The remark about a guy wanting hams to pay for his vacation via DXpedition
donations, brings me to a comment I have thot abt for a long time: Today,
much of DXpeditioning is only for the rich... rich enuf to finance the
trip, and enuf to be off work (or retired) for the duration. That is a
Message From: Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: dx-chat@njdxa.orgSent: Wednesday, 23 August, 2006 9:55:15 AMSubject: [DX-CHAT] DXpedition support
The remark about a guy wanting hams to pay for his vacation via DXpedition donations, brings me to a comment I have thot abt for a long time:Today, much
I doubt that it's any more expensive to mount a DXpedition these days than
it was 40 yrs ago...and is likely cheaper. Done first class, it's always
been an expensive proposition.
I suspect it takes more dedication than it does money, although it
clearly costs some bucks.
John K5MO
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Isn't that what organizations like the NCDXF are for, to evaluate the
worthiness of a particular dxpedtiion and provide some financial assistance?
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, john wrote:
I doubt that it's any more expensive to mount a DXpedition these days than
it was 40 yrs ago...and is likely cheaper. Done first class, it's always
been an expensive proposition.
I suspect it takes more dedication than it does money, although it
Hi Folks,
Although I can't comment on expeditions to the most wanted entity, I can say that ideas of expedition donations paying for a free vacation or making money for the operator are highly exagerated.
If things go well, donations included with qsl requests may pay for the qsls, but probably
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Subject: [DX-CHAT] DXpedition support
The remark about a guy wanting hams to pay for his vacation via DXpedition
donations, brings me to a comment I have thot abt for a long
