[Dx-qsl] PT0S

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > This is great DXpedition, even greater if their operating conditions
 > are considered. This is a "tent and generator" DXpedition (TU K4UEE
 > for the phrase). They are not staying at the SP&SP Hilton.

This is hardly a great DXpedition ... a substantial number of operators
are simply not up to the demands of a "top 10" DXpedition.  Their long
and sudden disappearance, their inability to control the pile-up, their
constant calls for SA, Africa, Asia, etc. instead of concentrating on
working off and controlling the pile, their long stretches on 160 at
5 or 10 QSOs an hour when other bands are open with huge pile-up are
all hallmarks of a poorly planned and executed operation.

I'd put this among the bottom quartile of major operations in the last
20 years ... I had much higher hopes based on the leaders and their
experience but it appears that their operators or execution simply is
not up to the demands of such an "in demand" entity.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 11/18/2012 10:10 AM, dx-qsl-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> From:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net  [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Novoa W4DN
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 6:14 PM
> To: DX-QSL
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] PT0S
>
> This is great DXpedition, even greater if their operating conditions
 > are considered. This is a "tent and generator" DXpedition (TU K4UEE
 > for the phrase). They are not staying at the SP&SP Hilton. They are
 > on top of a rock in the middle of the South Atlantic ocean, away
 > for anywhere, risking their lives, giving us their time, money,
 > physical and mental fatigue just to give us, who are sitting
 > comfortably in our air-conditioned radio rooms a QSO. We should
 > not criticize them or ask for "40-meter PSK, please", "listen for
 > Tanganyika now" or things like that. About the logs on line, for
 > decades we did not have that. So what? I'm sure they don't mind a
 > dupe.