[Dx-qsl] An all-time first!

[John Becker]

Today I received in the mail an airmail QSL REQUEST from a DX station, 
complete with SAE and IRC. In over 40 years of DXing, this is the first 
time that has happened. It was for a 40M QSO during the CQWW CW contest 
in November. Unfortunately for the poor JA, he is not in the log, and I 
wasn't even on the air at the time he thinks he worked me. I get QSLs 
through the bureau after every major contest for QSOs I didn't make, and 
many are from JAs. I think they are working either N9MM or K9MMS and not 
copying the call correctly.

Not surprisingly, the address on the SAE was written entirely in 
Japanese except for JAPAN at the bottom. I've never seen one like that 
before either.

I wish I had worked the guy. I'm going to feel bad sending his card back 
marked NIL.

73,

John, K9MM