[DX] anyone else NOT hearing VP8THU??

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 16:33:04 -0500

John,

Don't know what to tell you.  I heard the pileup for VP8THU on 10 this
morning, but not them.  OTOH, I worked them very late last night on 40 CW,
and they weren't very much about the noise -- and I'm running 100 Watts into
an HF6V, so I wouldn't suggest that "only" the big guns with monobanders
will be amongst the deserving.

And according to the original press release I saw (via Bernie W3UR & the
Daily DX, thanks Bernie!):  "Due to heavy environmental and safety
restrictions on our permit we are taking ultra-light generators, simple
antennas, and low power."  ("Chalk up another one to the environmental
whackos!")

Keep the faith & GL!

73, ron wn3vaw

----- Original Message -----
From: John Geiger <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 3:30 PM
Subject: [DX] anyone else NOT hearing VP8THU??

I was thrilled to hear that there was going to be an
operation from South Sandwich Islands, since that is
one that I still need.  There is only one problem-I
can't hear them.  I tune to the spots that I see on
the internet cluster-and NOTHING?  I don't think that
my antenna is that bad.  It is a Cushcraft MA5B-not a
monobander or anything, but it did work the Falkland
Is. Dxpedition ok last year.  I also worked VP8SGK on
South Georgia last year, and can hear LU1ZA on the
SOuth Orkneys, just can't find when they are taking
the list.

SO what is going on with VP8THU?  THis should be a
fairly easy path from the central US.  I realize that
they are taking a more simplestic approach to this
DXpedition-but I am afraid that that means that only
big guns with stacked monobanders will work them.  Is
there some aspect of the dxpedition that I don't know
about?  Are they forced to run QRP, or dipoles, or is
there a big mountain between them and the US?

This is really getting frustrating.  When and where
should I listen?

73s John KA0IFG

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