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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Good job Marcel!</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As soon as I recover the front of my IARU log
and combine the files I will post my totals up. Looks like 800+ QSO’s
– not too bad for losing 8 hrs to equipment/software adjustments and a
power failure…</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We called this one part of the “sea
trials”… a good effort with some dandy runs on 15 & 40 CW
and 75m SSB with 160 being the rice krispy band as expected in July…</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It was fun though wasn’t it? </span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nap time!</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>73</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>David A. Norris, K5UZ</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Director, Delta Division</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>ARRL -</span></font></i></b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>The National Association for Amateur Radio</span></i></span></font><font
size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> </span></font><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>©</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Marcel Livesay
[mailto:n5vu@yahoo.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:41
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> lcc@louisianacontestclub.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [LCC] IARU effort</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>First
off, I search and I pounce.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Why?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>1.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>Being
slightly hearing impaired, I'm fairly sure of call signs and exchanges. Most of
the time I get it right the first time. But: Just in case,...</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>2.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>I don't
have to worry about neighbors showing up on either side of me. I AM the
neighbor!</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>3.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>I don't
have to worry about loosing a slot when I have to go to the bathroom. (The
older I get the worse that part gets.)</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>4.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>I'm
mobile. I can go to the big DX stations without having to wait and hope they
come to me. If I can't get through, then I just click on the band map and come
back later.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The
down side of S&P</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>1.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>Your
forever watching your reflected power as you go up the band.</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>2.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>Your
always stopping every 50-75 KHz for adjustment.</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>3.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>Of
course, you don't get as many Q's.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Overall, in a
nutshell:</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Score: 86,355</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Q's: 325</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Time: 8.5
hours</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Countries: 49</span></font></p>
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