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摘要

The VP6DI expedition has come and gone, with over 50,000 contacts in the log. In the end it proved a tough one for European stations to work, other than on the designated primary band, 15m. Although there was propagation from 10 through to 40m, the huge demand from Japan and the USA meant that Europeans were generally left fighting their way through the wall of closer stations calling the VP6. This resulted in frustration and some of the worst behaviour I have heard on the bands in many a year. However, the advent of a 'new one' still stirs the blood of many serious DXers. The ARRL's news bulletin carried news that two of DXCC's leading participants worked Ducie Island for entity number 390! The bulletin says "Steve Adell, KF2TI, Secretary of the North Jersey DX Association, confirms Old Timers Howard Wolfe, W2AGW, and Ben Stevenson, W2BXA, worked the newest DXCC entity. These two top-notch DXers have only missed three DXCC Countries over the years - North Korea, P5, French Indochina, FI8, and Damao Diu, CR8. The last two are deleted countries. Wolfe, who will be 96 next month, and Stevenson, in his late eighties, are still looking for a QSO with Ed, P5/4L4FN. For the record Ed Hawkins, K6ZO, also worked Ducie Island. The only countries the 87 year old DXer has not worked are French Indochina and Minerva Reef, 1M. Ed has worked North Korea and is waiting patiently to see if it will count for DXCC. Congrats to all three of these top of the top DXers!"