True. Ah well. I'm not going to over panic in this case.
S
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:05 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Wild DX Contact
I don't think that would work, the address so far as I know, has to be one
they can reach you at if needed. PO box is an option but the question is, is
it really worth the money.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Alawami" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: Wild DX Contact
>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
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