Re: [DX-CHAT] Honor Roll
However, make the honor roll with 150 watts and a dipole.. Or do so from Northern Europe where signals are many dB down and openings are always shorter in than in Southern Europe. Also we have to break through the wall of Italians and their chaotic random-calling-till-doomsday-for-maximum-QRM technique in order to work anything. cheers D --- On Tue, 6/1/09, Urb LeJeune u...@w2dec.com wrote: From: Urb LeJeune u...@w2dec.com Subject: [DX-CHAT] Honor Roll To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Date: Tuesday, 6 January, 2009, 10:06 PM Amen Dan!!! Nobody cares except the guys who achieved HR and 5BDXCC. Making the honor roll is like building a 3 BR Ranch House: given enough time and the proper tools, virtually anyone could do it. Upon completion, only family members will notice. However, make the honor roll with 150 watts and a dipole and you will bask in the sunshine of almost everyone. Urb, W2DEC --- 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 ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: Honor Roll, etc.
Good comments John. Especially about 5BWAZ. There's folks sitting with 199 zones who have been there for years waiting for Zone 26, 32 etc. on 80 meters. I have HR DXCC and very close to 5BDXCC but I won't live long enough to get 5BWAZ. 73 Russ W4UBC - Original Message - From: John Warren To: dx-chat dx-chat Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:52 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Re: Honor Roll, etc. On Jan 7, 2009, at 4:58 AM, DAVE WHITE wrote: However, make the honor roll with 150 watts and a dipole.. Or do so from Northern Europe where signals are many dB down and openings are always shorter in than in Southern Europe. Also we have to break through the wall of Italians and their chaotic random-calling-till-doomsday-for-maximum-QRM technique in order to work anything. cheers, D. Couple of comments. I found it interesting to plot my progress toward HR on a semi-log chart, vs time. There are two very distinct phases. Up to 260 countries (say) is one slope, above that there's an inflexion point to a significantly lower rate. Reason : Up to 260, there are always new ones on the bands available to work. Your progress is determined by how much time you're willing to waste on the chase! Above that, it's out of your control - You have to wait for new ones to get QRV. Second comment : DXCC with its Honor Roll are rightly respected as the granddaddy of the major DX awards. But it (and 5BDXCC) are certainly not the toughest. That distinction goes to 5BWAZ. John, NT5C. --- 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 ---
[DX-CHAT] Goal Orientation
Your progress is determined by how much time you're willing to waste on the chase! I certainly would call the pursuit a waste of time. Any positive thing you do contribute to your self esteem. The more difficult the task the greater the self esteem. I'm run many marathons and I'll never win an award. When ask why I do it more than once I reply with. because I feel so good about myself when I cross the finish line. However, pursue these goals because they make you feel good, not to impress other people. Urb, W2DEC --- 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 ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] UP machine
I haven't worked many Asian stations recently. Yep. I was lucky to get the last VU7 and BS7 operations when there was a little sunspot activity (not much). I couldn't get the BS7. I heard them for a grand total of 1/2 hour on SSB and I'm only 100W a 20m Moxon (which I actually built to work them ;-) ). I called anyway but no joy. VU7 was another story. I snagged VU7RG on day 1 on 40m CW right before sunset. Turns out propagation between here and VU7 is really fantastic. They were very loud. I got a 17m QSO a few days later. But VU4 is a much more polar path from here and I couldn't hear them at all even though I heard the more recent VU7 a little. Totally different world. But I only worked a couple JA's in CQWW CW. And they were tough to work. Yeah. I heard a DU on 40CW longpath the other day but couldn't make it through. Not much hope for, say, that V8 or XX9 that I still need or whatever. The upcoming KP5 operation should be an easy one hopefully, for those of us in the USA. Should be a good one for a lot of folks. I have a N3KS/KP5 card sitting here from a really lucky break when I was living in an apartment ;-) There's a good chance that KP5 will be my #99 or #100 on topband though but that's going to be CRAZY. Dan --- 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 ---
