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Metro DX Club Officers President: Robert Adamitis K9MDO Vice-President: John Holmes W9ILY Secretary/Treasurer: Jerry Celmer K9PY Webmaster: John Holmes W9ILY Contest Chairman: Phil Snyder, N9LAH |
Metro DXers are ON THE GO! Here are some of our activities (With Metro DXers in BOLD PRINT) and DXpeditions:2009 Bill/N2WB and a large team operated TS7C from Tunisia in January 10-18 and made more than 57,000 QSOs. Jerry/WB9Z and a large team operated K5D from Desecheo Island February 12-26 and completed 115,787 QSOs. Click HERE for the full Metro DX story! Mike/K9AJ and KD6WW operated from NA-185 in Hudson Bay July 31-Aug 2 and made over 4,000 QSOs. Click HERE for Mike's story and unusual photo. Mike/K9AJ with a Brazilian team operated from SA-062 off the coast of Brazil Nov. 11-16 as PW6C. 2008 Bill/N2WB and a large team operated J5C from Guinea-Bissau Jan. 11-21 and made 61,939 QSOs. Bill/N2WB and a large team operated TX5C from Clipperton Mar. 9-15. They made 71,794 QSOs. Mike/K9AJ traveled to Rockall Island, EU-189, but was unable operate due to high seas. 2007 Bill/N2WB, was a member of the XT2C team January 6-20, completing 56,287 QSOs. See the January edition of QST, page 86. Check out their WEB page here. Mike/K9AJ operated from Micronesia (V6) April 2-19. The WEB site is www.mdxc.org/v63 Mike/K9AJ was part of the HUGE BS7H team operating from Scarborough Reef. John/W9ILY operated from North Dakota in the NAQP-RTTY contest for team Metro Muttz. John/W9ILY & Bob/K9MDO operated from Miquelon (FP) September 12-17. 2,705 Q’s were made. Zig/KM9M and 6 others operated V26B in CQWW-SSB for 12,502 Qs for #1 M/M World! 2006 Mike/K9AJ and Bruce/KD6WW operated from NA-178, the Farallon Islands, in February. Bill/N2WB, operated from CE0Z, from Argentina (LU), South Shetlands (CE9) and as XR9A/8, XR9A, XR9A/MM and was a member of the huge 3Y0X team. 86,888 QSOs were made! Mike/K9AJ and Bruce/KD6WW operated from Nunavut (NA-195 and NA-156), July 19-26th. Dave/WG9J and Tom/W9AEB with 4 others operated from Aruba (P40Z). They made 4400+ QSOs. 2005 Tom/W9AEB, operated again from the Vatican (HV). Bob/K9MDO with his XYL Karen/WB9YBL operated from St. Lucia (J6) in May. Phil/N9LAH, operated again from Aruba (P4). Jim/N9TK operated as KH8/N9TK from Pago Pago, American Samoa. Jim/N9TK operated as KH8SI Swain's Island... the first one that counted only as an IOTA! Mike/K9AJ and Bruce/KD6WW operated from NA-228 in Nicaragua (YN) as H79W/YN4. Mike/K9AJ operated again from Arctic areas as K9AJ/VY0 from NA-175 & NA-227. Bill/N2WB, operated from Chile (CE8), from Argentina (LU), from DL, from Liechtenstein ( HB0), 2004 Bob/K9MDO with his XYL Karen/WB9YBL operated from Antigua (V25) in January. John/W9ILY, Bob/K9MDO and Bill/N2WB operated for one week from Bonaire (PJ4). Tom/W9AEB, operated again from The Vatican (HV). Phil/N9LAH, operated from Tobago (9Y4). Bill/N2WB, operated from San Marino as T70A and from Sardinia as IS0/N2WB. from France (F) and from 4U1ITU at the ITU Headquarters.. 2003 Tom/W9AEB, and Bob/WF9V operated from The Vatican as HV5PUL. Bob/K9MDO with Bill/N2WB, W4WX, K4QD and W9AAZ operated from Haiti (HH4). Bob/K9MDO with Bill/N2WB and W4WX operated from Montserrat (VP2M) in July. Bob/K9MDO with his XYL Karen/WB9YBL operated from Antigua (V25) in August. Bill/N2WB, operated from Antigua as V25WB and from San Andres Island as 5J0X. Mike/K9AJ, operated from Arctic areas as K9AJ/VY0 from NA-007 & NA-225 .2002 Tom/W9AEB, and Dave/WG9J operated from Guatemala as TG/W9AEB. Phil/N9LAH, operated from Aruba (P4). Bob/K9MDO with N1WON and W9AAZ operated from the Dominican Republic (HI9). Bill/N2WB, operated as ZL2/N2WB and from Chatham Island as ZL7C. Jim/N9TK operated from VP6DI-15m SSB operator, VP6TK Pitcairn WPX SSB contest and VP6AJ Henderson Island. Mike/K9AJ, operated from VP6DI, the FIRST Ducie operation, also as VP6AJ from OC-056. 2001 Phil/N9LAH, operated from grid EN67 in Copper Harbor, MI in the VHF/UHF Contest. Bill/N2WB, operated from Dominica (J7). 2000 Tom/W9AEB, operated from HF0PLO in the Antarctic. The station has since been closed. Bill/N2WB, operated from Guadeloupe as FG5BG. Jim/N9TK operated from FO0AAA Clipperton, CW operator. 1999Bill/N2WB, operated from KG4, J6, 9M6OO (Spratly) and 9M6AAC (E. Malaysia). 1998 Bill/N2WB, operated from KH9 (Wake) and with Jim/N9TK from WP2Z (St. Croix). Jim/N9TK, operated along with Bill/N2WB at WP2Z from St .Croix - CQWW SSB. 1997 Bill/N2WB, operated as KG4WB from Guantanamo Bay. Mike/K9AJ, operated from Heard Island as part of the VK0IR team and as TO0R on Reunion. 1995 Mike/K9AJ, operated from Grenada as J3A in CQWW-SSB and as J3J from NA-024 & NA-147. 1993Mike/K9AJ, operated from Howland Island as AH1A. He also operated as T32BJ and T30AJ. 1990 Mike/K9AJ, operated from the Maldives as 8Q7AJ. 1988Mike/K9AJ, operated from Kingman Reef as K9AJ/KH5K and from Palmyra as W0RLX/KH5. 1987 Mike/K9AJ, operated from Revillogidego as XF4DX, 1985 Mike/K9AJ, operated from Galapagos as K9AJ/HC8 and then with the HC8X CQWW-SSB team. 1982 Mike/K9AJ, hit the DX trail as 4S7AJG (Sri Lanka), 9N1MM (Nepal-CQWPX-CW) and 8Q7BQ (Maldives).
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