<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp21230665yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-setdir="false">I did finally work LA with W5LA but it was a tough go! </div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY - 2024<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Call: AA5AU<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Operator(s): AA5AU<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Station: AA5AU<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Class: SO(A)SB15 HP<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">QTH: LA<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Operating Time (hrs): 30<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Summary:<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">-----------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> 80: <br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> 40: <br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> 20: <br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> 15: 59 90 32<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> 10: <br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">-----------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Total: 1123 59 90 32 Total Score = 433,314<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Club: Louisiana Contest Club<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Comments:<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">I took most of my antennas down for Hurricane Francine earlier in the month and<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">didn't put them back when Helene formed. With the tropics active, I have decided<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">to leave everything down until after hurricane season.<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The only antennas I have up are a "homebrew" 2-element SteppIR at 35'<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">and a Cushcraft D40 rotatable dipole just above up but at 90 degrees out on the<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">same tower.<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">I didn't do as well as single band 15 efforts in 2012 and 2014 but I don't think<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">the limited antennas had anything to do with it. It just seemed to me that<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">activity was way down on 15. I took a look on 10 Sunday late morning and it<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">looked a lot better than 15. Maybe I chose the wrong band. I don't know. Band<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">conditions should have been better but they weren't.<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Regardless, it was great to get some seat time in. You can't take for granted<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">the time we get to spend in front of our radios. I'm glad I got to take part in<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">the fun.<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">BIG thanks to my wife, Sharon, for keeping me fed during the contest.<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Hopefully I'll get my antennas back up in October or November. Not sure I'll<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">make JARTS but hope to make WAEDC RTTY. And of course, I'll be ready for<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Roundup.<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Thanks to everyone for all the contacts.<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">73, Don AA5AU<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Radio: Icom IC-7610<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Amplifier: Ameritron AL-80B 500 watts<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Antennas: 2-element SteppIR yagi @ 35'<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Cushcraft D40 rotatable dipole @ 40'<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Software: WriteLog version 12.83B</div></div><br></div></div></body></html>