[RRDXA] ZL8X - 2010 NEWS vom 04.11.2010 DXPedition zu den pazifischen Kermadec Inseln

[Mirko Holte]

Hallo zusammen,

nur noch 13 Tage bis zur DXPedition von ZL8X und damit der Aktivierung von 
der pazifischen Insel Kermadec.
Die Kermadec Inseln liegen ca. 900 km SSW von Ata Island Tonga und 1100 km 
NNE von Neuseelands Nord Inseln.

Es gibt es paar interessante Neuigkeiten auch für die 6m Leute. Auch auf 6m 
ist für Betrieb gesorgt. Ein K3 und
eine ACOM 1000 mit einer 5 Element Yagi drehbar auf einem 10m Mast sollen 
für 6m Stimmung sorgen. Es
besteht dann auch für die DXPedition eine durchgehende Internetverbindung 
über Inmarsat und damit eine
ständige DXCluster Verbindung zu dem gesamten Netzwerk das mit der 
Logsoftware Win-Test arbeitet.
Wenn auf 6m die Bake von ZL8X betrieben wird, werden eure DXCluster Spots 
sofort von der DXPedition
gelesen und man versucht dann umgehend moegliche 6m Bandoeffnungen zu 
bearbeiten.

Macht euch bereit, in 2 Wochen brennt die Luft. Weiter unten die letzten 
News, veröffentlicht bereits durch
den Christian, DL1MGB am 4.11.2010 für den ZL8X Verteiler.

Für die, die den näheren Zeitplan von ZL8X noch nicht kennen, hier die 
letzte Planung:

Zeitplan:
Date Action items
14.11.2010 Team meets in New Zealand
15.11.2010 Departure New Zealand
18.11.2010 Arrival on Kermadec Islands
19.11.2010 Unloading the boat, station assembly, starting of operations
19.11.2010 -
05.12.2010 On The Air
06.12.2010 Station disassembly, loading the boat
07.12.2010 Departure Kermadec Islands
10.12.2010 Arrival New Zealand

Die geplanten 7 Stationen sollen in 2 verschiedenen Camps aufgebaut werden,
die ca. 1km von einander entfernt liegen. Es werden alle Betriebsarten wie 
CW,
SSB, RTTY bedient und die unten aufgeführten Antennensysteme versprechen
sehr laute Signale !

Info zu den beiden Camps und geplanten Antennen:

Antennas
Having two camps also means to have some more antennas than usual. Except 
for 160m we have antennas for all bands in both camps. Here a list of 
antennas to give you an overview of our planned antenna park:

Camp 1
160m: 27m high vertical (V160E)
80m: 21m high vertical (V80E)
40m: 4-square
30m: 4-square
20m: 3 ele monoband yagi
17m: 4 ele vertical dipole array
15m: 3 ele monoband yagi
12m: 4 ele vertical dipole array
10m: 5 ele monoband yagi

Camp 2
80m: 4-square
40m: 4-square
30m: 4-square
20m: 4 ele vertical dipole array
17m: 3 ele monoband yagi
15m: 4 ele vertical dipole array
12m: 3 ele monoband yagi
10m: 4 ele vertical dipole array

Electricity
We will have enough generators with us to power at least 7 stations.

Weitere Informationen könnt ihr dann direkt auf der folgenden DXPeditions 
Homepage verfolgen:

                                     http://www.kermadec.de


Welche Frequenzen sind geplant:

  CW SSB RTTY
160m   1826.5 (1) 1843.5 (2) --- 
  80m   3522.5 +3 3782.5 (1) --- 
  40m   7022.5 +3 7182.5 +5 --- 
  30m   10102.5 +3 --- 10132.5 +3
  20m   14022.5 +3 14192.5 +5 (+50 for US General) 14082.5 +3
  17m   18072.5 +3 18152.5 +5 18102.5 +3
  15m   21022.5 +3 21292.5 +5 21082.5 +3
  12m   24892.5 +3 24972.5 +5 --- 
  10m   28022.5 +3 28492 +5 --- 
    6m TBD (3) TBD (3) --- 


News 04.11.2010
Written by DL1MGB, November 4th 2010, 19:44

In about two weeks we expect to be QRV from Raoul Island with the callsign 
ZL8X. All team members are highly motivated and can't await the start of the 
DXpedition. The first guys are already on their way to New Zealand. Though 
we have transported over 2.5 tons of equipment to New Zealand (which is 
already waiting for us there) the advance party still has to organize this 
or that and take care of loading our equipment onboard the Ship. Because the 
Jarvis DXpedition was postponed by one year the vessel Braveheart was again 
available and we will go now with this well-known ship.

In the last weeks we decided to take some 6m equipment with us which will 
organized by ZL hams. The spare station will serve from the beginning as the 
6m station. Besides a K3 and an ACOM 1000 it will contain a 5 element yagi 
and a rotator being put on a 10m mast. We are not sure what we can expect on 
the magic band but we will run the station as a beacon whenever possible, we 
will put the station near the cafeteria where there is always anyone 
available and we will watch the DX cluster network for possible openings. 
Equipped with a BGAN modem for Inmarsat we have the possibility to be online 
in the DX cluster 24/7 to get an immediate feedback of our operation from 
our audience.

Please visit also our chapter about operating. We added a table of our 
preferred frequencies and some tips about working us on the low bands, on 
RTTY, on 6m or in the CQWW DX contest.

Please also have a look at the website of the DX Code of Conduct.

Due to the world economic crisis last year and the interrelated effects on 
several sectors of our life we still have to suffer from the higher costs. 
For example a higher exchange rate EUR-NZD or higher transportation costs 
makes the DXpedition nearly EUR 10,000 more expensive than originally 
planned without any benefit. Because of this fact we are very proud that the 
German DX Foundation (GDXF) and the European DX Foundation (EUDXF) increased 
their sponsorship as a sign of standing behind our ideas and trusting our 
capabilities. So our appeal to you: Please also support the DX clubs and 
foundations. They are not just clubs. A great deal of the support comes from 
them. And they also have very interesting services for their members like 
regular magazines with compiled DXpedition articles and news or offer a QSL 
service like GDXF or EUDXF.

Also over 50 individual sponsors already made their contribution to our 
DXpedition. Have a look at our list of sponsors to find the right place for 
your donation! Many many thanks so far for your support and your confidence!


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From: "Latest News About ZL8X" <dxpedorg-kermadecinfo at dxped.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 8:04 PM
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Subject: [ZL8X - 2010 :: NEWS] News 04.11.2010

- Current status of the DXpedition
- 6m operation
- Some tips on operating
- Many thanks to our sponsors!

Read more on http://www.kermadec.de

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