[DX] anyone else NOT hearing VP8THU??

Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:02:55 -0400

No problem hearing/working them from New Brunswick, not loud but probably
5/5.

73,  Carl   VE9OV
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:30 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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