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Subj:   RE: [DX-NEWS] VU4 news Dec. 23/0530 Z   
Date:   12/23/2004 12:44:49 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
    
    


Hello Happy DXers...

Yes, the team and I are looking forward to celebrating New Year early on 
Dec. 25 here on VU4.  The team will be on the air all that day, as usual, 
with the closing date of Dec. 31, 2004.

VU2RBI asked for a three month VU4 permission and was granted one 
month...December.  So, those wondering why was the operation put together so 
fast.... the answer is they had no choice.  December was the month 
awarded/permitted by the India government.  They got everything together in 
15 days from the permit arrival to their arrival on VU4.  The reason gear 
and some antennas could be put together so fast is due to the advance 
planning of VU2MY and the National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR) of 
India.  That organization has packed and ready four HF stations in cases, 
just standing by for an emergency use (or a DXpedition).   They grabbed the 
cases and got on the BOAT from Chennai to Andaman I.

The team has now passed the 30,000 QSO mark and has mounted HF signals on 
SSB, CW, Slo-scan TV, RTTY, and PSK on all bands --including all 3 WARC -- 
from 160 thru 6 meters.

We are today making better the 80 antennas... too much slope on the "Vs"... 
and re-stringing the 160 dipole.  There is a slim chance of getting 
permission to load up an unused 250 ft tower on 160.... gonna try.

I told the team abt no PSK/RTTY above 14.150.  Thanks.

VU2MY and I have done several talks here about ham radio to students and 
general public and he was on the commercial radio program last night.  India 
is learning about this effort !!!

Bharathi sends to all her profound thanks for all hams who wrote letters and 
emails to ask for this DXpedition.  The some over 200 messages of appeal did 
the final trick in convincing the authorities to grant permission.  Bharathi 
and all send BIG Holliday Thanks to all.... 73

VU3CHE is
Charles Harpole
k4vud at hotmail.com