[OKDXA] DXpedition updates

[Roger Simpson]

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From: "W5LE" <w5le at beggstelco.net>
To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net
Sent: 11/4/2014 11:48:45 AM
Subject: [OKDXA] DXpedition updates

>Just wanted to get the word out on these DXpedition nuggets, in case I 
>failed to get the information out to all the membership.
>
>_NAVASSA ISLAND AND IRAN_
>In addition to the recent donation in the amount of $500 by the OKDXA 
>for the K1N, Navassa Island, DXpedition which
>is due to happen in January of 2015, the Officers and Board of 
>Directors also approved a donation to the upcoming EP6T, Kish Island 
>(Iran) DXpedition in the amount of $100. This DXpedition is scheduled 
>to happen at the end of January, 2015.
>
>_HEARD ISLAND_
>Recent information on the Heard Island DXpedition website indicates 
>they're planning on moving their DXpedition up from January 2016 to 
>November/December 2015.
>
>_BOUVET ISLAND_
>I was more than surprised to discover when I was looking at NG3K's 
>"Announced DXpeditions" to discover that ON4WW is shown as planning to 
>be on from Bouvet Island in the early months of 2016. What???
>
>Can it be that the LAST 2 entities I need to "have 'em all" are going 
>to happen within 3 months of each other?
>If so, miracles DO happen!
>
>Hopefully those of you who needed to fill some band/mode slots or just 
>needed Tromelin Island, FT4TA, for an
>ATNO, have succeeded by now. They are making a good showing as far as 
>activity goes. They haven't always
>been particularly strong here in the black hole of propagation but it's 
>do-able.
>
>73 and see you in the pileups
>Gene W5LE
>
>
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Gene:

It is cool that the top of the Honor Roll is in sight over there. Here 
I'm still moving forward toward the bottom of the Honor Roll. If I'm 
able to work Heard, Bouvet, Navassa, Iran, and Eriteria (which I think 
Zorro is going to activate again in a more serious way) then I think I 
be right at the Bottom of the Honor Roll -- assuming I work each of 
them. If Baker / Howland,  Johnston Island, and Kingman Reef ever become 
active again then I'd probably cross into the lower ranks of the Honor 
Roll. Also, I need stuff like North Korea, Pratas, Crozet, and 
Turkmenistan. I worked Turkmenistan a few years ago, but the ARRL 
rejected it because according to the ARRL any operation from 
Turkmenistan in recent years is "bogus". This is because ham radio is 
now illegal there so there are no valid hams any more.

I agree that the Tromelin operation if FB. I've worked them on SSB, CW, 
and I'm 99.99% that I'm also in his log on RTTY based on a QSO last 
night local time. I'll know in a few hours if I'm in his log on 17m RTTY 
once he puts up a log update. In regards to Tromelin, I should change my 
call to K5RK (drop the last letter). That guy -- who I'm always in 
friendly "competition" with (well there is really no competition because 
I'm not in his league) --  has worked FT4TA from DC to light on at least 
99 modes per band!!!!!  Actually, as of this writing he has worked FT4TA 
in TWENTY (count 'em 20) band modes!!!!

73  Roger    K5RKS
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