[Mldxcc] 10RTTY P40K(@P49V/P40YL) Multi-Op LP

[Ken Anderson]

                    10-Meter RTTY Contest

Call: P40K
Operator(s): K6KO, K6TA
Station: P49V/P40YL

Class: Multi-Op LP
QTH: ARUBA
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 760  State/Prov = 54  Countries = 43  Total Score = 73,720

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

Thanks to Carl, AI6V/P49V and Sue, AI6YL/P40YL for use of their lovely
home in
Aruba and the super station.

This is the eighth year Kay, K6KO and I have visited Aruba and operate
the ARRL
160 and 10 meter contest.  This year was a bonus with the new 10-RTTY
contest
and what a blast it was.

Ten meters came alive on Sunday morning before the sun was above the
horizon.
I told Ed W0YK/P49X that I'm in awe of his contest efforts from down here
after
experiencing the RTTY pileup for the first time.

Kay and I split the day unto two hours shifts for the twelve hours the
band was
open.  A perfect day for contesting as it poured rain all day.

>From the start we had Europe and the Middle East plus the USA Eastern
Seaboard.
 The station has stacked five element Yagi's for Europe and a separate
identical
setup for USA so it's quite easy to switch.

Other that area of Maine and the Canadian Prov's to the North all of North
America was very workable and a decent Japan opening in the last hour before
the band shutdown.  You know the band is in good shape when you have
KH6's and
KL7's calling over the top of the pileup.

Rates were consistently in the high 80's, low 90's all day.  Not bad for
a one
band, one radio, one VFO station.

Thanks to Ed, W0YK and Don, AA5AU for organizing the contest.

Station: FT1000(100 Watts), Micro Keyer II, 5/5 for Europe, 5/5 for North
America and 4 el Steppir for South America, N1MM logging software.

Logs will be on LOTW in a day or so.  QSL to WM6A direct or bureau if you
want
a card.  Thanks for the Q's.

Please look for P40K, single op SSB by K6KO in ARRL 10-Meter Contest: 0000Z,
Dec 10 to 2400Z, Dec 11.

Ken, K6TA