[ADXA] Sage Advice from Rick/W0RT

[Pat Patterson]

Ron,
Thanks for sharing....great story and advice.  Richard has given me lots of
Qs from EM27 in my VHF Contest "roves".

73,
Pat, W5VY

On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 3:08 PM Ron | K5XK <qrzthedx at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> One of our ‘4-States’ Area (AR/OK/KS/MO) DXer friends is Rick, WØRT, in
> nearby SE KS.
>
> I thought many of you would identify with WØRT’s response to a younger DXer
> who was impressed…
>
> 73, Ron/K5XK
>
> *********************
>
> "Richard Tucker, W0RT" <rickt at wavewls.com>:
>
> Greg,
>
> Thanks for the kind words. I was licensed in 1963 when 10 and 15M were very
> hot. I had a homebrew 807 transmitter (crystal controlled) , a general
> coverage receiver (NC-98) and a low wire. I was able to work several DX
> stations and I guess I was hooked on DXing. However I have always
> considered
> myself a casual DXer. I have also enjoyed cw ragchewing, traffic handling,
> vhf weak signal work and contesting.
>
> Concerning DX, I achieved No 1 honor roll (worked ‘em all—mixed phone and
> cw)) about 10 years ago… In spite of college, Navy service during Viet Nam
> era, law school, maintaining a busy law practice for 46 years, serving on
> many boards, being a scout master, school board member, etc and most of all
> putting family, God and my church first I have achieved this by doing the
> following:
>
> -Put up the best antenna you can afford and manage
>
> -Keep your station operable at all times (like Lord Baden Powell said—“Be
> Prepared”)
>
> -Listen, listen, listen
>
> -Subscribe to one or more DX bulletins
>
> -Pay attention
>
> -Learn pile up courtesy and techniques
>
> -Learn the art of QSLing
>
> -I will admit sleep was secondary in my younger years.
>
> Since I don’t have any more “new ones” to chase, during the past 10 years I
> have focused on the DXCC CW award and my totals. I have had a ball
> ferreting
> out the rare ones during these marginal conditions. I currently stand at
> 329
> current countries confirmed with a card from 9V1YC (Singapore) in the works
> which will make 330. You need 331 to make the honor roll. 4 of the 10
> remaining are workable and have been on the air in the past year or so. I
> doubt I will live long enough to get No 1 Honor Roll on CW mainly because
> of
> P5 (N. Korea) I was fortunate to get it on SSB several years ago when the
> guy went there. I am having a ball.
>
> Greg, you have an impressive total at 310. Not many hams can claim that
> tremendous achievement. Press on!! I remember, I didn’t think I would ever
> got to 300. Once I did, it seemed like the journey to Honor Roll went
> quicker. Of course I was younger then and conditions were better.
>
> Ham radio and especially DXing has been a major part of my life since age
> 16. It has been more than a hobby for me (as I’m sure it has been for many
> others)
>
> As Hugh Cassidy, WA6AUD, of West Coast DX Bulletin fame used to say—DX IS!!
> And “It’s only rare if you need it.”
>
> 73/DX,
>
> Rick Tucker, WØRT, Parsons KS
>
>
>
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