[ADXA] VU4N interesting info - 3 phase????

[Dennis Schaefer]

Sounds reasonable - I suspect in the Andaman Islands, the more options you
have, the better!

On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 1:35 PM J. Setcer <j.setcer at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know their REASON for 3 phase electric. But it has advantages. If
> you loose one phase you still have TWO. = At the K5BAT clubhouse we have 3
> phase electric. If One phase is dead after a storm we still have 125/208VAC
> on the other two phases.
> Also possible that the price to have 3 phase service installed is the same
> as a smaller service.
> US 3 phase has 125VAC on each phase. The Amplifiers that use A & B phase
> (or B & C) will run cool & happy on 208VAC.
> Bottom line... Sounds like a good thing.
> N5QJ
>
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 9:18 AM Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is from VU4N via DX-World:
>> "The equipment coming over from VU7 will be available on December 16 at
>> VU4 for pickup. Will get to work in the morning. The electrician will come
>> in to setup the 3 phase supply in the morning"
>>
>> So 4 complete rigs with amplifiers on one table do draw an ampere or
>> two!  Maybe 3 phase is the norm for above-normal loads in India or on the
>> islands.  More power to him, because I need the VU4 bands.
>>
>> I am primarily a CW operator but in the quest for 1500 Challenge points,
>> I'm going where the DX is and often it is FT8.  I've observed several
>> things over and above my confusion about the different modes of operation.
>> I've made several DXpedition contacts on the standard frequencies,
>> particularly with T32TT.  I don't know if it is hard to find a dedicated
>> frequency, or if they go there when activity slows down, but several times
>> I've seen stations start calling CQ right on top of them.  I lost a contact
>> with XT2AW this morning due to that (but I kept the BIC and worked him
>> again a few minutes later).   It gets strange when someone covers up one
>> stream of a multi-stream operation.  You are copying the DX, but only part
>> of what he sends.
>>
>> 73,
>> Dennis/RZ/1359
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