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<DIV><FONT size=5>LCC et al, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=5>The weather always makes 160 M a crap shoot... 100 Qs at
100 watts with a puny antenna took lots of work. Was worried about
Zeus sending a lightning bolt my way. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=5>Read posting on 3830scores and there is talk about both
transmitting and copy antennas. The point is, to be good on 160 both
antenna types are needed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=5>Congratulations to KN5O with his Morris Bart antennas, "One
call .. Thats all "</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=5>Hope everyone had as much fun as I did.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=5>73 CU in the next one .. de k1dw</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/4/2016 11:34:28 A.M. Central Standard Time,
lottsphoto@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">Yupp Last night was really
rough here</DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">played a bit this
morning</DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">and managed to get Hawaii
and a couple of others</DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">Even though my Goal was not
met</DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">I had fun and now have on my
long list to get a pair of decent 160m verticals </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">with a nice ground plane
ready for next year</DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large"><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">Found design for a radial
laying tool to add to the tractor tools I have</DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">now I just have to get it
built</DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large"><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">always a long list of things
to do :)</DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large"><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">cheers to all of the LCC OPS
!</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: large">steve</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Don Hill AA5AU <SPAN
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target=_blank>aa5au@bellsouth.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>I was in and out
of the contest and only made 202 contacts. I was entered as HP Unlimited.
Condx were excellent Friday night but the approaching storms made for rough
copy last night and this morning.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Don
AA5AU<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'> LCC [mailto:<A
title=mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org
target=_blank>lcc-bounces@<WBR>louisianacontestclub.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Steve Lott<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 4, 2016 9:43
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Contest Club Louisiana<BR><B>Subject:</B> [LCC] ARRL 160m
CW contest<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">It was nice to get on even
though it was part time and with not much of an antenna for
transmit<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Using just a slopper and no
radials under it<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">hung on a tilt over device
that looks like something out of Junk Yard
Wars<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">176
Q's<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Goal was to work all 50
states on the 160 meter band from the new QTH<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Missed KL7, CT, ID, OR and
South Carolina !<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Worked Ted
KN5O<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">and he had one of the
better signals<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">as compared to others from
The Ark-La-Tex<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Worked N8OO, but I think he
sees me as still in LA<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">and did not hear my NTX
report :)<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Some of the guys out west
(Oregon for one)<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">had really big signals but
were not hearing the masses that were calling
them<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Looked for AA5AU, KA5M and
others but missed ya all<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">cheers!<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Steve<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> Name : Steve</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
Address : 125 Contest Lane</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
City/State/Zip : Ben Franklin TX
75415</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
Country : USA</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> ARRL
Section : NTX</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
Club/Team : Louisiana Contest Club</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
Software : N1MM Logger+
1.0.5995.0</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
Band QSOs Pts Sec
Pt/Q</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
1.8 176 373 57
2.1</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
Total 176 373 57
2.1</SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">
Score : 21,261</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"></SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P></DIV>
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