[bars] Fwd: Tom Harrel BIO

Wed Aug 6 22:02:14 CDT 2025

Tim,

Someone else asked him specifically about discussing an upcoming DXpedition to Peru and he said he would be more than happy to discuss DXpeditions and that he was open to people emailing him and exchanging phone numbers as he much prefers talking on the phone to email.

Hi contact info is on QRZ but to save you the trip his email on QRZ is listed as n4xp at n4xp.net<mailto:n4xp at n4xp.net> although I think he said at the end of the presentation his email was tom at nx4p.net<mailto:tom at nx4p.net> – perhaps he has both set up.

Very interesting talk – 4 small rocks in the South China Sea is about as remote a DXpedition as you can get – basically they were right next to the middle of nowhere!

Rick - W1OLU

From: bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> on behalf of wa1gsf via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
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Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
To: "k1dc.radio at gmail.com" <k1dc.radio at gmail.com>, "bars at w1hh.org" <bars at w1hh.org>
Subject: Re: [bars] Fwd: Tom Harrel BIO

Sorry.  At the request of the speaker, no recording of the program was made.

Me ke aloha
-- Marla

On August 6, 2025, at 09:58, Tim - K1DC via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:

I'm VERY interested in tonight's presentation but I will be unable to attend.  Please record it!!  Going on a DXpedition is a bucket list item for me.

Many thanks,

Tim/K1DC
On 8/5/2025 14:42, Douglas Bruce via bars wrote:
Hello Members,

Here is additional bio information on Tom Harrell our presenter on August 6.

73,
Doug
N1WRN

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From: N4XP <n4xp at n4xp.net<mailto:n4xp at n4xp.net>>
Date: Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Subject: Tom Harrel BIO
To: Douglas Bruce <dougbrucen1wrn at gmail.com<mailto:dougbrucen1wrn at gmail.com>>
CC: N4XP <n4xp at n4xp.net<mailto:n4xp at n4xp.net>>

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    Dayton  -  2009              North Cook Atoll – 1997

          Tom Harrell  -  N4XP

Tom, born and raised in Norfolk, VA, was first licensed at age 15 as KN4TSJ.  As he progressed through the amateur ranks he was active in all the usual ham activities such as AREC, traffic, etc..  At the same time he worked DX when he could with limited antennas and equipment.  By the mid-60s he found more satisfaction in DXing and eventually put most of his time and effort into DX.

Tom pursued DX all during his early years and by the early 70s had obtained his General and Advanced level license thus giving him more privileges and at the same time increasing his country totals to over 200 worked.  By now he was also gainfully employed and had a family.

In 1981, with a lifelong dream of living in Alaska, he was selected for a position in Alaska and the family moved North to the  interior of Alaska and AL7EL was born!  For two years he operated as AL7EL and experienced DX from the other side which provided experience only gained from “being DX”.  At the conclusion of his tour, he returned to the lower 48 and continued his career in Maryland, Georgia and New York. In 1996 he retired and established his residence in Northeast Georgia and remains there to this day. When he retired he established a consulting firm providing services to the US Army worldwide.

Tom has visited 46 countries with radio operations from 24 of those.  He currently holds ARRL DXCC Honor Roll No. 1 with a country count of 367/340; 9-band DXCC; 5-band Worked all Zones and numerous other DXCC achievements. In 2009 Tom was inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame.

Among the many countries visited and/or operated from, Tom has participated in DXpeditions to rare places such as Scarborough Reef, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Wake Island, East Malaysia and North Cook Island.  Most recently operations were from Sao Tome and Principe, Mozambique and Svalbard.  Most all operations were either as Team Leader/Operator and also usually as a member of management teams for virtually all locations traveled to..

Tom as with most DXpepedtions  always has one thing on their mind….

”Where are we going next”!

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