I forgot to mention last week, my RTTY effort in the CQ WPX RTTY contest.
Again, not a whole lot of time allocated to me, but I enjoyed what time I did have. 

I learned that when the instructions say to solder the connections before using high power, the antenna manufacturer means it. My Cobweb performs great for 100 watts and less (for FT8), but with the amplifier on, and running RTTY, I may not have seen sparks outside, but I had some circuit breakers in the house popping like a kid in a candy jar. 
To double back on this weeks DX CW contest, I worked only on the vertical/Flagpole antenna, staying away from the Cobweb, until I "finish" the antenna. Only two more bands to tweak, before nailing it down.

73, Rich, ND4G

Call: ND4G   CQ WPX RTTY Contest   2023   Feb 11   Claimed Score

Operator(s): ND4G
Station: ND4G

Class: SOAB HP
Class Overlay: Classic
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 9.3
Location: USA
OpMode: SO2R  

Contest: CQWPXRTTY

Band

QSOs

WPX

7

53

51

14

37

35

21

96

81

28

34

34

Totals:

220

201

Score:

101,505

 


Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club 

Comments:     [email]     2023-02-14 17:55:10
FLEX-6600M -> ELECRAFT KPA500 -> MFJ-998RT Remote Tuner -> 20' Stealth vertical flagpole