[3830] NAQP RTTY K4RO Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, RTTY

Call: K4RO
Operator(s): K4RO
Station: K4RO

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: TN
Operating Time (hrs): 8

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   80:   74    33
   40:  108    33
   20:   62    27
   15:   36    11
   10:    2     1
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Total:  282   105  Total Score = 29,610

Club: Tennessee Contest Group

Team: TCG LAR 1

Comments:

Used name "LAR" in memory of W0ETC.  Larry was Tennessee Contest
Group's first out-of-state member, and he was a very big supporter 
of the NAQP RTTY contest.  We miss you Larry.

I used IC-781 + PK-232 + TR-Log software.  Pseudo-SO2R operation
using IC-765 and MMTTY (as a receiver only.)  It was kind of fun,
but not as good as a real SO2R setup. (N1MM-Logger no longer works 
on my computer due to DLL-related problems, unfortunately.)

Pseudo-SO2R worked like this:

While running on band A, find a station on the 765/MMTTY
(receiver only) on band B.  The 765 is interfaced so that
TR-Log knows which band that radio is on for a dupecheck.

When the timing is right, hit the TR-Log "SWAPRADIOS" key to
swap bands between radios A and B.  Auto-switched antennas and 
band pass filters follow the radio's band change.

Work the station on the 781/PK232, then hit the SWAPRADIOS key 
again to swap the radios back to their original band.

Keep running on band A.


It worked fairly well, except when "SWAPRADIOS" failed, and put
both radios on the same band.  Good thing I've got those receiver
protectors inline on both rigs...  I also found it was important
to put the run frequency in a memory in case things got messed up,
which happened frequently.  It was a fun scramble, but I don't
think it is a very competitive setup.  Only operated 8 hours total.
We had a guest for a late brunch, and I thought I had taken a full
half hour off.  On my second break, I realized the first break was 
a 25-minute break, and I'd have to count it as operating time. 
So I played lightly and enjoyed our company the rest of the contest.
(My ham shack is in the middle of our living room...)

I found this to be a really fun contest, with a relaxed pace and
99% very courteous operators. Don't be afraid to sperad out a little
in the NAQP.  Frequency allocation should not be a problem.  I QSYed
frequently (73 band changes) and never had a problem finding a clear
frequency to run on.

See you next time, hopefully full time and full-SO2R.  

73

-Kirk  K4RO                           (RIP OM Larry)


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