Here
is the latest information to date, following the signing
of the
agreement with the TAAF:
- 12
December: loading of cargo, boarding of
passengers (early
afternoon) on the Marion Dufresne and departure for
Tromelin at the end
of the day,
- 16
December: return to the vicinity of Reunion,
helicopter
transport of agents returning from Tromelin and
departure for Crozet. I
will not go down to Tromelin.
- 20
December: Arrival planned on
Crozet. Start of
the issue window.
- January
26: End of window. I am allowed to do HF
show 3 weeks only
between December 20th and January 26th. In addition,
every day at least
5 hours will be neutralized (no emission) to allow the
Institut des
Pôles (IPEV) to make a measurement.
- No
constraint for the QO-100 traffic, possibility of
trafficking
throughout the stay on the base.
- Departure
from Crozet aroundMarch
25th.
- Passage
to Kerguelen then Amsterdam to resupply bases. I will
not be allowed to
get off the boat so no emissions.
- Back
in France in May.
As
you can read above, these are unfortunately significant
changes
especially for the HF part and far from the initial
authorization given
by Prefect Giusti.
Callsign
and frequencies.
Only the information given on the Crozet2022 website, by
F6EXV, F8TRT
and of course Les Nouvelles DX is reliable. The others
(FT1W, ...) are
fanciful. Don't waste your time or money.
Given
the very short duration of my programs I intend to favor
traffic on 2
or 3 bands maximum for ATNO. Depending on the best band for
the W6 I
will choose the 14 or 18 MHZ and at night the 10 MHz.
I
did not choose frequencies either, it will be seen with the
scientists
on site, except for the 10 Mhz FT8 where with Bouvet's team,
we agreed
that I would use 10,131 Mhz but I noted the sub-bands of the
W stations
(novice) on the 14 MHz.
The
whole team is working to have the largest possible
transmission window
which would allow more traffic and maybe more band. I am in
contact
with IPEV, but to date I have no information in the
direction of an
extension.
I
feel sorry for all those, and I know there are many, who are
looking
for Crozet. For me too it is a great frustration to stay 3
months on
site for only 3 weeks of HF traffic.
Follow-up
of the journey and details on the site and on the LNDX
bulletin of J
Michel.
Thank
you and good luck.