I worked FR5DX four times, all contest QSOs, between 1998 & 2000. 2 QSOs on 15, 2 on 20. I QSL'd him once for each band & got those cards.
According to my old notes, I did sent the requests using the "via France" address. So at least at the time, he was a good QSL'er. But I have to agree with Paul on this one. It is very, very easy for us to sit back and kvetch about the rotten DX that take our IRC's and Green Stamps and never reply. I've heard the same gripes about a good many DX stations, including a well known, semi-rare & active V5 op, plus OD, FM, PZ; and much more "common" ones in OA, PY, EA6, EA8, and many other areas as well. So how come I can get cards from those stations or those areas and others can't? I follow the mailing/routing directions when given. I don't put calls on the envelopes. I use a manilla envelope (tough to see through) or security envelopes. And yes, I sometimes use WF5E for some of the tough ones, and it's thanks to Joe W3HNK that I got my UA2 confirmations for 80 meters, even though they weren't his clients. No, I don't get a 100% return. Yes, there are stations who pocket the green stamps or IRC's; yes, there are managers who demand reimbursement well over & above what return postage & reasonable costs would cover. And yes, there are certain DX stations, including some in the "tough" areas, who ought to use a QSL manager, but for a variety of reasons (including ego & naivety for two) will not use one. I'm not naive enough to deny that these things go on. I'm just not ready to use the broad brush so many use so readily to blame the DX so easily. 73 -----Original Message----- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of Paul M Dunphy Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 12:15 PM To: DX CHAT Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX? At 12:27 PM 12/2/2011, Jack Shirley wrote: > > FR5DZ knows him and told me he is still residing in Reunion. If you >hear him on, you may ask... > >N8DX To be a bit positive, he was my first FR on a number of bands and I did get QSL cards from him for all contacts. I recall all of the negativity, and I think I sent at least twice for some of them. However, I do have FR5DX QSLs. If I recall correctly, he was a police officer or in the militia . . . something to do with law and a uniform, anyhow. I also heard that one of the reasons he is now QRT is because of discussions like this. Deserved or not, I heard he became disgusted with Ham radio because he was constantly being insulted left and right on the Internet for not QSLing. Maybe the mail to/from Reunion, at the time, was rife with theft. Maybe he was getting it all and only answering 1 out of 10. We will never know. 73, Paul VE1DX ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
