[Elecraft] VK6DX, slighlty OT, but not really...

Shaun Oliver shaun.oliver at optusnet.com.au
Sat Feb 16 19:38:38 EST 2008


Hi, VK6 is Western Australia.


On 17/02/2008 11:09 AM, the old scribe known as Jim Sheldon was able to 
impart this pearl of wisdom:
>  http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/  is the official website of the dxpedition.
> There you will find the on-line log, all sorts of news about what's
> happening, pictures etc. and if you click on "Site Map" you will see an
> aerial photo of Ducie with all the antenna site/information superimposed.
> Very impressive setup.
> 
> 7 Active stations, all K3's with ACOM amplifiers and those guys sure seem to
> know how to get the most out of the K3's receiver!  They hear EVERYTHING!
> 
> w0eb
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jack Brindle
>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:46 PM
>> To: k8tb at bosscher.org
>> Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector'
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] VK6DX, slighlty OT, but not really...
>>
>> Perhaps your difficulty lies in the area of either wrong 
>> geography or  
>> wrong station.
>> I believe VK6 would be somewhere in Australia...
>>
>> The folks on Ducie Island are actually using the callsign VP6DX.
>>
>> I'm in their log... :-) ;-)
>>
>>
>> On Feb 16, 2008, at 2:36 PM, K8TB wrote:
>>> As I sit here with my wire antenna trying to work one of the K3's  
>>> on Ducie Island, my mind, once again wondered.
>>>
>>> God Bless the Internet, and Google. Have a look at where the VK6  
>>> folks are living:
>>>
>>> *http://tinyurl.com/2qfyrk*
>>>
>>>
>>>    If you look close, you can see the K3's ;)
>>>
>>> On a sunny afternoon,
>>>
>>>    Tom K8TB
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> - Jack Brindle, W6FB
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