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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Hear, hear! I could not agree more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>To those who complain about how any
DXpedition is run I simply say “When you go to <DXCC entity> you
can show us all how it “should” be done.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>I was at a meeting where one of the ops
going to Navassa gave us an insight on all the research and planning done in preparation
for the operation. We’re talking some serious time, effort, and personal
expense.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>See you in the pileups!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> LCC
[mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>K1DW@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 07, 2015 8:21
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> lcc@louisianacontestclub.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [LCC] Expectations of
DXpeditions</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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well put !!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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href="http://n0un.net/expectations-of-dxpeditions/"
title="http://n0un.net/expectations-of-dxpeditions/">http://n0un.net/expectations-of-dxpeditions/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#51555C'><a
href="http://n0un.net/expectations-of-dxpeditions/"
title="http://n0un.net/expectations-of-dxpeditions/" style='OUTLINE-STYLE: none;
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background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><font color="#51555c"><span
style='color:#51555C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:
none'>Expectations of DXpeditions</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
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<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;
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size=1 color="#51555c" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:#51555C'>I find it hard to believe that people complain about
DXpeditions and their practices. It doesn't matter if it's a limited two
day DXpedition like PQ0T on Trindade, or a super DXpedition like FT4TA on
Tromelin that seemed to last for weeks, it's all the same - Internet chat
rooms, forums, DX Clusters and our airwaves fill with whining, crying,
complaining, bitching and hate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;
vertical-align:baseline;OUTLINE-STYLE: none;OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;
background-attachment:scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:
0%'><font size=1 color="#51555c" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica;color:#51555C'>I understand disappointment, but since
when does disappointment turn to spiteful name calling, blame and hate? "<strong
style='OUTLINE-STYLE: none;OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;background-attachment:
scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><b><font
face=Helvetica><span style='font-family:Helvetica;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in'>Yep, I'm disappointed I didn't work them and it's all their fault</span></font></b></strong>".<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;
vertical-align:baseline;OUTLINE-STYLE: none;OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;
background-attachment:scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:
0%'><font size=1 color="#51555c" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica;color:#51555C'>I guess I see it different than a whole
lot of other folks. In almost every DXpedition I see an opportunity
granted<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong style='OUTLINE-STYLE: none;
OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;
background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><b><font face=Helvetica><span
style='font-family:Helvetica;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>me</span></font></b></strong><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>to work a new country, band-fill or
mode. Hey, if they get on 160 Meters, fine. If they don't,
fine. If they stay on CW the whole time? Fine. SSB?
Fine too. They're there for a day? Two weeks? Never
again? It's all OK with me, I'll adjust to whatever it is they need to do.
Did they call and work "<st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place>"
only? By numbers? Did they work the wrong band at the right time or
at the wrong time on the right band? Those things matter to me, but I try
to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong style='OUTLINE-STYLE: none;
OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;
background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><b><i><font face=Helvetica><span
style='font-family:Helvetica;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;
font-style:italic'>take what they give</span></font></i></b></strong><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>and I'm grateful I even have/had the
chance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;
vertical-align:baseline;OUTLINE-STYLE: none;OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;
background-attachment:scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:
0%'><font size=1 color="#51555c" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica;color:#51555C'>Hey, it's their time. Most of the
time it's their money. K1N Navassa was over<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong style='OUTLINE-STYLE: none;
OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;
background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><b><font face=Helvetica><span
style='font-family:Helvetica;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>15
THOUSAND DOLLARS</span></font></b></strong><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>from
each operator! They're the ones going to wherever it is they're going and
they are the ones putting it all on the line. Who are we to hate from our
comfy leather chairs in our heated Ham shacks? Never does my frustration
on what a DXpedition is doing (or not doing) rise to name calling and
hate. Disappointment? Sure. Hate? No. Unlike
QRMers, Lids, idiots and boneheads who deserve the wrath of us for<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong style='OUTLINE-STYLE: none;
OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;
background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><b><i><font face=Helvetica><span
style='font-family:Helvetica;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;
font-style:italic'>taking away</span></font></i></b></strong><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>QSO's, DXpeditions are doing what they
can to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong style='OUTLINE-STYLE: none;
OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;
background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><b><i><font face=Helvetica><span
style='font-family:Helvetica;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;
font-style:italic'>make</span></font></i></b></strong><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>QSO's.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:baseline;
OUTLINE-STYLE: none;OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;background-attachment:
scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><font size=1
color="#51555c" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:#51555C'>How can I say what I want to say without offending anyone?
Hmmm, let's try. Here's my best offering:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:baseline;
OUTLINE-STYLE: none;OUTLINE-COLOR: invert;OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px;background-attachment:
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color="#51555c" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:#51555C'>"If you don't like what they're doing, shut your piehole
and go do it </span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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