[LCC] RTTY Roundup AA5AU SO(A) RTTY LP

[Don Hill AA5AU]

Thanks Marsh. The RTTY Roundup is the most fun I have in ham radio now. It's
the one event that keeps me going.

Don AA5AU

-----Original Message-----
From: marsh at ka5m.net [mailto:marsh at ka5m.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 9:50 AM
To: 'Don Hill AA5AU'
Cc: LCC; 'Marcel Livesay'
Subject: RE: [LCC] RTTY Roundup AA5AU SO(A) RTTY LP

Don,

Congrats on another great effort and score!

Last time I looked at 3830scores.com you were in first place SO(A) RTTY LP
by 364 QSOs.

73,
Marsh, KA5M


-----Original Message-----
From: LCC <lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org> On Behalf Of Don Hill AA5AU
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2021 7:10 PM
To: 'LCC' <lcc at louisianacontestclub.org>
Subject: [LCC] RTTY Roundup AA5AU SO(A) RTTY LP


                    ARRL RTTY Roundup - 2021

Call: AA5AU
Operator(s): AA5AU
Station: AA5AU

Class: SO(A) RTTY LP
QTH: LA
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  RTTY Qs  Dig Qs
-----------------------
   80:    308      0
   40:    660      0
   20:    773      0
   15:    134      0
   10:      0      0
-----------------------
Total:   1875      0  State/Prov = 56  Countries = 60  Total Score = 217,500

Club: Louisiana Contest Club

Comments:

I've operated all 33 RTTY Roundups and it was another great one. Seemed like
good participation. Conditions were nice & quiet on Sunday. I changed up my
off time this year. I took 5 hours Saturday night and the last hour on
Sunday around lunch time during a slow period. 15 meters was just not quite
there yet - maybe next year.

Second year in a row I missed ND. Someone needs to go there next year. Did
get NT. Thanks to everyone who worked me.

I made 165 more contacts than last year (with the exact same number of
multipliers) and it's due to repairs in the station that allowed me to do
things like rotate the 2nd yagi. Did a lot of work this fall. Fixed the
rotor and SteppIR on tower #2 and had to re-install all antennas after
taking them down for Hurricane Zeta. 

I obtained a good used PC and installed Windows 10 Pro on it with an SSD and
retired the Windows XP machine on the 2nd radio. I did it mainly so I could
operate FT modes in the Roundup but when they changed the rules I decided to
go RTTY-only. After all, it's the "RTTY" Roundup, right? Maybe some day I'll
go Mixed-mode. I won't rule it out.

Last but not least, I want to thank my wife, Sharon, for supplying me meals
during the contest. She's the best!

Station #1
Icom IC-756 PRO III 100 watts
3-element SteppIR at 45' on tower #1
Orion M2 RC2800 rotor
Cushcraft D40 rotatable dipole at 40' on tower #2 WriteLog on Windows 10
Home PC Dunestar 800 band filter (Remembering Ron, N7EA, founder of Dunestar
Systems who passed away last month. RIP my friend.) SixPak antenna switch

Station #2
Kenwood TS-870 100 watts with RTL-SDR on IF Output - great tool!
3-element SteppIR at 35' on tower #2
Orion M2 RC2800 rotor
80-meter inverted vee at 40' on tower #1 WriteLog on Windows 10 Pro PC
Dunestar 800 band filter

Can't wait for #34 next year. Maybe we'll have 15 back and possible 10 too.
73, Don AA5AU


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