[ADXA] Update on ATNO PY0TI

[Jay Bromley]

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to update and thank everyone again that was so helpful (ADXA big
dogs and little pups) in my quest to get a card from PY0TI over 23 years
ago.  Over the years I kept trying different things like emailing another
card with return mailers, sending un-answer emails, etc.  No luck with those
and the cards I sent over the years could have been pilfered through getting
using the old cut the corner off and go fishing with a large bobby pin.  I
had more than one card destroyed that way.  The way I stuff the envelopes
that is the only way they are going to get the USDs.

 

I got an idea off of Rory that I hadn't tried before, but a few of you
mentioned this as well.  Not sure why I didn't think of it before?  Try to
contact some hams around his last know location and maybe someone local to
him or a club member might know him that is willing to get in touch with
him.  BTW, his home call was PY1UP and so I emailed a person nearest his
last location on QRZ.com and then went fishing on HamGrid maps.  That
special person is PY1BC, Gilberto and turns out they are best friends.
According to Gilberto they talk once a day, talk about lucking out!  He put
me in contact with Joao PY1UP the next day, asking how he could be of
service to me!  I told him of my DXCC Quest for ATNO.  

 

That was yesterday.  Today I get two more emails.  One email with a jpg
showing I am "IN" the log under my old call of KA5DGH.  These are all paper
logs with over 25 thousand QSOs.  Think about this, even with good data that
is a lot of log sheets to turn over looking for a single QSO.  So for him to
take the time to look me up was super nice/cool.  Then he asks me for a good
mailing address.  Then I get a second email showing me the confirmed card
made out.

 

I am so shocked, stunned, but super excited.  This is only one of two ATN
QSOs I don't have a confirmations for, yet.  Looks like both will be cards
coming in or hopefully so in the near future.  

 

Over the emails I asked Joao how I could repay his kindness and reimburse
his costs for the QSL.  He hasn't said anything so far,  just asks for my
good mailing address!  I have done the same type of thing over the years and
looks like my kindness is being rewarded back to me.  Pay forward?  Looks
like the true Ham Radio sprit is not dead!!

 

Anyway I have a few confirmations like these that make the whole DXCC
journey so interesting and wanted to share the ongoing saga of the lost
contact from 20 plus years ago!  So this one, Monk Apollo's card, and the P5
card are great memories for me!  Each one has a story and is unique, IMHO.  

 

Never give up and don't stop asking for help when you need it.  

 

73 de jay/w5jay..

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