[Nodxa] (AF8C) Last chance for good DX

[Radioal]

Hi, Scotty.  I am talking about QSOs from the 1960s and earlier.  I have been trying to confirm some of them and have been lucky with some.  

Most have been like my 10 meter Chatham Island ZL7/ZL2AFZ from January 1969.  I found he still had a callbook address (no email address) and sent him a letter and card.  A few weeks later I got a letter back from his granddaughter saying "I'm sure Grandpa would have been glad to send you a card, but he passed away two weeks ago".

More recently, I just can't seem to get a card from EP3SMH.  He answers emails sporadically, but never answers direct questions - only "I will send card when yours is in my box".

Working the station IS only a small part of the QSO!

73,

Al - K8EUR
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: james scott 
  To: al.dolgosh at hamradio.org ; metro351 at sbcglobal.net 
  Cc: wb8n at sbcglobal.net ; nodxa at contesting.com 
  Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:14 PM
  Subject: RE: [Nodxa] (AF8C) Last chance for good DX


  Al, just how old are your 10 meter contacts?  Just this week I received two qsl's from 1999 that I hadn't sent back then.  A 9V and and EP came back with a 30 day turnaround. 
   
  I hope the science guys are off on their predictions.  Cause Dxing is my only business.
   
    de Scotty WK3N................beaming up.



  "WK3N NEVER SLEEPS !" Quote from Martti Lane, OH2BH.

    

  > Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:03:15 -0400
  > From: al.dolgosh at hamradio.org
  > To: metro351 at sbcglobal.net
  > CC: wb8n at sbcglobal.net; nodxa at contesting.com
  > Subject: Re: [Nodxa] (AF8C) Last chance for good DX
  > 
  > Congratulation, Metro!
  > 
  > I am waiting for them to process the paperwork for mine - I finally got
  > enough for 10 meters DXCC. Most of the people I worked on 10 meters years
  > ago (when I wasn't collecting confirmations for DXCC) are now silent keys,
  > so I had to wait for this cycle to work the entities again!
  > 
  > Al - K8EUR
  > 
  > > .............I JUST RECEIVED MY 5BDXCC # 6983  WITH ENDORSEMENTS FOR
  > > 30,17, AND 12 METERS.....I WILL BE READY FOR THE NEXT CYCLE....73 TO ALL
  > > de  W8MET   METRO
  > >
  > > --- On Thu, 6/16/11, Brian Hemmis <bhemmis at mac.com> wrote:
  > >
  > >
  > > From: Brian Hemmis <bhemmis at mac.com>
  > > Subject: Re: [Nodxa] (AF8C) Last chance for good DX
  > > To: al.dolgosh at hamradio.org
  > > Cc: nodxa at contesting.com
  > > Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 8:28 AM
  > >
  > >
  > > I say put the best station together that you can and just get on the radio
  > > and have fun. If 10-20m are poor then 160-30 should be good. It's only a
  > > hobby-enjoy !
  > >
  > >
  > > On Jun 16, 2011, at 8:11 AM, Alex Dolgosh K8EUR wrote:
  > >
  > >> I think this falls into the category of weather forecasting.
  > >>
  > >>
  > >> Al - K8EUR
  > >>
  > >>
  > >>
  > >>> Glenn,
  > >>> 
  > >>> No problem.  I plan to have myself cryonically stored and brought
  > >>> back for Cycle 26 when the Bands will REALLY be hot!!
  > >>> 
  > >>> 73,   Bob K8BL
  > >>>
  > >>> --- On Wed, 6/15/11, Williams, G (AF8C) <af8c at alumni.caltech.edu>
  > >>> wrote:
  > >>>
  > >>>
  > >>> From: Williams, G (AF8C) <af8c at alumni.caltech.edu>
  > >>> Subject: [Nodxa] (AF8C) Last chance for good DX
  > >>> To: nodxa at contesting.com
  > >>> Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 10:20 PM
  > >>>
  > >>>
  > >>>
  > >>> If you work DX, better plan on being active in 2012.  If you are as old
  > >>> as
  > >>> I
  > >>> am or older,
  > >>> after this cycle drops you may never see a good cycle again.
  > >>>
  > >>> http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Major_Drop_In_Solar_Activity_Predicted_999
  > >>> .html
  > >>>
  > >>> 73,
  > >>> Glenn, AF8C
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