[SCCC] BARTG HF RTTY Contest

[WN6K - Paul Dorey]

                    BARTG HF RTTY Contest

 

Call: WN6K

Operator(s): WN6K

Station: WN6K

 

Class: SOAB LP

QTH: CA

Operating Time (hrs): 20

 

Summary:

 Band  QSOs  Countries  Call Areas

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   80:   46       2         10

   40:  155       8         20

   20:  228      15         26

   15:   32       3         10

   10:    1       1          1

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Total:  462      29         67  Continents = 5  Total Score = 221,280

 

Club: Southern California Contest Club

 

Comments:

 

This was supposed to be a 'thing to do this weekend to fill in the time'
type of contest but once involved, I sort of got into it.

 

The band conditions were horrible - and where was the DX? I seem to remember
lots more in the last time I did this but perhaps March Madness and no
sunspots were too much for one contest.

 

Still learning how to maneuver about in RTTY - it is sure different from
other modes of contest styles that is for sure.  I do NOT like the 5 minute
about changing bands...what a waste of time.  We have been in the habit of
moving our friends from band to band and if they are the only ones local,
you are stuck sitting around for the equivalent of 30 min.  This is not
conducive to getting folks to spread their multipliers around either.

 

15 was open on Saturday but not much else any other time...

 

Had a local competition with a friend to keep us 'interested' and keep on
slugging it out...especially the horrible doldrums of Sunday afternoon.
(Wild Bill eked me out by 2,000 points raw score...we will see who fares
better in the final tally.

 

Lockups on computer = 2 probably some minor rf thing and microHam keyer. 

Everything else performed as expected.  The 40 meter run in the last hour
was great fun and kept me going right till the last second.

 

WN6K, Paul