[RTTY] WAS RTTY #677

[Mark Perrin]

Congratulations, Bob.  Great story.  RTTY is the best!

73, Mark N7MQ

At 02:40 PM 1/28/2009, Bob's Desktop 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