S57XX napisal/-a:Zaradi tega ima ekipa namen spremeniti znak v YX0LIX
Še uradno potrdilo. Zgleda da bo expedicija oddelala po planu. Jose, YV5LIX je bil poznan 160 in 6m operator z lepo
spletno stranjo in mnogimi ham aktivnostmi.
RIP Danilo, S50U
* YX0A operator reported SK, DXpedition adopts memorial call sign:
YX0A Aves
Island DXpedition team member Jose "Joe" Manuel Valdes Rodriguez, YV5LIX, reportedly died on the tiny Caribbean island April 21. He was 57. A radio amateur since 1987, Valdes was well known around the world as a DXer and contester on HF and VHF. Esteban Romagni, W4DTA/YV5DTA, reports in an e-mail shared with ARRL that his longtime friend suffered a heart attack, and the two physicians with the DXpedition team were unable to resuscitate him. Valdes' death, at around 0400 UTC, occurred shortly after the YX0A DXpedition got under way. The Aves Island DXpedition reportedly has obtained permission to use the memorial call sign YX0LIX until the DXpedition ends on or about May 1. Members of the Association of Radioamateurs of Venezuela and the Grupo DX Caracas are sponsoring the Aves Island (Isla de Aves) DXpedition. Valdes was the DXpedition's digital modes coordinator and reportedly was planning to concentrate on digital modes during the last few days of operation.