[Meteor-Scatter] Re:Details of trans-atlantic WSJT QSO?

Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:37:39 +0100

At 03:46 21.03.02 -0800, you wrote:
>de Steady Won <[email protected]>
>is this the only list where the 'pig trans-atlantic
>qso has been announced or discussed?  the details seem
>a bit queer and would like to know more before
>challenging it.  more information please!
>...

 Hi folks,
 Last night, Mar 20th, 02 at 2134UTC, N2PIG's (Alexander Dutkewych)
 mail arrived at my provider's server. I downloaded and read his note
 at around 2210UTC (that's the same note that I later forwarded to
 to the <Meteor-scatter>, <144mhzeu> and <HSMS> internet mailing
 reflectors, as well as to the <vhf@eu> board of the packet radio net).
 Frankly, I was more than sceptical, an expedition of that big a
 dimension, finished with an even bigger success, run by a husband-and-
 wife-team ? I checked Alex's call with <qrz.com> (turned out okay),
 then checked weather condx in Newfoundland ( turned out okay, too).
 Still not convinced, and considering that it was turning close to 
 midnight on a workday in Europe, I decided not to forward Alex's
 message... - and then the phone rang - with an excited Alex, N2PIG
 on the far end. 
 He basically confirmed the contents of his message, and, yes, he's
 on site in Newfoundland right now, waiting for some pings from Europe,
 and they've kept the preparations for and the fact of the DXpedition
 "very, very secret". He said that they've shot a lot of pictures and
 there will be a website later. 
 So I then hurried to forward his note to the mail reflectors and to
 packet radio, hoping that at least a couple of hams over here would
 read it and try to get into contact with him, despite of short notice
 and late hour.
 Wonder who did ?
 I haven't heard of Alex since, guess, he's in Newfoundland taking
 down his station or is on his way back to Pulteney/NY.
 Let's hope for a nice website with pics  - and a nice wav-file !!

 To all, thanks for your patience; and to Alex, thanks for your call
 (guess, I haven't done so last night) and once you're home, please
 drop us a line.

 73, 
 Bernie dk3xt/ab7iy (in Germany, JN49fe)
  <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
 <http://www.meteorscatter.net>          
   "Make More Miles On VHF"
  <http://www.qsl.net/dk3xt/>