[SFDXA] ANSWERS - The big dx-world quiz for real dx'er's

[Ed Callaway]

"Once again,  proper grammar and syntax is important, even in ham radio."

This, for a question that reads, "Which country the island of Revillagigedo belongs to?"

Ed N4II.

-----Original Message-----
From: SFDXA [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Michael Raskin
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 11:00 AM
To: Bernie McClenny, W3UR; Pete Rimmel N8PR
Cc: bmarx at bellsouth.net; sfdxa at mailman.qth.net; qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [SFDXA] ANSWERS - The big dx-world quiz for real dx'er's

The RSGB IOTA Directory lists XF4 as "Revillagigedo Islands" - they list four islands belonging to the Revillagigedo Islands: 1) Rosa Paritda, 2) San Benedicto, 3) Socorro (aka Benito Juarez), and 4) Clarion.  The first three are NA-030, while Clarion Island is NA-115.  The same directory also lists Revillagigedo Island (same spelling, but singular), and part of the Alexander Archipelago as part of the costal group of Alaska islands as NA-041.  Since the question asked for the country of the island (singular) of Revillagigedo, not islands (pleural).  Once again,  proper grammar and syntax is important, even in ham radio.  I did get this one correct because I am an IOTA chaser and I have NA-041 confirmed.  However, I did miserably on the rest and probably wouldn't have gotten as many correct as I did if this wasn't a multiple choice quiz.

Mike, W4UM

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bernie McClenny, W3UR
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 4:35 AM
To: Pete Rimmel N8PR
Cc: <bmarx at bellsouth.net> ; <sfdxa at mailman.qth.net> ; 
<qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [SFDXA] ANSWERS - The big dx-world quiz for real dx'er's

It was a trick question and they were referring to the IOTA island off the 
coast of KL7 known as Revillagigedo. The is no such thing as Revillagigedo 
Islands. XF4 is called Revillagigedo or Revilla Gigedo and includes four 
islands.

Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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> On Jul 3, 2015, at 11:35 PM, Pete Rimmel N8PR <n8pr1 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Norm,
>
> It is a fact that RG Island is in Alaska, but XF4 which is a DXCC entity 
> is in Mexico.  I think, personally, that they were referring to XF4, since 
> this is a DX quiz, not a geography quiz.  On the other hand, none of the 4 
> islands in the Mexican RG group is named Revillagigedo !  Just the group. 
> Tricky !
>
> I guess I  only got 18 of 30--  LOL
>
> 73,  PeteR
>
>
>
> From: Bernie McClenny, W3UR
> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 9:42 PM
> To: NormA
> Cc: n8pr1 at bellsouth.net ; bmarx at bellsouth.net ; sfdxa at mailman.qth.net ; 
> qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [SFDXA] ANSWERS - The big dx-world quiz for real dx'er's
>
> W3UR
>
> Bernie McClenny, W3UR
> Editor of The Daily DX, The Weekly DX and How's DX?
> Two week trial - http://www.dailydx.com/trial.html
> https://twitter.com/dailydx
> 410-489-6518
>
>> On Jul 3, 2015, at 8:31 PM, NormA via SFDXA <sfdxa at mailman.qth.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I too said the Revillagigedo was owned by Mexico ans sent out a 
>> correction, now that is a trick question because there is another 
>> Revillagigedo off the coast of Alaska and that is US territory.
>>
>> This info courtesy of Bernie K3UR
>>
>> Norm W4QN
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Pete Rimmel N8PR <n8pr1 at bellsouth.net>
>> To: Bill <bmarx at bellsouth.net>; <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net> 
>> <sfdxa at mailman.qth.net>; qcwa69 <qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Fri, Jul 3, 2015 8:01 pm
>> Subject: Re: [SFDXA] ANSWERS - The big dx-world quiz for real dx'er's
>>
>>
>> Well,  I got 19, and I knew  that Reviloagigedo Is. is in Mexico...  I 
>> have
>>
>> sailed past it !
>>
>> Hope others did better than  did !
>>
>> 73  PeteR
>> N8PR
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Bill
>> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015
>> 3:31 PM
>> To: <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net> ; qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [SFDXA]
>> ANSWERS - The big dx-world quiz for real dx'er's
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>>
>> http://www.dx-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Questions-and-answers.pdf
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