Topband: VK0EK confirmation

[Raoul Coetzee]

Ouch...I made a contribution while they were in Cape Town and we had a good evening with the crew and the team in the Cape  Royal Yacht club and after I worked them, I contributed another $10.00Now before you blast me as a cheap skate Jim, with our our exchange rate you may multiply that with about 14 to feel the same effect on your pocket. (14x20)And I had Heard confirmed but NOT on 80 and 160 m.Now add the ARRL fees times 14, even with Lotw, and then  DXing do become expensive for people with poor economies.
My contacts were on Lotw within hours after my contribution.GL Andy
Kind regards,Raoul


      From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
 To: topband at contesting.com 
 Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 6:05 PM
 Subject: Re: Topband: VK0EK confirmation
   
On Mon,4/18/2016 2:56 AM, Andrzej_SP6AEG wrote:
> Courtesy of my friend  Wlodzimierz Herej SP6EQZ paid a donation of $ 10  for
> VK0EK.

Sounds like you're one of the last of the big spenders!

> To this day I have not found confirmation of my QSO on LoTW?.
> I sent the payment on April 12, 2016
> Is the donation has been sent too late and the previous procedure does not
> work, can I do something wrong?.

Did you not read the VK0EK website?  Early LOTW confirmations would be 
sent to those who contributed BEFORE the expedition began. Like you, I 
waited until I had worked them on the boat on their way to Heard to send 
them $300. That's much more than I usually contribute to DX trips, but 
this was a VERY expensive one. I sent a check, and got a nice thank you 
note from KK6EK's XYL. She said I'll get my LOTW when Bob returns home.

> I guess I will have to again make fee to confirm my QSO using the form:
> https://shop.vk0ek.org

It would be good for you to again make a contribution, increasing the 
size of your support. This was a VERY costly expedition.

> Thank you very much for having responded to my call, and especially to 160 m
> what  gave me 263 entities to 160 DXCC.

The way to say thank you is to send more money. :)

European hams got 52.5% of VK0EK QSOs, NA got 19.4%.  EU got 2,372 
Topband Q's, NA got 293 (I got one of them).  Many NA hams who DO 
contribute to these trips are getting more than a bit tired of hearing 
EU stations complaining about DXpeditions not working them but not 
sending money to support the costs.  Most NA hams are retired, so when 
we send money it is from our savings or our pensions.  Here's a partial 
list of the guys who paid for your QSO.

https://vk0ek.org/sponsors-3/

73, Jim K9YC
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