[3830] RTTY Roundup N2ZN Single Op LP

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                    ARRL RTTY Roundup

Call: N2ZN
Operator(s): N2ZN
Station: N2ZN

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: WNY
Operating Time (hrs): 11
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
   80:  100
   40:  127
   20:  244
   15:   94
   10:   91
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Total:  656  State/Prov = 55  Countries = 48  Total Score = 67,568

Club: Rochester (NY) DX Association

Comments:

Thanks to all who called.  This is my best score ever in this contest.  Maybe
someday I'll operate the whole thing.  10 never really opened to EU like in the
10 meter contest and CQWW.  A big thrill was having E21YDP call in on Saturday
afternoon on 20! I have no idea how he heard me.

I have a pretty meager station here, using only dipoles, wire verticals, and
Beverages for RX, but I do have a functional SO2R setup.  When the contest was
over, I was looking through the stats on N1MM and found out just how much of an
advantage two radio operation can give you, even with wire antennas.  I was able
to keep the hourly rate decent by sometimes matching or exceeding the number of
Radio 1 (run) QSO's with the 2nd radio:

Date          Hour          Total         1             2             Running
Total 
2012-01-07    18            48            24            24            48       
    
2012-01-07    19            27            17            10            75       
    
2012-01-07    20            19            8             11            94       
    
2012-01-07    21            72            41            31            166      
    
2012-01-07    22            14            4             10            180      
    
2012-01-07    23            27            17            10            207      
    
2012-01-08    1             35            27            8             242      
    
2012-01-08    2             12            7             5             254      
    
2012-01-08    3             59            25            34            313      
    
2012-01-08    4             56            33            23            369      
    
2012-01-08    13            33            11            22            402      
    
2012-01-08    14            29            11            18            431      
    
2012-01-08    15            72            48            24            503      
    
2012-01-08    16            3             2             1             506      
    
2012-01-08    18            26            14            12            532      
    
2012-01-08    19            42            15            27            574      
    
2012-01-08    20            35            8             27            609      
    
2012-01-08    21            26            7             19            635      
    
2012-01-08    22            21            14            7             656      
    
Total         All Hours     656           333           323           0        
    


Pretty neat.  I've been doing SO2R mostly on cw for some years now, but never
looked at the rates in depth for a RTTY contest.  According to N1MM, the best
60 minute rate was 82, which I guess is OK for a RTTY contest with low power
and no beams.  Just some food for thought!

Station:
2x FT-1000 Mark 5's
10 meter dipole @ 30'
20 meter dipole @ 45'
40 meter groundplane, also used on 15
80 meter ground mounted vertical
Beverages NE, E, SE, S, W.

73, Ken


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