[NCC] Fwd: DXA is COOL!!!!!

[R.T.Liddy]

DXers (NCC): 
 
We've all had QSL's come back "Not In The Log" months/years later after
a DXPedition where we were hoping for a new band/mode country.  With
this K7C operation I'm afraid we're all going to be spoiled by this new tool
called DXA.  The software & web site tells you what the DXPedition is
currently operating band/mode and who they've worked in the last 5 minutes
and shows a world map with the worked station's QTH plotted.  No more
wondering if you're "In The Log".  You find out almost real-time.  It is so darned
COOL!  My recent experience with it prompted me to write the DXA webmaster
a thank-you note about a shaky QSO and how DXA cured my anxiety pain.
I thought you'd find my experience interesting, so I've attached the short e-mail
string below.
 
73 de Bob K8BL
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Hammer [mailto:k7c at cox.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:42 AM
To: LIDDY, ROBERT T (AIT)
Subject: Re: DXA is COOL!!!!!


thank you!

steve

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LIDDY, ROBERT T (AIT) wrote:

>K7C Team,
>
>DXA is sooooooooooooo COOL!!!
>
>I've been trying to work you guys on 40M since the beginning of your
>DX-Pedition. Worked you on 160/80/30/20/17. So, 40 was the last
>one I needed.
>
>This morning, I got up early (again) at 5AM local time. There were
>spots
>for you, but I just couldn't hear you (again). On your operating
>frequency
>(7021.5) was a raspy tone and I could barely hear you through it. So,
I
>played
>with my Notch and my PBT and my Peaking Control and my RF Gain and
>strained and strained until I thought I was going to go deaf!!
Finally,
>I was
>hearing enough of your signal to chance calling you. I tuned around
>with
>my RIT/XIT until I found a station you had just worked. So, I jumped
on
>that
>frequency and gave you a couple of calls. I thought I heard you come
>back
>to someone with an "L" at the end of their call, but I wasn't sure it
>was really
>me. I called again just to make sure. This time I really felt
>confident you came
>back to me so I sent my report and TU. Your response was perfectly in
>sync
>when I turned it over.
>
>I kept my fingers crossed as I sat there listening to that awful raspy
>tone on
>your frequency. After a few minutes, I turned the volume off since it
>was giving
>me such a headache! Watching DXA, I was almost breathless waiting for
>the
>display to update and hoping to see my Call appear. A few minutes
later
>my
>computer screen blinked a couple times and BINGO!!! There was a
>beautiful
>green square for K8BL sitting there on the screen for 40CW!!!!!
>
>DXA is soooooooooooo COOL!!!!
>
>Thanks for being there & thanks for all the new Band Countries!!
>
>73/DX de Bob K8BL 
>
> 
>

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DXA Webmaster during operations
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