[EIDXA] Fwd: Heard Island Expedition VKØEK Report

[Rich Haendel]

FYI for all to see.


Rich W3ACO



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Subject: 	Heard Island Expedition VKØEK Report
Date: 	Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:41:46 -0700
From: 	Robert Schmieder <Schmieder at cordell.org>
To: 	'Richard Haendel' <rhaendel at Q.com>



*To Richard W3ACO and the Members of the Eastern Iowa DX Association 
(EIDXA):*

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*It gives me great pleasure to provide the EIDXA with the attached 
report on the Heard Island VKØEK Project. *

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*Please note that this article has been accepted for publication in QST 
(October 2016), so I call your attention to the footnoted copyright 
notice on the first page.*

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*The expedition was carried out during March/April, 2016. Many of the 
results are posted on our website www.heardisland.org 
<http://www.heardisland.org> and the blogsite https://vk0ek.org, and 
this article provides details and numerical results of the 
operation. All of the requested QSL cards have been sent out. *

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*We are currently assembling the broader results of the expedition, 
which as you know went well beyond the boundaries of a normal 
(“radio-only”) DXpedition. The scientific and IT activities on the 
expedition were enabled by a very successful fundraising activity. In 
particular, we were able to secure considerable support from 
corporations that provided in-kind contributions (particularly the 
shelters and the satellite terminals and airtime). As a result we were 
able to concentrate on the work of the expedition rather than the 
mechanical task of fundraising, and to implement a variety of innovative 
services to the DXing community. *

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*Please accept the sincere appreciation of the entire team for the 
generous support from the EIDXA. I do hope that many of the members were 
successful in logging a QSO with VKØEK, in spite of the difficult 
propagation.*

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*Sincerely, and 73,*

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*Bob KK6EK*

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*Cordell Expeditions*

*Dr. Robert W. Schmieder*

4295 Walnut Blvd.

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 USA

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(925) 934-3735 (voice and fax)

schmieder at cordell.org <mailto:schmieder at cordell.org>

http://www.cordell.org <http://www.cordell.org/>

Skype: robert.schmieder3

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