Re: [IRCA] India 1566 reaffirmed by Adam Brower [more]

["Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the fellow heard it, then let him claim it.  It can't be verified, and
none of us are diminished one iota because of it.  He may in fact have shown
us that DX can be a more unpredictable thing than we are comfortable with.

There are a heck of a lot less DXers than there used to be.  Periodically,
some issue comes along that twists someone's tighty-whities in a knot.
Things are written, and inevitably people drop out.  The whole clatter over
some NRC things comes clearly to mind.  People walked away from the NRC, and
in some cases from the hobby due to that.  It simply didn't need to happen..

It's fine to question the possibility of a logging.  When it gets to the
point where a person's integrity is questioned, then that's a bit much.
Sure, there are people who thrive on BS loggings.  That guy in Italy is a
classic example.  Put them in a niche, and leave them alone.

I have been making a scheduled and serious attempt to hear Alaska for three
years now.  It's a greyline path experiment.  If I were to hear KFQD-750,
would people claim I had doctored the MP3?  Would they make the claim simply
because they didn't think it possible?  I have a month's worth of MP3's to
peruse, so who knows?

As I said before, perception and public relations are key elements in a
shrinking hobby.  Those who put forth contentious and dividing statements
are simply wounding the whole DX community.  Adam has endured a lot from
people who don't know him from, well, Adam.  Why?

Craig Healy
Providence, RI

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