[SixClub] Activating DL88 and DL89

[Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW]

 K5N,


 Rides  Again !
                                             


                                                      A.R.S. W5TFW
                                                      Richard J. Fiero II
                                                      
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> The K5N Activation group wishes to make the following announcement.  
> Please feel free to forward this to anyone that you think might be 
> interested.  Thanks....the K5N Activation Group.
> 
> 
> ACTIVATING DL88 and DL89
> 
> The K5N saga continues!  The K5N Activation Group has applied for a 
> "Special Use Permit" from the Big Bend National Park to activate DL88 on 
> 6M.  DL88 is a very rare grid located at the very bottom of the Park.  
> We have received a verbal OK from a Park official on our permit.  
> However, the Park has a "No generators in the Outback" rule, so we will 
> not be able to run a generator while we are in the Park.  We plan to use 
> two large battery banks--running from one and charging the other from a 
> vehicle alternator.
> 
> We will be operating from campsite Talley2 in the Park, which is just 
> South of the DL88 line.  Talley2 is located at DL88jx just off Talley 
> Road.  We will be using an ICOM Pro2 with a TE Systems brick amp and a 
> 6M5X antenna.  We will NOT have Internet or cell phone coverage, but 
> there is a 2M repeater in the area that belongs to the Big Bend Amateur 
> Radio Club.  We are hoping that we can get someone from their club to 
> help us put messages out on the Internet.  After the DL88 operation, we 
> will activate DL89.
> 
> Team members for this trip are Bill-K5YG, Danny-N5OMG, Bill-N5YA, and 
> Marshall-K5QE.  Our support crew will include Joey-W5TFW(QSL Mgr) and 
> JD-N0IRS(Webmaster and video editor).  The on-site group wishes to thank 
> Joey and JD for all their help and support.  JD will be building us a 
> web site for this summer's trip.  If you or your group wishes to help 
> sponsor this trip, look to the web site when JD gets it up-check the KC 
> Grid Bandits site for a link.
> 
>    Here is the basic schedule of events:
> 
>    June 28--N5YA and K5QE drive to Big Bend National Park.  We will be 
> roving as we go, making as many contacts as possible.  Antenna will be a 
> loop.  Call will be K5QE/R.  QRG = 50.150MHz SSB.  K5YG and N5OMG drive 
> to the Park from the New Orleans area.
>    June 29--Drive to DL88 and set up camp.  We expect to be operational 
> by about Noon....give or take.
>    June 30--Operate from DL88.
>    July  1--Operate from DL88 until about 3PM.  Break camp and drive 
> out of the park.  K5YG and N5OMG return home.
>    July  2--N5YA and K5QE will operate from DL89wx.  This will be a 
> daytime operation only.
>    July  3--N5YA and K5QE drive home, roving as we go.  Call will be 
> K5QE/R on 50.150MHz.
> 
> While in DL88 and DL89, we will operate on 50.150MHz SSB/CW.  If the 
> band is "dead" for Es, we will operate FSK441(First Sequence always), 
> also on 50.150MHz.  This is the same frequency we used in EL58.  Because 
> of the battery power problem, we may not be able to operate all night 
> long on MS.  We may have to conserve battery power by shutting down in 
> the late evening and charging both our battery packs.  In any case, we 
> intend to be on MS in the early AM hours.
> 
> PLEASE do NOT spend time trying to get your grid across!!!  Give us an 
> RS(T) report and let us go on to another caller.  Please do not try to 
> make duplicate contacts "just in case".  The logging software will not 
> permit this and it just wastes other people's time.  Please DO work us 
> in both DL88 and DL89 if the propagation permits.  If we ask for the 
> station that ends in YZ, please do NOT continue to call, unless your 
> call actually ends in YZ!!!  All the incessant calling just wastes time 
> for everyone.
> 
> To receive your QSL cards, please send Joey-W5TFW your card along with 
> an SASE.  NO SASE = NO QSL card!!  It will take us a few weeks to get 
> the cards printed, so it will take a while to get all the cards out.  
> Please be patient....do NOT hassle Joey about your card.  He will get 
> them out ASAP.
> 
> All email concerning this event should be addressed to 
> k5n at bellsouth.net, NOT to our personal email addresses.   While the 
> basic parameters of this DXpedition are set, it is highly possible that 
> there will be some changes made if the situation demands.
> 
> We hope to work everyone possible, so listen up for us.
> 
> 73 de K5YG, N5OMG, N5YA, K5QE, W5TFW and N0IRS
> 
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