[PPRAANet] Market Reef Operations

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MARKET REEF, OJ0X, TO BE ACTIVATED FOR THREE WEEKS

With the kind  cooperation of the Finnish Lighthouse Society and their
transportation  partner, Captain Mats Sjostrom of Aland Islands, Radio
Arcala, OH8X and their  associates are announcing a 3-week DXpedition to
Market Reef - OJ0X - to  commence on September 19, 2011, weather
permitting.

The operation was  originally scheduled to begin this week but with the
tail end of Hurricane  Katia, the waters of Aland Islands were stormy
with waves as high as 5  meters. Challenging the current weather
conditions, the group of DL3DXX,  DH7SA, DL5CW and SP5XVY is due to
arrive in Aland Islands to attempt landing  on the morning of September
19.

You can follow the happenings via the  Market Reef Diary at
<http://www.majakkaseura.fi/eng/market> and  observe the latest weather
conditions as measured and transmitted from the  actual lighthouse at
<http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/OJ0X/OJ0X.html>  Please note that autumn
winds should be less than 5 m/s for a comfortable  landing.

This first group plans to run three stations, especially on WARC  and low
bands, but also in the CQWW RTTY Contest.

It will be followed  on September 27 by OH1TV, OH2BAD, OH2BO, OH5BM to
take up where the previous  group left off.

And finally, by October 4, more bands and the SAC SSB  Contest will be
covered by G3TXF, OH2BH, OH2PM, SM0W, SM6U.

Their  announced frequencies are:

CW: 1813 or 1826.5, 3523, 7023, 10123, 14003  or 14033, 18083 or 18083,
21003 or 21033, 24893 or 24903, 28003 or 28033  SSB:1843, 3770, 7070,
14170, 18130, 21280, 24960, 28490
RTTY: 10140,  18108

Log search will be available at  <http://www.clublog.org/expeditions.php>
but it may not be updated  daily due to poor Internet access from  Market
Reef.