[TVARC] 13 Colonies

[John Ellis]

GM all,

Ms. J and I  got them all, and on FT-8, with
50 watts or less, into either screwdrivers or the
flagpole. One or two on phone or <gasp> CW
contacts for insurance purposes, but still managed
to fill the log with all FT-8.

The Brit was difficult because he was hearing
more of the states at one time. But patience
brethren, patience. Remember FT-8 can be
aptly described as "the art of clicking," coupled
with a little bit of well timed luck!

73,
John, NP2B, opr W4MRJ



On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 10:30 AM Charles Theisen <k9ia at comcast.net> wrote:

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> My approach was to work them as I could, where ever I could. And then
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> This, I achieved  at the 100w level. Clean sweep 40 CW excluding the Brit.
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> Lucky for me, K2J finally showed up on 40, after my desperate move to 80
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John Ellis         (NP2B)
1149 Mockingbird Lane
The Villages, FL 32163

telephone 352 633-2910
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