[OKDXA] FOR THOSE WITHOUT STANDARDS

[k5kc at suddenlink.net]

Absolutely unbelievable.  I return from Asia on August 16.  Figures!

Also, am still incredulous that the 7O team from Germany a few years ago has apparently been unable to come up with a shred of evidence that they were legally in the country (forget the usual DXCC qualification criteria - JUST legally in the country!!).  Does anybody have a passport?  Or, is it possible they were never there?  

Also, after it became apparent that there was a problem back then, one of the modes (you had to send QSLs separately for CW and Phone) quit QSLing.  Hope they are still enjoying the multiple $$ from repeated QSL requests from many of us.  Do I sound sufficiently ticked off at these guys?  You expect much more from Germans.

Hope everybody there who needs 7O gets this one.

73 Ken K5KC

---- K8fu at aol.com wrote: 
> 9M6DXX, Steve, tells us that G4HCL, Chris Lorek, has authorized Steve
> to  inform everyone that he plans to be active from Sana, Yemen,  once
> again.  Chris was scheduled to operate from Yemen in May 2002 but  had
> to cancel due to a family member's illness.  He is expected to be  QRV
> as 7O/G4HCL from Monday August 13 until early on Wednesday August  15.
> Chris has written permission and official authority to operate on  all
> HF amateur bands under supervised conditions, but warns that it may  or
> may not be possible to obtain the specific documentation that
> satisfies  DXCC requirements.  WFWL!  This is not a DXpedition but a
> business  trip, and operation will therefore only be when possible and
> is only likely  to be for short periods at a time.  Chris will be using
> 1 KW to a  professional biconical monopole communications antenna.
> Activity will be SSB  only, and probably only on 20 meters (look
> between 14170 and 14260  KHz).  QSL information for this operation is
> direct only to G4HCL, Chris  Lorek, P.O. Box 400, Eastleigh SO53 4ZF,
> UK.
> 
> RIBBIT......................................RIBBIT............................
> ......   BOHICA
> 
> 
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