[ADXA] Update on ATNO PY0TI

Sat Aug 17 09:20:13 EDT 2019

Yhank You Jay... big shoes to fill.  Doc did a fantastic job for years.  I
am sure that his service is deeply appreciated by all.
Rory, K5CKS

On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:51 PM jayw5jay <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:

> That is very good news Rory. Congratulations and good luck with the new
> position. 73 j a y
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: k6cks01 <k6cks01 at gmail.com>
> Date: 8/16/19 6:19 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net>
> Cc: 'ADXA' <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: RE: [ADXA] Update on ATNO PY0TI
>
> Yes I am, I accepted Doc's position.  I have not had any business yet
> though.  I will start doing the Hamfest circuit this year.
> Rory, K5CKS
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S®6 active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net>
> Date: 8/16/19 4:48 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: 'Rory Bowers' <k6cks01 at gmail.com>
> Cc: 'ADXA' <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: RE: [ADXA] Update on ATNO PY0TI
>
> Hi Rory,
>
> Hey that is great, are you a DXCC card checker?  Hopefully  I will have
> two cards to put on the ARRL’s Online DXCC that will have to be check
> afterwards.  That is another service that the ARRL has made to make life
> with the card checkers easier and more accurate!
>
>
>
> 73 de jay/w5jay..
>
>
>
> *From:* Rory Bowers <k6cks01 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 16, 2019 4:27 PM
> *To:* Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net>
> *Cc:* ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] Update on ATNO PY0TI
>
>
>
> It will be an honor to check that card for you Jay!  I am so glad you are
> finally successful!
>
> Rory, K5CKS
>
>
>
> 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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