[ADXA] the update by KE1B, West Coast Pilot, is so true

[Sandy Hutson]

   KE1B is being so nice about the situation. There are so many “big time” “my way” guys in our hobby that things are opposite to what they should be… a fun hobby and not destructive of our friends intent to chase DX during their spare time and have some fun and accomplishments to be proud of. . 
   The deliberate QRM complicates things even more, especially with the 3Y0J being very low power and hard to hear and being confronted with poor antennas and a small # of rigs to use. At least they are trying, considering so many unexpected issues and spending so much time and $$ for the past 2 years to get to Bouvet...
    I could barely hear them on 18mc LP today, called a few times and realized the deliberate QRMers would keep most of us from making a QSO, not hearing the 3Y0J at all. So, will try to get 1 QSO on 10mc tonight if I am still up at 11PM local time. 🤔
San YY
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If you have made a QSO with 3Y0J, and you are sure of it, the team has requested that you NOT TRY TO FILL OTHER BAND/MODE SLOTS. You are taking an ATNO away from someone else.

Yes, I know that you can’t be totally sure until the log upload (probably this weekend, has to be from the boat), but some of you really know, from the exchange, the timing, etc. that you got through. As the Beatles said, “Let it Be.”

The DXpedition is operating in a truly bare-bones backup mode, with no amplifiers, no big antennas, few stations, and no generator or fuel to power any of that even if they did have it. 

The team will be lucky to get 20K QSOs instead of the intended 200K, and no one will be going to Bouvet for a long time after. Please DO spot them, help your friends and clubmates to get in the log, etc., but don’t try to fill slots.

In particular, the team has requested that if you have contacted them on CW or SSB, DO NOT CONTACT THEM ON FT8! FT8 operation began today, and may be the only means for more modest stations to get in the log. Give them a chance.

Also please note: 3Y0J may go QRT (or revert to even more limited operation) as a big storm is passing through between now and Thursday. They plan to take some antennas down to prevent damage. The nine on-island team members will remain on the island and hunker down, as it is too difficult and dangerous to go back to the Marama, which has moved even farther from Bouvet in preparation for the storm.

Rich KE1B
West Coast Pilot, 3Y0J


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