[3830] NAQP RTTY N6ERD(@N6KI) Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, RTTY

Call: N6ERD
Operator(s): N6ERD
Station: N6KI

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: San Diego
Operating Time (hrs): 9.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   80:   32    20
   40:   60    29
   20:   93    35
   15:    2     2
   10:           
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Total:  187    86  Total Score = 16,082

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Team: SCCC #1

Comments:

Used N6KI's station for it's first digital contest!  
IC-7800
Steppir Antenna
80M rotatable dipole

Started late and then had ground loop issues so had to stop after 1/2 hour to
figure out how to get around those, so was late getting going on 20.  When I
did get going I had to S&P just to find out if I was getting out ok and if
people could copy me...
Finally I started running and things started to move and then the band died
down.      I should have moved to 40 I suppose at that time but was getting
mults and qs.  I learned a lot but need to learn how to find a good spot to run
in a packed band space.  With everyone running 100W there is no such thing as
muscling your way in hi hi.  
   I did have some software issues - I forgot to grab the computer case before
I came so there was probably some RF getting in.  Usually I could fix it by
stopping MTTY and clicking view digital in N1MM, but sometimes I got a
soundcard error and had to quit the program completely and restart.  I missed a
few Qs during these times but on occasion found the people still there when I
got it going again...  I got quicker restarting as the contest went along.
   It was a fun but sadly unimpressive performmance.  I'm sure there are a lot
of tricks in his station one could use to tweak RTTY performance - I'll read up
to see what there is out there.
   73
Dan, N6ERD


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