[ADXA] UPDATE VU4

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Subj:   RE: [DX-NEWS] VU4 update 0830Z Dec 19   
Date:   12/19/2004 3:38:50 AM Central Standard Time 
From:    k4vud at hotmail.com (Charles Harpole)
Sender:    DX-News-owner at njdxa.org
To:    k4vud at hotmail.com, dx-news at njdxa.org
    
    


VU4 update for today....

1  Antenna line up.....  7 el. tribander at 60 ft above hotel roof, inverted 
Vees everywhere, 80m dipole, SteppIR at 15 feet above Science Center roof, 
and the newly arrived WARC Cushcraft yagi installed at the college dorm.... 
thanks donors for this WARC beam which arrived in its box ok with the 30 
meter add-on box attached OK, too.   The shipping worked good !

1.1.  THE TEAM ( not "we") got a long pipe to put the SteppIR up higher.  
Will work on that today or tomorrow... lots of interaction with the water 
tank to which it is now attached, hi.

2.  40 and 80 are now getting more attention for the next two weeks... look 
around 3.503-5, the approved freq.  I am still asking the ops to listen ssb 
in the Am. phone band for 40m SSB>.

3.  I am not sending out any spots .... if u see a spot from K4VUD from now 
to Dec. 28, IT IS NOT ME.

4.  Yes, the team is on 80m now at night local time,  and the op of 
14.025/.028 last night local time was for real.  At 0820 Z it is ten minutes 
to two Andaman/India time.....

5.  Everyone is vy thankful for all the nice words in notes of thanks and 
congrats to the team.... makes them feel good and ... as one email said... 
THEY DO NOT QUIT but stick to the radio.

6.  I wish everyone could see the beautiful Andaman Island.... what a dream 
location for a DXpedition... but I can enjoy it while the team operators 
hammer away on the bands !!!!

Happy Holidays to all....  73

Charles Harpole               VU3CHE
k4vud at hotmail.com

Subj:   [DX-NEWS] VU4 QSL info  
Date:   12/19/2004 3:39:09 AM Central Standard Time 
From:    k4vud at hotmail.com (Charles Harpole)
Sender:    DX-News-owner at njdxa.org
To:    k4vud at hotmail.com, dx-news at njdxa.org
    
    


To DXers:

Mr. Suri VU2MY, told me directly that QSLs sent to the NIAR headquarters as 
per the NIAR web site address is OK for sending in QSLs there for VU4.

HOWEVER, do not include cash in your mail, he says.

I asked him repeatedly,"Will cards get way-laid or 'misplaced' somewhere in 
the mail?"  His assurance was that the NIAR address is ok for incoming mail. 
  "No cash" however.  He has the hope of posting on the NIAR web site a list 
of all calls of received QSLs.... that should help if it can be done.

If you want to make a donation, please do that by other means rather than 
the ordinary mail.  About 40 cards have already arrived there.

The team is working on the chance of a stateside QSL address also, but 
nothing definite at this time (Dec. 19).   73,

Charles Harpole
k4vud at hotmail.com