[ADXA] Fall Meeting. My opinion.

[w5znjoel at gmail.com]

I just walked in the door and have been home just skim over email for anything urgent. I'll have an update soon.

My concern today was Gregg making it back to ATL. His inbound flight to XNA this morning was on time when I dropped him off at the airport. I just checked and he only had an 8 minute delay and made it, so all good with his travel.

More later.

73 Joel W5ZN / ZF2ZN

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From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Steven Rutledge
Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2025 12:11 PM
To: adxa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Fall Meeting. My opinion.

Randy, I've been waiting for a synopsis.  Good rendition.  Yes, ADXA and all of its members are top-notch.  I think it is the best, most engaged DX organization I have belonged to.  And congrats Debbie for being the latest "DX Hawg."

73,

Steve, N4JQQ

On 11/9/2025 9:59 AM, Randell Curtis, W5ZJ via ADXA wrote:
> I can't say enough times, how much I enjoyed the meeting yesterday. It 
> was a privilege to be around such an amazing bunch of people who are 
> so kind and willing to share their knowledge to promote this wonderful 
> hobby.
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> To Joel who has done an amazing job leading ADXA, I give a salute 
> today.  My first encounter with him was during the January VHF contest 
> a few years ago. I made a few contacts and when the band "went out", I 
> got to sit and watch what I still call "The Joel Show". as he worked 
> station after station on what I had determined to be a closed band.  I 
> later emailed him about VHF contesting and he quickly replied to me, a 
> complete stranger and willingly gave me "privileged information" that 
> would help me in later contests.  On my Facebook page I posted about 
> "The Joel Show" and a fisherman friend of mine read that post. A few 
> months later I saw Michael Person at a fishing show and hes asked me 
> "have you talked to Joel lately?". My reply to him was "Joel who". My 
> mind was thinking fishing, I didn't know any Joel's that fished.
> Micheal then told the back story, and the world became just a little 
> bit smaller as the story unfolded.
>
> Yes, I hold Joel in high esteem as do many, many people all around the 
> world. I wish him the best and have been blessed by being a reipeint 
> of his kindness...except in a pile up where his kindness is not found.
> I do have one remaining hypothetical question. When W5ZN at home works 
> ZF2ZN via remote, If the report us only a 55, would he give himself a 59?
>
> I did get to speak with Debbie the current recipient of the "DX Hawg" 
> award. Charles was also there and it has been rumored, that a female 
> voice adds about 10db to the signal. That, along with a very robust 
> amp and antenna system leads to a formidable signal in a pile up.  I 
> struggle with the amp and antenna situation, but for and additional 
> 10db, I may could try making my voice sound more like a ladies voice.
> Besides, I'm getting tired of the DX saying "hilbilly ending in ZJ" 
> come now. That was how I figured out I had a perfect voice for CW.
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> Yes, it was a great day yesterday meeting friends old and new, and 
> marveling at the things people have done and are doing. People are so 
> amazing. Ordinary looking people can, and have done the most 
> extraordinary things, and in the group of people that met yesterday 
> the chance of meeting a "mild mannered" person who was actually a 
> superman...or woman was multiplied many times.
>
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> Too many things to mention like the W5DM cutting board that was 
> amazing, or the comments in EJ's presentation that I think will help 
> me very soon in my endeavor to work 160, or lunch with Stan who should 
> have been a brother...and turned out to be, or getting to sit beside 
> my long time friend Bruce, who I hadn't seen in years, or Pat handing 
> me a couple books he knew I would enjoy, or Chuck sending an email 
> offering another project that would help me on 160. WOW, I get 
> overwhelmed just thinking about it.
>
> Well there it is, you have my opinion such as it is.
>
> Will I make another meeing? You'll just need to read between the lines.
>
> Thanks to all!!!
>
> Randy/W5ZJ
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