[RTTY] P49X Wine Challenge 2016

[Ed Muns]

It's hard to say if P49X is "active" or "inactive".  I've worked over
150,000 QSOs since 2005, but all of those occurred during 3-4 weeks each
year.  On average, that's 37 QSOs per calendar day over 11 years, but in
actuality, P49X is QRT 95% of the time.   ;>)

Ed W0YK/P49X

-----Original Message-----
From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jeff AC0C
Sent: 14 November, 2016 09:05
To: rtty at contesting.com; Thom
Subject: Re: [RTTY] P49X Wine Challenge 2016

Ed lives on the left coast squashing grapes but goes down to the islands for

contesting so in a way the call is inactive.  Now the days there is a 
contest on, he's banging out 2500/day there operating occasionally So3r. 
He's a machine.

If you are wanting wood for the wall, try the summer NAQP.  That is the one 
contest where the midwest location can be a benefit.  The Feb session is a 
different story.  Same for RTTY Roundup but the competition there is brutal.

73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Thom
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 3:52 AM
To: Jeff AC0C ; rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] P49X Wine Challenge 2016

Hummm.

I did look up P49X on QRZ and read the story there.  Ed also told me
that call is not very active.

I am not all that new to RTTY contesting. I was very active in it back
in 2004/2005 but then I got sick.

I recently got back into the hobby, new radios, new antennas, new
location and new callsign.

I have nothing left from the old days but the certificates hanging on
the wall and a lot of memories of days past. Even those memories are now
fading.

Have a great day

73

Thom KI8W



On 11/14/2016 06:29, Jeff AC0C wrote:
> Thom,
>
> I thought you were making a joke but a fellow reminded me that you were 
> new to RTTY contesting and may now know who P49X is.
>
> You would not be misrepresenting the situation to summarize it this way. 
> Ed P49X is the Michael Jordan of RTTY contesting.  Pick any RTTY contest 
> and look for the world-wide winner and most of the time you will see P49X 
> at the top of the ranks.  He's also the administrator for the two CQ RTTY 
> contests. I guarantee you will work him in any major, and from a Midwest 
> location, probably on 4 bands if not 5 even in lousy prop condx.
>
> RYRYRYRYRYRYRY
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jeff AC0C
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 9:01 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com ; Thom
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] P49X Wine Challenge 2016
>
> Good joke, Thom.
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Thom
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 8:52 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] P49X Wine Challenge 2016
>
> Never even heard P49X,  anywhere.
>
> 73
>
> Thom KI8W
>
>
> On 11/14/2016 02:50, Ed Muns wrote:
>> The following stations qualified for the 9-band HF RTTY Wine Challenge. 
>> All
>> you had to do was work P49X on all 9 HF bands, RTTY, the last week of
>> September (WW RTTY).  The following stations made it.  Did I miss anyone?
>>
>> N3BUO
>> WA5FWC
>> VE3YF
>> KR9U
>> N7US
>>
>> 73,
>> Ed W0YK/P49X
>>
>>
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