[ADXA] Don Miller, W9WNV, interviewed by Martin Laine, OH2BH

[Pat Patterson]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, March 03,2017


Don Miller, W9WNV Interview by Martti Laine, OH2BH

We are all powered by dreams of distant lands, rare DX, and the urge to
compete and stand up at the podium. Those dreams are often inspired by
those whom we admire and want to be on par with – or even more.

Don Miller, W9WNV, was once a DX hero and a CQWW Contest SOAB dual record
holder (cw/ssb) but suddenly left the industry. On DXpeditions, Don was
eagerly followed by most of the DXing world. Martti, OH2BH wanted to
emulate his efforts and become of his kind. What did Don do to create this
following?

It was Christmas 2016 when Don Miller, W9WNV, and Martti Laine, OH2BH,
gathered at Martti’s Finland home at his 70th  anniversary party. This
meeting brought back reminiscences of the days when our industry was still
young and provided an interesting playing field for the evolution of our
great DX passion.  For this visit, Finland was a new country for W9WNV.

During this meeting in Finland, Don was caught on video talking about his
earlier operations and his operating methods. Many aspects of how we
operate now were pioneered by Don Miller. Split operation, “5NN,” pileup
management techniques; looking back, many of these techniques were first
implemented during Miller’s operations.

Don talks about some of these issues in the following Youtube video. Below
is a link to “W9WNV -- Visiting Finland in 2016” a video in 5 parts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut1RAGMlFQ8&list=PLX35WB7yZj3dKSMjLM6NV8_U-Ggvjo2-Y

There are a series of YouTubes featuring W9WNV in Helsinki.  Very
interesting. I received the Press Release from The Daily DX but feel free
to forward because it is a Press Release from Marti, OH2BH.  The Daily DX
is a great source of information for DXes.....check it out at
http://www.dailydx.com.  Bernie, W3UR, offers a two week free trial.

73,
Pat, W5VY
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