[Dx-qsl] An all-time first!

Thu Jan 18 18:38:48 EST 2007

Come on, guys. A busted call is a busted call. We've all been there....
73, Dick
At 03:14 PM 1/18/2007, Peter Penta wrote:
 >I second this motion.
 >
 > Pete
 >
 >-----Original Message-----
 >From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
 >On Behalf Of wc6dx at aol.com
 >Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:12 PM
 >To: johnb3030 at comcast.net; dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
 >Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] An all-time first!
 >
 >
 > John,
 >
 > why not e-mail N9MM or K9MMS to see if they have the poor guy in their
 >log? According to qrz.com, they both have e-mail addresses.
 >
 > If one of them is the right guy, for 39 cents you can forward the
 >request and make some guy's day.
 >
 > Just an idea.
 >
 > 73 de Will WC6DX
 >
 >-----Original Message-----
 >From: johnb3030 at comcast.net
 >To: dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
 >Sent: 2007年1月18日 2:50 PM
 >Subject: [Dx-qsl] An all-time first!
 >
 >Today I received in the mail an airmail QSL REQUEST from a DX station,
 >complete with SAE and IRC. In over 40 years of DXing, this is the first
 >time that has happened. It was for a 40M QSO during the CQWW CW contest
 >in November. Unfortunately for the poor JA, he is not in the log, and I
 >wasn't even on the air at the time he thinks he worked me. I get QSLs
 >through the bureau after every major contest for QSOs I didn't make,
 >and many are from JAs. I think they are working either N9MM or K9MMS
 >and not copying the call correctly.
 >
 >Not surprisingly, the address on the SAE was written entirely in
 >Japanese except for JAPAN at the bottom. I've never seen one like that
 >before either.
 >
 >I wish I had worked the guy. I'm going to feel bad sending his card
 >back marked NIL.
 >
 >73,
 >
 >John, K9MM
 >
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