<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Gentlemen:<br><br></div>A seminal event in NCDXA history is now illustrated on-line with the scan of the first page of the XV5AC log book on the day that we opened up legal ham radio in Viet Nam. NCDXA member Ray Spence, W4QAW was Chief Engineer of the FCC at the time. Chester Lunsford, W4EVG (XV5AC) brought the paperwork from Saigon and hand-delivered it to Ray. Viet Nam had been on the ITU "banned list" at the time and that meant that U.S. hams were not allowed to work stations in Viet Nam. Once Ray had a chance to look at the documents he ordered Viet Nam to be removed from the FCC version of the banned list. But in doing so he decreed that XV5AC had to work about ten NCDXA members before the station could work anybody else.<br>
<br></div>Chester relayed the news back to us in Saigon where Don Riebhoff, K7CBZ and myself were awaiting the orders from Chester to fire up the XV5AC station. At the appointed hour Don and I were in the XV5AC shack and fired up the Collins S-Line and Henry 4K amplifier, feeding a TH6DXX on the roof of an 8-story American Embassy apartment building, beaming the grey line path to the East Coast, and we were in business.<br>
<br></div>Thanks to KX4R and K8CX, this log page has been retrieved from the dustbin of history and is now available for viewing at <br><a href="http://hamgallery.com/gallery/S/xv5ac_logs.htm" target="_blank">http://hamgallery.com/gallery/S/xv5ac_logs.htm</a><br>
<br></div>You will note some prominent current and former NCDXA members there in the log.<br><br></div>73, Fred, K3ZO<br><div> </div></div>