[Elecraft] TX3X K3/KPA500 DXpedition to Chesterfield Islands on the air

[Yngvi (TF3Y)]

Propagation has been pretty awful at Northern latitudes.
Never heard over here in TF.

73, Yngvi TF3Y

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> K6MM has been in contact with several of the ops at TX3X. They have been
> experiencing pretty awful WX, lots of rain, very high winds. Too much wind
> to get the 80M and 160M antennas up -- although they have been QRV on 80 in
> the last 12 hours.
>
> I worked them yesterday with 5W on 10M SSB.
>
> Here's what he posted to the NCDXC reflector yesterday.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> =   =   =   =   =
>
> Thus far I have been able to work these "local" TX3X operators on SSB:
>
> 40MTom, ND2T
> 20MRoss, K6GFJ
> 17MSteve, W1SRD
> 15MKevin, K6TD
>
> I volunteered to keep in touch with their families while they're on the
> DXpedition.
>
> My general sense from these "quick chats", is that they are having a
> miserable time coping with the high winds, rain, sleeping conditions, and
> Mother Nature in general on Chesterfield.  Some of this is documented on
> the internet, the latest yesterday:
>
> http://www.dx-world.net/tx3x-chesterfield-island-dxpedition-2015/
>
> Unfortunately their website and log search function has been down for
> several hours now: http://TX3X.com
> Hopefully this is temporary.
>
> The biggest problem has been installing their antennas, especially for 80M
> and 160M because of the high winds.  Thus far, they have not been able to
> activate those bands.  The team is still in good spirits, however, and
> determined to overcome these visits from Murphy.  They'll be there another
> week.  Let's wish them good luck.  Fingers crossed.
>
> My advice:  If you've already worked them, try to resist the temptation to
> rack up a lot of band-modes until the group has had a chance to put as many
> ATNO QSOs in the log as possible this week.  And keep watching those DX
> cluster spots.
>
> 73,
> John, K6MM
>
>
>
> On Tue,10/6/2015 11:08 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
>
>> Rolling along?  Twelve ops, seven complete 500W stations and ton of
>> antennas and 21K Q's in 6 days.
>>
>> E6GG with seven ops and four radios made ~ 49k Q's in 12 days.
>>
>> Just sayin'
>>
>
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