[UK-CONTEST] ARRL RTTY Roundup

[G3SXW]

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every entry, no matter how small. Each log adds to cross-checking accuracy. 
And these days it takes only seconds to e-mail an entry.
73 de Roger/G3SXW.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darrell G0HVQ" <g0hvq at talktalk.net>
To: "'UK Contest Reflector'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ARRL RTTY Roundup


> 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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