[ADXA] The ADXA Weenie Award and 3Y0

[David Norris]

I hear ya San!

$50 for the first QSO is what I call Bravo Sierra!  

Will they even get there? At this point who cares? 

It reminds me of this guy named Herrick 
many years ago. He had a lucrative QSL business bilking the DXer at $20 a pop and then you get your QSL three years later VIA BURO. What a load! 

73 

David A. Norris, K5UZ
Director, Delta Division

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> On Feb 22, 2019, at 8:59 AM, HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Good Weenie notations, Joel. Totally agree.
>  
> Just irks me that it is in writing by Dom that 3Y0 QSLs will cost $50 for first QSO to offset  not having significant contributions from clubs and foundations. Then each extra QSO will cost a decreasing amount. Luckily I have Bouvet on many band-modes, so with propagation only on 3-4 bands, I doubt I can work them on 40 or 80, and impossible on 160m for me for sure. If heard on 30m or RTTY for an ATNO, I will seriously consider if I will waste my time calling to get a QSL that I will only put in my “band” shoe boxes and pay $50 for that QSO. Only way I would be enticed would be if I got em on 30m RTTY and kill two birds with one stone. With nothing to prove, doubt I would call even then ….
>  
> At this point, I do NOT plan on calling the 3Y0 and fighting the huge pileups just so I can pay $50+ or more for confirmations, especially if not needed. I don’t consider myself a Weenie if my inner self does not want to pay $50+ for a simple new one on a low band (160-30m) or RTTY mode. Some things are ethical and some are not. Each DXer has to make a choice. If needed for the major Mixed or CW or Phone DXCCs, then bite the bullet in your teeth and hope it doesn’t go off. HI HI
> San
>  
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>  
> From: w5zn at w5zn.org
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 7:44 AM
> To: adxa
> Subject: [ADXA] The ADXA Weenie Award
>  
> A few weeks ago while urging you folks to jump in the V84SAA pileups I
> made reference to those that couldn't make a Q would be a candidate for
> the ADXA Weenie Award!
>  
> So, were you a weenie with V84SAA? If you jumped in the pileup and
> fiercely fought it out, even if you were NOT successful, you are NOT a
> weenie. The V84SAA path and propagation was tough, VERY tough and so is
> XX9D. Jeff, K1ZM who was one of the V84SAA ops just wrote a long four
> part report on the propagation struggles on their end. If you were in
> there calling an didn't make it I know you learned something, or you sat
> back, grabbed a technical book and researched what you could have done
> better and you are implementing that for the next battle....you are
> learning. I learn something from EVERY pileup! (Yes I really do!)
>  
> Maybe you turned on your radio and tried very diligently but could not
> hear them. You are NOT a weenie because you put forth the effort and
> will know what to work on and improve for next time.
>  
> So, who are the ADXA Weenies for this DXpedition? Those who didn't even
> get on the air and try! The ADXA Weenies are those who stayed in their
> recliner in the den and didn't even put forth one iota of effort. So,
> with credit to Monday Night Football's "Come on Man!" segment:
>  
> COME ON MAN!!!!! GET ON THE AIR AND WORK SOME DX!!!
>  
> 73 Joel W5ZN
>  
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