CQ WW RTTY contest began on September 26 at 00:00 UTC
I recently installed MMTTY and listened to the band. Normally it is quiet, but there is a narrow line of RTTY signals.
For the sake of experimentation, I tried calling from the bottom of the 14 MHz band in order, and surprisingly, there was a response. In the morning, Asia. After a nap, Europe was heard in the afternoon.
I call them in order from the bottom of the band and when I get to the top, I go back down and call them in order, repeat. After one round, switch to 21 MHz and repeat the same ・・・・.
It was exhausting, but I was able to communicate with 80 stations in one day. I don't know if this is a lot or a slow pace, as this was my first experience in the contest itself, but it was a fulfilling day.
28 countries
Asiatic Russia
Australia
Belgium
China
England
Estonia
European Russia
Fed. Rep. of Germany
Finland
France
Hong Kong
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Madeira Is.
Minami Torishima (Marcus Is)
Nepal
Netherlands
Norway
Republic of Korea
Romania
Vietnam
West Malaysia
But I didn't know you could do Germany, England, Estonia, Latvia, and Slovenia at 7MHz in the middle of the night.
I'm tired tomorrow, so I guess I'll take the day off? No, I'm sure he'll do it...