CQ WPX RTTY 2024 completed, and managed 29 hours of the 30 allowed for Single Op.

Mostly S+P, just couldn't get a good run going or without another station standing right on top for most of the contest. Some good DX from all over the US, Nepal and Japan.

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BARTG Sprint completed, 18:11 of 24:00hrs done and a fairly good QSO count for 85w and a wire antenna. Some interesting mults inc Australia, Iceland and Nepal.

Station worked well again, with the three RTTY decoders really pulling out the signals.

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QSL delivery today was a welcome surprise, with a lot of JA cards.

I still enjoy receiving and sending paper QSL's, even though I am also a LoTW user. I see them as two different things, one purely a transaction for awards and one for the exchange of greetings, thanks for the QSO and to share something from our mutual hobby. Reading some cards reminds me of the actual QSO, like the card from 9A1CCY for a CW QSO I made back in March when I'd just finished my Morse sessions with CW-Ops.

About 4 years ago, I bought an old Jubilee Tube train door open button from TFL, along with a tube tunnel telephone for my telephone collection.

Finally did something with it and built a Ikea Tradfri Shortcut button holder to use it as a light switch. I couldn't slim down the button enough so it would fit in the original rear housing, but it works really well ! Now need to mount it on the wall.

48 hours later, 832 QSO's and a really enjoyable contest. Plenty of activity, especially on Saturday. Harder work today being in the LP section to be heard, decided to go S+P all contest for the same reason.

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