[RTTY] I am no longer working P49X

Jeff AC0C keepwalking188 at ac0c.com
Tue Jan 10 00:06:12 EST 2017


I always try to work Ed a couple hours into the contest.   I know if his 
sent exchange SN is only 500% higher than mine, I'm having a good start!

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-----Original Message----- 
From: W0MU
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 10:59 PM
To: ed at w0yk.com
Cc: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] I am no longer working P49X

My tongue was firmly placed in cheek when I posted.  I guess I should
have put in some :) or LOL's or HI HI's!

You were always loud.  Thanks for the Qso's!

W0MU


On 1/9/2017 9:53 PM, Ed Muns wrote:
> Hey, Mike, take it easy on yourself!  That sort of stuff happens to me all
> the time, and in my case it is often self-inflicted.   I don't believe 
> many,
> if any, of these things happen intentionally.  If they ever were to be
> intentional, I'd just pity the person.  Frankly, I don't recall any issues
> with our QSOs.  I just hope I didn't mess up too often myself.
>
> I had a blast working everyone this week.  It was as much fun for me as
> those calling me to watch the evolvement of the Club Log Leaderboard.  I
> hope I didn't offend to much of the DX community by turning the P49X page
> into a DX Hog Festival.
>
> It was a challenge trying to manage 26 band-modes across 24-hour 
> propagation
> and the various worldwide regionsduring the week leading up to RU.  I'm 
> sure
> there were deficits and it is a continual learning experience for me.
>
> As for RU, what an adrenalin rush!  The first couple hours were the
> proverbial firehose.  The personal best rates are as much attributable to
> all my QSO partners as to myself.  I can only optimize my side of the QSO
> and must relay on the other operator's operating skill to achieve a
> coordinated dance that logs valid QSOs at a high rate.
>
> 'Til next time,
> Ed P49X/W0YK
> ____________________________________________________________________
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike
> Fatchett
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 20:47
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] I am no longer working P49X
>
> Every time I went to work Ed, I screwed something up!  I mean every time.
> Someone must of put some weird voodoo on my station.
>
> The first time I was off freq of some thing.  After that the computer 
> would
> send my call after I had his info.  Apparently N1MM decided that I didn't
> have his info.  That happened a few times even when I was trying to make
> sure it did not.  I am still unclear what the underlying issue was.
>
> Ed-Sorry to be a pain in your backside.  I was amazed that in little bit 
> of
> time how many contacts he had made on other bands while we sorted out my
> mess!
>
> I will endeavor to be more prepared next time.  Thanks for the contacts 
> and
> If you never work me again, I would understand!  HI!
>
> W0MU
>
>
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