[RTTY] Age Range for the Contest and Misc Comments

[Dick Kriss, AA5VU]

Phil - GU0SUP, 

Thanks for posting the age data. You stats are pretty representative of what
I suspected.   Also, tnx to those that reminding me that multi stations were
using 99. I seemed to have had a brain freeze on that one.

>From: "Phil Cooper" <pcooper at guernsey.net>
>
> As for ages, well, here are some stats from my log:
> Mean age:  53
> Most common:  57
> Next most common: 62
> Oldest:  82 (courtesy of W1YR)
> Youngest: 13 from UN7PBY
> 
> 200 were older than 50, and only 144 were younger than 50.
> 75% of my contacts were between the ages of 40 and 60!
> 
> Anyway, here is my claimed score:
> 
>  snip
>
> TOTAL:      354            878
> Mults:         145
> Score:         127310
> 
> I am going to post a few thoughts seperately! Look for my next email!
> 
> I will upload my log to LoTW soon!
> 
> 73 all
> Phil GU0SUP

I will not be submitting a score but had fun and even worked two new
counties.  Like I have mentioned before the rare DX countries are the ones
you have not worked. Once worked they are just DX and you hear them all the
time.

Missed one new (to me) county because he came back with a Hi Don AA5AU and I
could not convince the operator that I was aa5VU not aa5AU. Like the bumper
sticker says it happens. HiHi

I also learned the hard way I cannot use the new Microsoft Wireless Mouse
with the tilt wheel on 10 meters. Talk about a mess! When I would transmit
the mouse would hang and keep the rig keyed.  The only way I could un-key
was to use the OFF button on the rig. After two or three hosed QSO's I went
back to the corded mouse and everything worked FB. It was interesting that
it only happened on 10 meters.

Thanks for the contest contacts

Dick, AA5VU
Capital of Texas