[EIDXA] FW: Above and beyond the call of duty

[Tom Vavra]

I forward this the the EIDXA reflector for those who may not have seen it on
the
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     I think this DXpedition has really taken its toll on the
operators.  You can tell from the comments by the operators they are
physically and mentally exhausted.  Martti on 17 is working a long
time on each call area, and he sounds exhausted.  He took a 10-minute
break a little while ago because, and he put it, he couldn't
concentrate or think straight anymore.  He's still clipping them off
at a fairly good rate, but I've never heard him sound so tired.  He
just said he was "fading out, not in his full capacity."

     The other day 9V1YC sounded the same on 20.  These fellows have
gone far beyond what, in my opinion, any other DXpedition has
endured.  Having never done anything remotely close, I can't say for
sure (I'm willing to bet 3Y0PI was no picnic, either, and I've seen
the video of that.)  Either way, I really wish the DX Cluster
Announcements and negative spots in the comment field would cease.

     These guys are what make us get up every
day.  DXpeditioners.  All of them, be it BS7H or someone camped out
in the Caribbean.  And yet it seems many continue to criticize.  I
didn't work anything "new" from the current BS7H crew, but you can
bet I will send a little something beyond a stamp on my SAE.  They
made DXing exciting for over a week, and they did it under the worst
possible conditions.  Anyone who says anything negative about them is
dead wrong.

     If people have to criticize, it is the jammers and DX cops who
are 100% responsible for anything we missed.  The operators are
golden!  Realise that, for they make our aspect of the hobby so great.

73/DX Paul VE1DX