For anyone who still needs Prince Edward and Marion, Yuris will be active soon!
I still need ZS8 as an ATNO.
He had several successful activations of other Indian Ocean islands last year.
GL
Don, N5DD
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of W3UR Bernie McClenny via groups.io Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 4:38 PM To: The Daily DX and The Weekly DX Mailing List < [email protected]> Subject: [The Daily DX and The Weekly DX] ZS8W DXpedition After several repeated unsuccessful attempts since 2018 to obtain the necessary permits to visit Marion island and operate from there, Yuris/YL2GM finally has got it! He is currently onboard the ship mv S.A. Agulhas II scheduled to depart from Cape Town, South Africa, towards Marion island on April 17. Yuris will operate from Marion island as ZS8W between April 21 and May 16, 2025. Prince Edward & Marion Is. are listed as #11 in Clublog's DXCC Most Wanted List as of April 2025. Yuris will be on the Marion island as radio engineer and member of SANAP station communication equipment maintenance team and stay there for the above mentioned period of time, when this year's annual supply replenishment and exchange of overwintering personnel of the SANAP station is taking place. NCDXF is the general supporter of this event. By the way, you can follow the job vacancies on SANAP website and may be join the overwintering team next year. Past DX peditions by Yuris/YL2GM. Bernie McClenny, W3UR Glenwood, MD (FM19lg) Editor of: The Daily DX (1997-2025) The Weekly DX (2001-2025) How's DX? (1998-2025) 1-410-489-6518 (cell and WhatsApp)
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Okay, no problem Chris?
Thanks for letting me know.
Don
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Don: Unable to join you for the radio breakfast tomorrow since I have to supervise some guys doing yard work for us at that time.? Sorry about that.? Enjoy the meeting.? 73, Chris, K5LH
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Hope to see everyone at cracker barrel at 9:00 tomorrow.
Internet has been out here since Thursday am.? T-Mobile is not sure when it will return.? Only way for me to get Internet is to drive to the Walmart parking lot!
C u tomorrow?
73
Don, N5DD?
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Don: Unable to join you for the radio breakfast tomorrow since I have to supervise some guys doing yard work for us at that time.? Sorry about that.? Enjoy the meeting.? 73, Chris, K5LH
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Re: April 12 Waco DX Breakfast
Greg-
Thanks for letting us know.? Congratulations on grandson!
Good luck with sale items.
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Don, N5DD
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Greg/N5IF via groups.io
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 10:10 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WacoDX] April 12 Waco DX Breakfast
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Sorry to say but once again we will be out of town - not swimming this time, but our grandson is being baptized and we will be out of town for that.
As a side, I've got some equipment to get rid of if there is interest:
Ameritron RC8S-V remote antenna switches (have 2 I believe)
Ameritron ATR-30 antenna tuner (2)
Hy-Gain T2X and controller - rebuilt by W2PP a couple of years ago and never put in service.
Have a couple of 30A power supplies as well.
Ping me direct if there is any interest!
On Monday, April 7, 2025 at 09:56:26 AM CDT, N5DD - Don via groups.io <don@...> wrote:
Hope that you can tear yourself away from Form 1040 and join us for continuing discussion of DX and other topics not covered last
month!
If you are not present, we may miss your favorite topic!
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Saturday, April 12,?9:00 am
Cracker Barrel
221 Enterprise Blvd,
Hewitt, TX? 76643
This is on I-35, in the Walmart parking lot.
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As always, guests and visitors are welcome.
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Reservations not required, but if you let me know you are coming, I will save you a seat.?
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Tnx & 73,
Don, N5DD
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Re: April 12 Waco DX Breakfast
Hey Don et al Sorry to say but once again we will be out of town - not swimming this time, but our grandson is being baptized and we will be out of town for that.
As a side, I've got some equipment to get rid of if there is interest:
Ameritron RC8S-V remote antenna switches (have 2 I believe) Ameritron ATR-30 antenna tuner (2) Hy-Gain T2X and controller - rebuilt by W2PP a couple of years ago and never put in service. Have a couple of 30A power supplies as well.
Ping me direct if there is any interest!
73/Greg N5IF
On Monday, April 7, 2025 at 09:56:26 AM CDT, N5DD - Don via groups.io <don@...> wrote:
Hope that you can tear yourself away from Form 1040 and join us for continuing discussion of DX and other topics not covered last
month!
If you are not present, we may miss your favorite topic!
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Saturday, April 12,?9:00 am
Cracker Barrel
221 Enterprise Blvd,
Hewitt, TX? 76643
This is on I-35, in the Walmart parking lot.
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As always, guests and visitors are welcome.
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Reservations not required, but if you let me know you are coming, I will save you a seat.?
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Tnx & 73,
Don, N5DD
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April 12 Waco DX Breakfast
Hope that you can tear yourself away from Form 1040 and join us for continuing discussion of DX and other topics not covered last
month!
If you are not present, we may miss your favorite topic!
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Saturday, April 12,?9:00 am
Cracker Barrel
221 Enterprise Blvd,
Hewitt, TX? 76643
This is on I-35, in the Walmart parking lot.
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As always, guests and visitors are welcome.
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Reservations not required, but if you let me know you are coming, I will save you a seat.?
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Tnx & 73,
Don, N5DD
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From www.arrl.org website…
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ARRL DXCC Statement on Mount Athos Operation SV1GA/A
04/04/2025
The ARRL DXCC Desk has determined that the operation by a DXpedition team from Mount Athos meets the??award program’s accreditation criteria.
Contacts with the team, which operated in January 2025 using the call sign SV1GA/A, will therefore count toward DXCC. Additionally, due to actions taken by local authorities that resulted in the early termination of the operation, any future operations by
this team from Mt. Athos will require additional documentation for securing accreditation for DXCC credit.
Mount Athos is an autonomous region of northeastern Greece, governed by the monastic community, and is an entity on the DXCC List.
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73,
Don, N5DD
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FW: [tdxs-list] Belton Hamfest
Folks are already getting setup for Belton.? Should be a good turnout tomorrow, in spite of the weather.
73,
Don, N5DD
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On Behalf Of Robie Elms
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2025 3:11 PM
To: don dondaze.com <don@...>
Cc: tdxs-list@...
Subject: [tdxs-list] Belton Hamfest
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I’m at the Belton Hamfest getting setup for Saturday.? So far a good crowd for Friday and there is lots of equipment for sale!
Robie AJ4F
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Sounds like the SV1GA/A team has not given up yet, and is approaching legal advice for dealing with
the ARRL DXCC desk.
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I still think we should appoint Larry as our emissary to Mt Athos!?? (today is April 1)
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In Ham Sprit,
Don, N5DD
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PRESS RELEASE? OF APRIL. 01. 2025
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FURTHER DELAY ON SV1GA DXCC PROCESS EXPECTED
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We apologize for the long delay of the accreditation process of our recent SV1GA/A Mt. Athos
operation. Unfortunately, this process will still encounter some further delays but we would like to
state the following:
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It should be noted that it has been more than 35 years since an outside group was able to transmit?
from Mt. Athos. The paperwork we presented is in a way unique and as such ARRL is probably looking?
into it diligently to ensure compliance.
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Quite recently, Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG was suffering similar pains, during the ARRL process of getting?
his activation approved for DXCC.?Although with a long delay, ultimately everything was settled.
SV1GA is now in a similar process.
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To speed up the process, the SV1GA team has?approached a former and seasoned ARRL DXCC expert
and approached legal advice to help the ARRL DXCC Desk build a complete picture of?this
somewhat?
challenging situation.
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It is known to us that ?the ARRL accreditation represents climbing a larger mountain than the mountain?
itself, for a DXpedition to a rare location, such as Mt. Athos.
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The late Roger Wester, G3SXW used to say that “the country is rare for a reason”!
We think that his saying fits well with the Mt. Athos situation today.
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With kindest regards,
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Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA ?and Martti Laine, OH2BH?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Rust, Eric via groups.io
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 9:11 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WacoDX] SV1GA/A Bad News
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Many thanks for your research and comments on this.? Looks as if we are essentially in agreement.? Both your analogy of an "Indian Reservation" and the DXCC criterion of erratically exercised "limited sovereignty"
or even "ceremonial status" (however that can be defined) seem to apply to any rational assessment of the Mt. Athos situation.? Appears to me as if certain representatives in Newington are afraid of reducing DXCC-eligible entities to 339 or 338 or ..., so
as not to upset prominent DXers around the globe and their admittedly powerful influence on decisions in such matters.? Geography (including geographical separation) and sovereignty should remain key criteria for DXCC credit in my mind and trump all other
considerations.? Thanks, and 73.? No need to spin this out further at this point, I think.? We can bring it up at the next breakfast meeting for a lively and entertaining discussion.
My understanding is that Mt Athos is composed of 13 independent monasteries.? Each monastery has a leadership council that decides on matters within their monastery.? ??Each monastery is represented on the
supreme council that decides on matters related to the outside world, including amateur radio operation.? I understand that the supreme council meets every 6 months and it may take several cycles to get on the agenda.? There have been a few expeditions approved
in the past, but they are generally not in favor of radio expeditions.? ??YT1AD, Hrane, has approached the supreme council with a proposal for a radio expedition to Mt Athos and was turned down.? OH2BH, Marti, approached one of the local councils and was given
permission, but they didn’t have the authority to grant amateur radio permission. When YT1AD found out he informed the supreme council and everything was halted.
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Mt Athos is a nice oddity in the DXCC program.? It adds excitement and challenge when an operation is active.? But, it is hard to justify as an “entity”.? Seems like an American Indian reservation.
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Looking at the ARRL DXCC Criteria it almost falls under
4. Ineligible Areas:
a)?Areas having the following characteristics are not eligible for inclusion on the?DXCC List, and are considered as part of the host Entity for DXCC purposes:
ii)?Any area with limited sovereignty or ceremonial status, such as monuments, indigenous areas, reservations, and homelands.
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It is only saved by
3. Special Areas:
e)?Entities on the 1998?DXCC List?that do not qualify under the current criteria remain as long as they retain the status under which they were originally
added. A change in that status will result in a review in accordance with Rule 5 of this Section.
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73,
Don, N5DD
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Many unhappy DXers, including local ones, I'm sure.? Continue to think Mt. Athos should be stricken from the DXCC list as it duplicates (like SMOM in Rome and several others of its kind) an existing larger geographical
entity in which it is embedded.? DXCC criteria should be strictly geographical and only occasionally political depending on circumstances, never historical, emotional or religious.? Just my take on insufficiently justified and poorly justifiable entities.?
Chris, K5LH
From another thread…
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The SV1GA/A operation is unacceptable for DXCC credit.? We do not possess the proper paperwork for the operation.
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Take care.
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Sharon
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Sharon Taratula
Awards Manager
ARRL Radiosport Department
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
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73,
Don, N5DD
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Don:
Many thanks for your research and comments on this.? Looks as if we are essentially in agreement.? Both your analogy of an "Indian Reservation" and the DXCC criterion of erratically exercised "limited sovereignty" or even "ceremonial status" (however that can
be defined) seem to apply to any rational assessment of the Mt. Athos situation.? Appears to me as if certain representatives in Newington are afraid of reducing DXCC-eligible entities to 339 or 338 or ..., so as not to upset prominent DXers around the globe
and their admittedly powerful influence on decisions in such matters.? Geography (including geographical separation) and sovereignty should remain key criteria for DXCC credit in my mind and trump all other considerations.? Thanks, and 73.? No need to spin
this out further at this point, I think.? We can bring it up at the next breakfast meeting for a lively and entertaining discussion.
Chris, K5LH
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My understanding is that Mt Athos is composed of 13 independent monasteries.? Each monastery has a leadership council that decides on matters within their monastery.? ??Each monastery is represented on the
supreme council that decides on matters related to the outside world, including amateur radio operation.? I understand that the supreme council meets every 6 months and it may take several cycles to get on the agenda.? There have been a few expeditions approved
in the past, but they are generally not in favor of radio expeditions.? ??YT1AD, Hrane, has approached the supreme council with a proposal for a radio expedition to Mt Athos and was turned down.? OH2BH, Marti, approached one of the local councils and was given
permission, but they didn’t have the authority to grant amateur radio permission. When YT1AD found out he informed the supreme council and everything was halted.
?
Mt Athos is a nice oddity in the DXCC program.? It adds excitement and challenge when an operation is active.? But, it is hard to justify as an “entity”.? Seems like an American Indian reservation.
?
Looking at the ARRL DXCC Criteria it almost falls under
4. Ineligible Areas:
a)?Areas having the following characteristics are not eligible for inclusion on the?DXCC List, and are considered as part of the host Entity for DXCC purposes:
ii)?Any area with limited sovereignty or ceremonial status, such as monuments, indigenous areas, reservations, and homelands.
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It is only saved by
3. Special Areas:
e)?Entities on the 1998?DXCC List?that do not qualify under the current criteria remain as long as they retain the status under which they were originally
added. A change in that status will result in a review in accordance with Rule 5 of this Section.
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73,
Don, N5DD
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Many unhappy DXers, including local ones, I'm sure.? Continue to think Mt. Athos should be stricken from the DXCC list as it duplicates (like SMOM in Rome and several others of its kind) an existing larger geographical
entity in which it is embedded.? DXCC criteria should be strictly geographical and only occasionally political depending on circumstances, never historical, emotional or religious.? Just my take on insufficiently justified and poorly justifiable entities.?
Chris, K5LH
From another thread…
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The SV1GA/A operation is unacceptable for DXCC credit.? We do not possess the proper paperwork for the operation.
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Take care.
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Sharon
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Sharon Taratula
Awards Manager
ARRL Radiosport Department
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
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73,
Don, N5DD
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My understanding is that Mt Athos is composed of 13 independent monasteries.? Each monastery has a leadership council that decides
on matters within their monastery.? ??Each monastery is represented on the supreme council that decides on matters related to the outside world, including amateur radio operation.? I understand that the supreme council meets every 6 months and it may take
several cycles to get on the agenda.? There have been a few expeditions approved in the past, but they are generally not in favor of radio expeditions.? ??YT1AD, Hrane, has approached the supreme council with a proposal for a radio expedition to Mt Athos and
was turned down.? OH2BH, Marti, approached one of the local councils and was given permission, but they didn’t have the authority to grant amateur radio permission. When YT1AD found out he informed the supreme council and everything was halted.
?
Mt Athos is a nice oddity in the DXCC program.? It adds excitement and challenge when an operation is active.? But, it is hard to
justify as an “entity”.? Seems like an American Indian reservation.
?
Looking at the ARRL DXCC Criteria it almost falls under
4. Ineligible Areas:
a)?Areas having the following characteristics are not eligible for inclusion on the?DXCC List, and are considered as part of the host Entity for DXCC purposes:
ii)?Any area with limited sovereignty or ceremonial status, such as monuments, indigenous areas, reservations, and homelands.
?
It is only saved by
3. Special Areas:
e)?Entities on the 1998?DXCC List?that do not qualify under the current criteria remain as long as they retain the status under which they were originally
added. A change in that status will result in a review in accordance with Rule 5 of this Section.
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73,
Don, N5DD
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Rust, Eric via groups.io
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 7:18 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WacoDX] SV1GA/A Bad News
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Many unhappy DXers, including local ones, I'm sure.? Continue to think Mt. Athos should be stricken from the DXCC list as it duplicates (like SMOM in Rome and several others of its kind) an existing larger geographical
entity in which it is embedded.? DXCC criteria should be strictly geographical and only occasionally political depending on circumstances, never historical, emotional or religious.? Just my take on insufficiently justified and poorly justifiable entities.?
Chris, K5LH
From another thread…
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The SV1GA/A operation is unacceptable for DXCC credit.? We do not possess the proper paperwork for the operation.
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Take care.
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Sharon
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Sharon Taratula
Awards Manager
ARRL Radiosport Department
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
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73,
Don, N5DD
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Many unhappy DXers, including local ones, I'm sure.? Continue to think Mt. Athos should be stricken from the DXCC list as it duplicates (like SMOM in Rome and several others of its kind) an existing larger geographical entity in which it is embedded.? DXCC
criteria should be strictly geographical and only occasionally political depending on circumstances, never historical, emotional or religious.? Just my take on insufficiently justified and poorly justifiable entities.? Chris, K5LH
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From another thread…
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The SV1GA/A operation is unacceptable for DXCC credit.? We do not possess the proper paperwork for the operation.
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Take care.
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Sharon
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Sharon Taratula
Awards Manager
ARRL Radiosport Department
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
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73,
Don, N5DD
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Reminder, for any interested, Belton is this Saturday (April 5).
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C U there!
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Don, N5DD
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From another thread…
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The SV1GA/A operation is unacceptable for DXCC credit.? We do not possess the proper paperwork for the operation.
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Take care.
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Sharon
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Sharon Taratula
Awards Manager
ARRL Radiosport Department
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
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73,
Don, N5DD
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March 8 Waco DX Breakfast After Action Report
Present KI5EIR, K5LH, W5BK, WB5UFR, N5DD, and XYLs Amy, Barbra, Lisa, and Linda.
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Topics discussed included Icom 2370, Christmas Island and Cocos Keeling DXpeditions, propagation to NA, 80 meters, wind storms, ice on guy wires, standing waves on guy wires, Copperweld wire, planned fall
of tower, Orlando Hamcation, Dayton, Huntsville hamfest, Friedrichshafen, Swiss Cogwheel railway, Weisbaden, plus secret XYL topics.
Still some topics left over for next month!
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Mark your calendar now for the next Waco DX Breakfast on the second Saturday of April.
Saturday, April 12,?9:00 am
Cracker Barrel
221 Enterprise Blvd,
Hewitt, TX? 76643
This is on I-35, in the Walmart parking lot.
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Reminder - Belton Hamfest is April 5.
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73,
Don, N5DD
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Re: DX Breakfast Saturday March 8
Hope to see everyone at breakfast tomorrow!
73,
Don, N5DD
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From: don dondaze.com
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 1:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: DX Breakfast Saturday March 8
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Hope that everyone was able to work VK9XU and 5N9DTG on needed bands and modes.? VK9CU coming up!
This promises to be a great breakfast and DX talk.
Saturday, March 8, ?9:00 am
Cracker Barrel
221 Enterprise Blvd,
Hewitt, TX? 76643
On I-35, in the Walmart parking lot.
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Reservations not required, but if you let me know you are coming, I will save you a seat.?
Tnx & 73,
Don, N5DD
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Re: DX Breakfast Saturday March 8
Thanks for letting us know Greg.
Good luck to Gwen.
I’ve been enjoying Amy Jo’s podcasts.
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73,
Don, N5DD
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Greg/N5IF via groups.io
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 3:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WacoDX] DX Breakfast Saturday March 8
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Won’t make it Don. ?Gwen is swimming at A&M Fri/Sat and Sun….so I’ll be down there with her. ?
N5IF?
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On Monday, March 3, 2025, 1:37 PM, N5DD - Don via groups.io <don@...> wrote:
Hope that everyone was able to work VK9XU and 5N9DTG on needed bands and modes.? VK9CU coming up!
This promises to be a great breakfast and DX talk.
Saturday, March 8, ?9:00 am
Cracker Barrel
221 Enterprise Blvd,
Hewitt, TX? 76643
On I-35, in the Walmart parking lot.
?
Reservations not required, but if you let me know you are coming, I will save you a seat.?
Tnx & 73,
Don, N5DD
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Re: DX Breakfast Saturday March 8
Won’t make it Don. ?Gwen is swimming at A&M Fri/Sat and Sun….so I’ll be down there with her. ? Greg
On Monday, March 3, 2025, 1:37 PM, N5DD - Don via groups.io <don@...> wrote:
Hope that everyone was able to work VK9XU and 5N9DTG on needed bands and modes.? VK9CU coming up!
This promises to be a great breakfast and DX talk.
Saturday, March 8, ?9:00 am
Cracker Barrel
221 Enterprise Blvd,
Hewitt, TX? 76643
On I-35, in the Walmart parking lot.
?
Reservations not required, but if you let me know you are coming, I will save you a seat.?
Tnx & 73,
Don, N5DD
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Rust, Eric