I went down to the shack at about 6:00 PM to turn the space heater on so that I could check into the St. Max Net at 7:00 PM - 00:00 UTC. I turned the KX3 on and went to 40 Meters, where I usually keep it parked at about 7.038 MHz. There was RTTY all over the band way down into the 7.030's!
I expected as much as yesterday was the RTTY Roundup. However, I remember when I used to participate back in the 90s, we strove to try and not go below 7.060 MHz. I suppose with the proliferation of software that doesn't require you to use a TNC anymore, that there are way more participants than there used to be. And I guess that's a good thing.
I enjoyed the RTTY Roundup back in the days of my Icom IC-751A and my KAM TNC. Guess I'm really dating myself. Maybe I'll look into downloading some software so that I can jump in next year. I still have my certificates from placing well in the NNJ section.
The St. Max Net was a good time with some 20 check-ins. Turning on the space heater made it comfortable down in the shack. From 58F to about 63F in that hour. If I had turned it on even earlier, it would have been warmer, but I don't want to drive up the electric bill too much.
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
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