[DX] Adaman Island DXpedition coming!!

[Larry Botkin]

And a Happy April Fools day to you, as well...


Larry     ARS N9PC        (LIcensed since 1963)



At 07:53 AM 4/1/02 -0800, DX News Desk wrote:
>The Adaman Islands will be activated in May!  This
>country, which is currently in the top 5 on the most
>needed list, will be activated by Raj, VU2WCW, Haiji,
>VU2NWO, and Kamil, VU2WWF from May 17-21.  The
>callsign will be VU4THU, and they will be active on
>all bands using 5 watts to hamstick antennas.  Raj
>explains "This dxpedition is not about QSO numbers, it
>is about frustrating dxers.  We feel that dxers have
>had it too easy lately, so we have set out to punish
>them.  One ham we know has worked almost 300 countries
>running barefoot with wire antennas.  This is
>unacceptable!  It must be because dxpeditions have
>made it too easy.  We want to get back to the basics
>and make sure that only stations with large antennas
>and amplifiers work rare DX."
>
>The main frequencies will be 14.195, 21.295, 28.295 on
>SSB, and 14.010, 21.010, and 28.010 on CW.  QSL route
>is via VU2NWO, with 2 green stamps or 2 IRC, plus SAE.
>
>
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