[ADXA] Press Release #12--4 stations rolling along, weather creating QRN

[Earl]

 From BS7H Website:
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PRESS RELEASE
Report from the rocks 14:00 2 May

All 4 stations on 4 separate rocks are in full operating mode. Two stations 
remain dedicated to 20 mtrs and will stay there for the duration to ensure 
everyone has a shot of at least one Q.

The weather has gone downhill a bit with occasional showers and constant 30 
mph winds. See this link for the latest weather over the area and notice all 
the T storms.

<http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/map/RPXX0017?from=36hour_map>

Their QRN on 40 and 30 is bad and preventing them from hearing most of the 
stateside signals on 30 and 40.

The winds are also preventing the launching of the helium filled weather 
balloon with the 80/160 antenna. They will try again tomorrow.

It is now taking almost 1 1/2 hours to do the crew shift changes because of 
the wind induced spray and slippery conditions (not to mention there are now 4 
operating sites around the reef).

N4XP and N1DG for the 2007 Scarborough Reef team.




-- 
Earl F. Smith - N5ZM

PO Box 20065
White Hall, AR  71612-0065