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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Yay!<br><br>I finally got a QSO from Utah confirmed on LotW. It was the last state I needed to get “Worked All States” using SSB with my 100W and a dipole. It took about a week longer than a year after I put my station together to accomplish it! Lawrence was POTA at Stoddard Slough State Wildlife Management Area (north of Salt Lake City). 12M was dead, so I didn’t have to compete with other closer / more powerful stations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now I have to work harder to get the 8 DX entities I need to get DXCC with the same constraints!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Wayne<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>@KC1ONM@mastodon.hams.social<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>"Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him." - George Santayana.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>