[RTTY] DigiFest Contest Results - K7VC

[Dick Flanagan]

START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CALLSIGN: K7VC
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH 8-HOURS
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP SINGLE-MODE
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP SINGLE-BAND
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CLUB: Northern California Contest Club
CONTEST: DigiFest
CREATED-BY: WriteLog V10.86C
NAME: Dick Flanagan
ADDRESS: 2851 Esaw Street
ADDRESS-CITY: Minden
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: NV
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 89423
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: USA
OPERATORS: K7VC
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: 24 QSOs, 22 unique grid squares, unknown number of distance mults.
SOAPBOX: RTTY75 only. All state-side except one Canadian and one German.
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: Single-digit rates.  I felt like I was the only one in the contest.
SOAPBOX: I qualified for four categories, but I didn't know which one to
SOAPBOX: enter.  Decisions, decisions...  :)
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: I was called by many 45 baud stations that in the spirit of the
SOAPBOX: contest I could only respond to in 75 baud.  I finally had to make
SOAPBOX: a special macro that would explain at 45 baud why I was operating
SOAPBOX: at 75 baud and then go back to 75 baud and hope they could figure
SOAPBOX: out how to respond to me.  Some did, most didn't.
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: My original log didn't have RSTs listed as was illustrated by the
SOAPBOX: DigiFest web site examples.  Unfortunately, their log robot
SOAPBOX: requires RST values, so after I manually added them to the log,
SOAPBOX: the robot accepted them.
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: Lack of promotion, lack of contest scoring modules and minimal
SOAPBOX: interest by the RTTY-only community.  However, lack of RTTY
SOAPBOX: interest is not the fault of the contest organizers as this is a
SOAPBOX: multi-mode contest so those of us operating only one mode have no
SOAPBOX: one to blame but themselves.
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: I probably won't operate this contest again unless I can bring
SOAPBOX: more modes to the party or unless the organizers can rally more
SOAPBOX: stations to the event.  I only operated four hours because the
SOAPBOX: single-digit rates were just too slow to maintain my interest.
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: My thanks to all those who put up with my 75 baud CQs, even if
SOAPBOX: they hadn't a clue why I couldn't understand their responses. :)
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX: My special thanks to the organizers; any contest that gets me
SOAPBOX: on the air is a good contest.
SOAPBOX:
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2024 K7VC          599 DM09   WB8MKH        599 
EN75
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2025 K7VC          599 DM09   K0RC          599 
EN35
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2040 K7VC          599 DM09   NC5O          599 
EM12
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2054 K7VC          599 DM09   AB1J          599 
FN42
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2058 K7VC          599 DM09   W0GLB         599 
DM78
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2108 K7VC          599 DM09   VE2FK         599 
FN68
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2110 K7VC          599 DM09   W0CXX         599 
EN42
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2133 K7VC          599 DM09   DJ3IW         599 
JN69
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2206 K7VC          599 DM09   W9AKS         599 
EN52
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2227 K7VC          599 DM09   CO2MS         599 
EL83
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2228 K7VC          599 DM09   KC2RXS        599 
FN32
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2229 K7VC          599 DM09   KB3LIX        599 
EN90
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2232 K7VC          599 DM09   W1/CT1AGF     599 
FN41
QSO: 14080 RY 2011-06-04 2333 K7VC          599 DM09   N3XL          599 
FM19
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2356 K7VC          599 DM09   K9OM          599 
EN65
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-04 2358 K7VC          599 DM09   KB4ZGO        599 
FM06
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-05 0001 K7VC          599 DM09   N3CH          599 
FN20
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-05 0002 K7VC          599 DM09   W5WT          599 
DM14
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-05 0008 K7VC          599 DM09   WA1N          599 
FN43
QSO: 14083 RY 2011-06-05 0010 K7VC          599 DM09   N4RT          599 
EM60
QSO: 14082 RY 2011-06-05 0022 K7VC          599 DM09   N1FDX         599 
FN41
QSO: 14082 RY 2011-06-05 1734 K7VC          599 DM09   K0KX          599 
EN35
END-OF-LOG:

I hope my mono-spaced entries came through (I hate HTML!)  Also, 3820 
doesn't
have a template for this contest.

Rules at http://www.mixw.net/misc/DigiFest/rulese2011.html

Dick

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Dick Flanagan K7VC
dick at k7vc.com