[OKDXA] Swain's Island

[Coy Day]

A Tonga station spotted them at 0512z and said they had just left Pago
Pago.  If the trip is in fact 24 hours then they will arrive somewhere
around 0500z tomorrow.  It may take them 7 hours to get everything ashore
and set up.

-- 
Coy Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
405-483-5632

K5TT wrote:
> A "rumor" is that the Swains Island group will begin
> operation at 1200Z
> April 4. That should be tomorrow morning.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Coy Day" <n5ok at arrl.org>
> To: "OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 10:00 PM
> Subject: [OKDXA] Swain's Island
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>>
>> I've been researching for details on when the
> Swain's Island dxpedition
>> will start.  It was supposed that Swain's was on the
> other side of the
>> International Dateline.  It isn't.  The latest info
> I can find says they
>> will be there late on the 3rd of April.  They are
> leaving Samoa at 11PM on
>> the 2nd and it is nearly a 24 hour boat ride.  Since
> it is still the 2nd
>> on Swain's they likely have not left American Samoa
> yet.
>>
>> Note the call sign they are going to use is N8S.  Be
> sure to set up your
>> logging program to identify it as Swain's Island.
>>
>> Good luck....   Coy
>> --
>> Coy Day, N5OK
>> 20685 SW 29
>> Union City, OK 73090
>> 405-483-5632
>>
>>
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