Don said: ""You are not correct, the radios
antennas etc are all going BACK to the manufacturers.""
Why am I not correct? The manufacturers donated(or loaned if
you prefer) tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. In return the
equipment manufacturers can rightfully expect credit and the maximum exposure of
their products.
Don Said: ""Each member of the team put up $20K
or so each. Each member had to take 6 weeks or more out his
life.""
As I have said they are to be commended for what they have
accomplished and endured. They are a very special group of individuals who
deserve all the accolades they have been, and will continue to,
receive.
Don said: ""It is well over half of the expended
$.""
I did not make a definite statement. I said "most likely". I
based my comment on all the financial info that has been made public so
far.
Don said: ""This team put out over 87,000 QSOs,
the 5 most DXPedtion EVER. It likely will go down as the costliest
ever.""
I guess we have a new syndrome here which I will call the Bode
Miller syndrome. A lot of time, money, and resources were spent on Bode Miller
and he didn't finish in the top 3. 3YØX was ""the costliest
ever"" and didn't finish in the top 3. Could I have done better, NO. Do I
have a right to point out what I perceived, from my own experiences, to
have been the shortcomings, YES.
Lastly Don said: ""They don't owe you anything
Mal""
I take particular exception to that remark. At no time
have I ever asked for nor do I expect anything. I made all my contacts with the
xpedtion 'fair-n-square'. I don't know what the duties of a PILOT are,
but if one of the duties is to take a personal disparaging shot at anyone
who criticizes the xpedition then you have more than succeeded at your
duties.
Very Best 73
MAL N7MAL BULLHEAD CITY, AZ http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm http://geocities.com/n7mal/ Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia
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