[NLRS] Fwd: [NEWSVHF] 6m from TX5K in March ;-)

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

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Subject: [NEWSVHF] 6m from TX5K in March ;-)
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:07:44 +0000
From: Lance Collister, W7GJ <w7gj at q.com>
Reply-To: w7gj at q.com
To: RMVHF+ <rmvhf at rmvhf.org>, "'[PNWVHFS]'" <pnwvhfs at googlegroups.com>, 
Western States Weak Signal Society <wswss at mailman.qth.net>,	NEWS 
<newsvhf at mailman.qth.net>

Well, the contributions from serious 6m DXers rolled in - MNI MNI TNX! 
As a result
of your support, the travel costs are already paid, and I am planning on 
going to
Clipperton with my proven portable 6m station:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/TX5K.htm

At this point, I am spending money as if I had it, shipping equipment 
down to
California, and buying things like a $1400 generator to take on the 
trip. The good
news is that I tested out the portable 6m station with the new 3kw Honda 
110 VAC
generator (the Honda 2000 would not work with my switching power supply 
above about
600w output), and I was able to run 1kw output on JT65A mode using my 
new Meanwell
RSP-2000-48 power supply and 6M-1000 amplifier.  For almost 3 dB 
difference, I was
not willing to compromise the success of the mission, so am now busy 
building a
shipping crate for the generator.

So....please spread the word among serious 6m DXers.   I working very 
hard and
spending lots of money to provide a serious 6m activation of Clipperton 
Island.   If
we get any F2, I will hope to work you on that mode.  In case we do not, 
I am
planning to be QRV for my moonrises through the European moonsets and 
then again for
all the NA moonsets down to my moonset.   I am planning to take the two 
middle days
off from EME and just concentrate on ionospheric prop possibilities 
those days,
because they are unfortunately the worst days of the month for 6m EME. 
The proposed
tentative schedule is on the above web page, and obviously is subject to 
the
uncertainties of weather, unloading, equipment/logistics problems, etc. 
etc.
However, since the best EME days during the trip are right at the 
beginning of the
operation, I sure am planning to do whatever I can to be QRV as soon as 
possible
after we arrive and make this a successful venture for everyone.

So, if you have been planning on assembling that big 6m yagi that has 
been taking up
space in your garage, or wiring up that new 6m amplifier, or meaning to 
get that
computer interface connected so you can run digital modes, this is your 
early warning
notice ;-)  You have 6 weeks to get ready!

I don't expect to have internet capability after February 17, so I will 
try to post
any further information before then on the above web page.  Otherwise, 
please just
watch for me on 6m! GL and I sure hope to be able to hand out a new 6m 
DXCC to many
of you in a couple months!

MNI TNX again for your encouragement and support!  VY 73, Lance






-- 
Lance Collister, W7GJ
(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ, E6M)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT   59834-0073
USA
TEL: (406) 626-5728
QTH: DN27ub
URL:http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
Windows Messenger:W7GJ at hotmail.com
Skype: lanceW7GJ
2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815

Interested in 6m EME?  Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME
email group, or just fill in the request box at the bottom of my web
page (above)!

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