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Iris A. Colvin Richmond, CA QCWA # 06964 |
From a 1981 interview with Iris and Lloyd Colvin
Lloyd, W6KG, and Iris Colvin are living a dream that all DX-oriented amateurs have envisioned at least once It.s a dream of unlimited travel toward receding horizons, of financial security and international celebrity status. It.s a dream of going to the sun, setting up a shack, and, for once, operating as the hunted rather than the hunter. It.s a dream of being DX.
For the past 16 years, the Colvins have been on the move The statistics listed on their Yasme Foundation QSL card tell the story: traveled to 142 countries, worked over half the active amateurs in the world, achieved DXCC 56 times under various callsigns, received over 350,000 QSL cards, worked 354 countries, won 400 awards including the first CQ Magazine WPX Certificate.
Tanned and healthy, the Colvins approach retirement age with energy and enthusiasm instead of dread. Part of the reason is their lifestyle. Financially secure and unfettered by family or business constraints, they are free to roam the world together in an ongoing DX odyssey.
Under the auspices of a tax-exempt foundation called Yasme, they have made a career of amateur radio DXpeditioning With an affinity for travel gained during a 23-year military career and a love of radio communications spawned in the early days of amateur radio, the Colvins are uniquely equipped to meet the demands of their gypsy lifestyle Operating from seldom-heard coral atolls, newly-established African countries, or lavish Caribbean island playgrounds, the Colvins have long fascinated those less-fortunate souls on the opposite end of the circuit.
CREDITS
Obituary/biography: Sparky´s Blog An Interview with YASME
Photo #1: Tom Roscoe K8CX
