[RTTY] DigiFest Contest Results - K7VC

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

I put an hour into the contest, RTTY 75 only. It was the first time I 
had tried AFSK using the Icom Pro 3. It worked 'okay' but if I was going 
to get serious about it I would need to rewire the cables in order to 
use the data jack on the back of the transceiver. I hacked together an 
AFSK solution using the front panel mic input. (The i-Mate accessory 
provides an 1/8" jack for a secondary audio source for TX.)

I'm a hardcore FSK addict and there isn't a good (FSK) solution for 
MMTTY driven beyond 45 baud. In other 75 baud events I have used my 
Kantronics KAM Plus to TX at 75 and I receive  using MMTTY. In that 
configuration I can use the Twin Peak Filters in the Icom if I want. 
This weekend I setup N1MM / MMTTY so I could receive both 45 and 75 
bauds simultaneously. That worked well.

I worked 11 stations total, 4 stateside and the other 7 were EU. I ran 
low power. K7VC was my first contact. I was working on another project 
in the shack and left my radio tuned to his signal to see the level of 
activity. Not much! I worked 1, 3, 5, and 7 USA call areas and OH, HA, 
PA, OE, UR, DJ, and EB countries.

The band conditions were not great so I resent my report several times 
to avoid AGN? responses. It kind of defeated the rate increase at the 
higher speed, but it's still fun to see the reports zip across the screen.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

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Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
              Band : ALL
             Power : LOW
              Mode : RTTY
  Default Exchange : EN35
        Gridsquare : EN35NJ

              Name : Robert Chudek
           Address : 32129 Lofton Ave
    City/State/Zip : Chisago City  MN  55013-9524
           Country : USA

      ARRL Section : MN
         Club/Team : Minnesota Wireless Assn
          Software : N1MM Logger V11.6.1

         Band    QSOs    Pts
           14      11   56752
        Total      11   56752

             Score : 56,752