[HCRA] Ducie Island - VP6DX

N1BAA - Jose Castillo n1baa at comcast.net
Wed Feb 13 12:06:31 EST 2008


Thanks Jim,
Have worked him on 160 through 12 the last 24 hours....and heard him on 
10M last night late....TOO late for us here..
But will be waiting tonight!

Jose - N1BAA/KS1Y

Mike DeChristopher, K1KAA wrote:
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> Also snagged him on 15, but with 5W.  The antenna is a loaded-up gutter pipe outside my dorm window.  He wasn't too strong here, but nobody is with the gutter.
>
> I worked Ducie last time (I think about six years ago), but it was on 10m.
>
> I didn't hear Rick, but then again, I was grabbing every third letter or so, hihi.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Lindquist" <n1rl at earthlink.net>
> To: "Jim Mullen" <kk1w at charter.net>, HCRA at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:42:57 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
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> Thanks, Jim. Got him third call on 21 MHz (QSX 21.027.27) with 100 W and my
> 60-meter loop. He was 10 over here.
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> 73, Rick, N1RL 
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> Subject: [HCRA] Ducie Island - VP6DX
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> For those budding DX'ers out there a pretty rare country is now on the air.
> Ducie Island, VP6DX is on many bands right now and pretty strong here in New
> England.
>
> Read about the Dxpedition at their web site:
> http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/index.php.
>
> Good luck, if you get this one in the log it will be a rare one! They will
> be on the air until February 27th so you have plenty of time. Once the first
> rush happens early next week might be a good time to give it a shot.
>
> And you retired folks have an even better shot. Work 'em when everyone else
> is off contributing to your Social Security check! :>)
>
> '73...
>
> Jim, KK1W
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