[RTTY] BARTG contest M7T

[David G3YYD]

I was operating SO2R in this one. Always good fun to be had and gives you a
wider insight into what is happening on the bands.
 
One key thing I noticed while running with some S&P 20m and 15m that many of
those who I could have worked on 15m didn't they stayed on 20m. A case of
the perceived wisdom being that with low Solar Flux Index  (SFI) then 15m
would not have much on is a self fulfilling prophecy. I was working all the
mid EU and beyond out to YB and was being spotted in VU although worked no
VU stations probably because none were on.
 
Propagation was reasonable but was a bit auroral Sunday evening, but not
enough to  hinder copy too much.
 
I entered the 30 hour category and did 29 hours and 45 minutes. Towards the
end of the contest running was rare as S&P had a higher rate on 40 and 80m
picking off the run only people. I was running out of people to work, which
is a comment on the contest itself. I was rarely going flat out when running
on 2 bands. At times it was not much of a challenge but then I have been
doing RTTY SO2R for 10 years.
 
There was a slight bug in N1MM+ software. When changing frequency by
whatever means on Di1 it clear Di2 window and vice versa. It meant while
receiving details on one radio had to wait to change the other radios
frequency. No doubt Rick N2AMG will soon fix that.
 
Band,  QSO
3.5,      207
7,         330
14,       478
21,         66
Total, 1081
 
73 David G3YYD aka M7T