[RTTY] BARTG Sprint VE5CPU Single Op LP

[Bart Ritchie (VE5CPU)]

                     BARTG RTTY Sprint

Call: VE5CPU           Operator(s): VE5CPU
Station: VE5CPU        Class: Single Op LP
QTH: SK                Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Pts
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    80:    2    2
    40:   17   17
    20:   36   36
    15:  119  119
    10:   60   60
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Total:  234  234  Mults = 33  Total Score = 38,610

Comments:
Summary  234 * 33 * 5 = 38610

Bit the bullet, purchased WriteLog Friday afternoon (early birthday present 
from my wife) and retired WF1B RTTY.  Decided to test drive WriteLog in the 
BARTG Sprint.  After a quick tour of the software and checking out Don's, 
AA5AU and Scot's, K9JY web sites, I had enough background to operate the 
software.

Thanks Don and Scot for some great info on WriteLog and special thanks to 
Wayne, W5XD for a great piece of software.  I was pleasantly surprised how 
well behaved a Windows program WriteLog is.

Since I was experimenting with new software, I was only playing around in 
the contest and really did not have much expectation as to how many 
contacts I would make.  Band conditions from here were moderately good on 
the North/South paths and not very good heading into Europe or Asia.  I did 
manage a couple of OH and some JA with a sprinkling of a few other DX 
stations, but contacts outside of the Americas were hard to come by.  After 
a couple of hours of search & pounce and playing with WriteLogs layouts, I 
settled into an arrangement I felt comfortable with and decided to do a 
little running.  Although not great rates, I had a lot of fun
for the next several hours.  I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I 
fell into a decent routine with WriteLog and racked up a couple hundred 
Q's.  Thanks to all those who dropped by and exchanged QSOs.  Look forward 
to working you again in the next one and having even more fun with WriteLog 
- highly recommend!

73, Bart - VE5CPU