[LCC] AA5AU DXCC #1

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Tue Jul 23 08:00:41 CDT 2013 

Looks like your ready to play in a phone contest Don !

How about joining us for ARRL Phone SS or CQWW DX Phone ?

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On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Don Hill AA5AU <aa5au at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Thanks for the accolade to my #1 DXCC Mixed. I've been DXing since I was
> first licensed as a Novice in 1972.
>
> I would enter contests to work DX and to work on my DXCC totals. When I
> first started RTTY in the early 1980's, it was the same.
> Enter contests to work DX.
>
> I earned #1 Mixed in March 2008. I only need one more on RTTY (BS7) and
> one more on CW (P5) to have them all on those modes. After
> years of claiming not to own a microphone, I just made PHONE Honor Roll
> earlier this year but need to submit one QSL card to get it.
>
> That's what 41 years of ham radio will do for you!
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LCC [mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of
> Marshall Stewart
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:53 PM
> To: LCC
> Subject: [LCC] AA5AU DXCC #1
>
> Some of us did not know that AA5AU, in addition to being a world-class
> RTTY contester, is also an accomplished DXer. Don has DXCC
> #1: all 340 of the current 340 entities confirmed (QST August 2013 Page
> 83). That is a great lifetime achievement. Congrats Don!
>
> 73,
> Marsh, KA5M
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LCC [mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Don
> Hill AA5AU
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 1:34 AM
> To: 'Don Hill AA5AU'; 'Mark, K5ER'; 'Smith, Earl'; 'E Glenn Wolf Jr'; 'Rex
> Simmons, NX8G'; K1DW at aol.com; fcreel at gmail.com; 'Randy
> Foltz'; 'Robert Baker'; 'John Myers, KD8MQ'; 'lcc'
> Subject: [LCC] NAQP RTTY AA5AU Single Op LP
>
>                     North American QSO Party, RTTY - July
>
> Call: AA5AU
> Operator(s): AA5AU
> Station: AA5AU
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: LA
> Operating Time (hrs): 10
> Radios: SO2R
>
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>    80:   80    30
>    40:  160    44
>    20:  310    53
>    15:  225    44
>    10:    2     1
> -------------------
> Total:  777   172  Total Score = 133,644
>
> Club: Louisiana Contest Club
>
> Team: LCC #1
>
> Comments:
>
> Wow, 133k is pretty darn good for a July contest. A thunderstorm formed
> right above me at the start of the contest and I dared it to
> stick around. To my huge surprise it moved off and despite there being a
> 50% chance of thunderstorms today, the weather cleared into
> a pretty good pattern for contesting the rest of the day.
>
> The first hour was tough through the static crashes and I wasn't able to
> get into a rhythm. But once the weather cleared, conditions
> picked up on both 15 and 20 meters. 15 was really good to nearly all parts
> of NA. I kept checking ten meters and found Bob, K0RC
> with a good signal at 2146Z. So I went just below him and called CQ and
> was answered by another MN station N0OK. Stayed for a few
> more minutes but nothing else. Kept checking and checking on ten but just
> no signals there. What a shame! So it was 15 and 20 nearly
> all day.
>
> I could tell the A and K indices must have fallen because I was hearing EU
> late on 15 and worked several EU stations on 20 meters
> even with the beam to the west coast. Thanks to all the EU stations that
> called me.
>
> I think I had more stations move bands for me in this one than any other
> NAQP.
> Seems like well over 50% of requests for another band were worked. The
> best was my friend Dallas K1DW across Lake Pontchartrain. I
> tried to work him on 15 early in the contest but he did not hear me. Later
> on 40, I asked him to QSY to 15 and he did. I forgot to
> change antennas from the 40 inverted vee to the beam, but I was still able
> to work him. I needed LA on 15. Thanks Dallas.
>
> Having not operated RTTY in a long time this year, I was very happy that
> the station performed well. The rotor on the 2 element
> SteppIR has been out of service for some time, but with it pointed due
> north and it performed great on
> 15 meters but only because conditions warranted it. It was even with the 3
> element on 20 meters through the first five hours of the
> contest QSO vs QSO.
> Again, it was just the way conditions were.
>
> When I got to the low bands I was expecting the worse. Static crashes were
> abundant on 40 and 80 but I have certainly seen worse. I
> was able to do very well on the low bands; making the same number of mults
> on 40 as 15 but with 65 contacts less. Just not a lot of
> stations on 80 but the mult count was decent.
> I went back to 20 after spending some time on 80 and the rate was better
> there but I felt I needed the mults on 80 so decided to go
> for mults on 80 instead of rate on 20. Since I don't have as good of an
> antenna on 40 as I am used to, I am very happy with the
> results there.
>
> I am very happy with my results. I would like to thank all who changed
> bands for me and everyone who worked me. No matter how many
> of these things I've operated, or how many years I've been contesting on
> RTTY, I feel so lucky to still be a part of it all.
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
> Equipment
> Icom IC756 PRO III
> Kenwood TS870
>
> Antennas
> 3 element SteppIR at 45'
> 2 element SteppIR at 35' fixed due north
> 40 meter inverted vee
> 80 meter inverted vee
>
>
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>
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