Two in one

What a weekend, I decided to put my new RTTY setup to use in the NAQP RTTY contest and to work the CQ WW160 Phone contest too...160 was a bugger with high noise and not so good prop. I struggled with the whole thing. Friday night very bad with my low antenna and local noise plus the bad conditions, did not think I would make last years score.

I decided to check band at midnight and it was a bit better so stuck it out until about 0200 and managed to match score from a year ago but was a bugger.

However the NAQP RTTY contest was fun and I learned allot it has been 30 years or so for my last RTTY contact so I am in re-training. I managed to work 32 states and get my system setup like it should be. Next adventure in radio will be ARRL dx ssb contest this next weekend, and Clipperton Isl. will be on the air for the first time in some years so will try hard to get new country with that one.

Then the last of March it will be off to Or. for CQ WPX SSB at the K7BUY qth always a great time, good contest and best friend time. So get on the air have fun and 73....