[ADXA] Bouvet

[Dennis Schaefer]

Most of you may be ahead of me, but I just listened to a conversation between N2AJ and one of the operators on Bouvet.   They have one tent, with no tables or chairs.  They have only about one hour of heat each day.  Unless they get a good weather day to resupply, it looks like the end could be near.

I actually heard them well enough to call awhile earlier this evening.  They were readable on 10.120 CW but the jammers were difficult.  When they zero beat exactly and the DX is at the noise level, it is a problem.  I copied them well enough to try for 30 minutes or so, and then they went QRT.  So far, they haven’t shown up anywhere.   I think I would have worked them if they had stayed on another hour and into our sunset.

The DX’ers lament - “maybe tomorrow!”   Just one CW contact and I’ll be satisfied.
Dennis/RZ