[DX-CHAT] Future DXpeditions

[Ken Holdom]

Hi All   To save any problems with the moderator of the reflector please address any personal issues direct to me.  Email address at the bottom of the message    Having undertaken three (3) yes three successfull DXpeditions to ZL8, Zl9 and ZL7   I am beginning to wonder if it will be politically correct from a ham radio perspective to undertake another DXpedition   My XYL has asked me to do ZL8 again and I have recently costed this exercise with a stunning result.   Following all the negative criticism and negative comments about the recent 3YOX fantastic performance I am beggining to wonder if it is at all worthwhile considering this venture.   I firmly believe that there is far to much criticism of the events when thay have been put on at extraordinarary costs to the operators involved.  The people involved have gone out of their way to provide something rare for the amateur fraternity and all they end up getting is one hell of a lot of criticism.   The individual operators involved in any major DXpedition sacrifice huge amounts of ther own personal time for the benefit of others internationally.  Whilst appreciating that these fellow amateurs do this for the benifit to others, yes there is the element of getting some satisfaction of having been to these remote places. This is never seen to be a benefit of top priority for the operators.   I trust that we will all get on now and enjoy our hobby to the fullest and work what we personally can, forget about those who have done better than ourselves and after all it is a personal challenge.   FORGET THE REST   :  DO YOUR BEST   Kind Regards and Best Wishes   Ken Holdom  ZL4HU Email Address    [EMAIL PROTECTED]       Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.5/147 - Release Date: 24/10/2005