[UK-CONTEST] ARRL RTTY Roundup

[Darrell G0HVQ]

As 15m was open, I started off just giving a few points away, but made 90 
odd contacts in the end, so thinking of submitting a token entry:

80:   0
40:  22
20:  46
15:  22
10:   0

Total:  90  State/Prov = 21  Countries = 22  Total Score = 3870


Great to hear all the big signals from the US on 15m again.

Very casual operating here for 0.5-1hr periods throughout the day/evening on 
Sun. Equipment was 100W from an IC7400 to a ground-mounted Hustler 4BTV with 
approx 20 x 35ft radials and a relatively clear take-off in all directions.

Soon occured to me that my method of operating RTTY contests is rather 
antiquated (last time I did it was with old DOS software about 10yrs ago). I 
now use MMTTY for RTTY, but a separate logging program - there's no doubt 
something out there that'll link the two. What do other RTTY contest 
operators use?

Having logged using non-contest software (Winlog32), currently having 'fun' 
trying to generate a suitable Cabrillo file that will be accepted by the 
ARRL robot, nearly there ;-)

Tnx and 73
Darrell



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve GW4BLE" <GW4BLE at btconnect.com>
To: "'UK Contest Reflector'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 1:52 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] ARRL RTTY Roundup


>
> QSP from 3830 .....
>
>
>                    ARRL RTTY Roundup
>
> Call: GW7X
> Operator(s): GW4BLE
> Station: GW7X
>
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: Newport, Wales.
> Operating Time (hrs): 7
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs
> ------------
>   80:   60
>   40:  131
>   20:  286
>   15:   35
>   10:    0
> ------------
> Total:  512  State/Prov = 49  Countries = 39  Total Score = 45,056
>
> Club: CONTEST CAMBRIA
>
> Comments:
>
> The ARRL RTTY Roundup is the first contest in the year in which United
> Kingdom
> club stations can use SCC's (Special Contest Calls) see -
>
> http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/information/spc.shtml
>
> CONTEST CAMBRIA decided it would be a good idea to submit at least a token
> entry in our first RTTY contest. Although not a great fan of the mode
> (although
> it is growing on me), I volunteered to operate from my home station as 
> GW7X.
>
> I set a target of 500 contacts, and interspersed with domestic chores, 
> that
> was
> easily met with some half a dozen or so hours of casual operating.  So the
> mark
> (unintended pun!) has been set, and it's over to A.N. Other in our team to
> prepare for the next (SCC) RTTY event - roll on BARTG RTTY (!)
>
>
> Steve
> GW4BLE
>
>
>
>
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