[RTTY] WAS RTTY #677

[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML]

Oh, that was 677, not 667 ... I guess I can't count past 50!

     ~Iain


Iain MacDonnell - N6ML wrote:
> Hey, you beat me by one! I picked up #668 from the P.O. Box today.
> 
> Need to get going on CW for TPA now (RTTY and Phone taken care of)...
> 
>     ~Iain / N6ML
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Bob's Desktop <wb2coy at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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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