[DX] anyone else NOT hearing VP8THU??

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:53:27 -0600

They have been very very weak up in in Northern Minnesota.  I have worked
them on 20/30/40 but I have pretty much stayed in the shack since Friday to
do it.

Not a whisper on 10/12/15.

Last night on 20 SSB was the strongest I have heard them, if you can get
through the deliberate qrm tonight will be your last shot.

Ron N5IN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [DX] anyone else NOT hearing VP8THU??

> 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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