I could except I'm living  where my call sign is at the moment.

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Senk, Mark J. (CDC/NIOSH/NPPTL)
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:26 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Wild DX Contact

KE7ZUM was found via an Internet search.  You should use a fake name and =
have your mail forwarded. =20 =20

alt=3D"QR4Senk" />=A0

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators =
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Wild DX Contact

Actually that's why I'm careful. I don't give out my call sign  unless I =
trust the person. I guess I'm over careful but I choose to remain safe.

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators =
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Wild DX Contact

you don't need Google anymore for that, it's right on QRZ I believe. = These
days, I'm not so sure that is a good thing. Sometimes I think I = missed out
not being a ham, or even alive back then.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:42 PM
Subject: Wild DX Contact


> My Famous Japanese 10 Meter sideband Contact
>
> I don't think I've told this story before.
>
>
> This was back in 1970 when I was a senior in a public high school.  
> I=20 =3D went to school half days because I only needed one credit 
> to=20 graduate so =3D I took three classes just in case but left at 
> 11:30=20 since my first class =3D was at 7:30 in the morning.  So I 
> spent my=20 afternoons working 10 meter =3D DX with a 3 element 
> triband yagi up=20 about 25 feet and had a blast.  =3D Japan, back 
> then, had 4 levels of=20 ham tickets and the novice version of =3D 
> their listen was 10 watts on =

> 10 meters only.  I worked hundreds of =3D Japanese stations over 
> the=20 years, probably thousands, and after 40 years =3D plus of DX =
operations,=20
> I wouldn?t be surprised if I had close to a =3D million DX contacts if 
> =

> you add up all the DX contests and all that I =3D worked.  Anyhow, 
> 10=20 meters had tons of Japanese operators since that was =3D the low 
> =
powered=20
> novice band.  It wasn?t unusual to work a 10 over S9 =3D signal 
> from=20 Japan, running 10 watts, and a 10 element, wide spaced, huge 
> =3D 10=20 meter mono band beam.  So keep that in mind as I tell this 
> humorous =
=3D
story.  You had to be there.
>
> So it is mid afternoon.  I drop down to about the bottom 10 KHz of the 
> =

> =3D 10 meter phone band, swing the beam around to the northwest, 
> and=20 call CQ =3D on side band.  A Japanese station calls and I 
> answer.  =
Now,=20
> keep in mind =3D that I have never been very good with foreign =
accents.
> That?s probably =3D why I like CW DX more than side band.  Anyhow, =
this=20
> guy is running 10 =3D watts and a big beam and is S9 into Denver.  
> He=20 starts asking me =3D questions, which I can?t seem to 
> understand, but=20 not wishing to be rude, =3D I ask him to repeat and
repeat and repeat.
> First, he asks what city.  I =3D tell him Denver but had to make 
> him=20 repeat his question about 10 times.  =3D Then he gets it 
> across, after =

> several repeats, do I really live in =3D Denver or a suburb.  I got it 
> =

> so I said, Lakewood, which I had to spell =3D a couple of times 
> using=20 phonetics, of course.  Then he asked another =3D question 
> which I =
didn?t=20
> understand so he repeated it a half a dozen =3D times until I realize 
> =
he=20
> was asking for my address.  Oh, good, I think.  =3D He wants to QSL=20 
> direct.  I give him my address.  Fortunately, it is all =3D numbers=20 
> except for the word West 6Th Avenue.  Then he asks another =3D =
question=20
> which takes several times before I figure it out.  His question =3D =
was,=20
> what is your cross street.  Boy, that was a difficult one to =3D=20 
> understand for me, too.  I told him the cross street was Car, spelling 
> =

> =3D it, like you drive.  You understand?  He comes back, happy as he =
can=20
> be, =3D and says, Oh, so good.  I have map.  I see exactly where 
> you=20 live on =3D map.  Is this ok, and he repeats my address and 
> cross=20 street.  Wow, what =3D a dedicated ham.  Of course, now, guys 
> just =
pull=20
> up google and focus on =3D your house from the sky.  Sort of takes the 
> =

> fun
out of getting to know =3D someone from another country.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX