[TVARC] Fwd: WAE SSB W3US Single Op HP

[K2PS Pete Stafford]

LOL!

So, let me get this straight - you developed a text-to-speech bot for SSB contest work, but you did it with Rustina, a female voice?!  What happened on the other end when you had to chime in at a point where you didn't have a function key response, and sounded like...Rusty?

I do like the sedilla over the "n".  A nice touch.

73, Pete, K2PS

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Subject: [TVARC] Fwd: WAE SSB W3US Single Op HP


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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