Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers

[Fortra]

Jim, thanks for bringing it up.

As said " there are no free lunches",
whether it is economy, politics, everyday life
or hobby...

73's Nermin S58DX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers


> On Thu,2/5/2015 8:29 AM, Fortra wrote:
>> jeez those numbers are worrying. 
> 
> So are the numbers for contributions to the cost of DX trips that have 
> gotten increasingly expensive. The only way to get on the island is via 
> a helicopter, and they have had to make many trips.
> 
> Some of my friends go on these trips (three are on Navassa), and all of 
> them complain that while EU hams are very demanding, they don't do much 
> to contribute to the cost. Take a look at the "News" tab on this link, 
> then the "Our Sponsors" tab, noting the breakdown by continent for 
> contributions from Clubs and individual hams.
> 
> http://www.navassadx.com/
> 
> All of that notwithstanding, some of the key players on this expedition 
> were also part of FT5ZM, which did a spectacular job of filling logs 
> everywhere, taking advantage of propagation and great station 
> engineering. AA7JV and HA7RY are part of this trip. Their topband record 
> is excellent. And they're not the only guys who know how to work topband.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
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