Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] Mount Athos bad(?) news
Is it any wonder that the rest of the world thinks that the U.S. is populated by morons? Scott, N9AI - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX Chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] Mount Athos bad(?) news I live in the Holy part of Florida, Middleburg. I have a circular driveway and one morning each week I conduct a Toot-n-Tell service. You drive through, roll down your window, tell me your sins, drop few coins in the bucket as you depart. Seems to me this qualifies as a new entity? (Just the land inside the circle) Maybe special call like UN1WX/P. Calls would be limited to 6, 60 (Channel one only), and 160 meters PSK-31 (no brags please) and SSTV. I would even allow an occasional guest operator. (Special considerations given to graduates of Jerry Farwells' School in Lynchburg, Va. and family members of Tammy Faye.) I would be seeking the ARRL's blessing on this so any honest advice on procedures to make this come true is welcome. I have read the DXCC rules but still a little unclear on the proper procedures. Oh, I did forget one thing. Last week during my service, I went into my radio room to get one of my congregation members change for a quarter (25c) so he could make a donation. I bumped my desk and my radio fell to the floor. It was broken. My friend has unable to repair the radio. So I will need a new one donated. Hope to hear your TOOT soon! A possible NEW one! Middleburg's Tooter Bill W4WX 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
[DX-CHAT] Mount Athos bad(?) news
I don't like to post on the reflector but i think that we are not right. Monk Apollo has not a radio for 2 months now. Has he asked anything? I (sv1dpi) just told something that i learned and i think is interesting for all of us. If we want to give him a radio we can do it. If we don't he will continue to live in Virgin Mary's garden in Mount Athos. He is on the air when the other monks are sleeping. He is doing all the job that the other monks do and he is trying to be on the air at his spare time(Has he really?) for all of us. Ron asked if he will accept a new radio. He was accepted his antenna like a donation from Cushcraft and i asked him for this. He told that is ok if you are not asking a license. The main reason: he can not help to get a license. Finally i think that we must stop with all of this. We hope that he will find a new rig quickly and he will be some hours on the air again. Kostas Stamatis, SV1DPI Electrical Engineer PO Box 66 - 30100 Agrinio Greece 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
Re: [DX-CHAT] donations etc
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Charles Harpole wrote: Two thoughts: 1. Sometimes it is difficult to determine who is genuinely impoverished and who is just fishing for a new free radio. But, a monk has likely taken a vow of poverty and from emails on the subject, this Monk seems not to have the support for ham radio from his order/Church (who could easily afford a new radio for him by selling one of the gold spoons in the Vatican archive???). So, I think a donation to this particular Monk is justified, but future solicitations need to be carefully evaluated to hold down fraud. Monk Apollo is in the Greek Orthodox (Byzantine) Church. They have no connections with the Vatican. But I'm sure they have their own riches! They probably just don't use them for such mundane things as ham radio. 2. I think it is not in the spirit of ham radio to put conditions on GIFTS, like if u let me come there and operate, I will give u a rig. I know personally that a well known publisher of a DX info source does not do that because he freely gave a radio, with no condx, to the 9N guys (as shown and published with photos in another DX magazine in an article by me). But, we travelers all need to be careful to make gifts really gifts. Our hams records have been wonderful when guys go to rare places and then leave gear and antennas behind for the locals to use. Great!!! I agree. If someone really wants an operator in a rare country to have a radio, just send him the radio. Let him do with it (or not) as he pleases. It's HIS once you've given it to him. Anyone who doesn't like that idea shouldn't be sending the radio. 73, Zack W9SZ 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
Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] Mount Athos bad(?) news
Finally, we have seen a sensible answer to this. I'm surprised by many of the answers (and responses to Ron) that our DX community hasn't got it yet! 73 de John N6JM Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote: (Reply moved to DX CHAT) I think we have to remember that Monk Apollo lives a very different life than we do, and has very different priorities. And by extension, so does the Council that governs Mount Athos. I surely hope that we have not seen the last of Amateur Radio from SV/A for the near future... but I have to wonder if that is indeed the case. Considering everything that's gone on with operating from there over the past few years, one wonders if the Powers That Be have decided that enough is enough and that Amateur Radio is too distracting from their other concerns. And having said that... does anyone know if a donated radio is offered, will Monk Apollo accept it? 73, ron wn3vaw 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
