[GCARC] Fwd: [FCG] South Georgia Update

[Merrill Brown]

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Merrill
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> From: "Pete Rimmel N8PR" <n8pr at bellsouth.net>
> Date: February 6, 2016 at 1:21:09 PM EST
> To: "SFDXA" <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net>, "Fcg at Kkn. Net" <fcg at kkn.net>
> Subject: [FCG] South Georgia Update
> 
> Received from Paul, N6PSE at 16:15z: 
> 
> "Today is day 8 at VP8SGI. We are pushing forward to our goal of 80,000
> contacts from South Georgia Islands.  The ten and twelve meter bands are
> very good today.
> 
>  Our biggest challenges are the high winds which are destroying our
> antennas and tent and the many out of turn callers that continually call
> while we are trying to work others.
>  We are particularly frustrated by those EU callers that continue to
> call as we are trying to work to Asia/Japan.
>  Please let?s all show our best Ham Spirit over the next three days so
> that everyone has a chance to work VP8SGI.
>  On Sunday, we will be seeking ATNO contacts on 17 meters SSB. We will
> QRT on Monday morning.
>  Best wishes from the Intrepid-DX Group VP8 Team."
> 
>     At this point, I want to remember to everybody that VP8 team members
> left their homes past January 7th, and they expect to be back at home
> around February 22th. More than 45 days out of home, working and risking
> their lives in one of the hardest places of the World, trying to give
> us three new DXCC countries, two of them in the highest part on the most
> wanted list, in a project that exceeds 215.000$. So please, lets help
> them to reach their aim following operator instructions and respecting
> other callers.
>  Paul will try to do first six meters QSO during their afternoon and
> evening time. Take a look to my spots on DX Cluster, he will call me by
> Sat phone few minutes before start to call on 50.110 Khz.
> 
>          EA5RM - VP8STI/VP8SGI Chief Pilot
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