Congrats Jim. Always great to nab another country and an African is especially special. The only African I have heard & QSL'd here is Algeria 891. Lots of Europeans, but Africa is very rare here. At least for me.\\73,
Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager > Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 15:21:52 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [IRCA] MW QSL > > QSL card, schedule and tract received today from TWR Benin 1566, for an AUG > 31 2013 reception. Signed by Lorraine S., from the Swaziland address. > The card says I heard this on 156 khz, but I think everyone knows the > actual channel! That's my 60th verified country of 78 heard. So if we > counted in Base 6 that would mean I've reached the century mark And for > binary-only DXers, that would be country #111,100.- yes you got it right - > only 4 more to reach a million! Just came in from raking leaves which > might explain my interest in high numbers today. Since we're on a roll > with this - most contemporary cultures use base 10, but there's one that > uses base 8 - derived not from fingers, but from the spaces between > fingers. An mystical concept - a counting system derived from what is not > there. Hmmmm. > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
