(Araucaria) [newsletter em vp6dx.com] VP6DX - News #14- 2008 Feb 13

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Ducie Isl


News #14- 2008 Feb 13 2100z

 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.

 We would be delighted if DX editors would publish this information as 
widely as
 possible and DXers bring it to the attention of their clubs and fellow 
DXers.