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I’ve covered this subject in the past but it may be time to continue the discussion. Recently, a few DXpeditions have decided to challenge some of the DXpedition funding organizations’ policies. As such, I feel that it is appropriate to review this subject.

How do DXpedition funding organizations solicit and distribute their funds? Each one is a little different. Having handled QSLs for multiple megaDXpeditions, I have some internal knowledge of various requirements. Also, as you may know, I am the current president of The International DX Association (INDEXA) <www.indexa.org> and we have our own requirements for DXpedition funding.

It is the ultimate responsibility of all funding organizations to do their best to protect their investment in any DXpedition that they are asked to support. This usually starts by requiring that the team requesting the support is legitimate. This involves a screening of the DXpedition including a full list of team

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