M 188 34 5 15

Total 600 45 9 34

Score: 52,800

Rig: TS850S Barefoot / FSK=20

Computer: Dell 300Mhz Pentium II

Software: WriteLog Version 9.20

Demodulator: Soundblaster card and WriteLog on-screen scope tuning

Antennas: Cushcraft A3S+40M driven element at 40 feet, 75M inverted vee
(temporarily thrown up for the weekend and mistakenly cut too short, so
high SWR kept TS850 at 10 watts output)

Comments: My first RTTY contest. I had never even listened in on a RTTY
contest before, let alone entered one, so I had no idea what to expect.
I set a goal of 200 Q's - which I thought somewhat optimistic since I
have very limited RTTY experience and just got the rig & software set up
a half hour into the start of the contest. I had never used this program
before so I wasn't even sure how it worked. Fortunately, it was VERY
easy to use and performed flawlessly.

I was very impressed with both the amount of activity and the courtesy
exhibited by all operators in this contest. I absolutely loved it and
definitely plan to be back next year - with a decent antenna for 80M and
a narrow filter for the TS850. Thanks everyone for such a great event.

73,

Ron N6EE

ronl@toto.csustan.edu

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