North American QSO Party, RTTY
Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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80: 38 24
40: 97 34
20: 105 38
15: 69 32
10: 34 19
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Total: 343 147 Total Score = 50,421
Club: South East Contest Club
Team: SECC
Comments:
Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S/A743 at 15m (40m-10m)
80m doublet at 10m (80m)
Shunt-fed 15m tower (80m)
Equipment
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100 running 50 watts (with supplemental cooling fan)
Steam-powered Toshiba laptop
N1MM and MMTTY
Comments:
A personal best in the NAQP RTTY! My goal was to make 50,000 points and perhaps
120 mults. Rate wasn't quite as good as I had expected, but certainly made up
for it in mults. 10 meters! At the bottom of the sunspot cycle, 10 meters was a
pleasant surprise.
The high bands were remarkably short at the start of the contest. I may have
spent too much time on 10 and 15m before moving to 20m in retrospect, as 20m
was going long when I got there around 2000z.
CQing was only modestly productive. Part of this may be the 3 dB disadvantage I
have with the K2/100. Even with supplemental cooling, the K2 is only good for
about 50 watts on RTTY. The supplemental fan worked well, as the internal fan
only came on intermittantly.
Only took one off time, at 2258z. This turned out to be a good strategy, as the
Rate really dropped in after 0400z. Was surprised at the few stations on 40m at
2330z.
Worked several five-banders: N0NI, KE9S, N2WK, W3LL. Managed to find my
teammates K1ZZI and K4DLI on several bands, but didn't hear Tad WF4W. Hope he
made it on the air. Funny that the last station I worked was KO1H -- I had
heard him on several other bands, usualling S & Ping ahead of me. Glad to get
the RI multiplier on one band.
The only state I lack a confirmation for RTTY is Nevada. Did not work a single
Nevada station during the NAQP. Does no one in NV run RTTY?
Was surprised at the number of stations calling CQ who were completel DEAF.
Even though they showed good signals at my station, they would CQ in my face
when I (or even others) called. Perhaps they were too busy with the second
radio, or were on a bathroom break. I suspect they weren't listening to their
receive audio -- because they should have heard people calling.
Had great fun! Can't wait for the next RTTY contest.
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