[SJDXA] ET3AA request

[John Bodine]

Done.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:18 AM, N2OO <n2oo at comcast.net> wrote:

> SJDXA MEMBERS
> The only licensed station in Ethiopia is ET3AA. I happen to be their QSL
> Manager. This station, which is a club station for students at the Addis
> Ababa Institute of Technology had a mentor. He was Sid ET3SID but Sid
> became SK a few years ago. In 2011 while Sid was still with us, Dave K3LP
> and Paul N6PSE led a group to Ethiopia to operate and to do a VE session
> where they gave (as I recall) over 30 license tests to the students. Some
> even passed their Extra. This was done to hopefully encourage Ethiopia to
> license them since they would have a USA license. But after Sid passed
> away, that effort slowed.  Dave and Paul left a Yaesu FT450D at the station
> which became the student's only transceiver. (Some visitors bring in their
> own rigs but take them with them when they leave). Recently, the FT450D
> club radio died. Ken K4ZW, who frequently visits the students and the
> station brought it back a couple of months ago and sent it to Yaesu for
> repair. Yaesu just deemed the radio as unrepairable.
> Gigaparts has offered a new FT450D for $500.00. There is a big problem.
> Bringing in new radio equipment to Ethiopia requires a 120% import duty. So
> a $500 radio becomes a $1200 expense.
> Ken and I are looking for ways to pass the hat to cover the purchase. We
> have a few hundred $ committed so far. I would like to pass the hat among
> SJDXA members. All in an effort to keep the students station on the air.
> I would like to do this in the background. Not for a public announcement
> of any sort.
> I will collect funds here via my n2oo at comcast.net PayPal account.  Send
> as a friend.
> Thanks for your consideration.
>
>
>
> *73. Bob Schenck, N2OO*
>
> *President SJDXA*
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Later,
        John Bodine/WU2E
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