Call: AA5AU
Operator(s):  
Station: AA5AU

Added: 19/Mar/2012
Contest: BARTG HF RTTY CONTEST
Class: SO EXPERT HP
QTH: LA
Operating time: 

Summary: 
 Band  QSOs  Countries  Call Areas
-----------------------------------
   80:    6       1          4
   40:   94      10         15
   20:  397      34         24
   15:  280      44         25
   10:   31      10          9
-----------------------------------
Total:  808      99         77  Continents = 6  
Total Score = 853,248
Club: 

Soapbox: 

The main objectives in this contest
was to do some beta testing for
WriteLog and practice SO3R. Conditions
were lousy on all bands with lots of
noise. The beta testing for WriteLog
went well but took some time away from
operating while I compiled some
results data. The SO3R practice went
well too, but a little tough since
rarely were there three bands open at
the same time. At one time on
Saturday, the only band open was 20
meters. I think 10 and 15 were
actually better on Saturday despite
there being better numbers (SFI, A, K
index) on Sunday.

Since I was running
SO3R, two radios were low power since
they shared the tribander through the
Dunestar low power HF duplexer which
has proved that it was a worthy
purchase. I could have run high power
SO2R, but SO3R practice was more
important to me. There were a couple
of times when 3 bands were open at the
same time - either 10, 15 & 20, or 20,
40 & 80. But I didn't operate much at
night since I had other obligations
and this was just a part time
effort.

Loved working 9M6XRO,
V85/WX8C, DV1JM and YB8EL on 15. And
having 4Z4DX answer my CQ Sunday on 15
was great too since the band was so
poor. But the highlight was having
Gary AL9A answer me on 15, then a few
minutes later see him S&P on 20. So I
jumped up the band on one of the low
power radios and called CQ and he came
right back to me. I call it "fishing"
and I caught him for a new
multiplier.

Congrats to John, WA5ZUP,
who had the highest serial number I
saw all weekend when he was over 1000
Qs Sunday afternoon. I tried to keep
pace but too many other things to do
like go to church, go to the grocery
(twice), and watch NASCAR & basketball
on TV.

Thanks to everyone who
participated and thanks to BARTG for
sponsoring the contest. It's an "oldie
but goodie".

73, Don AA5AU