Congrats Bob and welcome to the Club!
RTTY 4ever!
73's Andrei EW1AR-NP3D
2009/1/28 Bob's Desktop <wb2coy@hotmail.com>
> Thanks to all the folks out there who helped along the way, I found an
> envelope in the mail today with a nice certificate for WAS RTTY #677 !
>
> I got back into the hobby on HF in 2007 after a long hiatus, and found a
> whole new world out there with all the new digital modes. RTTY has always
> been a favorite mode of mine - I can fondly remember many Sunday afternoons
> spent copying RTTY art being sent by WA0CKY and others on my old Model 19
> and 28 machines.
>
> This time around, I set a goal to work all states on RTTY with just a bare
> bones radio and wire antennas. Most of my contacts were made at 50 watts
> into either a G5RV at 30 feet or an Inverted Vee at 40 feet. Progress was
> slow, but all the contesters out there who faithfully upload their logs to
> LOTW made it possible. My final state, Vermont, was confirmed by a short
> contact with K1LPS on a Thursday evening on 80 meters. I think the new
> 'Triple Play' award helped to boost activity even outside of the contests,
> and that's what helped me find Larry on the air that night.
>
> Thanks again, and I look forward to meeting you all on the air again in
> future activities!
>
> 73 - Bob, WB2COY
>
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