Any of you guys know what his operating schedule is like for CW or SSB???.....I have been yearning for and Iraq qso since the friggin gulf war....

V
KA3NRX

LOL...only if I play the drums, Bill....you do NOT want to hear me sing!..... ......

LA DI DA DI DEE!.....LA DI DA DI DIE!!!!....

Wow, and this one is a doozie....It seems our Euro-friends are up in arms, per the DX Summit spots showing activity last night on 30 meters coming from HV3SJ, which is an expired license, and has been QRT for sometime now.  Do a search on the summit and you will see what I mean....Now then, is someone actually reviving HV3SJ?...My guess is no....Maybe we should contact the Jesuit HQ and find out....I am sure this caused quite a rukus on 30....Like I said, a real doozie....

V
KA3NRX

Who got one???.....Not me yet, naturally, but hopefully soon.....

V
KA3NRX

LOL....I see you are president of the International Slim Whitman Fan Club, eh Geno???..... ......Too funny.....and a great story, indeed....but in my 26 years of being a DXer, I had never heard the term until hanging out here on E-ham....Great stuff....

YO-DEL-AAAAAAY-HEEEEEEEEE---HOOOOOOO!!!!!.....

WTF! (Why That's Funny).....Can someone please explain the evolution of this term?.....I am under the impression that it is to mean "a phoney, illigitimate, and/or bogus operator/operation" or a Pirate pehaps???....If that is indeed the case, shouldn't the term be "SLIME" as in SLIME-Ball?....Forgive me, but I thought Slim was some old dude who used to annoyingly yodel about a girl named Rosemarie?......Or was a pack of cigarettes from Virginia......Please someone clear this up....

V
KA3NRX

Yet another disturbing trend I am seeing, this time, on cluster, are people posting THEIR OWN TX frequency for a split operation......NO NO NO!!!....YOU POST THE DX STATION'S TX FREQ and THEN IN THE COMMENTS  FIELD YOU TYPE: "QSK 14.225"or whatever.....Man, I really think there needs to be some kind of revampment regarding operating procedures questions on the license exams...for ALL aspects, including cluster..these trends are very disturbing indeed......

As for this: Hey, Vinnie.  Your Pirates aren't doing too bad after that bad start!......

REPLY:  ..... (while it lasts, Chris...and I need to get down to a game, the MLB schedule makers are morons and I just haven't had the time)......

Don't know if this is old news or not, but here's the link:

http://dx-world.net/2013/k9w-wake-atoll/

Looking forward to this one....Hope there are SunSpots (so I can work'em from the car).....

V
KA3NRX

AMEN to that!

V
KA3NRX

Thank you, Ben Franklin!....Beer and Ham Radio Unites!!!....I vote we start an international beer/DX net....for the purpose of working DX and chatting about all aspects of BEER!!!!.....I am sure our friends in the British Iles, Belgium, and Deutchland would not object!...... .....

V
KA3NRX

Hi guys....I am not sure what to tell ya.....My guess is from my e-mail to David is that there was some kind of problem holding up the works.....Here is my e-mail conversation with him:


Gracias Vicente.

 

No necesito nada más, Un saludo!

 

De: Vince Ponzio [mailto:oiznop@netzero.com]
Enviado el: sábado, 27 de abril de 2013 18:42
Para: David Liañez Fernandez
Asunto: Re: ZL9HR QSL CARD STATUS - PLEASE RESPOND

 

Muchas Gracias David....Let me know if you need anything further from me as far as qso or other information.........

 

73

 

Vicente

KA3NRX

 

From: David Liañez Fernandez

Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 12:25 PM

To: 'Vince Ponzio'

Subject: RE: ZL9HR QSL CARD STATUS - PLEASE RESPOND

 

Hello Vince

 

I just checked and your QSL has not been sent.

 

It has been a wrong data received from ZL OQRS.

I will send one to you as well this week

 

Sorry for the inconvenience, my apologize.

 

David EB7DX

 

De: Vince Ponzio [mailto:oiznop@netzero.com]
Enviado el: sábado, 27 de abril de 2013 18:18
Para: eb7aey@gmail.com
Asunto: ZL9HR QSL CARD STATUS - PLEASE RESPOND
Importancia: Alta

 

SECOND E-MAIL REQUEST:  Please Respond

 

From: Vince Ponzio

Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 6:14 PM

To: eb7aey@gmail.com

Subject: Fw: Your payment to Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia Inc

 

Hello:

 

I am writing to you again to ask as to the status of my OQRS request for a ZL9HR QSL Card from my December qso listed below.  This OQRS was made on New Years Day with the Receipt No: 3158-3203-3549-9568.  It included money for return postage and a small donation to the expedition effort.  It is now late-April, and many other people I have talked to on-line have received their cards using the ZL9HR OQRS.  I would appreciate an immediate reply from you as to the status of my request, as the money covering postage and a donation sent via the paypal was extracted from my credit card.  You will see that this is true with the PDF of my credit card statement attached with this second e-mail.  Also below is a copy of the e-mail acknowledgement from Paypal from January 1, 2013 when the OQRS request was made.  This Paypal statement was sent to you in my initial e-mail of April 16, which went unanswered. Your kindest and prompt response to this request would be greatly appreciated.  We are over 4 months in waiting for a ZL9HR card from an OQRS request, while others who have qsled the same way received their cards. Again, please respond with the status of my card, so I can confirm my ZL9HR qso from December of last year as this is an all time new country for me.  Many thanks for your cooperation.

 

73,

 

Vince Ponzio

KA3NRX

Pittsburgh, PA

 

----- Original Message -----

From: service@paypal.com

To: Vincent Ponzio

Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 3:11 PM

Subject: Your payment to Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia Inc


"wrong data received"....may be a paypal issue???....may be a qso issue???.....may be an issue issue?....either way it's an issue, but I take the man at his word that he will come thru......Good Luck to all of us regarding this wait.....

V
KA3NRX

Is there any good reason why some (NOT ALL) of these dxpedition operators go long streatches without identifying themselves???.....Other than worrying about "QSO RATES" (blabity blabity)......Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought a station ID was required every 10 minutes in most places.....Not everyone has cluster on at the time, and not everyone even has cluster....Not sure what the deal is with this, but for heaven sake, let the world know who you are on the air......if it's not a mandatory requirement, then do it for common courtesy for those trying to work you.....

V
KA3NRX

It wasn't like that last night.....it got to the point where one of those idiots sounded like was engaged in a conversation while Z81X was calling me....I was ready to hit the split button and say "HEY A-HOLE...GET OFF THE FREQUENCY..".....Just saying "UP"....tell me, do you think half the people who are on the split know what "UP" means???......Aggrivating....just plain aggrivating.....USE YOUR EARS AND BRAIN.....AND LEARN HOW TO OPERATE!!!!!.....

The problem IMO is two fold, 95% of it is because the Ops doing it don't listen or don't even seem to be hearing the DX and the second reason is that sometimes the DX op goes on long 30 min runs without saying his call sign or saying UP.  

REPLY: That is another disturbing trend I am hearing with these operations, & is another issue for another thread!...

V
KA3NRX

There is just no excuse except for plain ordinary ignorance.....I am referring to the constant calling of a DX station on his calling frequendcy when the DX station is working split......The Lids, Banshees, Goons, Alligators, Screamers, Thugs, Pugs and Mugs are bad enough, but when they call that way, and then the KC Cops chime in "HE'S LISTENING UP"....That just makes it worse....When Z81X was calling me last night, I almost didn't hear him as a result of these MORONS!!!!!....Especially the KC Cops who would not SHUT UP!!!!!...I almost didn't work Martti as a result, but thankfully, those A-holes shut up long enough for me to hear and get the qso......In this day and age with the cluster, etc. there is no excuse for not knowing a DX station is working duplex..NONE!...except for pure haste and ignorance.....and even without the cluster.....Does anyone listen anymore?....ANYONE?.....I thought the concept of split operation was a question on the license exams....Have they removed them from the question pool???.....Seriously, people....Learn how to use your VFOs before transmitting.....it's not that hard!!!!...I realize that sometimes we forget to hit the SPL button, but come on!!!!....When is enough enough??......USE YOUR EARS AND BRAINS....LISTEN!!!!!!......(vent over)

V
KA3NRX