[UK-CONTEST] G0DVJ March RSGB CC Data session

[Jonathan G0DVJ]

Hi all,

Got my feet wet with my first ever data contest tonight.
Apologies to anyone who I experimented on by trying to work you.   
(Particularly G4EOF who I called many times on RTTY without success)!

The PSK was easy ... managed to S&P and get my CQ calls answered.  I  
spent the first 40 mins on PSK - is there a convention for when  
people do each mode and switch?  My RTTY using the same software and  
set-up was less successful - I need to take a look at it more ... not  
sure that people found my signal easy to copy on RTTY.

I don't run Windoze if I can help it - so was using W7AY's CocoaModem  
software in contest mode - which I can recommend if there are any  
other Mac OSX users out there considering datamodes.   Again I need a  
bit more practice at configuring it and the macros but will be fine.   
Seemed to produce a decent Cabrillo log too.

Only 12 Qs in all - but learnt a lot.   I don't think data will ever  
be my fave contest type but it was interesting.   I wouldn't want to  
spend more than 90 mins at a time on data contesting personally!    
Roll on CW !

Oh and had to use my backup rig FT847 coz my first rig is out of  
action.  100w to a Full wave horiz 80m loop.

Heard loads of PSK stations from continental Europe who weren't  
contesting.  Is that usually the case in these?

73
Jonathan G0DVJ
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