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1000 SHORTWAVE STATIONS VERIFIED!
The Manager of the EDXP Radio Monitoring
Association, Bob Padula, would like it known that he QSLd his 1000th Shortwave Station on August 17,
2006.
This is believed to be a
world achievement, with a total of 8119 QSLs having been received over a 52 year period, the first in 1954, from 10,672 individual
reception reports.
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Larry Magne, Editor, PWBR,
USA: Yours is not only an incredible feat, but in today's environment not
one likely to be repeated ever again. You've climbed the mountaintop. Congratulations, Larry
Allen Graham, HCJB World Radio: Excellent Bob! A very hearty note
of congratulations. Thanks for your dedication to the hobby in order to reach this milestone and thanks for sharing so much
of your hard-earned knowledge with all of us along the way. Many blessings on you from Quito. Allen.
Chris Lewis, UK: Bob, congratulations are in order for this
great accomplishment. It is indeed a big thing to have achieved, so very well done. All the Best! Christopher
Michael Stevenson, NSW, Austrralia: Congratulations
on reaching your 1,000 stations! This is indeed a milestone and you must be very excited and proud! I would not imagine too
many other people in the world reaching such a total and as other members have stated, with the current climate of shortwave
broadcasting, there will never ever be an opportunity for a new starter to shortwave to be able to obtain the totals you have
achieved Bob. Congratulations Bob once again and very best wishes! Michael
Stephen Bass, USA:Bob: Congratulations on your great achievement and may
it inspire others to pursue the QSL aspect of our great hobby!! Steve Bass
Craig Tyson, Western Australia,. Assistant Editor PWBR: Congratulations
Bob on a really remarkable achievement. Your 76% reply rate is quite outstanding to say the least! Craig
Marie Lamb, DXing with Cumbre, USA: Bob, congratulations on reaching
such a milestone! That represents a LOT of hard work over the years, I know. Way to go! Congratulations! Marie-
Congratulatory messages were also received from Jeff Burford (South Australia), Barry Murray (Queensland), Joseph Nagy (NSW), Denis Smithson (NSW),
Zacharias Liangis (Greece), Rudolf Grimm (Brazil), TC Patterson (Philippines), Richard Chen (Trinidad and Tobago)
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