[Mldxcc] [Fwd: A word from the International DX Association]

[Ken Anderson]

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Subject: A word from the International DX Association
From:    "John Scott" <jascott at mi-connection.com>
Date:    Fri, January 25, 2008 6:04 pm
To:      k6ao at arrl.net
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                             International DX Association, Inc.
                                              P.O. Box 123
                                        Catawba, SC 29704
                                                     U.S.A.

                                               January 25, 2008

Kenneth O. Anderson
Mother Lode DX/Contest Club
P.O. Box 1073
Pine Grove, CA 95665

Dear Kenneth:

   We are sending you this letter as  one who is the contact for Mother
Lode DX/Contest Club
 as identified on the ARRL’s list of affiliated amateur radio clubs. We
wish  to provide
you some information about the International DX Association—most  often
referred
to as INDEXA—and ask that you share our message with all of  your
members, either
at one of your meetings or via your club newsletter. If  you or other
members
of your group find what we are doing is worthwhile,  then we ask that you
support
INDEXA by becoming a member.

In 1983  INDEXA was incorporated as a non-profit organization to provide
assistance
  to various DXpeditions to rare and semi-rare DXCC entities. This year
we are
  celebrating our 25th anniversary of providing that support. In that
time,   INDEXA
 has helped over 175 expeditions to operate from many countries on the
DX "most wanted" list. We have supported expeditions to many very rare DXCC
entities, sometimes more than once. In our earlier years we actually 
supplied
radio equipment such as rigs, antennas, coax , etc., along with  purely
financial
support. Over time our support has become principally  financial
contributions
since most of today’s DXpeditions are receiving  valuable support from
the various
equipment manufacturers.

The latest  information on propagation predictions are that the next
Solar Cycle
began  in early January 2008. It looks like we are now beginning that
positive
climb to what is believed to be a very strong cycle which in turn leads to
great propagation on the bands. This positive propagation trend will 
certainly
lead to more DXpeditions wanting to activate countries from the  "Most
Wanted"
DXCC list. Between December 2007 and March 2008, INDEXA is  supporting five
separate DXpeditions. We have a lot more fun in store the  next few years in
our DXing hobby.

What does this mean for INDEXA?  Simply, INDEXA will be solicited for
financial
support to help send  DXpeditions on their way. DXpeditions make possible
all
time new DXCC  entities for some and new band entities/countries for many.
Yet, many  DXpeditions are undertaken only when sufficient "seed money"
is pledged
to  render them possible, and that is where an organization like INDEXA
comes
into play.

As a group which has expressed interest in Amateur Radio  DXing, we presume
your club is interested in making DX happen. Beyond  financial support that
your organization may already be providing—often  after the fact, via
contributions
with your QSL activity—we ask that members  of your group join INDEXA, a
non-profit
DX organization which has as one of  its main goals provision of
financial aid
to DXpeditions seeking to activate  rare DX entities. A visit to our web
site
at www.indexa.org  will provide an  informative overview of our organization
and our DXing history. The web site  also provides information on how to
join
electronically or by mail.

If you are already a member of INDEXA, we value your support so we can 
continue
supporting DXpeditions as we have done for a quarter  century.

Thanks and best DX !!

--73

Gary Dixon, K4MQG, INDEXA  President

John Scott, K8YC, INDEXA Vice-President
Bill Jennings, W4UNP, INDEXA Secretary-Treasurer