Gee Charles. What has you so excited?
No one wrote you "had" to donate. In fact, we wrote in our press release it was a "thank you" for those who made this operation possible for the 45K qsos. After all the direct qsls are answered we are uploading the complete logs to LOTW for everyone. I noticed K4VUD is in the log, yet you were in HS land at the moment the QSO was made. Care to comment on that little feat while you are complaining about the DXCC program and abuses? 73 Don N1DG At 10:07 PM 6/9/2007, Charles Harpole wrote: >Boy oh boy.... I got roasted when a friend posted for me a message that >implied I needed cash for a 9N confirmation (not true)..... and now this (see >above). > >Ham radio gotta come to terms with the cash side of DXing.... Yes, absolutely >DXpeditions are for the wealthy (with time to spare, too), but the costs are >very real regardless of resources. > >Issues that need careful thought : > >-real value prizes for ham contacts (or birthday celebrations or whatever). >-donations that are really purchases. >-contests that award with real value items. >-cash for QSLs. >-cash for LoTW. > >My 2 cents.... get over the idea that ham radio exists in an economic vacuum >and just inject some honesty into the "don't ask, don't tell" game of $$$ for >QSLs. One DXer(island op) told me flatly that any incoming card lacking cash >was trashed immediately. > >My point-- we need an open discussion of this issue because it is getting >"worse" and will do more so. > >73 >K4VUD > >_________________________________________________________________ >PC Magazines 2007 editors choice for best Web mailaward-winning Windows >Live Hotmail. >http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 > > > >Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > >To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > >This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ----------------------------------------------------- N1DG--Licensed since 1962 EX-WB2DND, A61AD (GUEST OP, QSL MGR), A52DG, /KH9, /BV, /VS6, /4X, /9V Pilot: VU7RG, 3Y0X, VK9ML, D68C, VK0IR, K8XP/KH9, 9M0C, ZK1XXP, ZL9CI Webmaster: BS7H, 3Y0X, K5K, A52A, VK0IR, 9M0C, ZK1XXP, WB2DND/KH9, BQ9P, ZL9CI QSL Manager: A61AD, A61AO, A61X, A61AQ 2006 inductee into the CQ Magazine DX Hall of Fame Member: FOC, ARRL, DDXA, YCCC Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
