[TVARC] Fwd: WAE SSB W3US Single Op HP

[w3us at casa-aloha.net]

I absolutely LOVE WAE CW!  SSB, not so much, but this was really a fun learning experience.  See my comments below.

> 
>                    WAE DX Contest, SSB - 2025
> 
> Call: W3US
> Operator(s): W3US
> Station: W3US
> 
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: NFL
> Operating Time (hrs): 3.0
> Remote Operation
> 
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs    Mults
> -------------------------
>   80:                 
>   40:   2            3
>   20:  27           32
>   15:  17           22
>   10:                 
> -------------------------
> Total:  46        57  Total Score = 2,337
> 
> Club: Florida Contest Group
> 
> Comments:
> 
> Many, Many apologies to my European friends for putting up with my first attempt
> at AI voicing.  Inspired by the successes of Tim, N3QE and a recent
> Text-to-Speech N1MM+ enhancement, I developed Rustiña. Rustiña ONLY speaks
> contest exchanges, speaks a little too quickly, and needs refinement in
> pronouncing the number "three." Club mates who copied Rustiña on air
> described her voice as "sexy." I had to tweak several function key
> macros to accommodate serial number repeats, "Roger-Roger", etc.  In
> short, a number of responses one must have at one's fingertips when operating
> without a microphone.  Obviously, QTCs were out of the question - but I had a
> macro for that - "very sorry, no QTC."  Rustiña did an excellent job
> voicing call signs, so I will give her that. That said, the serial number was
> overly rapid.  One DL-OM even said "SLOW DOWN!"
> 
> Pre-WAE, during the development stage, I experimented with Rustiña in several
> POTA contacts.  At the conclusion of one such QSO, the POTA OP said "well,
> that was our most bizarre QSO yet."  That had me laughing on the floor as
> well.
> 
> Obviously, Rustiña is still a work in progress and I see much promise for her
> future.  We promise it will be less painful next time.
> 
> Flex 8600, Flex PGXL, Hustler 6-BTV flagpole vertical.
> 
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