CQ WPX RTTY Contest (2025)

CQ WPX RTTY Contest - 2025

Call: NR4M
Operator(s): NR4M K4GM K3NC KK4R K4MIL N3RTW KF4TMW AA2FD KG5XR KM4OQO K4MI
Station: NR4M

Class: M/M HP
QTH: FM18 VA
Operating Time (hrs): 42:25

Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 362
40: 862
20: 887
15: 959
10: 358
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Total: 3428 Prefixes = 1026 Total Score = 10,399,536

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Well, this was sure different.
I almost never do this contest because it's the week before ARRL DX CW, and I
don't want to break something and have not much time to fix it.
This time, from the beginning, it was my intent to get as many 'newbies'
involved as it could. This would include those who have operated RTTY before,
but from a very modest station, those with NO RTTY experience at all, those with
very little to NO HF operating experience at all. I got some of each to go
along with some of the regular guys.

Prior to this contest, on two occasions myself and others, mentored the
inexperienced ops here at the GF station. I mean, you should at least be
familiar with the point of it all!

Some wound up not being able to join in due to the flu bug going around, and a
couple of others dealing with life's priorities changing for them.

The final outcome was never really a driving force this time. I wanted all the
'newbies' to have a great time and remember this event fondly in the future.

Still working around some equipment failures and antenna issues. The WX has not
been our friend here lately.

I think everyone ate well and did have a good time, so I'll chalk this one up as
a success!
Thanks for all the Q's

73 de Steve NR4M