Very different QSL'ing back in the fifties, the illegal FI8-stations asked for ''QSL via ARRL'' and were accepted for DXCC! I have read about in ''How's DX?'' in old QST-magazines...
73/DX de Osten SM5DQC [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ARRL DXCC Fieldchecker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Reisert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:37 PM > Subject: Re: [DX-News] W2BXA > > > > Hi Laurie, > > > > Here's the scoop that I think is the TRUE story. > > > > Ben, W2BXA, and Howie, W2AGW SK, missed CR8/Diu and Damao, W6ODD/CR8 (as > > did just about everyone else except W1FH and a few W6 DXers). W6AM didn't > > even work him. He made about 56 QSOs and did QSL. There was no other > > operation from that entity although one now deceased DX'er submitted a > > doctored QSL from an Indian station that was never there. > > > > W2BXA and W2AGW both worked some FI8's but didn't receive QSLs. There were > > several FI8's in French Indo China and they were all illegitimate as not > > licensed by French authorities. Nevertheless, they were active > > intermittently. Most FI8 operations did not QSL for obvious reasons. > > However, ARRL accepted the QSLs that were received and credited a few. > W1FH > > luckily caught W6ODD/FI8, the same guy that gave him Diu/Damao and > received > > the QSL. > > > > As far as I know, until W1FH had a severe heart attack and decided to quit > > DX'ing (I think in the late 1980's), he was the only DX'er to ever contact > > ALL entities at the time he QRT operation. Charlie ceased submitting QSLs > > to ARRL after he was mistreated by W9WNV, Don Miller in the 1960's. > > However, if he ever got back on now, he'd have lots of catching up to do > > as many new entities have arisen in recent years. > > > > Per QST, October 2000, pg. 86, K6ZO (ex W6CUQ) likewise worked FI8 but > > never received a QSL. The only other entity he missed was Minerva Reef. > > > > I hope this clears up any rumors etc. > > > > 73, > > > > Joe, W1JR > > > > > > At 10:04 AM 2/1/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >so come on then -- what are the two countries that W2BXA and K6ZO haven't > > >worked? > > > > > >73 > > > > > >Laurie G3UML (a pathetic 366/335) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc > > DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news > > DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40njdxa.org > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40njdxa.org ----------------------------------------------------------
