I'm glad you got it working.  I don't think I had worked you on CW for 
several years.
I concentrated this weekend on running stations, which I did at various 
times on 10, 15 and 20.  I decided that if I wasn't making at least 40 QSOs 
per hour, I probably shouldn't be on.  One fun thing that happened was being 
called by VK6FZM/MM on 20 while I was trying to run Europeans.  If this is 
legitimate, it would be the ship carrying the Amsterdam Island DXpedition 
back to Freemantle, Australia.  Maritime mobiles count for QSOs but not for 
any multiplier in ARRL DX contests.  This contest really was a blast.
When I am running, I try to open up a channel at least 500 Hz wide, set the 
receive bandwidth to 400 HZ, and send somewhere between 25 and 30 WPM.  When 
doing search and pounce, I try to adjust my sending speed to fit the 
operator I'm trying to call, or my perception of how fast he will be able to 
copy given conditions.  Having a speed control pot on the FT950 is handy for 
this, because it adjusts the keyer and the rig's memories.  And since I'm 
not yet running a WinKeyer, I made a lot of mistakes when answering people 
who called me.  A dozen times or more I had pileups on my CQ's, which is 
always a good stroke for the ego.  But thank you for the congratulations.
73,

Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 10:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Anybody Need Dominican Republic for the Contest?

A sincere congrats to you on a great contest effort, Lloyd!

Also, even though it didn't get either of us any points, I enjoyed working
you last night on 40 meters.

I had just fixed the configuration problem with my logging software, and was
testing things out by calling CQ to be sure everything was working as it
should.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 10:08 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Anybody Need Dominican Republic for the Contest?

I found him toward the end of the contest.

In 24 hours, 45 minutes of operation I made about 1,595 QSO's, a personal
record for me in any contest at any time.  The high bands were especially
good, and although the geomagnetic storm at the beginning of February 16
shook things up a lot, it didn't kill propagation to the north as it
sometimes does.I don't expect to find conditions like that for a long time.



Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Duke, K5XU
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 3:40 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Anybody Need Dominican Republic for the Contest?

HI3LFE is on 28.032 right now. He is pounding into Mississippi, and says he
is running 12 watts.

Go get him!

I think I have just about thrown in the towel at 328 contacts. I have pretty
much worked everything I can hear.






Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs