[Dx-qsl] ZS8C Carson McAfee

[Roberto Rey]

Hi Murray, I was one of the "deserving" and made a qso with Carson on CW.. 
one of my most exciting qsos in my ham life! A new country for me and at 336 
they become very scarce.. so kudos to you Carson and you Murray for helping 
him out!

73 de Rob HK3CW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Murray Green (K3BEQ)" <mgreen at erols.com>
To: "DX Posts" <DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <zs8c.carson at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 7:27 PM
Subject: [Dx-qsl] ZS8C Carson McAfee


> About a year ago Carson McAfee, ZR6CWI, reactivated ZS8C from Marion 
> Island; a much sort after DXCC entity.
> That was the good news; the bad news was that he did not know morse. I 
> took a chance and sent him an email asking if he would give it a try. He 
> agreed and I sent him the basics of a DX CW exchange emphasizing that he 
> listen to the rhythm as opposed to writing down the actual dots/dashes. It 
> was a learning curve and he did quite well. On 26 October 2013 @1402Z we 
> met on 28.035 and made the CW contact. Granted it was very slow but it was 
> his first CW QSO. He was elated; I was elated and /"it was the best of 
> times"./
>
> Following that contact Carson went on to increase his speed and work many 
> others. I understand that he has or will leave the Island finishing up his 
> tour of duty and  returning Johannesburg, South Africa. I would like to 
> take this opportunity on behalf of all the CW operators he worked to say 
> thanks for your efforts. The challenge was there and you took it upon 
> yourself to learn a new language that has a very long and proud history 
> throughout the world. Good luck to you and again thank you so very much 
> for having the courage and tenacity to increase your communication skills 
> and provide a new CW contact to the deserving.......
> 73, Murray, K3BEQ
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