[NCDXA] W3ICM Digital Activity Update

[Fred Matos]

Hello NCDXAers,
I just got DXCC # 250 confirmed on digital via LoTW,  a personal goal.   I am very pleased, and I am also pleased with my other operating achievements.  T
The digital modes are an amazing technology breakthrough for the amateur service, enabling communications in many situations where there wouldn't be any communications by other means.
I decided to modernize myself last year, so I became digital capable.  Thank you to N3HU, Rob, who helped with setting up WSJTx, and providing help along the way.  
I greatly appreciate the NCDXAers who were a great help with many tips and advice, especially by the roundtable group that meets on Thursdays.   They are still helping, and I greatly appreciate it. 
I began last January 15, and made DXCC during my first week, all confirmed on LoTW.   WAZ took a little longer -- 10 days because I had to help UB0Y in Zone 23 get his LoTW certificate and then upload to LoTW.
On Dec 15,  11 months after I started --- I reached 250 countries LoTW with XW4KV uploading our 15-meter FT8 QSO.  
Some of the countries were ATNOs for me.  It was necessary to use FT8, otherwise I would not have worked them.  5A1AL, Abubaker, in Libya is an example.  
I have been very active various bands using the digital modes, pursuing personal goals.  Here are some other achievements.  All confirmed on LoTW. 
WAS -- eight bands, 10-80.  Now working on 6 and 160.  47 confirmed on 6, missing AK, HI, and OR.  Long way to go on 160.   
WAZ -- five bands: 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20.   30, 40, and 80 are going slowly with Asian zones the most challenging. 
DXCC -- 40 countries on 6 with 3B9FR one of the more rarer ones.  Missed getting new ones during the great Pacific opening a few weeks ago because I was running 100 watts and they didn't hear me.  Now better prepared at 1 KW.  
73
FredW3ICM


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