[EIDXA] Fw: [ The Daily DX ] Vol. 6 No. 058 - March 21, 2002

[Tom Vavra]

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> >                        *** The Daily DX (c) ***
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> >                           Volume 6 Number 58
> >                             March 21, 2002
> >                     Edited by Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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> >                                 DX News
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> > Here is the official news from one of the Ducie Island pilot stations.
> > "All the operators are well...But very tired.  They continue to
> > operate almost round the clock on 15m.  Questions have bee(n) asked
> > relative to a CW signal on 20 meters during the early morning hours.
> > Unfortunately, this may have been a pirate.  It is being checked to
> > see if one of the CW operators may have activated 20m CW, but this is
> > unlikely.  Over 10000 "Qs" were made on CW...About 3% were dupes.  Not
> > bad!  All logs to date have been uploaded...Check the Website.
> > Persistence and patience will get you a contact.
> > 
> > Ducie Schedule:
> > 1. VP2(6)DI will cease operation on 27 March and leave the island that
> > evening (Their time)
> > 2. The(y) intend to arrive on Henderson Island (oc-056) 28 March.
> > 3. 29 March...Depart Henderson.
> > 4. 30 March...Arrive Pitcairn (long enough to eat lunch)
> > 5. 1 April...Arrive Gambier
> > 6. 3 April...Back Home
> > 
> > Now for the unofficial news - They expect to hit the low bands
> > eventually, remember their prime goal is to hand out first time QSOs
> > to the Deserving!  Kan compiled the logs yesterday around 1600Z and
> > then headed to the ship to transfer the logs via Satellite phone to
> > Japan.  Those logs need to be put into a certain format and will
> > probably be uploaded to the web site sometime today at
> > http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/VP6DI/.  The team does have RTTY equipment.
> > No activity happened yesterday.  It is estimated they now have
> > somewhere around 20,000 QSOs on 15 meters (about 50/50 CW SSB).  Early
> > today (0200Z) a storm came through apparently taking down at least two
> > of the tents.  During this time frame all the stations went QRT.  They
> > seemed to have gotten back on the air about an hour later with two of
> > the stations.
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