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   Message 12,941 of 13,334   
   Rug Rat to Rug Rat   
   Re: North American QSO Party - RTTY   
   20 Jul 25 12:30:36   
   
   MSGID: 1:135/250@fidonet 687d35d1   
   PID: C-NET AMIGA BBS 5.36b   
     Well!  July NAQP - RTTY has come and gone.   
      
   With enough fun and disapointment to shake a stick at!   
      
   A lot less precontest trials and frustration during the contest came from   
   knowing the software and how N3FJP and FLDIGI interface with each other.   
      
   There are some things I need to test in a non contest setting, that I am just   
   not sure of.  I also either need to get a larger monitor for my ham radio   
   setup, as having both windows up side by side would be a big help!   
      
   - One frustration is that FLDIGI either sometimes does not pick up that a   
   station I am about to work is a dupe, or there is a delay through the API   
   network from N3FJP to FLDIGI.  One thing I noticed about RTTY contests is that   
   stations do not seem to be as picky about replying, "DUPE DUPE DUPE!!!".     
      
   ** That should be another topic of discussion,  Do you delete dupes from your   
   log post contest?!   
      
   Band conditions were poor, 10m did not open like it did in January!  I knew at   
   the halfway mark, that unless conditions really improved there was NO WAY I   
   was going to even match my score from January let alone beat it!   
      
   Here is the comparison I made for both contests.   
      
      
   NAQP - RTTY 2025 January Vs. July Summary   
      
   KF6HDJ's Contest Summary Report for NAQP   
    Created by N3FJP's NAQP Contest Log   
    Version 5.3.8  www.n3fjp.com   
      
    Total Contacts = 177   
    Total Points = 17,877   
      
    Operating Period: 2025/01/18 18:03 - 2025/01/19 05:51   
      
    Total op time (breaks > 30 min deducted): 11:05:23   
    Total op time (breaks > 60 min deducted 11:48:09   
      
    Avg Qs/Hr (breaks > 30 min deducted): 16.0   
      
      
    Total Contacts by Band and Mode:   
      
    Band       CW   Phone     Dig   Total       %   
    ----       --   -----     ---   -----     ---   
      80        0       0       1       1       1   
      40        0      00      42      42      24   
      20        0      00      43      43      24   
      15        0      00      38      38      21   
      10        0      00      53      53      30   
               --   -----     ---   -----     ---   
    Total       0     177       177     177     100   
       
   //// JULY 2025 ////   
      
   KF6HDJ's Contest Summary Report for NAQP   
    Created by N3FJP's NAQP Contest Log   
    Version 5.3.8  www.n3fjp.com   
      
    Total Contacts = 140   
    Total Points = 9,800   
      
    Operating Period: 2025/07/19 18:02 - 2025/07/20 05:49   
      
    Total op time (breaks > 30 min deducted): 10:07:39   
    Total op time (breaks > 60 min deducted): 11:46:49   
      
    Avg Qs/Hr (breaks > 30 min deducted): 13.8   
      
      
    Total Contacts by Band and Mode:   
      
    Band       CW   Phone     Dig   Total       %   
    ----       --   -----     ---   -----     ---   
      40        0       0      48      48      34   
      20        0       0      82      82      59   
      15        0       0      10      10       7   
               --   -----     ---   -----     ---   
    Total       0       0     140     140     100   
      
   So, looking at these numbers.  While I did A LOT better on 20m, my 40m   
   performance was basically the same (My vertical sucks on the lower bands!  I   
   plan to get a dipole setup for next year).  15m was not that great and not   
   having 10m really hurt!   
      
   The interesting thing, I did hear phone activity on 10m, but no RTTY what so   
   ever.   
      
   Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)   
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   --- CNet/5   
    * Origin: The Rat's Den BBS (1:135/250)   
   SEEN-BY: 1/120 4/0 18/0 200 19/10 90/0 93/1 104/119 105/81 106/201   
   SEEN-BY: 114/10 116/116 120/616 123/0 25 126 180 525 755 3001 3002   
   SEEN-BY: 128/187 129/14 305 135/0 115 205 220 240 250 363 384 385   
   SEEN-BY: 135/388 390 391 153/757 7715 154/10 30 50 110 700 218/700   
   SEEN-BY: 218/840 220/20 30 90 221/1 6 360 222/2 226/18 30 44 50 227/114   
   SEEN-BY: 229/110 111 200 206 300 307 310 312 317 400 426 428 664 700   
   SEEN-BY: 229/705 250/1 266/512 275/1000 291/111 292/854 301/1 320/219   
   SEEN-BY: 322/757 335/364 341/66 200 203 234 342/200 343/107 396/45   
   SEEN-BY: 460/58 633/280 712/848 1321 900/0 106 902/0 6 19 26 905/0   
   SEEN-BY: 2320/105 3634/0 12 27 56 57 58 60 119 5020/400 5075/35   
   PATH: 135/250 115 3634/12 154/10 221/6 341/66 902/26 229/426   
      

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