[TVARC] K2TE, RTTY RU, SOAB HP

[k2te at juno.com]

I enjoy this one as a way to kick off the new year.  I decided to try the
mixed mode shuffling between RTTY and FT4.  The predicted ramp up in
solar flux did not happen so there wasn't a lot of DX to be worked.  Like
Pete, I used my pan adapter on RTTY to move to a spike and tune in the
station.  

Working the roundup on WSJT-X FT4 took some getting used to.  Because the
software does the work, I found that I would get an initial call from a
station followed by several replies from me with no "RR73" confirmation
from the station.  If I moved on to the next station that called me, then
the previous station would acknowledge me, sometimes after I worked the
new station.  I then had to scroll back in the answer window to see what
report and section I got so I could complete the digital log window.  I
lost several contacts before I realized I could recover the info and
complete the log.  All in all, a fun way to break the boredom of slow
periods in RTTY.

I ended up with 43 states plus Alaska and Hawaii.  Missed VE4, VE9, VE1,
VO1, VO2 and VY1.

Here is my haul after 8.4 hours:

       Band   Mode  QSOs     Pts  Sec  DXC  Pt/Q
           7      FT4     32         32     9       2      1.0
           7    RTTY    22         22     4       1      1.0
          14     FT4     61         61     7       7      1.0
          14   RTTY    54        54    17       6      1.0
          21    FT4      13        13      2       2      1.0
          21  RTTY     33        33      9       9      1.0
       Total  Both     215      215    48     27      1.0


            Score : 16,125

73 de Ed


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