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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>It has not been a very effective Dxpedition for NA, so working them on any band, let alone 160, is a great accomplishment. Rumor has it that they forgot to bring antennas so they resorted to using wet noodles which have proven not to be very good radiators. I have worked them on 15 CW/RTTY and 17 CW but already have it confirmed on those bands. I really need them on 10, 12 and 40 meters. This morning I heard them for five minutes on ten meter CW on the long path.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I had to shut down due to a storm this morning so I took a nap which ended up being 3 hours long. When I got up a little while ago, they were just spotted on 21011 CW so I went to see if I could hear them. I thought I went to 21011, but in my haze I apparently went to 24891 by mistake and heard them so I spotted them. When I saw my spot, it said 24891. I looked at the radio and it said 24891 and I realized finally that I was hearing them for the first time on 12 meters. Guess what? They went QRT at that very moment. I guess I am not worthy!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>73, Don AA5AU<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org [mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Randy Fulco<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 21, 2012 1:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> lcc@louisianacontestclub.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [LCC] LCC Digest, Vol 42, Issue 6<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Only 3 people in Shv have worked them on 15/17!! Kg5vk,n5fh,k5sl...and we barely hear them on those bands...I think I would put that card in frame...RF K5SL<br><br>--- On <b>Sat, 4/21/12, <a href="mailto:lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org</a> <i><<a href="mailto:lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org</a>></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>From: <a href="mailto:lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org</a> <<a href="mailto:lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org</a>><br>Subject: LCC Digest, Vol 42, Issue 6<br>To: <a href="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br>Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 11:00 AM<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Send LCC mailing list submissions to<br> <a href="/mc/compose?to=lcc@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> <a href="http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org</a><br><br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a href="/mc/compose?to=lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc-request@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a href="/mc/compose?to=lcc-owner@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc-owner@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of LCC digest..."<br><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Spratly (Mark Ketchell)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:10:18 -0500<br>From: Mark Ketchell <<a href="/mc/compose?to=k5er@arrl.net">k5er@arrl.net</a>><br>To: <a href="/mc/compose?to=lcc@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br>Subject: [LCC] Spratly<br>Message-ID: <<a href="/mc/compose?to=5.2.0.9.0.20120420110803.02bc8bb8@mail.comcast.net">5.2.0.9.0.20120420110803.02bc8bb8@mail.comcast.net</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed<br><br><br>Hi Dan,<br> WAY TO GO!! Has anybody ever told you that you do things the hard <br>way? Nice contact, especially on top band. Keep having fun.<br>73,<br>Mark, K5ER<br><br><br>>...<br>><br>>i worked SPRATLY on 160m !!! still on a high....may last several days...<br>><br>>DSW komrade, w5xz<br><br><br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>LCC mailing list<br><a href="/mc/compose?to=LCC@louisianacontestclub.org">LCC@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org</a><br><br><br>End of LCC Digest, Vol 42, Issue 6<br>**********************************<o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>