[OKDXA] Ducie Logs

[John Geiger]

I could not hear them on 160 last night, but with my
antenna, anything beyond the Red and Canadian Rivers
is DX!

73s John AA5JG

--- Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> John, You are absolutely right. Signals from Ducie
> have been very good 
> on every band I have worked them. Amazing.
> 
> Bob
> 
> John Geiger wrote:
> > They have been booming in here on all bands so
> far. 
> > THis is one of the best DXpeditions I have seen. 
> Wish
> > they would go to Heard and South Sandwich next.
> >
> > So far they have been new band countries for me on
> 20
> > and 30!
> >
> > 73s John AA5JG
> >
> > --- Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.org> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Here's the latest from their web site:
> >> News #14- 2008 Feb 13
> >> I just had a telephone call with Carsten (DL6LAU)
> on
> >> Ducie Island. The
> >> reason we did not get any update or online log
> from
> >> the island is that
> >> they had no time until now because of a big
> workload
> >> to setup the stations
> >> and antennas. They plan to go "online" in the
> next
> >> 6-12 hours so we expect
> >> the first online logs around noon on Thursday.
> >> Please be aware that the
> >> data connection via Iridium is very sensible so
> it
> >> can last a long time to
> >> upload the online logs.
> >>
> >> After 1,5 days of operation they have now about
> >> 28,000 QSOs in the log
> >> (about 17,000 after the first 24 hours!). They
> >> already started RTTY
> >> operation on 20m with over 700 QSOs at the
> moment.
> >> In some days we expect
> >> also RTTY operation on 30m.
> >>
> >> Antenna construction is still in progress. Some
> >> antennas for 12m and 10m
> >> are missing. Today they are at the installation
> of
> >> the Beverage antennas
> >> for the low bands.
> >>
> >> All team members are in a good shape (except some
> >> sunburns) and they have
> >> a lot of fun. A problem is the extreme heat
> during
> >> the daywhich makes it
> >> nearly impossible for the night operators to
> sleep.
> >>
> >> Tomorrow we will get some more news from the
> island.
> >> Please stay tuned.
> >>
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Coy Day, N5OK
> >> 20685 SW 29
> >> Union City, OK 73090
> >> 405-483-5632
> >>
> >>
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