[RTTY] CQWPXRTTY

[Tom Martin]

             CQWPXRTTY

CallSign Used : W8JWN
       Operator(s) : W8JWN

Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
Assisted Category : ASSISTED
              Band : 15M
             Power : HIGH
              Mode : RTTY

                Time On: 21  hours

      ARRL Section : MI
         Club/Team : Northeast Wisconsin DX Assn
          Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.4678.0

         Band     QSOs     Pts  WPX
           21     781    1759  481
        Total     781    1759  481

     Score : 846,079

Because of Valentine's Day and Eve commitments with the XYL, I decided 
to operate on one band.  I figured that 15 would be good (can't count on 
10 meters up here in the U.P.) for mainly daylight hours.  My goal was 
700,000 points.

Band conditions were pretty good but there was a lot of QSB on Sunday.  
I asked for a lot of NUMBER repeats.

I worked everything that I heard (saw) on the screen.  The 4 element 
SteppIR, in the Bi-Dir mode, was fantastic.  The Alpha 8410 at 1200 out 
obviously  helped as well.  I had no problem holding my CQ frequency.  I 
spent 90% of the time calling CQ.

The only issues during the contest were with other operators:  No space 
between 599 and their number; sending a "brag" macro in the last hour of 
the contest; sending a report with no call and then leaving; working the 
same guy three times in 2 hours.

So, achieving 846, 079 points in 21 hours made me happy.

73,

Tom W8JWN





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