[ADXA] 5X Uganda
Steve Rutledge
steven.t.rutledge at bellsouth.net
Tue Jan 29 18:29:23 EST 2019
I'll be looking for them on 30 and 40 meters. All I need. Hopefully it
will happen. Cold over here in Memphis. Sorry I can't enter as an ADXA
station in the contests. Stay warm.
Steve, N4JQQ
On 1/28/2019 6:43 PM, HamOP wrote:
>
> As Joel indicates, be a DXing member, even if only working the 5X on
> ONE band-mode. Anyone, even the most super casual DXer, with any
> _minimal effort_, can find ONE band/mode to put the 5X0X in your log.
>
> __
>
> _Surely_everyone has a few minutes during the early morning, mid
> morning, early afternoon, after supper or before bedtime ( God forbid
> getting up at 2-4 AM ) to jump in the small pileup to work the 5X.
> This is NOT a super rare DXCC entity and is short of being “semi-rare”
> in most DXer minds. I agree with Joel that everyone should put this in
> the log ONE time, proving that you are DX chasing to _some_ extent.
>
> CU in the pileups. I too only need them on 160m but will wait til
> later in the trip til the huge pileup on 1.8 dies down just a tad,
> especially when I have to get up at their sunrise in 5X and have only
> a dipole at _35 feet_. Hey, we _all_ have to consider everything:
> times, bands, our antenna systems, rarity, propagation, QRN, our
> fatigue and need for sleep, etc etc… GET ON THE BANDS and work ‘em once.
>
> San YY
>
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> *From: *w5zn at w5zn.org <mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org>
> *Sent: *Monday, January 28, 2019 6:23 PM
> *To: *adxa <mailto:adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject: *[ADXA] 5X Uganda
>
> For you Edi Amin fans, or more appropriate and exciting you "Raid on
>
> Entebbe" fans, 5X0X Uganda will be on the air March 13-25. The first
>
> class Italian DXpedition gang that has activated many good ones had to
>
> cancel their planned trip to Chad TT this spring, for security reasons,
>
> so they moved up their 5X op planned for this fall to this spring.
>
> Now, it goes without noting the rarity of 5X that some of you need this
>
> one, so GET ON THE AIR AND WORK THEM!!! What? Something is wrong with
>
> your antenna? Well, this op is more than six weeks away so get off your
>
> ass and get ready!!!
>
> I only need 5X on 160. The last major 5X op was several years ago and I
>
> did not make it on 160 so I will be gunning for them BIG TIME in March.
>
> Let's see a BIG ADXA effort on this one. I want to see EVERY ADXA member
>
> show up in their log on at least one band. You can do it! Don't have a
>
> big station? Use your operator skill to break through the pileup and
>
> kick some east coast butt. While you're at it, kick some W6 butt as
>
> well!! :-))
>
> Let's go folks....put this one in your log!
>
> Their website is http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/index.php?option=com_content
>
> &view=featured&Itemid=101
>
> 73 Joel W5ZN
>
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