[ADXA] VP8STI Update

[Joel Harrison]

Congrats Dennis.

They are pretty strong here on 15 and 12 this afternoon also.

I would not have wanted to be in a tent on an antarctic island is 70 mph
winds. Dave, KJ9I, who was there in 1992 has told some pretty terrifying
tales!

ZN



> VP8STI fairly strong on 24.894, working a lot of 5's.  I worked him at
> 1001Z, heard K5YY, K5YCM, and N5ZM work him also.
>
> The main thing is that I'm glad the operators made it through the night
> intact, and in good enough shape to operate.
>
> 73,
> Dennis
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:06 AM, Joel Harrison <w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:
>
>> VP8STI is still on 15 and 12 meters this morning. No propagation into
>> our
>> area but depending on their revised schedule you may still have a chance
>> later this morning or this afternoon.
>>
>> Will keep everyone posted as I receive info. If you receive info, please
>> pass it on.
>>
>> ZN
>>
>>
>> > Here is an update on VP8STI from Chief Pilot EA5RM received from
>> Bernie,
>> > W3UR:
>> >
>> > Past night two tents and most of the yagis were destroyed by high
>> winds.
>> > Both of > their main tents collapsed partially and the team worked
>> very
>> hard through
>> > the night to save them.  The Braveheart recorded winds of 70 mph (112
>> Kph). They are
>> > running only on 40 meters due antenna damage. Once they can assess
>> damage they can determine whether they can proceed to
>> > South Georgia or not. Right now they are doing last QSO as VP8STI due
>> they have
>> > asked the Braveheart to extract them when it´s possible. They regret
>> that they have
>> > fallen short of their plans , however the team and crew safety is most
>> important.
>> >
>> > EA5RM - VP8STI/VP8SGI Chief Pilot
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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