[RTTY] DJ3IW SOAB HP

[DJ3IW Goetz]

  WAEDC RTTY 2003

CALL: DJ3IW      
Single OP, All Band  

       QSOs  QTCs  Mults 
80m:   218    10   172
40m:   107     0   132
20m:   147   100   106
15m:   215   420   146
10m:   133   180   100
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Total: 820 + 710 * 656 = 1003680
Operating time: 31.25 hrs

Station: FT1000MP, Henry 2K Classic app. 600W out, SCS PTC-II, MMTTY 1.65
Antennas: 80/40m dipoles, 20/15/10m 2-/2-/3-element Yagi OB-7/3
 
Remarks: What a contest! My highest QSO number in a RTTY contest sofar.
In between a period of deep frustration. Just 127 QSOs in 5 hours, watching
others (DL and Europe) passing out numbers 200 - 300 higher than mine!
QTC feature makes this one of the most interesting contests to me!
The exchange of a series of ten QTCs needs much less time than to
make the same number of QSOs. I dislike the 48 hour mere QSO number 
gathering events. 

Lowlights: Some extremly poor signals, spoiling 14075 to 14100 kHz with
S9+ hash and multiple spurii. The same at times on 15 and 80. Due to my 
own contesting efforts I did not attempt to find the culprits.  Failure
to attract HS1PDY's attention. Only 14 JAs worked - didn't copy/find more.
Where was DON? Many stations (again) refused QTC exchange.

Highlights: 10m open to the eastern parts of North America. Exchange of QTC
with VR2BG on 10m. Being called by VK6HD on 80m and ZF2NT on 40m. Again
many new calls on RTTY.

73 de Goetz