[VHFcontesting] [VHF] VUCC On Indoor Antennas [ Help with confirmations ]

[Les Rayburn]

On 9/5/2014 12:52 PM, wa5jci at flash.net wrote:
> Congratulations, good luck
>
> My most amazing QSL story happened thusly, I worked one of the Cook 
> Islands on six meters and the station was unresponsive to IRCs, 
> dollars, etc. Well, a new ham joined the ham club and several months 
> afterwards she said she was going to the south pacific area for a 
> vacation. "Are you going to the Cook Islands," I asked. Sure enough 
> she was, so I gave her a QSL and she promised to look the fellow up. 
> At the next ham club meeting she presented me with the much longed 
> after QSL.
>
> de Pete WA5JCI
>
>
Pete,

Wow! That is a great story...and one of the best that I've ever heard.

In my case, I think it's more likely that people have simply moved or 
changed their e-mail addresses. With license renewals coming up at 10 
year intervals, it's easy to just wait to update the address in the 
future. Plus as our population ages, failing health, work, etc. can all 
make QSLing seem pretty trivial.

I'm grateful for each new grid, with or without the cards. The best part 
is coloring in that map on my shack wall.

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73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
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