Hi Lanny,

I think it is a shame when folks do the pirate thing.  It does provide some entertainment from time to time! 

However that P5/4L4FN is my only claim to DXing fame, hi.  Please see attached.  Before I could spell DX or knew what a pileup was, I just happened by the P5 on 10m SSB during my lunch break.  Talk about luck.  Reminds me of the saying, Every now and then even a squirrel gets a nut!  I wasn’t even keeping count or new how rare a P5 was! 

Missed a biggie, when our K5FUV was XZ Myanmar!  Maybe this solar cycle? 

Wonder if I will live long enough to become one of those number 1 guys?  About 10 down I think?  Maybe around 335 if I am lucky.  Looking back, wish I had started this back in the early 70s instead of waiting until the late 90s.  Oh well still a ton of fun!! 

73 de w5jay/jay..

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Lanny Aldrich
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 4:14 PM
To: ADXA <[email protected]>
Subject: [ADXA] FW: P5/4L4FN Spotted on DXSummit on 7.021 up 2 by IZ1UHF

FYI

From: Edisher Giorgadze
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 4:10 PM
To: Lanny Aldrich
Subject: RE: P5/4L4FN Spotted on DXSummit on 7.021 up 2 by IZ1UHF

Hi there  😊

Feels like I’m still very popular 😊 but… have to disappoint HAMs worldwide – no, its not me for a very simple reason – I’m back home at 4L and haven’t touched the radio for a while.

Just wonder what is the goal and reason when someone pretends to be someone else… probably the lack of personality.

By the way… if anyone expects another operation from P5 – I have a bad news, as long as son of the “rocket man” sits there – forget it!

Thanks Lanny for heads-up

73 de Ed   ( 4L4FN - the real one  😊  )

From: Lanny Aldrich
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 11:08 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: P5/4L4FN Spotted on DXSummit on 7.021 up 2 by IZ1UHF

Edisher:

There’s a pirate using your calls!

73 de K1LEC

HA!!!!!

The short answer is NO!

The long answer is NO!!

Always a joker out there somewhere lurking on the cluster. 4L4FN is real and he was in P5 once upon a time but not ever since little rocket man expelled him from North Korea because he was feeding the peasants too much food (4L4FN worked for the UN World Food Program).

73 Joel W5ZN

On 2022-05-16 11:54, Lanny Aldrich wrote:

Joel:

Can this be real?  He does list this alias.

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