[Dx-qsl] NON QSLer

Thu May 18 12:48:51 EDT 2006

I actually rather appreciate that he is making an effort to let people 
know not to send him any cards. The ones I have an argument with are 
those that don't QSL but are not up front about it on the air or 
QRZ/Buck/etc. That being said, hopefully he forwards the unopened cards 
to his manager.
On the subject of avoiding band openings... I received a nice 
handwritten letter from a ham who had spent time recently in a top 50 
African country. He wrote of all the amazing African resident DXers he 
worked and the fact that a large number of them avoid being on when 
they might attract pileups. His main complaint was poor pileup 
behavior, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of the residents are 
avoiding QSLing also. Just look at the way V51AS gets skewered via 
email on occasion when the fact of the matter is that if you can get 
the card into his hands you will get a return.
Luckily for all of us there are lots of resident amateurs, QSL managers 
and DX Expedition teams that haven't given up on DX. 
Now if the Palos Verdes Sundancers will just come through for us there 
will be DX for all the deserving.
http://www.geocities.com/k2cddx/dxstories.html
Regards,
George (K8QM)
>>> I wonder why he bothers to work DX?
>> I wonder how much money/IRC value he has thrown away?
>> I too wonder how many station in rare location deliberately limit 
> operationsduring
>> an opening?
>>>>>>>> Danny Douglas N7DC
> ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
> SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
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