WQ6X Runs a near-Negligible NAQP RTTY Contest

Over the years, I have grown increasingly fond of RTTY radiosport contests. 

 
While I thoroughly adore 30 and 48-hour RTTY GiGs, the NAQP RTTY
is the perfect 10-hour exercise (only multi-OP stations run 12-hours).  

This mid-July event seemed destined for a late start right from the beginning.  S&P'ing and calling
CQ during the first hour yielded nothing.  Assuming poor band condx, the decision was to open the contest with the mandatory 2-hour off-time, leaving the remaining 10-hours to do with as I please.

While the SFI + A/K-indexes seemed radio-favorable, 10-meters was a virtual no-show and

80-meters, while open, found almost no one playing in the low-band playpen (no RTTY on 160). 
As you can see, the SFI PLUMMETED - altho quietly so - during the contest period.  After the contest weekend, the storms rolled in.  In many cases, RTTY copy can occur during Space-WX storms thanks to the specific decode algorithms in use - some can translate thru noise better than others.

 

The preferred RTTY setup for WQ6X utilizes a RigExpert PLUS to interface the Yaesu FT-2000
to an archaic Windoze-7 computer running a REV-locked version of N1MM+ along with the latest update of the MMTTY decoding software.

When it was all over, WQ6X managed a 2nd place to KX3H - I thot KX3 was a QRP transceiver.

DiD YOU work the July-2023 NAQP RTTY Contest?

Is WQ6X/QRP in YOUR LoG?

NEWSFLASH !!

According to the National Contest Journal (NCJ), WQ6X too a 2nd-place
in the QRP Assisted category.