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<DIV>..aha, you guys wanna work me 'real' random on the oncoming DXpedition??
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<DIV>Well, hmmm, let me think, ok, I won't tell you, to what
destination I'm going, nor which kinda call I will use - find out yourself
on the radio, most likely it'll be some very odd call, I swear! You wanna know,
which bands I'm going to activate? - easy, find out yourself! You gonna miss a
band, because you won't know, on which day I'm going to activate that
handfull of bands? - oh, you could not change the feed in time?- your problem.
You'll get to know about the activation of Wonderland in this net or anywhere
else in the web?? Well, then you know the callsign already, no random, sri, game
tilt!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>This, of course, is a bit exaggerated, but don't you think it is true in
its core? Imho: in fact, it is... </DIV>
<DIV>I'm asking you to carefully think about todays moonbounce situation: isn't
it doing enough damage to real EME that CW-achievements gained in many
years of weak signal struggle are somewhat corrupted by doodle-mode these days
(please, I'm far from starting this fruitless bickering again, I have it up to
my eyeballs)? But before you go on with this (not less fruitless) discussion
about real random, start thinking, if this is of any benefit to the
EME-matter.....I have been told by a significant number of serious
EMEer's that Monika & myself induced a whole rush of activity in
CW-moonbounce by our DXpeditions in the past few years...maybe this was achieved
also by skedlists, in order to give small stations the opportunity to work
us in a rare DXCC. Nevertheless, many of our QSO's WERE random, the mixture is
the name of the game....</DIV>
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<DIV>Honestly: when reading this mail exchange on the reflector about true
random EME contacts, I seriously start thinking about going to our 2009 holiday
destination WITHOUT any moonbounce equipment - be sure, I will
have a very relaxed time....really not certain anymore, if it is all worth
it....I don't have to prove anything to anybody anymore (except to
myself).</DIV>
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<DIV>Have YOU already performed a successful DXpedition? Do you know, how
much of your time is eaten up by those endless preparations to make a multiband
rig work smoothly like a clockwork? Any slight idea about what transportation
costs to the middle of nowhere for many kgs of equipment are? No?? Try it out
yourself....and then always remember HAM's daily prayer: Oh Lord, help me to
keep my big mouth shut, till I know what I'm talking about!</DIV>
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<DIV>My personal two cents, sorry, if you don't agree with me, but look at it in
a positive way: I very rarely post anything on this reflector....</DIV>
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<DIV>vy 73 de Michael, DL1YMK</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>