[ADXA] VU4 INFO

[LennyK5OVC at wmconnect.com]

Subj:   [DX-NEWS] VU4 0630Z Dec21   
Date:   12/21/2004 2:05:08 AM Central Standard Time 
From:    k4vud at hotmail.com (Charles Harpole)
Sender:    DX-News-owner at njdxa.org
To:    dx-news at njdxa.org
    
    


Hey hey DXers..... here is DX news from VU4 for Dec. 21....

First off, I am so happy that the stomach attack I got at midnight last 
night has mostly moved on out..... There are some fine business spicy foods 
over here !!!!

1.  VU4 team is getting some nice public attention from India news outlets.  
We are keeping clippings for the NIAR web site later.  Sri, no downloads of 
pics from the computer here... wait for after we get to a fast mainland 
connection.

2. VU4RBI is on the air with only Bharathi at the mic/key.  The other team 
members are jointly using VU4NRO... so u will see more than one NRO on the 
air at a time, but only one RBI.

3.  I will again relay the need for 40m when USA is in the dark.

4. Absolutely no skeds nor "in the log" confirmations can be done during the 
operations here.  I am sure u can imagine why due to the huge demand.  There 
are only 9 people here, three on the air always, 4 putting up antennas or 
keeping them up or changing them for the better, and Mr. Suri and me working 
the newspapers and photos.  There are two young India guys here doing lots 
of the vy hard lifting work who are SWLs with aspirations for a VU ticket 
someday... great guys that never give up!

5.  Changes in sig strength? .... could be the ants swinging in the tropical 
wind or just weird prop.

6.  The roof access on the college dorm where Saraha is located is via a 
very long (3 stories) metal ladder that appears made for bird weight, not 
man weight.  I will not dare it.  However up there went the WARC Cushcraft 
yagi (thanks donors).  It should be barking FB by now.

7. There is some doubt that 30 m xmissions are allowed.  I did not 
understand the conversation about this issue and hope to get more on this 
item for tomorrow's info.  The team speaks in a local language among 
themselves.

8. WAIT WAIT WAIT to send QSLs .... plans are still in the making to have an 
India adr, and one in JA and one in USA, at least.  News will come here 
asap.

9.  Donations are continuing to be possible via three methods.... two 
methods are explained on the NIAR web site and one is via K4VUD, 3100 N. 
Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL  32732 USA.  THERE IS NO DOLLAR LIMIT ON DONATIONS.... 
WE HAVE RECEIVED GLADLY ONE DOLLAR AND MANY OF LARGER AMOUNTS...THERE IS NO 
LOWER LIMIT ON DOLLAR DONATIONS  (not $100, for example).

Weather here has been uniformly mild and sunny with nice ocean breezes all 
the time.  Electricity has been on about 98% of the time.  Local travel on 
the Island is by some remarkably old taxis, three wheel gismos that are 
called "autorickshaws" here, motor bike, and then there are monster trucks 
that dominate the whole of the one lane roads out of the city!

Keep listening, keep calling only when called, and thanks for your 
patience..... 73,

Charles Harpole
k4vud at hotmail.com