[RTTY] ANSWER ON MY E-MAIL

[Tom Moore]

Since RTTY is clearly a "FRILL" which the Ducie team or,  
at minimum, its leader(s), considers unimportant,  I have 
just retrieved my $100 donation check to the Ducie DXpedition 
that I had intended to mail tomorrow.. further, I will not
request a QSL for the CW and SSB contacts I made. With their
attitude expressed toward RTTY, a major category of HAM
radio contesting and DX'ing accepted by all other DXpeditions
around the world, I will consider that this DXpedition never 
existed!! I cannot support, in any way, such an attitude by a 
major DXpedition!

tom/wx4tm


AMeyer3565@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Subj:   Re: VP6DI
> Date:   24-Mar-02 8:32:56 AM Pacific Standard Time
> From:   <A HREF="mailto:af2c@njdxa.org">af2c@njdxa.org</A>
> To: <A HREF="mailto:AMeyer3565@aol.com">AMeyer3565@aol.com</A>
> CC: <A HREF="mailto:wa2moe@firstinter.net">wa2moe@firstinter.net</A>
> Sent from the Internet (Details)
> 
> THIS IS THE ANSWER I RECEIVED OF MY EMAIL TO ONE OF THE PILOT STATIONS OF
> VP6DI.
> 
> 73 ES DX...ALEX....
> 
> GM Alex -
> 
> Where do you think the information comes from?  We do not consult the
> Oracles...There are many "Good Hams" waiting to  work Ducie on SSB and CW.
> BTW the team is not on DUCHIE Island...So don't expect a RTTY contact from
> DUCHIE from the team on Ducie.
> 
> Perhap DUCHIE is closer to Gorgonzola Island.
> 
> RTTY is a "Frill" and the team is doing it's best to activate the mode...You
> will just have to patient, watch the bulletins.
> 
> 73,
> Jay/AF2C
> 
> At 11:11 AM 3/24/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > THIS VP6DI GROUP HAS 3 PILOT STATIONS, WHY CAN ONE OF THOSE  MAKE A
> > STATEMENT ABOUT THE RTTY OPERATION FROM DUCHIE ISLAND.
> > WHY DO YOU NEED 3 PILOT STATIONS IF THERE ARE NO MESSAGES?
> > WHY KEEP A LOT OF GOOD HAMS WAITING DAY AFTER DAY.
> > I KNOW THIS GROUP SPEND THERE MONEY AND TIME AND , BUT IT  COST
> > NOTHING LET US KNOW ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
> >
> > 73 ES DX...ALEX...W6ZX.
> >
> 
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