[ADXA] Update on ATNO PY0TI

[Nick Kennedy]

That's a great story, Jay.  Maybe I should go back on work on some of those
that I've given up on.

I don't have one to quite compare with an ATNO but I did have an
interesting interchange a few years ago:

Back in 2013 I got an email from a PA6 who said he needed my QSL from an
August 1986 QSO for his 5BWAS. I was amazed and a little embarrased. He was
in my long and it was marked that he needed my QSL but somehow I didn't get
one to him and here he was 27 years later still needing the QSL.



We exchanged a few enjoyable emails after I uploaded the QSO to LoTW for
him. I sent an image of my log to him and he returned with a photo of his.
His entry for our QSO was flagged "ARKANSAS!!".



Better late than never. A ten-second contest QSO turns into a QSL and fun
look back in time, 27 years afterwards.


73-


Nick, WA5BDU





On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 12:10 PM Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:

> 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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