[ADXA] Jarvis QSL on the ADXA Home Page

[Dennis Schaefer]

I think I remember a prominent ADXA member describing Marti’s previous
Jarvis expedition as a “public relations exercise” and Jarvis as definitely
not meeting DXCC criteria.

Dennis/RZ

On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 4:10 PM <patw5vy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nick,
>
> I don’t think the effort to make Jarvis a separate Entity has gained much
> traction. There have been more activations of Palmyra so just guessing it
> may be easier to get to or there are fewer restrictions by US Fish and
> Wildlife Service there?  IOTA is probably the only driver to go to Jarvis
> at this time. Given that Marti,OH2BH, was there in 1990 I’m sure if there
> was a way to make it a separate entity Marty would have arranged to make it
> so.
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> Jarvis can be your own personal “ATNO” Nick….after  all DXCC standings
> aren’t a competition…just  a personal challenge ….right!
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> Cheers,
>
> Pat, W5VY
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Nick Kennedy
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:41 AM
> *To:* ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] Jarvis QSL on the ADXA Home Page
>
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> Is Jarvis more difficult to get to (physically and legally) than Palmyra?
> If so, what's the attraction?  IOTA?  "Because it's there"?
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> They're still the same entity, right? An argument is made on the N5J site
> that it should be a separate entity, but that hasn't happened, right?  If
> it has happened, I worked an ATNO without knowing it. Not the first time.
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> 73
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> Nick, WA5BDU
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> On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 6:34 AM <patw5vy at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Earl, N5ZM, provided a QSL card from the AH3C/KH5J DXpedition to Jarvis
> Island in 1990.  I’ve added it to the Carousel of QSLs on the Home Page.
> That was the last activation of Jarvis Island until the current N5J
> effort.  Operators on the AH3C/KH5J team included Marti, OH2BH and Wayne
> Mills, N7NG.  They made 55,000 Qs in approximately a week on the island.
> Search  AH3C/KH5J for more information.
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> 73,
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> Pat, W5VY
>
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