Topband: Field Checking strange cards

[Rich C]

Well said Larry....

Rich K7ZV


On Fri, January 15, 2016 3:07 pm, Larry via Topband wrote:
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> hi lou,
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>
> i assume that S2 you mentioned would be Bangladesh.
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>
> i worked S21XX 04 feb 12, 1997 and received a report of 579. the card is
> in hand and has been accepted by the ARRL.
>
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> they were worked both rx/tx from my location in tucson, arizona and is
> part of my WAZ 160 certificate number 259 (40 zones). each and every of
> the 40 zone stations were worked from right here!
>
>
> i am extremely proud of my WAZ 160. it took years of effort with
> countless hours of listening. no remote, RBN or cluster (never spotted on
> my cluster host).
>
>
> i would never question the morality of others because of their use of
> outside "aids" regardless of new rules or facilities. they can use
> whatever they want to accomplish a particular goal but when all is said
> and done i doubt that they will have the same sense of accomplishment.
>
>
> herb, KV4FZ spent hours pounding away trying to work the K5P. so did
> countless others. i hope that you all get to put him in your logs. in my
> opinion that's what ham radio is really about.
>
>
> 73,
> larry n7dd
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Louis Parascondola via Topband <topband at contesting.com>
> To: mgcizek <mgcizek at gmail.com>; topband <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 8:24 pm
> Subject: Re: Topband: Field Checking strange cards
>
>
> Since I have personal knowledge of the S2 to Connecticut QSO as being
> valid, I would just be curious how many on here have worked S2 on 160 and
> has it confirmed.  Lou W1QJSent from AOL Mobile Mail-----Original
> Message-----From: Mike Cizek W0VTT <mgcizek at gmail.com>To: Louis
> Parascondola <gudguyham at aol.com>; topband <topband at contesting.com>Sent:
> Fri, Jan 15, 2016 12:32 PMSubject: Field Checking strange cardsLou,
> Larry, and the gang,Newington's instructions to Field Checkers state that
> our job is to verify that the information on the QSL cards is the same as
> is claimed on the application.  If we note anything "unusual", like a
> 160m QSO taking place in broad daylight, we note it on the application.
> It is NOT our job to decide if the QSO is "good" or not.  This also
> applies to unauthorized operations like P5RS7, and the like.If I saw a
> claimed 160m QSO with S2 at 4pm local time, I would flag it on the
> application.  Then, I would go home, look up sunrise and sunset times for
> that date in both CT and the guy's town in S2, write it all up, and email
> it to the DXCC desk.  I have done exactly this before, and I know some of
> my colleagues have, as well.-- 73,Mike Cizek WØVTTOn 15-Jan-16 01:01,
> Louis Parascondola wrote:> Tom please comment on the 4pm QSL card from
> ct. Claiming S2 at 4pm > local time.>> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail>>>
> -----Original Message-----> From: Tom W8JI <<a
> href="mailto:w8ji at w8ji.com">w8ji at w8ji.com</a>>> To: topband <<a
> href="mailto:topband at contesting.com">topband at contesting.com</a>>; Mike
> Cizek W0VTT <<a href="mailto:mgcizek at gmail.com">mgcizek at gmail.com</a>>>
> Sent: Thu, Jan 14, 2016 09:42 PM> Subject: Re: Topband: Strange
> propagation>>> I am a 160 card checker, and I damn well DO check the
> times! I'm sorry> to report that I have found cases where "impossible"
> QSOs were claimed,> and reported them to the mother ship in Newington. I
> would sincerely> hope that my colleagues would do the same.>>>>> But
> isn't it legal to operate anywhere in the lower continental USA to >
> make> a DXCC contact in the lower continental USA?>> As far as I know,
> they made that legal many years ago, and the contact> simply has to be
> made from the USA lower 48 no matter where.>> Where were all the
> complainers when they did that? As far as I'm > concerned,> that was the
> end of DXCC meaning very much. I wrote and complained. > Now it> is what
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