[OKDXA] Navassa, Centennial and etc.

Mon Sep 8 23:01:54 EDT 2014

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Tim:

Your idea to have a presentation regarding the W1AW/5 operations is 
excellent! I really appreciated all of the effort everyone has expended 
to make this whole W1AW/x operation a success. In fact, just today, I 
FINALLY finished  up my Triple Play Award due to the W1AW/x operations.

At the beginning of the year I had about 100 state/mode slots. I got the 
remaining 50 as a result of the W1AW/x activations. Maine on SSB was the 
last one I needed and the LOTW confirmation came though yesterday for 
Maine so I sent off my application for Triple Play and, lo and behold, 
this morning there my call is on the LOTW sign-on page.

I'll never get up in the DX stratosphere with most of you, so I have to 
focus on more achievable goals.

BTW, I didn't work Sable today but heard him [but I worked Sable on one 
band /more already]. If the Eriteria operation actually comes on I'll 
give it a shot.

Of course, I'll be there for the Navassa and Tromelin operations which I 
think we will all have a good shot at because there will be full fledged 
operation that last a week or more with more of less 24/7 operations on 
any band that is open at the time.

I still need Navassa, Tromelin, and Eritia as ATNO. If I can work them 
then I only need two more to reach the BOTTOM (not the top) of the honor 
roll.

73  Roger K5RKS

------ Original Message ------
From: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr at k3lr.com>
To: n5ok at arrl.net; "'Oklahoma DX Association'" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: wo0kee at post.com
Sent: 9/8/2014 8:51:26 PM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Navassa, Centennial and etc.

>I agree Coy!
>
>How about having BOTH W1AW/5 Oklahoma coordinators talk about their
>experiences this year? Maybe with some PowerPoint slides, photos, etc.?
>
>73,
>Tim K3LR
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: OKDXA [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Coy Day
>Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 10:16 PM
>To: Oklahoma DX Association
>Cc: wo0kee at post.com
>Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Navassa, Centennial and etc.
>
>Gene,
>
>I did't want to hear that we aren't going to have a banquet. We don't
>need a speaker to have the banquet. We have enough talent that you 
>could
>charge some folks with telling their favorite dx stories or adventures.
>
>Coy
>--
>Coy Day, N5OK
>20685 SW 29
>Union City, OK 73090
>405-483-5632
>
>
>
>
>W5LE wrote:
>>  As you probably all saw the other day via some posts on the 
>>reflector,
>>  Bob Allphin,
>>  K4UEE, and the KP1-KP5 project team, through many meetings with the 
>>Fish
>>  and Wildlife
>>  Service, has gotten the green light for a DXpedition to take place 
>>from
>>  Navassa Island.
>>  This entity is either at the top of the most-needed list or #2 on the
>>  most-needed list, according
>>  to whose list you look at. At any rate, it's super rare and very much
>>  needed by just about everyone. So rejoice those of you who have been
>>  waiting for this one to happen. It will be
>>  taking place within the next 2 years. Bob and the team of his 
>>choosing
>>  has not been officially
>>  told they're the team that will activate it. Everyone who has applied
>>  in the past and been turned down is allowed to submit a new proposal,
>>  but, to me, it seems like a no-brainer that Bob and company should be
>>  the ones who activate it. I got a request from Bob for a "Letter of
>>  Recommendation" from the OKDXA to support their proposal. I was 
>>hoping
>>  that I might have a shot at being one of the operators on this
>>  particular DXpedition but was told by Bob that he has to give 
>>preference
>>  to the KP1-KP5 team. And, apparently, they have people lining up to 
>>be
>>  operators on this one.
>>
>>  On an unrelated matter, I attempted to find us a featured speaker for 
>>a
>>  banquet and was unable to do so. Even though the founder of eQSL read
>>  my email, he didn't respond. The founder of QRZ.com said he's going 
>>to
>>  be out of the country the whole month of October and then will be
>>  playing catch up the rest of the year. I didn't find any fairly
>>  close-in hams who have recently returned from a DXpedition who would 
>>be
>>  candidates as a speaker. San, K5YY, was in 7P8, Lesotho, earlier this
>>  year but didn't figure the OKDXA bunch would want to hear from the 
>>same
>>  guy 2 years in a row. I mentioned this at the OKDXA meeting at Ham
>>  Holiday in Oklahoma City,
>>  but I realize a lot of you didn't make it to that meeting. I 
>>solicited
>>  input from the gathering but didn't get any input. I guess, as it
>>  stands, we won't have a banquet. I am, however, open to suggestions.
>>
>>  I want to give a huge verbal pat-on-the-back to our club members who
>>  acted as organizers of the Oklahoma portion of the W1AW/5, ARRL
>>  Centennial, operation. Connie, K5CM, handled our first week in 
>>January
>>  and Sam, W5CU, handled the August operation. Between the two
>>  operations, we gave around 55,000 people Oklahoma on Phone, CW, and
>>  digital. I truly feel like Oklahoma brought its "A Game" and I'm 
>>proud
>>  of not only the organizers but also the many OK hams who jumped in 
>>with
>>  both feet. Thanks to you all!
>>
>>  73 and see you in the pileups.
>>  Gene W5LE
>>
>>
>>
>>
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