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DXCC 100 (Mixed) Accomplished

29th Mar 2017 DX DXCC

This short blog entry is to record that I have confirmed 100 DXCC via LoTW. Now it is time to start working toward the next step.

Hope to see you down the Log

73 de KF5JRA

Ron

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IDXC 2017

22nd Mar 2017 DX

The stars have aligned and I have found the time and the finances to be able to attend the International DX Convention. This is will be my first time attending this convention that my dad (N6XT) has been attending for quite some time. This is also the first time both my dad and I will be attending something together that we both share a passion for.

I am looking forward to the face to face QSO's with everyone that I have either met on the air, or have e-mailed back and forth be it directly or via one of the many e-mail reflectors I am a participant of.

I am also hoping to have at least enough credits for my MIXED 100 DXCC (purely LoTW confirmed) before the convention. So if you have not uploaded your LoTW in awhile I would appreciate it if you can to help me get one step closer.

Hope to see you their!

73 de KF5JRA

Ron

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First Contact for 2016

8th Mar 2016 DX

On Friday before the ARRL DX SSB contest I was finally able to sit down to my ham station. After getting all of the software updated and finding I had fourteen (14) Q's in LoTW I got to turn on my IC-735 and spin around the bands. Good thing was after five months the IC-735 was still working like a champ.

Was able to make a contact to Chile (CE3/LU8ADX) and got a 59 report with my carolina windom still in winter mode (Slacked down to about fifteen to twenty feet). After the successful contact I raised the Windom up to its normal operating height of thirty-five feet and got ready to setup RUMLogNG for contesting. This all went smoothly without any issues. I was set and ready to go.

While waiting for the contest to start I got pulled away by higher priorities and was unable to participate in the contest. I least got one contact in before the contest and all my gear checked out ok after sitting for the last five moths with out any love.

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73 de KF5JRA
Ron

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