Larry I sent a text to my buddy who worked him at 4pm local or thereabouts. He
is getting back to me on the date. Maybe it was same person and date?
Obviously strange propagation should I say. Hi Lou
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rich C <rich_k7zv@gphilltop.com>
To: Larry <pacer99@aol.com>
Cc: mgcizek <mgcizek@gmail.com>; topband <topband@contesting.com>; gudguyham
<gudguyham@aol.com>
Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 04:51 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Field Checking strange cards
Well said Larry....
Rich K7ZV
On Fri, January 15, 2016 3:07 pm, Larry via Topband wrote:
>
> hi lou,
>
>
> i assume that S2 you mentioned would be Bangladesh.
>
>
> i worked S21XX 04 feb 12, 1997 and received a report of 579. the card is
> in hand and has been accepted by the ARRL.
>
>
> they were worked both rx/tx from my location in tucson, arizona and is
> part of my WAZ 160 certificate number 259 (40 zones). each and every of
> the 40 zone stations were worked from right here!
>
>
> i am extremely proud of my WAZ 160. it took years of effort with
> countless hours of listening. no remote, RBN or cluster (never spotted on
> my cluster host).
>
>
> i would never question the morality of others because of their use of
> outside "aids" regardless of new rules or facilities. they can use
> whatever they want to accomplish a particular goal but when all is said
> and done i doubt that they will have the same sense of accomplishment.
>
>
> herb, KV4FZ spent hours pounding away trying to work the K5P. so did
> countless others. i hope that you all get to put him in your logs. in my
> opinion that's what ham radio is really about.
>
>
> 73,
> larry n7dd
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Louis Parascondola via Topband <<a
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> To: mgcizek <<a
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> topband <<a
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> Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 8:24 pm
> Subject: Re: Topband: Field Checking strange cards
>
>
> Since I have personal knowledge of the S2 to Connecticut QSO as being
> valid, I would just be curious how many on here have worked S2 on 160 and
> has it confirmed. Lou W1QJSent from AOL Mobile Mail-----Original
> Message-----From: Mike Cizek W0VTT <<a
> removedlink__dc0f8632-14aa-4668-848d-16a3dfb6858f__href="mailto:mgcizek@gmail.com";>mgcizek@gmail.com</a>>To:
> Louis
> Parascondola <<a
> removedlink__dc0f8632-14aa-4668-848d-16a3dfb6858f__href="mailto:gudguyham@aol.com";>gudguyham@aol.com</a>>;
> topband <<a
> removedlink__dc0f8632-14aa-4668-848d-16a3dfb6858f__href="mailto:topband@contesting.com";>topband@contesting.com</a>>Sent:
> Fri, Jan 15, 2016 12:32 PMSubject: Field Checking strange cardsLou,
> Larry, and the gang,Newington's instructions to Field Checkers state that
> our job is to verify that the information on the QSL cards is the same as
> is claimed on the application. If we note anything "unusual", like a
> 160m QSO taking place in broad daylight, we note it on the application.
> It is NOT our job to decide if the QSO is "good" or not. This also
> applies to unauthorized operations like P5RS7, and the like.If I saw a
> claimed 160m QSO with S2 at 4pm local time, I would flag it on the
> application. Then, I would go home, look up sunrise and sunset times for
> that date in both CT and the guy's town in S2, write it all up, and email
> it to the DXCC desk. I have done exactly this before, and I know some of
> my colleagues have, as well.-- 73,Mike Cizek WØVTTOn 15-Jan-16 01:01,
> Louis Parascondola wrote:> Tom please comment on the 4pm QSL card from
> ct. Claiming S2 at 4pm > local time.>> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail>>>
> -----Original Message-----> From: Tom W8JI <<a
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> Mike
> Cizek W0VTT <<a href="<a
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> Sent: Thu, Jan 14, 2016 09:42 PM> Subject: Re: Topband: Strange
> propagation>>> I am a 160 card checker, and I damn well DO check the
> times! I'm sorry> to report that I have found cases where "impossible"
> QSOs were claimed,> and reported them to the mother ship in Newington. I
> would sincerely> hope that my colleagues would do the same.>>>>> But
> isn't it legal to operate anywhere in the lower continental USA to >
> make> a DXCC contact in the lower continental USA?>> As far as I know,
> they made that legal many years ago, and the contact> simply has to be
> made from the USA lower 48 no matter where.>> Where were all the
> complainers when they did that? As far as I'm > concerned,> that was the
> end of DXCC meaning very much. I wrote and complained. > Now it> is what
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