[ADXA] FW: TX5T update

[Bill Priakos]

We are off to TX5T tomorrow



73


Bill Priakos FO/W5SJ
Hotel Tahiti Nui
Papeete, Tahiti,
French Polynesia
Text or phone: 479-461-8368
bill at priakos.com<mailto:bill at priakos.com>


>

> All but one of the team members is now on Tahiti, and we should all be

> on Raivavae in the Australs this time tomorrow!  We're going to do our

> best to put something up quickly, but it will get very dark very soon

> after we arrive, so we can't promise to be QRV right away.

>

> We've shipped one box of antennas as cargo already, and are optimistic

> that the other three will be on our flight tomorrow.  Unfortunately,

> there are limitations on oversize bags on this smaller plane.

>

> We had to move to a different hotel room yesterday afternoon because

> the A/C wasn't working.  Because the time to departure to Raivavae is

> short, and because the noise level has been so high here in downtown

> Papeete, we've decided not to put the antenna back up.  Sorry to those

> who were hoping to work us on FO.  We made about 200 QSOs here from

> the Hotel Tahiti Nui, but it was really tough going.

>

> We're all looking forward to our new digs, high power, and a full set

> of verticals on the beach!

>

> 73,

> Robert

> FO/K5PI

>

>

>

> On 8/11/18, Robert Brandon <robert.k5pi at gmail.com<mailto:robert.k5pi at gmail.com>> wrote:

>> I've sent a few notes to individuals, but I thought I'd send

>> something to the reflector.

>>

>> I've been on Tahiti for a week now and have done 10 scuba dives --

>> all very nice.  Lots of sharks and turtles and plenty of fishes, too.

>> My favorite of this trip is the cowfish -- do a search for images.

>> They're very unique.  :-)

>>

>> I've been staying in an AirBnB in Puna'auai, which is just a few

>> miles down the western side of the island.  My host has been very

>> nice.  She and her son (home from college for the summer) helped me

>> put up my little antenna in the back yard.  You can see a picture on

>> my K5PI QRZ page.  To be as small as it is, it's been a champ!  I've

>> gotten quite good signal reports on 15M and have worked almost 30 countries on 20M.

>> I've really made some Europeans happy with some 10,000 mile QSOs.  I

>> tried 30M earlier in the week, but didn't have any luck.  Then a

>> couple days ago, I found quite a few signals on the band and got some

>> Qs in the log.

>>

>> CW has been good and FT8 has also been the been very productive.

>> Most signals are maybe S3, with a few at S5, so I haven't even tried SSB.

>> I've run only simplex and never had any kind of pileup.  My typical

>> rate has been about 40-50 QSOs per hour.  The noise level has been

>> fairly low, but I've had to run the noise blanker at times.

>>

>> Yesterday, I pulled up stakes and moved to a hotel in downtown

>> Pape'ete.  W5SJ arrived yesterday, W5MJ arrives today.  My wife Trish

>> and K4UEE arrive on Sunday, and W5RF arrives on Monday.  Monday, we

>> fly to Raivavave in the Australs to set up the TX5T operation.

>>

>> For the last couple days on Tahiti, we have set up the "magic"

>> antenna on the balcony of our 7th floor hotel room (shhh -- don't

>> tell the manager), but it's been REALLY noisy for the last 24 hours.

>> S5-S9 QRN.  W5SJ has managed a few FT8 QSOs, but we're hoping it will

>> quiet down today.

>>

>> We've been dutifully spotting ourselves when we get on the radio, so

>> look for us.  We've had good luck running in DXpedition (Fox-Hound)

>> mode on FT8.  We use alternative frequencies for that, which are

>> listed on our web site.  www.australs2018.com<http://www.australs2018.com>

>>

>> It's been fun to be on the air, but I'm looking forward to being loud!

>>  We'll have 9 verticals on the beach, receive antennas, three 500 W

>> stations, and one 100 W station.  We might get one station on the air

>> by Monday evening (maybe midnight Texas time), but should have a good

>> presence by Tuesday.

>>

>> Thank you all VERY much for the club and individual contributions!

>>

>> FO/K5PI TOTALS

>>  Band   Mode  QSOs     Pts  Mlt

>>      7  CW       4       4    1

>>      7  FT8     18      18    6

>>     10  CW       4       4    3

>>     10  FT8     43      43    4

>>     14  CW     192     192   28

>>     14  FT8    236     236   23

>>     18  CW      60      60    4

>>     18  FT8      4       4    3

>>     21  CW     168     168    6

>>     21  FT8     47      47    5

>>     24  CW       3       3    1

>>  Total  Both   779     779   84

>>

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