Thanks for the background Jim. Definitely interesting reading. 73, Tuck jmax@attglobal.net wrote: Tuck (and others who may not have heard much about Don Miller in the past) - Don Miller, W9WNV, was very active as a contester and DXpeditioner during the 1960s. He was generally acknowledged to be an excellent operator. He brought a lot of excitement to the bands as he put numerous rare and some new DXCC countries on the air. Unfortunately, as it turned out, evidence suggested that he was not physically present at some of the places he claimed to have operated from. He later admitted to having not operated from one of them. (One direct result of his operations was that solid proof was for the first time required of DXpeditioners, proof that they were where they claimed to be, and proof that they were properly licensed.) Additionally, some claimed that he had reorganized the Honor Roll by refusing to work certain persons who had not provided financial support. Eventually, the ARRL Awards Committee withdrew DXCC credit for some of his operations. Miller claimed foul, and in 1968 he sued the League for $550,000, claiming that he had been defamed. That suit was later withdrawn by Miller (see excerpt from QST, below). He then pretty much dropped out of ham radio, settled in Southern California, where he opened several medical clinics (he was an MD.) He next hit the news when he was arrested in 1980 and charged with arson and conspiracy to commit murder (his wife). He was convicted of the conspiracy charge in April, 1980, and in July 1980 was sentenced to 25 years to life. Since then he has been in prison, in California. And now it appears he has been released, after some 22 years behind bars. What comes next? Will he get back into Amateur Radio and DXing? Interesting times lie ahead. 73. Jim, W6CF ***** -- ************************************************ Remember, Helping Others....Always Worthwhile!! Southwestern Division Vice Director American Radio Relay League (ARRL) The national association for AMATEUR RADIO Are you a member yet? If not, visit http://www.arrl.org/join.html Tuck's Personal Web Page: http://www.qsl.net/nz6t Follow Tuck around the Division via APRS: http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?NZ6T-9 To send a brief (110 Character max) e-mail, send to nz6t@amsat.org