[GCARC] Fwd: [FCG] VP8SGI

[Merrill Brown]

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Merrill
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> From: "Pete Rimmel N8PR" <n8pr at bellsouth.net>
> Date: February 4, 2016 at 1:59:02 PM EST
> To: "aSFDXA" <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net>, "Fcg at Kkn. Net" <fcg at kkn.net>
> Subject: [FCG] VP8SGI
> 
> VP8SGI SOUTH GEORGIA ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update February 3rd)...
>  Today is day six on South Georgia Is. VP8SGI will do QRT at sunrise
> on February 8th.
>  They are experiencing a G1 geomagnetic storm. This is greatly impacting
> the higher bands. However, VP8SGI team will continue to push forward.
>  The weather continues to be cold and windy. It is snowing and their
> noise level is higher than usual.
>  Tonight they will continue their major effort on the low bands including
> 160 meters.
>  They are planning to be QRV on 17 meters SSB during next Sunday for
> those that need an ATNO contact with VP8SGI.
>  Due the difficult is being for VK and ZL stations to work South Georgia
> on RTTY on 15 and 30 meters, tomorrow from 09:30 to 12:30z they will be
> on 14.080 RTTY listening up only for VK/ZL and Oceania stations.
>  Today they will try again on six meters. Yesterday, EA3GP was able to
> listen VP8SGI signal on 50.110 SSB. Probably today they will try on 50.110
> CW aronud 16:00 to 18:00z and once again around 20:00 to 22:00z. Due they
> have not a beacon system, I will try to post on DX Cluster each time they
> will be calling CQ.
>  They are working very hard to work everyone and they hope to see you in
> the log. Best wishes from the Intrepid DX Group VP8SGI team.
> 
>   EA5RM - VP8STI/VP8SGI Chief Pilot
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