È con grande tristezza che annunciamo la scomparsa di Joe Blackwell, AA4NN, avvenuta il 3 maggio 2025. La notizia è stata comunicata da sua moglie, Margaret Blackwell.

Spedizioni DX elencate per anno:

JW0A Svalbar, September 2022

K9W Wake Island, October-Novenber 2013

C6A/AA4NN Exuma Island, The Bahamas January 2013

NH8S Swains Island September 2012

3D2R, Rotuma Island 2011

PJ7E hopeful, but did 9 month DXpedition to MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010

K4M, Midway Island, October 2009

C6DX, Eleuthera Island with W8GEX (C6DX), W8CAA (C6AYL), N4AAB (C6AAA) April 2009

TO5DX, St. Barthelemy 2008.

TI9KK, Cocos Island 2008

2007 BS7H, Scarborough Reef,

2007 VU7RG, Lakshadweep Islands, India.

2006 ZS3NN, South Africa, Northern Cape, in CQ WW CW contest, SO1R.

2006 VU4AN/VU3JLW Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India.

2006 VU3JLW, Hyderabad, India.

2005 Eagerly awaiting news for permission to activate VU4 and/or BS7H

2004 T33C, Banaba

2004 T30NN, Tarawa, capitol of Kirbati

2004 3D2NN, Fiji.

2004 3DA0NN, Swaziland.

2004 C91NN, Mozambique.

2004 C91F, CQWW CW multi-single with W4GMY, 1st Place Mozambique and Top score in all of Africa.

2003 A25NN, Botswana.

2003 7P8NN, Lesotho.

2002 XY3C, Myanmar.

2002 XY4NN, Yangon, Myanmar.

2002 XY0TA, Pearl Island, Myanmar, New IOTA AS165.

2001 BQ9P, Pratas Island.

2001 BV9L, Liu Chiu Island, Taiwan, New IOTA AS155

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