[ADXA] DX is Dead!

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Good point EJ!

Now that the new "replacement" tower is up and all finished I need to 
get my 6 meter antennas back up!

ZN


On 2019-04-23 13:02, EJ wrote:
> Still a lot of activity and good DX on 40-20 mostly.  I hope yall 
> worked KH8
> that just finished up an expedition. Hey and 6 meter E season is just 
> around
> the corner.  Last year was amazing.  Try 6 meters this summer!
> 
> EJ K5EJ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of w5zn at w5zn.org
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 6:56 AM
> To: adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ADXA] DX is Dead!
> 
> No, it isn't however you might come to that conclusion given the huge 
> flurry
> of activity on our reflector has gone silent from what it was a few 
> weeks
> ago.
> 
> You have heard me mention on several occasions that DX'ing involves 
> very
> long periods of silence and boredom interspersed with brief, intense 
> moments
> of excitement! A few weeks ago we had a number of DXPeditions occurring 
> at
> the same time and we were all intently focused on working them. These 
> have
> now all been completed, 3Y0I has thrown in the towel for now and spring 
> is
> here so we have other projects on our plate.
> 
> In looking at my log my last DX entry was C5DL on 160 meters on April 
> 4.
> All of my 160 meter RX antennas have been pulled up and stored in the 
> shop
> for summer hay cutting and I have other activities on my mind now that 
> the
> weather is very nice.
> 
> Does that mean I'm off the air until this fall? Absolutely not! If a 
> DXCC
> country comes on the air that I need I will be in there terrorizing the 
> pile
> up! There is a ton of DX on the air. If you subscribe to W3UR Bernie's
> newsletters or follow DX World you know what is out there. Some of you 
> need
> these and you know what to do without me saying it....but you know I'm 
> going
> to say it anyway "GET ON THE AIR AND WORK IT!"
> 
> Our 2019 2nd Quarterly Meeting is June 15. The ADXA EC is currently
> finalizing a location.
> 
> GL es DX,
> 
> Joel W5ZN
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