[Dx-qsl] K1B: Hrane's DXpedition Wrapup

[Joe]

The only thing I would like to know which was not mentioned is are they 
going to qsl via the buro?

Joe - WL7E

At 18:26 5/23/02, Nenad Stevanovic wrote:
>Folks,
>
>
>Here is the final K1B report from Hrane.
>
>regards
>
>
>
>Nenad ....
>
>=======================================================================
>
>Finally,
>
>
>"Home sweet home", after so much travel, climate changes,
>jet lag, and inevitable visit to Dayton Hamvention.
>
>We are still very tired, we still struggle with jet lag,
>but all of this disappears after seeing what was written
>world wide about the K1B DXpedition, and what we
>exerienced at Dayton Hamvention.
>
>Here is the K1B DXpedition recap:
>
>
>CREW: yt1ad,yu1au,yu1dx, z31fu(zs6mg)z32zm,rz3aa,ra3auu,
>rw3ah,ly3um, kw4da, n6tqs, kd7rcd,s56a, mr. Doug Forsell,
>US FW  officer.
>
>
>COSTS: $102.000 US
>
>
>IMPORTANT DATES:
>
>April.20: Meeting at LAX Airport, and taking exams at the
>           airport.
>
>April 22: Arrival to Fiji with team split into two groups:
>
>           yt1ad, rz3aa,rw3ah,ra3auu,kw4da,kd7rcd went to
>           Tuvalu by plane. They made the following score:
>
>           yt1ad-t25a      3600 qso's
>           rz3aa-t23a      1400 qso's
>           ra3auu-t26u     1500 qso's
>           kw4da-t2da      1100 qso's
>                          ============
>           T2 total        7600  qso's
>
>           All others travelled by ship Princess II.
>
>
>April 25: Departure to Baker Island.
>
>April 27: Arrival to Baker island at 05:00
>           USA camp assembled first. First QSO with
>           JH1HDT.
>
>           Other two camps assembled in next
>           48 hours.
>
>
>EQUIPMENT:
>
>The following was the equipment used:
>
>USA camp;     generator 4,5kW, antennae: MA5B (14,18,21,24,28)
>               mosley  3 el short LP version  14,21, 28 MHz
>               2 el 6 m bim, all @ 6-9 m.,dipole 40/30 m
>               rig's: IC 756 pro Ii x 2, IC  706 LPA  400 W
>
>Serbian camp: generator  4,5 kW,antennae  A3S  (14,21  28 MHz)
>               vertical  Rv4c  7,14,21 28 MHz, dipole  10 MHz
>               vertical  3,5/3,8 MHz,  5 el  50 Mhz, @ 6 m.
>               ground mount verticals with radials in the ocean.
>               LPA  ACOM 1000, AL 811 with ic 756 pro II, TS 570 s,
>               and FT 100 (backup for 50 mhz)
>
>Russian camp: generator 5,5 kW, antennae, MA5B  14,18,21,24,28 MHz,
>               A3S  14,21,28 MHz, Battlecreek special (1,8, 3,5, 7)
>               beams @ 6 i 9 metara.
>               LPA  ACOM 1000, Al 811 rigs: IC 756 pro II  2 x, FT920
>
>
>IC-756 rigs were constantly turned on and did not experience
>any problem even at temperature well above 40c (100F).
>
>ACOM 1000 was fenomenal, easy to tune on all bands (1.8-50 MHz).
>
>Supressors were burnt on one of AL811, but were easily fixed.
>Twice the 5.5 kW generator was broken, but fixed on spot.
>
>The only incident we had was when one of 7 mtrs boats capsized
>over the huge wave, and injured Miki and Hrane. However
>both of us continued our operation, and the equipment carried
>by boat was recovered.
>
>
>Besides this incident, we did not have any problem,
>other than unbearable heath, and millions of crabs and birds.
>Mr. Forsell's advices in those situations were more than
>helpful. He was the USWF representative and without him
>we would not be even allowed to reach the island. Once
>again thanks to the USFW service in Honolulu, specially Mrs.
>Beth Flint!
>
>The Baker Island operation came to an end on May 07-th with
>the following QSO breakdown cw/ssb 89898 QSOs, 4708 rtty QSOs,
>446 PSK QSOs and 75 sstv QSOs.
>
>On our way back we stopped by on Fiji and made several thousand
>QSOs with the following breakdown:
>
>  yt1ad-3d2ad:      640 qso
>  kw4da-3d2cw:      720 qso
>  rw3ah-3d2af:     1750 qso
>  ly3num-3d2um:    2230 qso
>  n6tqs-3d2qs       150 qso
>  zs6mg-3d2mg      1230 qso
>                 ==========
>          total   6720  qso
>
>k1b    95.127
>
>T2      7.200
>
>3d2     6.720
>
>  --------------------------
>K1B+T2+3D2=  109.047
>
>Total number of QSOs in the K1B log is:  95.127 which is the
>all times record for operation from uninhabited island with
>no facilities, and powered by generators.
>
>QSL cards for SSB operation go to RZ3AA, all others to YT1AD.
>There was a special box opened in Moscow for this purpose. YT1AD
>address is Dr. Hrane Milosevic,  36206 Vitanovac,
>SERBIA-MONTENEGRO (Yugoslavia)!!
>
>(Added by Nenad: QSL cards with donations go to VE3EXY
>between now and June 20., but will be mailed from YU/RU).
>
>QSL cards are expected from print shop mid June, and the
>first mailings around the first week of July.
>
>Please do not send too many inquires about QSL. Please visit
>
>http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/kh1
>
>for more details including link to on-line logs.
>
>Special thanks to pilot stations YU1AA, and VE3EXY, web
>masters 4N1FG@4N1NM, and log master VA3NA.
>
>Great thanks to our biggest donors NCDXF 6000 USD, ARRL 1500
>USD,  ACOM  Inc.  America  4500  USD  including logistics
>in Boston and  LAX relevant to transport of equipment.
>
>Also thanks to  RZ3AA-12,500 USd,  YT1AD-17,500 USD. special
>thanks to ICOM  America for borrowing us 6 x IC 756 pro II
>and HEIL  sound  for 6 borrowed  head sets.
>
>Thanks to Princess II and its crew for helping us to put up
>three camps.
>
>Most imporatntlty thanks to all of you who made 95K + QSOs
>with us, even those who made zoo on the bands. Thanks for the
>pleasure we had beeing part of this expedition.
>
>
>73 Hrane and the Baker  Isl.  dream team!!!!
>
>"The team that linked  people and the world, into the World
>  of Hamradio. They all worked as one and touched the hamradio
>  heaven."
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