[50mhz] 6m from TX5K in March ;-)

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

Well, the contributions from serious 6m DXers rolled in - MNI MNI TNX!  As a result 
of your support, the travel costs are already paid, and I am planning on going to 
Clipperton with my proven portable 6m station:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/TX5K.htm

At this point, I am spending money as if I had it, shipping equipment down to 
California, and buying things like a $1400 generator to take on the trip. The good 
news is that I tested out the portable 6m station with the new 3kw Honda 110 VAC 
generator (the Honda 2000 would not work with my switching power supply above about 
600w output), and I was able to run 1kw output on JT65A mode using my new Meanwell 
RSP-2000-48 power supply and 6M-1000 amplifier.  For almost 3 dB difference, I was 
not willing to compromise the success of the mission, so am now busy building a 
shipping crate for the generator.

So....please spread the word among serious 6m DXers.   I working very hard and 
spending lots of money to provide a serious 6m activation of Clipperton Island.   If 
we get any F2, I will hope to work you on that mode.  In case we do not, I am 
planning to be QRV for my moonrises through the European moonsets and then again for 
all the NA moonsets down to my moonset.   I am planning to take the two middle days 
off from EME and just concentrate on ionospheric prop possibilities those days, 
because they are unfortunately the worst days of the month for 6m EME.  The proposed 
tentative schedule is on the above web page, and obviously is subject to the 
uncertainties of weather, unloading, equipment/logistics problems, etc. etc.  
However, since the best EME days during the trip are right at the beginning of the 
operation, I sure am planning to do whatever I can to be QRV as soon as possible 
after we arrive and make this a successful venture for everyone.

So, if you have been planning on assembling that big 6m yagi that has been taking up 
space in your garage, or wiring up that new 6m amplifier, or meaning to get that 
computer interface connected so you can run digital modes, this is your early warning 
notice ;-)  You have 6 weeks to get ready!

I don't expect to have internet capability after February 17, so I will try to post 
any further information before then on the above web page.  Otherwise, please just 
watch for me on 6m! GL and I sure hope to be able to hand out a new 6m DXCC to many 
of you in a couple months!

MNI TNX again for your encouragement and support!  VY 73, Lance






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Lance Collister, W7GJ
(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ, E6M)
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