[ADXA] Suitland Island - Don Miller - DXCC deliberations, etc

[Steve, W5KI]

I'm sure that everyone else loves to hear the history of DXCC from your 
perspective, and that of other key ARRL/DXCC members in the 
association.  I'm always up for a good read, San.  😁

Steve, W5KI

On 19-Nov-21 10:06, Sandy Hutson wrote:
>
> /_I might have known YOU would come up with the scenario about 
> Suitland Island, Rick.. _/LOL/__/
>
>   It was just a few months before one of my planned DX trips to the 
> Pacific area, and I looked into finding out more and possibly going 
> there on my 1983 trip. My problem at the time was that the “islands” 
> around KH6 were so far from my 9M6, 9V1 and VS5YY stopping points. 
> Then the ‘pirate’ information came out in a few weeks. I was /_SO_/ 
> happy.
>
>   This was about the time I was still DXAC Chairman at the ARRL and 
> had some “inside info” as did committeeman W0SR, Jim..  We had worked 
> hard at the time on DXCC rules governing the 225 mile and 500 mile 
> rules for adding a new DXCC entity and considered separation by 
> another DXCC entity, pertaining mainly to Pacific island groups to add 
> as a separate DXCC counter. Fun days, sorta. Took a lot of our time 
> each week in correspondence by phone, etc. FUV will know about some of 
> these deliberations in his review of older data when he got to his 
> ARRL new job.
>
>   Everyone have a good weekend and keep looking for a “possible new 
> one” on your maps. *Look what W9WNV did to disrupt things!! * The 
> young crowd will not know much about Don Miller and the crazy days of 
> his arguing with the ARRL DXCC program about adding a couple of “new 
> ones” to the DXCC list. _Was he there?_ _Did the places exist?_ 
> _Permissions? _He was at a “? place” once that was under water by 100 
> feet, every hour of every day for centuries!! LOL 😊 He was a Collins 
> collector (another story) and stayed in jail for many years for issues 
> with his wife and when he appeared in Visalia a few years ago at a DX 
> forum, the LARGEST DX forum *_I have ever seen_* happened. You should 
> have heard the crowd questions of Don and some DXers there still 
> refused to talk to him… What a day that was. Have 2 photos of Miller 
> and me together that day..
>
> He was a friend of sorts, dating back to two Memphis TN visits to a 
> big-time DXer’s estate in the 1970s.   Sorry for long comments! But 
> minimum DX on now to chase. HI
>
>    Rick AI5P, TU again for your input!!!  There an island called 
> /_“Sweetland”_/ near Hawaii. Wanna try a trip there???   Only problem 
> is its being under water 24 hrs a day!! 😃👍
>
> San YY
>
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> *From: *Richard Harris <mailto:rickai5p at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Friday, November 19, 2021 8:38 AM
> *To: *adxa <mailto:adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Cc: *Richard Harris <mailto:rickai5p at gmail.com>
> *Subject: *[ADXA] Suitland Island - KJ6DO/KH7S
>
> San, it was Sept 18-19, 1982. I consider this the best "pirate"
>
> operation ever pulled off - they/he/she? even sent out QSL
>
> cards via the buro. Loved the remarks on the back of the card!
>
> One of the great rumors was that it was
>
> a shipboard operation. Also a CIA operation since Suitland,
>
> Maryland, was their headquarters (? Not sure about that).
>
> As far as I know, the ops were never identified - boy, can
>
> they keep a secret hi.... 73 Rick AI5P
>
>
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