[IRCA] QSLs from New Zealand

2008-09-28 Thread John H. Bryant
On returning home after three weeks, I'd hoped for a whole fist full of QSLs but only had one envelope from Dudley Scantlebury, Technical Administrator of RBG, Rhema Broadcasting Group in Auckland. It was a treasure trove. Mr. Scantlebury inclosed 3 QSL cards Rhema 1251 in Auckland,

Re: [IRCA] QSLs from New Zealand

2008-09-28 Thread Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
Congratulations John! That one envelope was equal to a whole fist full in itself. Rumor has it that Sir Patrick is going to retire at 3,000 and sell his prized Drake receiver on e-bay! Another rumor is that Las Vegas is taking bets on who will be QSL #3,000. Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO

Re: [IRCA] QSLs from New Zealand

2008-09-28 Thread Patrick Martin
John, Great going on your Radio Rhema QSLs. Glad to see Dudley is still QSLing. Rhema/Southern Star have been good QSLers for years. They like DXers and enjoy the reports. In the 80s, the QSL count for TP/DU's really shot up. For a time of several years, the dial was especially full of DUs

Re: [IRCA] QSLs from New Zealand

2008-09-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Patrick, Nope, not going to retire after my 3000th QSL. No way. I will probably have the R8 buried with me, so I can continue to DX on the other side hi. I have no clue on who number 3,000 will be either. I have plenty of reports out. I could have gone over 3,000 by now, if I would have worked at

Re: [IRCA] QSLs from New Zealand

2008-09-28 Thread Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
Nope, not going to retire after my 3000th QSL. No way. I will probably have the R8 buried with me, so I can continue to DX on the other side hi. I have no clue on who number 3,000 will be eitheer. / Glad to hear it my brother from another mother. Keep on truckin' man. Too bad you already have

Re: [IRCA] QSLs from New Zealand

2008-09-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks. I have a zillion repots still out and two new ones in the past month. The two, I am pretty sure on getting QSLs on them, so I that will get me to 2999. I should be over 3,000 in the next couple of months. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager