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From: Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu
To: DX CHAT dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX?
p.s. I don't know of anyone who has become rich on dollars and IRCs.
At least one went to prison. He doesn't have
- From: Jim Reisert
AD1Cjjreis...@alum.mit.edu To: DX CHATdx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT]
What ever happened to FR5DX?p.s. I don't know of anyone who
has become rich on dollars and IRCs. At least one went to prison. He
doesn't
: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX?
Google Roman Vega and there's a bunch of info. For example: One of the
first individuals to create a sustainable business model based on
cybercrime was a certain Roman Vega of Ukraine, a.k.a. Roman Stepanenko,
a.k.a. BOA (now known as inmate #59198-004
I'll send you mine.
73
K1VSK
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From: DAVE WHITE mausop...@btinternet.com
To: w...@comcast.net; Dx-Chat dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX?
Maybe now we should write for all those QSLs
Cyprus in in Asia !!!
73 rag la5he
Google Roman Vega and there's a bunch of info. For example: One of the first
individuals to create a sustainable business model based on cybercrime was a
certain Roman Vega of Ukraine, a.k.a. Roman Stepanenko, a.k.a. BOA (now known
as inmate
Is it part of the EU or AU? :-)
Barry W2UP
On 12/4/2011 3:18 PM, ragnar otterstad wrote:
Cyprus in in Asia !!!
73 rag la5he
Google Roman Vega and there's a bunch of info. For example: One of the
first individuals to create a sustainable business model based on
cybercrime was a certain
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:29 AM, DAVE WHITE G0OIL wrote:
In contrast, *ALL* the mail I sent to Reunion VIA FRANCE or Reunion,
France as if it was just a normal French address was received by Herik and
I got replies.
It was even easier than that:
F-97430 Le Tampon
FRANCE
I treated
He retired on the greenstamps. What else?
I certainly sent him enough.
Les W2LK
On 12/2/2011 10:12 AM, Barry wrote:
While operating CQWW last weekend from K0RF, and needing zone 39 for
the last one on 15m, I wondered what ever happened to FR5DX. I could
make some snide comment about him
FR5DZ knows him and told me he is still residing in Reunion. If you
hear him on, you may ask...
N8DX
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Les Kalmus w...@bk-lk.com wrote:
He retired on the greenstamps. What else?
I certainly sent him enough.
Les W2LK
On 12/2/2011 10:12 AM, Barry wrote:
At 12:27 PM 12/2/2011, Jack Shirley wrote:
FR5DZ knows him and told me he is still residing in Reunion. If you
hear him on, you may ask...
N8DX
To be a bit positive, he was my first FR on a number of bands
and I did get QSL cards from him for all contacts. I recall all of
the
At 01:29 PM 12/2/2011, DAVE WHITE wrote:
From my understanding, much of the mail that went to Reunion
Island, Indian Ocean or similar was pilfered, especially once his
name got known and locals cottoned onto the fact that there would
be dollar bills in the envelope.
In contrast, *ALL* the
that these things go on. I'm just not ready to
use the broad brush so many use so readily to blame the DX so easily.
73
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From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of Paul M Dunphy
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 12:15 PM
To: DX CHAT
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT
:15 PM
To: DX CHAT
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX?
At 12:27 PM 12/2/2011, Jack Shirley wrote:
FR5DZ knows him and told me he is still residing in Reunion. If you
hear him on, you may ask...
N8DX
To be a bit positive, he was my first FR on a number of bands
and I did
brush so many use so readily to blame the DX so easily.
73
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From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of Paul M Dunphy
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 12:15 PM
To: DX CHAT
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX?
At 12:27 PM 12/2/2011, Jack
Should I take my antennas down or put more up?
Bill W5EC
Massive solar storm to hit Earth in 2012 with 'force of 100m bombs'
Astronomers are predicting that a massive solar storm, much bigger in potential
than the one that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month,
is to
a bloody
waste of money the London Olympics will be.
Dave G0OIL
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From: Bill Hawkins bhw...@hughes.net
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: 30/08/2010 13:02
Subject: [DX-CHAT] What to do?
Should I take my antennas down or put more up?
Bill W5EC
Massive solar storm to hit Earth
to the grid
:-)
I think it's just a plot to distract us in 2012 so we forget what a bloody
waste of money the London Olympics will be.
Dave G0OIL
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From: Bill Hawkins bhw...@hughes.net
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: 30/08/2010 13:02
Subject: [DX-CHAT] What to do?
Should I
They can't even predict the sunspot cycle these days, so do you believe this
expert
Mark N1UK G3ZZM
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From: Dave White mausop...@btinternet.com
To: bhw...@hughes.net; dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Monday, 30 August, 2010 9:50 AM
Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] What to do
Not to worry. A Massive Solar Storm Czar has just been appointed , and
with a budget of 400b$ is about to launch a comprehensive study.
John K5MO
At 08:02 AM 8/30/2010, Bill Hawkins wrote:
Should I take my antennas down or put more up?
Bill W5EC
Massive solar storm to hit Earth in 2012
What specific date
Have a GREAT day...and keep laughing! It is good for the soul!
Some people try to turn back their odometers!
Ignorance can be cured.Stupid is for life, which cannot be fixed
In a message dated 8/30/2010 1:00:15 P.M. Hawaiian Standard Time,
Please tell me this isn't a serious thread. Maybe it's just something to keep
our minds on DX while Cycle 24 warms up (if it ever does)... I should live long
enough to see major DX like Cycle 23 in the late 90s and early 2000's using a
tin can on a wet string on 10m.
73 de Fred K2FRD, VO2FS
Well, here are two issues
One is that I still think hams want it both ways when it comes to money and
ham radio ops. We want to be saintly and above commerce on the one hand,
but the other hand is EXPECTING a return on a dollar sent. I just think u
can't have it both ways and some
Now that *is* a miracle, isn't it
John K5MO
At 10:31 PM 6/9/2007, Don Greenbaum wrote:
Gee Charles.
(snip)
I noticed K4VUD is in the log, yet you were in HS land at the moment the
QSO was made. Care to comment on that little feat while you are
complaining about the DXCC program
Gentlemen,
Considering that this has the potential to become a volatile matter in a
hurry:
This is a Reminder that you must keep thing civil on this reflector.
Notch back the volume, please, and let's not get too personal!
73, ron w3wn
administrator, dx chat
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73 - Jim AD1C
Boy oh boy I got roasted when a friend posted for me a message that
implied I needed cash for a 9N confirmation (not true). and now this
(see above).
Ham radio gotta come to terms with the cash side of
Gee Charles.
What has you so excited?
No one wrote you had to donate. In fact, we wrote in our press release it
was a thank you for those who made this operation possible for the 45K qsos.
After all the direct qsls are answered we are uploading the complete logs to
LOTW for everyone.
I
At 10:07 PM 06/09/2007, Charles Harpole wrote:
See the DX-News archives - QSOs were uploaded for Donors only.
73 - Jim AD1C
Boy oh boy I got roasted when a friend posted for me a message
that implied I needed cash for a 9N confirmation (not
true). and now this (see above).
Ham
...on 14260?
Jack Hartley
K4WSB / VP2MSB
ARRL - QCWA - OOTC
DXCC Honor Roll
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Jack - K4WSB
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:29 AM
To: DX-CHAT@njdxa.org
Subject: [DX-CHAT] What the heck is...
...on 14260?
Jack Hartley
K4WSB / VP2MSB
ARRL - QCWA - OOTC
DXCC
to a
message to DX-CHAT. What is this crap?
Dear w2agn,
Thanks for your email, but at this point I have NOT actually
received
your message because I have implemented a challenge-response based
anti-spam solution. Before I can receive your message you must
respond in ONE of the ways outlined below.
You
Spam being sent by a supposed anti-spam solution--GREAT!
On Feb 14, 2006, at 11:49 AM, w2agn wrote:
Received this in response to a message to DX-CHAT. What is this crap?
Dear w2agn,
Thanks for your email, but at this point I have NOT actually received
your message because I have implemented
It is
vacation time in Europe so many peole are away from the their radios for a
couple of weeks !
73 Rag
LA5HE
Is it just me, or has their been a significant drop in the amount of on the
air activity on HF over the past year or so? I realize conditions have not
been the best lately, but having been a ham through several sunspot cycles,
I must say that I have never heard all of the bands lacking signals,
I can only speak for myself and the areas in which I have travelled and worked
HF (2 7-lands, VO2), but HF activity for me has been high for the past year,
the diminished propagation due to the bottoming out of Cycle 23
notwithstanding. In the past couple weeks or so, where I'm at right now in
Take a look at NG3K's Announced DX Operations. Normally there are a dozen or so DX ops, Last week there were 6. Also, look at OPDX's DXCC Country/ Entity Report last week only 199 country/entities normally this number is 225. Gud DX and 73.
Bob Van Rhee, N8LAS
A man reaps what he sows.
On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Larry Van Horn wrote:
OK let me see if I have this straight Tom. The EMP takes out my rf
equipment, but I still have my key to send CW with...on what?
Tube radios! I still have my 40-year-old Novice station (Hallicrafters
HT-40 and Heahkit Mohawk) stashed away
At least 20 persons were killed and over 100 injured after a powerful
earthquake hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday morning. The quake
was followed by tidal waves.
There is a possibility of the figure going up. Rescue operations are on,
Inspector General of Police S B Deol told PTI.
Tom Wylie wrote:
At least 20 persons were killed and over 100 injured after a powerful
earthquake hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday morning. The
quake was followed by tidal waves.
Tom, I am too saddened.. but this is a resort island, not a perilous
attempt from some rock in the
Anybody know the yv0d web site URL? I know the logs are not there as
yet...TIA...73/dx
steve, k8wk
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Steve,
The URL is: http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org/
(No logs yet)
73,
Frank, WX2K
Anybody know
the yv0d web site URL? I know the logs are not there
asyet...TIA...73/dxsteve, k8wk
, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] What is DX?
Urb, as always, raises some good points, and I find myself pretty much in
agreement with his sentiments.
However, I don't think that the issue is what is DX? so much as it is
what is a DXCC entity? There IS a difference.
In other words, if Mt
Its FUN. That's what DX is.
The frustrations, the whining, the dx cops and the bad behaviour in the
pile ups all mean nothing. The fun is the only part that matters.
73, Alek,
VK6APK
http://profiles.yahoo.com/vk6apk
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In a message dated 7/10/03 6:16:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On another front, the new DXCC is clearly the Challenge but by not
starting fresh and allowing the OTs to scour their QSL files, the
League missed an incentive opportunity for the relatively newer
I hope that everyone who has an ax to grind with
the current DXCC country criteria as it relates to Honor Roll status is also
composing a well thought out, unemotional letter to their respective ARRL
DX Advisory Committee members and not just "venting" here on the
reflector.
73 de Bill
I can see that there are as many opinions about the DXCC list as there are participants
(active or not). My question about Tom's ideas concerns the list of current countries
(entities) -- would it be composed of countries that are or could be activated? In
other words, SV (Mt. Athos), VU7, VU4,
AM
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Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] What is DX?
In a message dated 7/10/03 6:16:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On another front, the new DXCC is clearly the Challenge but by not
starting fresh and allowing the OTs to scour their QSL files
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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In a message dated 7/10/03 6:16:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On another front, the new DXCC is clearly
On 7/11/2003 Mike, W5UC, wrote:
Quit whining and leave the system alone. It has it's problems, but don't
we all? It has served us well since I started chasing DX in 1958. Get
your shorts out of a wad and wait like the rest of us.
BRAVO ZULU!!!
Well put Mike!
73,
Charlie, W0YG..
Carl wrote:
Monk Apollo is not going to live forever...then what ?
Food for thought.
73, de Carl K8AV
Change entity of Mount Athos to that of Monk Apollo. Then when he dies
it goes into the goodby list as the entity has ceased to exist. There!
73, de John N6JM
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How long is this going to go on,sure glad my
delete key is still working
ve7kb wrote:
How long is this going to go on,sure glad my delete key is still
working
Heck, OM, it's a DX forum. If not interested, yes do use your
delete key. But, please let those who are interested to
continue on. de John N6JM
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How long is this going to go on,sure glad my
delete key is still
working
I totally accept the fact that I'm an old fart and that the condition
colors (and reduces) my thinking process. Having said that I fail to
understand some of the thinking express during the recent new country/
Mt. Athos threads.
There is a danger in any discussion that the
Very wise statements, Urb. I agree 100%.
I've commented on other reflectors about DXing on VHF. Seems the VHF+ ops
I know are a whole different breed of cat than the HF DXers. Skill with
and knowledge of conditions, luck and equipment are everything there.
There are usually no pileups on
In a message dated 7/10/03 5:16:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Monk Apollo is not going to live forever...then what ?
Food for thought.
73, de Carl K8AV
How about P5 which didn't count for a long time, then counted, then ordered off the air?
Dave, WT8R
And never DID provide the documentation everyone else has to provide??? Al/W8FAX
In a message dated 7/10/2003 4:44:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One tangential thought: If there are several
entities that for political oradministrative reasons are off-limits for
amateur operating, and have beenfor a significant (minimum 10 years) period of
time,
I proposed almost the exact same thing (even to the 10 year period of no
activity) several years ago but I wasn't taken seriously.
I still think it's a good idea.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote:
Good point.
Another reason why it behooves us to be on our best
I too floated the idea of a suspended list many years ago and it met
the same fate. Now that I revisit it: Imagine that a suspended
country became active and worked, say, only three stations. It could
take another 10 years or whatever the inactivity period to suspend
before it was suspended
Steve N3SL wrote:
My basic difficulty is with the concept of an unattainable goal -
and I don't mean unattainable only by me. I'm to the point of
needing only VU4, and there's nothing to suggest there's a
snowball's chance for that to be active.
I must respectfully disagree with that
I guess I have mixed feelings, since I still need several of the
non-workable entities. On the other hand, there was a long period when
BY and ZA were not possible to work and I don't recall any serious
movement to remove them from the list. Maybe folks were more patient a
few years back.
73,
Well I got news for you about VU4. It will be active again, only a matter
of time.
Let me relate a story about VU4. It point out that things happen overnight
that we cannot foresee. Here is the story.
An Indian citizen, Mani, VU2ANI, was in Port Blair on the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
Yes, Bob, patience is what it is all about and you're right, it is in short
supply these days. To brighten your day:
I have a QSLs from VK0HM on Heard Is. (worked on Dec. 26, 1969) and from
ZM1AAT/K on Raoul Is. in the Kermadecs (worked less than a week later on
Jan. 2, 1970). I had only a few
In a message dated 7/10/2003 7:36:57 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My basic difficulty is with the concept of an
unattainable goal - and I don't mean unattainable only by me. I'm to
the point of needing only VU4, and there's nothing to suggest there's
a snowball's
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In a message dated 7/10/2003 7:36:57 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My
basic
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http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock
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