[3830] RTTY Roundup NK7U M/S HP

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                    ARRL RTTY Roundup

Call: NK7U
Operator(s): NK7U, K7ZO
Station: NK7U

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Oregon
Operating Time (hrs): 23:30

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
   80:  264
   40:  204
   20:  378
   15:  446
   10:  350
------------
Total: 1642  State/Prov = 57  Countries = 74  Total Score = 215,102

Club: Willamette Valley DX Club

Comments:

The 2010 ARRL RTTY Roundup was the first semi-serious RTTY contest from NK7U. We
skipped last year but decided to put in a full bore effort this year. Our goal
was to take back the Oregon M/S record from K7ZS's KK7PR gang who took it in
2011 by a measly 2 QSO's over our 2010 score! And, if we could set a new
Northwest Division record that would be great as well.

So, with that goal we fired things up on 10M at 1800 UTC Saturday, called CQ,
had an immediate reply and then realized we were not decoding audio! Oh rats.
Took 15 minutes to find a setting that somehow we scrambled in the microKeyer
setup. But, after that little hiccup things worked great for the whole weekend.
Joe and I deemed the contest Fun and Relaxing. We could make QSO's, chat, watch
sports on TV, and enjoy a glass of wine. We definitely felt more relaxed than
after a full bore SSB slug fest.

The bands certainly had their ups and downs. We achieved both our goals pending
other postings of course. We achieved WAS Saturday night with ME, ND, and ID
being our last states. Canadian provinces seemed a bit scarcer. VE4 didn't go
into the log into late Sunday afternoon, we missed LB, NF, NS, NU, NWT, and YT.
Our 57 total states + provinces felt "average". We do feel pretty good about our
74 DX mults and our 131 total. Looking at past results anytime you can exceed
130 mults you have done a pretty good job. Activity seemed great as well. We
had our first ever 100+ hour when Joe turned in a 111 hour Sunday afternoon on
15M. Our overall rate was ~68/hour up from ~62/hour in our 2010 effort. A few
band tidbits:

* 10M -- was in great shape both days stateside at least. No Europe openings
and only 1 JA -- though we didn't really work the JA opening hard. This was
pretty much expected.
* 15M --Overall this was our money band for QSO count. We had hoped to get a
good Europe opening on Sunday for the mults but it was not to be. It behaved
much like 10M during the 10M Contest  with just a short opening and a few QSO's
into EI, the G's, CT, and EA. This was really disappointing but since mults only
count once per contest all was not lost as....
* 20M was in great shape into Europe Sunday morning -- opening well before
dawn. We worked 100+ EU's on 20M with many many multipliers. AA5AU mentioned a
20M opening Saturday night which if happened in the Pac NW we missed. In fact
the band seemed to close pretty early.
* 40M we just could not get going -- not sure why. Europeans were coming in
Saturday night but we knew we could get the mults easier on Sunday on the high
bands. So, we just moved on to 80M Saturday night. The band was in great shape
before dawn on Sunday morning to Asia with many JA's logged as well as some
juicy multipliers calling in during a 96 QSO hour. The early bird does get the
worm  
* 80M always surprises us with how good and active it is. We had a nice 83 hour
on Saturday night. 

Thanks everyone for the QSO's. K4RO was one of only two 5 Banders. Thanks Kirk.


It was fun. Let's do it again next year!

Scott/K7ZO 

Cabrillo Statistics           (Version 10g)           by K5KA & N6TV
http://bit.ly/cabstat

CALLSIGN: NK7U
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: MULTI-OP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CONTEST: ARRL-RTTY
OPERATORS: NK7U, K7ZO

-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
1800       0      0      0      0      1     35     36     36    2.2
1900       0      0      0      0      3     67     70    106    6.5
2000       0      0      0      0      2     56     58    164   10.0
2100       0      0      0      0      0     71     71    235   14.3
2200       0      0      0      1     74      7     82    317   19.3
2300       0      0      0     27     51      0     78    395   24.1
0000       0      0      0     22     38      0     60    455   27.7
0100       0      0      0     83      0      0     83    538   32.8
0200       0      2     40     20      0      0     62    600   36.5
0300       0     34     27      0      0      0     61    661   40.3
0400       0     83      0      0      0      0     83    744   45.3
0500       0     59      0      0      0      0     59    803   48.9
0600       0     53      0      0      0      0     53    856   52.1
0700       0     28      0      0      0      0     28    884   53.8
0800       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    884   53.8
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    884   53.8
1000       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    884   53.8
1100       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    884   53.8
1200       0      0     96      0      0      0     96    980   59.7
1300       0      5     41      3      0      0     49   1029   62.7
1400       0      0      0     37      2      0     39   1068   65.0
1500       0      0      0     80      3      0     83   1151   70.1
1600       0      0      0     67      1      0     68   1219   74.2
1700       0      0      0     37     52      0     89   1308   79.7
1800       0      0      0      1    110      0    111   1419   86.4
1900       0      0      0      0     69     18     87   1506   91.7
2000       0      0      0      0      2     77     79   1585   96.5
2100       0      0      0      0     38     19     57   1642  100.0
2200       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1642  100.0
2300       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1642  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total      0    264    204    378    446    350   1642

Gross QSOs=1654        Dupes=12        Net QSOs=1642

Unique callsigns worked = 1185

The best 60 minute rate was 116/hour from 1817 to 1916
The best 30 minute rate was 124/hour from 1854 to 1923
The best 10 minute rate was 144/hour from 1901 to 1910

The best 1 minute rates were:
 5 QSOs/minute    2 times.
 4 QSOs/minute    3 times.
 3 QSOs/minute   82 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  403 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  568 times.

----------------- C o n t i n e n t   S u m m a r y -----------------
                 160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
---------------------------------------------------------------------
North America      0    260    131    209    368    331   1299   79.1
South America      0      0      0      1      9     15     25    1.5
Europe             0      1      1    116      6      0    124    7.6
Asia               0      2     69     49     55      1    176   10.7
Africa             0      0      0      3      4      2      9    0.5
Oceania            0      1      3      0      4      1      9    0.5
--------------------------------------------------------------
Total              0    264    204    378    446    350   1642

Number of letters in callsigns
Letters  # worked
-----------------
   3         2
   4       626
   5       596
   6       399
   7        11
   8         6
   9         1
  10         1

------------------ C o u n t r y   S u m m a r y ------------------
Country        160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------------
4X               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
9A               0      0      1      2      0      0      3    0.2
BV               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
BY               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
C6               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
CE               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
CM               0      0      1      0      3      1      5    0.3
CN               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
CT               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
CX               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
D2               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
DL               0      0      0     18      0      0     18    1.1
DU               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
E7               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
EA               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
EA8              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
EI               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
F                0      1      0      4      0      0      5    0.3
FG               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
FM               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
G                0      0      0      6      0      0      6    0.4
GM               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
GU               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
GW               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
HA               0      0      0      7      0      0      7    0.4
HC               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
HI               0      0      0      1      0      1      2    0.1
HK               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
HL               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
I                0      0      0      9      0      0      9    0.5
J3               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
JA               0      2     63     43     54      1    163    9.9
K                0    247    120    188    343    305   1203   73.3
KG4              0      1      0      0      1      0      2    0.1
KH6              0      1      0      0      1      0      2    0.1
KL               0      0      1      3      1      2      7    0.4
KP2              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
KP4              0      0      0      0      2      0      2    0.1
LA               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
LU               0      0      0      0      0      4      4    0.2
LX               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
LY               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
LZ               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
OE               0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.1
OH               0      0      0      4      0      0      4    0.2
OK               0      0      0      7      0      0      7    0.4
OM               0      0      0      3      0      0      3    0.2
ON               0      0      0      3      0      0      3    0.2
OZ               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
P4               0      0      0      0      0      2      2    0.1
PA               0      0      0      7      0      0      7    0.4
PJ2              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
PY               0      0      0      1      3      5      9    0.5
PZ               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
S5               0      0      0      4      0      0      4    0.2
SM               0      0      0      4      1      0      5    0.3
SP               0      0      0      8      0      0      8    0.5
SV               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
TF               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
TG               0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.1
UA               0      0      0      4      0      0      4    0.2
UA9              0      0      3      5      1      0      9    0.5
UR               0      0      0      6      0      0      6    0.4
V5               0      0      0      1      0      1      2    0.1
VE               0     10      7     14     14     17     62    3.8
VK               0      0      1      0      2      0      3    0.2
VP8              0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
VP9              0      0      1      1      1      0      3    0.2
XE               0      2      1      0      0      3      6    0.4
YB               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
YL               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
YO               0      0      0      4      0      0      4    0.2
YU               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
YV               0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.1
ZL               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
ZP               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
ZS               0      0      0      2      1      1      4    0.2
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Total            0    264    204    378    446    350   1642

------------ M u l t i p l i e r   S u m m a r y ------------
Mult     160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------
-DX-       0      6     77    176     88     28    375   22.8
CA         0     44      2     13     11     12     82    5.0
MN         0     17      8     13     32      4     74    4.5
NY         0     11      7     11     19     25     73    4.4
TN         0      8      9     11     17     23     68    4.1
TX         0     15      8      9     21      7     60    3.7
VA         0      4      8      9     14     22     57    3.5
OH         0      8     11      5      9     23     56    3.4
PA         0      7      5      8      9     22     51    3.1
IL         0     11      5      9     13     12     50    3.0
FL         0      2      5      3     16     17     43    2.6
ON         0      4      5     10      9     13     41    2.5
MI         0      3      5      7     12     13     40    2.4
NC         0      8      5      4     10     12     39    2.4
NJ         0      4      1      6     13      9     33    2.0
WI         0      5      2      3     15      5     30    1.8
MO         0      3      5      6     11      5     30    1.8
AL         0      3      1      2      8     11     25    1.5
IN         0      1      1      2     10     11     25    1.5
MA         0      4      3      3     13      2     25    1.5
CO         0      7      7      7      4      0     25    1.5
MD         0      5      0      5      7      6     23    1.4
AZ         0      5      1      4      8      5     23    1.4
WA         0     14      1      2      0      4     21    1.3
GA         0      1      0      2      7      9     19    1.2
LA         0      1      2      3      6      6     18    1.1
KY         0      4      0      2      3      9     18    1.1
IA         0      5      2      4      5      1     17    1.0
WV         0      1      3      3      3      6     16    1.0
SC         0      1      2      3      4      4     14    0.9
NM         0      5      2      3      3      1     14    0.9
NH         0      1      0      0      9      3     13    0.8
NV         0      4      0      3      3      3     13    0.8
AR         0      2      3      3      5      0     13    0.8
OK         0      3      1      4      5      0     13    0.8
OR         0     10      0      0      0      1     11    0.7
KS         0      2      2      3      2      1     10    0.6
MS         0      2      0      1      1      5      9    0.5
RI         0      1      0      5      2      1      9    0.5
BC         0      4      1      0      0      3      8    0.5
MT         0      5      1      1      1      0      8    0.5
SD         0      2      1      2      3      0      8    0.5
CT         0      2      1      0      3      1      7    0.4
NE         0      0      0      2      2      0      4    0.2
UT         0      3      0      1      0      0      4    0.2
QC         0      1      0      1      2      0      4    0.2
ME         0      1      0      0      3      0      4    0.2
AB         0      0      0      2      1      0      3    0.2
VT         0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.1
DE         0      0      0      0      0      2      2    0.1
WY         0      1      0      1      0      0      2    0.1
SK         0      1      1      0      0      0      2    0.1
ND         0      1      0      0      1      0      2    0.1
MB         0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.1
DC         0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
ID         0      1      0      0      0      0      1    0.1
NB         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
PE         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
------------------------------------------------------
Total      0    264    204    378    446    350   1642

U.S. Call Areas Worked
Area    QSOs     Pct
--------------------
   0     160     9.7
   1      79     4.8
   2     125     7.6
   3      85     5.2
   4     237    14.4
   5     122     7.4
   6      91     5.5
   7      77     4.7
   8     118     7.2
   9     109     6.6
--------------------
Total   1203    73.3

Multi-band QSOs
---------------
1 bands     847
2 bands     234
3 bands      91
4 bands      11
5 bands       2
6 bands       0

------- S i n g l e   B a n d   Q S O s ------
Band    160     80     40     20     15     10
----------------------------------------------
QSOs      0    123     97    229    227    171


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