[SCCC] KI6VC NAQP RTTY

[Vic Sadesky]

NAQP RTTY

Station:        KI6VC
Call:            KI6VC
Op:            Himself
Class:        SO LP
Exch:         VIC CA
Time:        9.5 hrs
SCCC Team #2

Band        Qs        Mults
 80            79        38
 40            115        41
 20            142        34
 15            147        34
___________________
                  483        145
Claimed score 70,518

Station: 756ProIII, F12 C4SXL @ 50 Ft, ShuntLoaded tower for 80 M, Software 
N1MM
Wet Dog Stink:  Meko & Sparky

Comments:
While band conditions are slowly diminishing they are still pretty darn 
good.  Two hours before the start 15 was loaded with EU RTTY.
Started out on 15 and did very well.  The move to 20 and 40 were timed well. 
The jump to 80 was way early and I lost some time.
40 was again the standout with best Q/hr and Mult pre Qs.  The last hour on 
80 was very good with a super sprint at the finish. Didn't hear a thing on 
10.

My move to the darkside is now complete...N1MM is fully functional!! This of 
course completes a New Years res...upgrade to real contest
software.  The move only took several months and numerous 
installs/unintalls/loads and reloads and several headachs reading that 
manual.  Then it dawned on me...all those windows...it's all eye-candy!! The 
entry window is the key.  So I started with just that. By the end of the 
first hour I had all kinds of displays, scrolls, info, bandmaps, logs and 
scores festooning my poor laptop...editing macros on  the fly...tuning the 
VFO with the arrow keys  Do "Spock" ears come with the package??   For RTTY 
I found the {GRAB} feature worked very well for the call but was faster 
logging the exch with the keyboard. I dislike moving between the mouse and 
keyboard.

I was going to do a KISS setup for ARRL SSB DX with just 3 message keys but 
now I'll be looking into the "letters" feature and lots of eye-candy.  The 
software does lack a few things...needs a function to control the temp on 
the heating pad and the "eject wet canines" module.
Thanks to all who answered the call and to those cheerleaders ...luv being 
spotted.

73
Vic Sadesky KI6VC
Cal City
"Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good
we oft might win
By fearing to attempt."
                  William Shakespeare
"Get'er Done"
                  The Cable Guy