Spratly Island News !
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10 Mar 2008
All licenses and approvals have been received for the Spratly Island operation....
The call being used for both stations will be 9M6/N1UR
Operation will be from 22 Mar 2008 till 30 Mar 2008
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28 Mar 2008 @ 0245 UTC
Just received word from Ed, 9M6/N1UR they have crossed the 5,000 QSO mark.
They have been struggling with inter radio interference keeping them from running 2 phone stations simultaneously. Ed reports that Europe has some rather nice openings into Spratly. They will participate in the WPX contest this weekend....
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01 Apr 2008 @ 0202 UTC
Ed and Christine have arrived home safely from Spratly.
Their QSO count came to 6,500. The last Q logged was at 2315 UTC on 29 Mar 2008
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Stations sending for cards, please be patient. Please follow the instructions under QSL Info for Spratly located on my homepage.
Congratulations to those who made it into the 9M6/N1UR log !
73' and Thank you,
Bob - K2RET
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18 APR 2008 @ 2200 UTC
The 9M6/N1UR logs are now online
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24 Jun 2008 @ 2050 UTC
I am waiting for the QSL cards to arrive so I can begin processing cards. I anticipate the 9M6/N1UR cards
to be here soon. Please be patient, I will try to keep you updated as to the QSL progress.
Tnx de Bob - K2RET
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12 July 2008
I received the 9M6/N1UR QSL cards this past week.
I will start processing the log vs cards received in the next day or to.
Thank you for your patience !
Bob - K2RET .......
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28 July 2008 @ 2035 UTC
I have completed processing all cards received via direct mailings. These 9M6 QSLs will be mailed on Wednesday 30 July 2008.
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11 AUG 2008
All direct QSLs have been processed and mailed ....
Any further direct QSLs received are now being processed and mailed back within 1 to 2 days
Bob - K2RET
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13 Sept. 2008 @ 2203 UTC
DOCUMENTS PENDING for DXCC
I have recently received several inquiries regarding individuals who sent their 9M6/N1UR to the ARRL for DXCC only to have it rejected because of "Documents Pending" according to the ARRL.
These inquiries have been forwarded to Ed - N1UR for review. As soon as I have an answer back from Ed, I will respond to those who wrote me and post an answer here as well.
Please check back for further updates.......
Bob - K2RET
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14 Sept 2008 @ 0035 UTC
In a reply from Ed, the paperwork had been filed many months ago. The situation is being followed up on and should be corrected soon
Bob - K2RET
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16 Sept 2008 @ 2045 UTC
There had been some administrative problem and if anyone that submitted their 9M6/N1UR card and did not have it credited, they should re-submit or e-mail Bill Moore - NC1L, DXCC Manager at dxcc@arrl.org
Bob - K2RET