Last thursday it was time again for the NTC QSO party. And despite I wrote in the last post about this that I didn't want to use N1MM+ logger with all its features I just did. I wanted to know if it would help me making more QSOs. And actually, yes it did. I made 6 QSOs on 80m and 7 on 40m. It helped that I already had a name through the logger. Although I worked a NM (Non Member) which name I copied well. Not really important for me but I ended 10th of 17 participants in the electronic section. Not bad at all. I have to say I copied the contest exchanges well but some also keyed text to me which I didn't understand. I guess it was something like "have fun" or "tnx for the QSO". I even dared to call CQ NTC on 80m a few times. I got some stations back to me, actually I found it easier to "run" (call CQ) compared to "S&P" (Search & Pounce). I did the keying myself and didn't use the automatic keyer from N1MM. I messed up a few times, but I guess every beginner has this and no one gets angry about this with CW. Looking forward to the next NTCQP.
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