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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>There is no “problem” with 373 DXCC Entities confirmed! It shows you have remained interested in working DX over time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Marsh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Wes Attaway <wesattaway@bellsouth.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Steve Lott' <lottsphoto@gmail.com>; marsh@ka5m.net<br><b>Cc:</b> 'LCC' <lcc@louisianacontestclub.org>; w5wz@w5wz.com<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [LCC] W5WZ's most wanted DXCC list<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Yes, the problem is that the 373 includes 34 deleted entities and they are now impossible to get.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I did miss one country that I knew was going to be deleted …. Saar … and I just never could catch one of them. About 2 or 3 weeks after the official act of deletion I did work one, but it was too late. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The only way anyone could have those (and a few others that had been deleted years earlier) is to be old and also to have been chasing DX and a fairly young age.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>That is why Rick can’t ever catch me. He missed a few of the old ones. I just want to live long enough to get DPRK.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> -----------------------------------</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Wes Attaway (N5WA)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>(318) 393-3289 - Shreveport, LA</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Computer/Cellphone Forensics</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> AttawayForensics.com</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> -----------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Steve Lott [<a href="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com">mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 23, 2020 10:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net">marsh@ka5m.net</a><br><b>Cc:</b> LCC; <a href="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com">w5wz@w5wz.com</a>; <a href="mailto:wesattaway@bellsouth.net">wesattaway@bellsouth.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [LCC] W5WZ's most wanted DXCC list</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Catch Wes<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On DXCC entities <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nope that ain’t going to happen. <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😙</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 10:47 AM <<a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net">marsh@ka5m.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Not many of us are likely to catch up with you on total DXCC entities<br>confirmed.<br><br>Marsh<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Wes Attaway <<a href="mailto:wesattaway@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">wesattaway@bellsouth.net</a>> <br>Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 9:48 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net" target="_blank">marsh@ka5m.net</a>; <a href="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com" target="_blank">w5wz@w5wz.com</a>; 'LCC' <<a href="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</a>>;<br>'Steve Smith KG5VK' <<a href="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com" target="_blank">lottsphoto@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject: RE: [LCC] W5WZ's most wanted DXCC list<br><br>Thanks for all the info.<br><br>I have 373 and still need Rocket Man (P5), which may entail a long wait.<br><br>I am just concentrating on band-countries right now.<br><br>The latest thoughts from the LOTW e-mail list appear to be that ARRL's LOTW<br>is only used by about 25% of all DXers world-wide. Also, DXCC is falling<br>way down on the "interest" scale. Hard to believe, but these appear to be<br>the facts.<br><br>ARRL needs to really work hard at revamping LOTW. I have been corresponding<br>with AA6YQ (LOTW developer-type) and here were our parting words last night:<br><br>Me: Rick (ARRL President) is certainly a quality DXer so maybe he will be<br>able to help make some changes.<br><br>AA6YQ: The removal of all developers from LoTW in 2018 was done on his<br>watch.<br><br><br> -----------------------------------<br> Wes Attaway (N5WA)<br>(318) 393-3289 - Shreveport, LA<br>Computer/Cellphone Forensics<br> AttawayForensics.com<br> -----------------------------------<br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net" target="_blank">marsh@ka5m.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net" target="_blank">marsh@ka5m.net</a>]<br>Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 8:51 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com" target="_blank">w5wz@w5wz.com</a>; 'LCC'; Wes Attaway N5WA; Steve Smith KG5VK<br>Subject: RE: [LCC] W5WZ's most wanted DXCC list<br><br>Merry Christmas and Good DX in 2021!<br><br>Here's my list of 4 needed DXCC entities (any band and mode):<br><br>Prefix Most-Wanted Ranking DXCC<br>P5 1 DPRK (NORTH KOREA)<br>3Y/B 4 BOUVET ISLAND<br>BV9P 5 PRATAS ISLAND<br>SV/A 9 MOUNT ATHOS<br><br>73,<br>Marsh, KA5M<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: LCC <<a href="mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org</a>> On Behalf Of <a href="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com" target="_blank">w5wz@w5wz.com</a><br>Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 7:52 AM<br>To: LCC <<a href="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</a>><br>Subject: [LCC] W5WZ's most wanted DXCC list<br><br>Merry Christmas!<br><br>Just for fun, here is my list of 66 needed DXCC entities (any band and<br>mode), sorted by its Most-Wanted rank from ClubLog.<br><br>If you happen to see a valid spot or hear one of these DXCCs, please reach<br>out to me directly by text or phone call 318-355-2220<br><br>Prefix Most-Wanted Ranking DXCC<br>P5 1 DPRK (NORTH KOREA)<br>FT5/W 2 CROZET ISLAND<br>BS7H 3 SCARBOROUGH REEF<br>3Y/B 4 BOUVET ISLAND<br>BV9P 5 PRATAS ISLAND<br>FT/G 6 GLORIOSO ISLAND<br>FT5/X 7 KERGUELEN ISLAND<br>ZS8 8 PRINCE EDWARD & MARION ISLANDS<br>SV/A 9 MOUNT ATHOS<br>YK 10 SYRIA<br>CE0X 11 SAN FELIX ISLAND<br>EZ 12 TURKMENISTAN<br>VK0M 13 MACQUARIE ISLAND<br>KH7K 14 KURE ISLAND<br>3Y/P 15 PETER 1 ISLAND<br>KH3 16 JOHNSTON ISLAND<br>YV0 17 AVES ISLAND<br>XZ 20 MYANMAR<br>AP 21 PAKISTAN<br>S2 22 BANGLADESH<br>VU4 25 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS<br>VU7 26 LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS<br>PY0S 27 SAINT PETER AND PAUL ROCKS<br>9N 28 NEPAL<br>A5 32 BHUTAN<br>FT/J 33 JUAN DE NOVA, EUROPA<br>ZL9 35 NEW ZEALAND SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS<br>VK9C 36 COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS<br>XX9 37 MACAO<br>XU 38 CAMBODIA<br>T5 40 SOMALIA<br>3A 41 MONACO<br>5A 42 LIBYA<br>ZD9 46 TRISTAN DA CUNHA & GOUGH<br>YI 50 IRAQ<br>ET 52 ETHIOPIA<br>VK9W 54 WILLIS ISLAND<br>KP5 55 DESECHEO ISLAND<br>XW 61 LAOS<br>R1F 63 FRANZ JOSEF LAND<br>FT5Z 66 AMSTERDAM & SAINT PAUL ISLANDS<br>4S 68 SRI LANKA<br>H40 70 TEMOTU PROVINCE<br>KH9 72 WAKE ISLAND<br>T33 73 BANABA ISLAND<br>VQ9 78 CHAGOS ISLANDS<br>EY 83 TAJIKISTAN<br>UJ 84 UZBEKISTAN<br>HK0/M 86 MALPELO ISLAND<br>9V 87 SINGAPORE<br>9M2 94 WEST MALAYSIA<br>TJ 107 CAMEROON<br>4U1ITU 108 ITU HQ<br>7Q 109 MALAWI<br>Z2 110 ZIMBABWE<br>FO/C 112 CLIPPERTON ISLAND<br>T8 118 PALAU<br>CY0 125 SABLE ISLAND<br>7P 130 LESOTHO<br>EK 135 ARMENIA<br>3XA 146 GUINEA<br>TR 153 GABON<br>KH8 164 SWAINS ISLAND<br>5Z 172 KENYA<br>3D2 202 ROTUMA<br>VP8 220 SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS<br>-end of list<br><br>--Scott, W5WZ<br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>LCC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:LCC@louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">LCC@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestcl<br>ub.org</a><br>Message delivered to <a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net" target="_blank">marsh@ka5m.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#313131'>Steve</span><span style='color:#313131'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#313131'>KG5VK</span></b><span style='color:#313131'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#313131'>Tele 318-470-9806<br>ARRL NTX Section Manager </span><span style='color:#313131'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Please note:</u></b><u> My Out Going Email address is <a href="mailto:LottsPhoto@Gmail.com">LottsPhoto@Gmail.com</a></u><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><a href="mailto:KG5VK@ARRL.ORG" target="_blank">KG5VK@ARRL.ORG</a> is forwarded to my 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