[SFDXA] Fw: Top DXers

[william greeson]

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From: "Bill Hellman" <vze27322@verizon.net>
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Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:39 PM
Subject: Top DXers


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>                         *** The Daily DX (c) ***
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>                            Volume 6 Number 65
>                               April 1, 2002
>                  Editor/publisher: Bernie McClenny, W3UR
>                      Edited today by Rich Boyd, KE3Q
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>  I myself enjoyed W3UR's mention of the several guys at the top of the
>  DXCC totals - W2AGW (96 years old next month), W2BXA (late eighties)
>  and K6ZO (87 years old).  Ducie was number 390 for each of the three.
>  These guys are at the very top of the DXCC list, says Bernie.  K6ZO
>  has worked P5/4L4FN; the other two have not.  `Course, it hasn't been
>  given DXCC approval yet.  It's interesting that `AGW and `BXA both
>  missed the same two deleted countries "way back when," FI8 and CR8.
>  `ZO also missed FI8.and missed 1M, but did get CR8.  I suppose that
>  may mean FI8 is the rarest of all DXCC countries ever, with CR8 second
>  rarest and 1M perhaps third rarest - at least among DXCC participants
>  still living.  And, it shows the keys to DXCC success:  Work every
>  country ("entity") that comes on the air and live a long time.  Will
>  any of us ever reach the 400 level?  Could be.  Keep those new ones
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