And those 2 tied @ 391 W2AGW - Howie Wolfe (sk)
W2BXA - Ben Stevenson 95+ years young and still on HF 14.188 Monday - Friday starting @ 3 pm Eastern time Both NJDXA members On 6 Apr 2006 at 21:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 21:48:19 GMT To: [email protected] Subject: [DX-CHAT] working a Dxpedition- yes its legal! > > Please see story below from ARRL. > DX still king for 90-year-old radio amateur (Mar 2, 2006) -- Veteran DXer and > contester John Thompson, W1BIH, has been largely out of the game since > disposing of his tower, antennas and linear and moving into a retirement > community in Massachusetts last year. But the DXCC Honor Roll member held > onto his transceiver and his desire to work the few rare ones he lacked. When > the 3Y0X Peter I DXpedition got under way in February, Don Greenbaum, N1DG, > did his older friend a good turn by taking Thompson to his station February 9 > for a crack at 3Y0X. During the last two Peter I Island DXpeditions, Thompson > was at his winter home, PJ9JT, so Peter I has been among his most wanted. It > only took about 30 minutes for W1BIH to make himself heard through the fray > on 15-meter SSB and exchange reports. "We got him!" Thompson exclaimed > seconds after the quick QSO. Greenbaum captured the occasion on video. Once > confirmed and submitted to DXCC, the 3Y0X QSO will elevate W1BIH into a tie > for second place in the DXCC standings at 390 entities--including deleted entities--or 335 current entities. DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, says Thompson currently is in third position mixed at 389 QSOs, and two operators are tied at 391 > > "Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm."- Ralph Waldo Emerson. > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
