[50mhz] UPDATE: VK9CGJ and VK9XGJ activation on 6m - please distribute widely

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

Hello!

As the 6m Es season winds down, optimum times for 6m EME and TEP are rapidly 
approaching.  Hopefully, you are fine tuning your 6m setup and getting it ready for 
some really long path contacts!  I know there now are many more 6m stations active on 
digital modes than there were during my 2016 6m EME DXpedition, when I worked 92 
stations.  I am looking forward to seeing how many deserving people I will contact 
this year!

It is now less than 2 weeks before I depart to the opposite side of the globe to 
activate the rare DXCC of VK9C and VK9X for the first time on 6m EME.  Complete 
information regarding my planned operating schedules, equipment, operating procedures 
and how to complete a contact with me are on my DXpedition website here:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Indian%20Ocean%202017.htm

*PLEASE READ* the information provided on the above web page and in the links listed! 
I know hams are busy and don't want to bother reading instructions, but much of the 
information is critical if you want to work these rare DXCC on 6m!   Especially with 
Region 2, my common moon windows are very short, and horizon-only stations will be 
perfectly positioned to use their ground gain!  However, I will not have time to 
waste with people who don't know what they are doing!  So, for the sake of 
everybody's success, please follow my instructions!  I already have spent a great 
deal of effort, time and money to make this DXpedition a success, and I would greatly 
appreciate your consideration in reading the information, and calling me using the 
properly set up software and procedure so we can complete a contact ;-)

If you plan to call me, and your call and grid are not in my call3.txt file, please 
send me your current information.  I will be using data in the call3.txt file below 
to make sure I am active when we both can see the moon (or aim my antenna toward you, 
if it is an ionospheric or "terrestrial" contact):

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/CALL3.txt

If there is anything you don't understand about the DXpedition, please ask. At this 
point, I expect to have very little free time before I depart to answer individual 
emails.  If you have questions and don't receive a reply from me before September 8, 
please ask some of the many experienced 6m EME stations in the *Magic Band EME email 
group* or on the *ON4KST EME CHAT page*. With your help, I look forward to setting a 
high bar for future 6m EME DXpeditions.

GL and DX!   VY 73, Lance

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Lance Collister, W7GJ(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ, E6M, TX5K, KH8/W7GJ, V6M, T8GJ, VK9CGJ, VK9XGJ)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT   59834-0073
USA
TEL: (406) 626-5728
QTH: DN27ub
URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
Skype: lanceW7GJ
2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815

Interested in 6m EME?  Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME
email group, or just fill in the request box at the bottom of my web
page (above)!