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Well Ace give us some anecdotes of those "memorable" QSL's you have
got = will make most absorbing and interesting reading. I think my most memorable was getting Cambridge Bay aeradio to QSL my 1989 catch on 8901 kHz. Firstly it was extemely difficult DX, right on the greyline = sunset in Cambridge Bay and sunrise at my South African QTH. Have never heard them again from that day to this. I wrote them two detailed letters, none of which elicited a response, so I wrote a third very detailed one. 1989 was the height of the apartheid era and we were the polecats of the world, so I suspected that had something to do with the non replies. So in my third long letter I wrote that I was an Englisman and treated like crap by the ruling Afrikaners as far as business, schooling and government was concerned. I also included details of my life and my background, and finally after a year I received a very nice long detailed letter in reply and confirming my reception. It seemed that by supplying more biographical detail on myself and my country had swung the deal. So Ace, I'm sure you have some very interesting stories - how about sharing some of them with us? John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s Icom IC-7700, Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods Drake SW8. ERGO software Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100 BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A. Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270 Kiwa MW Loop. http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx |
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