[RTTY] Makrothen contest

[Peter Laws]

On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Steve Bookout <steve at nr4m.com> wrote:
> Boy,that was FUN!
>
> Don't know when I've had a more enjoyable contest experience.  No real down-side that I can I think of.
>
> Conditions were excellent.  Worked lots of good DX.  Seychelles, Indonesia, China, India, AND Bhuttan!  (Sure didn't see that one coming...). DID have some rain static on Sat night on 40m.
> 10 was open!  Thanks to the organizers for arranging that.
>
> The 8 on/8 off format is great on old bodies and allows for other commitments.

First run with the Digi Keyer and had a good time, too, for the brief
period I was on.  I love how the score is calculated - work a couple
of JAs and, boy, does it shoot up!  :-)

I'll make a point to do more in this one next year - add my thanks to
the organizers!