No luck here in the U.P. Worked them on 17 CW the first day. After
that I didn't work them on any other band. I didn't need them for ATNO.
I worked S Sandwich in 1972 and 2002 on 20 SSB. They were never strong
enough to get a print on 15 RTTY. I listened/watched 15 for three days!
I could print a bit on 30 but I don't have a decent antenna on that band.
At our DX club meeting Saturday, I heard that they lost a generator into
the ocean and a team member fell over board as well. They retrieved the
operator but lost the generator. A good trade.
Hope they are stronger, if they do operate from S Georiga.
73,
Tom W8JWN
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4. Re: VP8STI on RTTY? (Ed Muns)
5. Re: VP8STI on RTTY? (Tom Osborne)
6. Re: VP8STI on RTTY? (Don Hill AA5AU)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:27:23 -0800
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com>
To: RTTY Reflector <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
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I'm curious if anyone in the group was able to work VP8STI on RTTY? I
was lucky enough to get them on 15 CW for an all time new one but I
never even heard them on RTTY despite a number of spots and lots of
listening.
According to W3UR of the Daily DX, they have now gone QRT due to a
safety issue with ice and potential risk to the Braveheart.
73, Bill W6WRT
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:40:57 +0100
From: EA2RY <ea2ry@ea2ry.com>
To: RTTY Reflector <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
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Hi to All.
Last VP8STI news:
Today at 21:20 UTC, Nigel Jolly, Braveheart owner, declared an emergency
and ordered to VP8STI team to cease all operations and return to the ship. A
large
ice flow that had broken away due last nights storm starts to block the entrance
to the Bay where they were camped. There was strong potential for the ice flow
to prevent
Braveheart to get them.
Team is now safely aboard the Braveheart and they are moving away
from Southern
Thule Is. All the equipment and personal gear is still on the island. They hope
to
return to camp site during next good weather window. Once they retrieve their
equipment,
they could make a determination as to whether they can proceed to South Georgia
to do VP8SGI
as planned.
VP8STI QRT !
Enviado desde mi iPad
El 26 ene 2016, a las 2:27, Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com> escribi?:
I'm curious if anyone in the group was able to work VP8STI on RTTY? I
was lucky enough to get them on 15 CW for an all time new one but I
never even heard them on RTTY despite a number of spots and lots of
listening.
According to W3UR of the Daily DX, they have now gone QRT due to a
safety issue with ice and potential risk to the Braveheart.
73, Bill W6WRT
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:16:05 -0600
From: "Jim McDonald" <jim@n7us.net>
To: "'Bill Turner'" <dezrat@outlook.com>, "'RTTY Reflector'"
<rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
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Bill,
I was relieved to get them on 30M RTTY on 21-Jan in the evening here in IL,
and it was new for me on RTTY, 30M, and 80M.
In general, they were tough to work, and I didn't get them on 160, 15, or
12, bands where I also needed them. I had the entity confirmed previously
other DXpeditions.
I have antenna and noise issues, which no doubt contributed to my
challenges.
I very much appreciate their efforts, accomplishments, and the risks
involved and wish them well.
73, Jim N7US
-----Original Message-----
I'm curious if anyone in the group was able to work VP8STI on RTTY? I was
lucky enough to get them on 15 CW for an all time new one but I never even
heard them on RTTY despite a number of spots and lots of listening.
According to W3UR of the Daily DX, they have now gone QRT due to a safety
issue with ice and potential risk to the Braveheart.
73, Bill W6WRT
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:19:35 -0800
From: "Ed Muns" <ed@w0yk.com>
To: "'Bill Turner'" <dezrat@outlook.com>
Cc: "'RTTY Reflector'" <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
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I was lucky enough to work them on 30m RTTY and 15m RTTY the first day.
And, it was indeed luck.
The pileups were horrendous and they were in my noise floor. I spent hours
after that, over the rest of their operation, trying to work them on other
band modes and was largely unsuccessful. Even when they were specifically
asking for West Coast only, I didn't get through.
There were times when many other locals here in No. CA were getting through
the pileups and I couldn't even tell VP8STI was transmitting!
I think this kind of uncertainty is one element that keeps me interested in
the sport. If it were as easy as email, why would we do it? ;>)
Ed W0YK
-----Original Message-----
From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
Sent: 25 January, 2016 17:27
To: RTTY Reflector
Subject: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
I'm curious if anyone in the group was able to work VP8STI on RTTY? I
was lucky enough to get them on 15 CW for an all time new one but I
never even heard them on RTTY despite a number of spots and lots of
listening.
According to W3UR of the Daily DX, they have now gone QRT due to a
safety issue with ice and potential risk to the Braveheart.
73, Bill W6WRT
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:31:41 -0800
From: Tom Osborne <w7why@frontier.com>
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
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If you look at the pictured on their website, the antennas looked like they
were really low - not more than 15 feet or so off the ground. That
probably is why they have been so weak. 73
Tom W7WHY
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:16 PM, Jim McDonald <jim@n7us.net> wrote:
Bill,
I was relieved to get them on 30M RTTY on 21-Jan in the evening here in IL,
and it was new for me on RTTY, 30M, and 80M.
In general, they were tough to work, and I didn't get them on 160, 15, or
12, bands where I also needed them. I had the entity confirmed previously
other DXpeditions.
I have antenna and noise issues, which no doubt contributed to my
challenges.
I very much appreciate their efforts, accomplishments, and the risks
involved and wish them well.
73, Jim N7US
-----Original Message-----
I'm curious if anyone in the group was able to work VP8STI on RTTY? I was
lucky enough to get them on 15 CW for an all time new one but I never even
heard them on RTTY despite a number of spots and lots of listening.
According to W3UR of the Daily DX, they have now gone QRT due to a safety
issue with ice and potential risk to the Braveheart.
73, Bill W6WRT
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:32:23 -0600
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
To: "'RTTY Reflector'" <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I was able to work them on 15 meter RTTY Friday afternoon when I got off
from work. It was a half our before sunset around 2300Z (5 PM). They were
ESP copy at best. I had heard them briefly on 15 RTTY a couple days earlier
but too weak to work. I heard them on 30 RTTY with decent signals on my
Pixel Loop but I didn't try to work them because I don't have a 30M transmit
antenna right now and didn't need them on 30.
I needed them on 12, 15, 80 and 160 meters. On Saturday during the BARTG
Sprint I saw a spot from a fellow member of the Delta DX Club who has a
contest station north of Lake Pontchartrain (he worked them all bands except
10M). The spot was for 12M SSB. I immediately went there, they were weak but
readable. I found the station he was working up 5, called and got through on
the first call. Immediately after making the contact, they faded away. I
then received email from my friend Don, AA5AT, in Baton Rouge congratulating
me on the contact. He heard the QSO and like me, lost their signal right
after I worked them.
I only heard them for about an hour on 80 meter CW one evening but did not
get through. I didn't even try other bands since I didn't need them.
My only other RTTY contact with the South Sandwich Islands was VP8SSI on ten
meter RTTY on April 1, 1992.
I'm thankful for the contacts I did make and glad they are safely off the
island. Hopefully they can get back on to retrieve all the equipment and
make it safely to South Georgia. A local Delta DX member, David W5XU, is
part of the VP8STI team. Can't wait to hear his stories.
Don AA5AU
-----Original Message-----
From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 7:27 PM
To: RTTY Reflector
Subject: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
I'm curious if anyone in the group was able to work VP8STI on RTTY? I was
lucky enough to get them on 15 CW for an all time new one but I never even
heard them on RTTY despite a number of spots and lots of listening.
According to W3UR of the Daily DX, they have now gone QRT due to a safety
issue with ice and potential risk to the Braveheart.
73, Bill W6WRT
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:44:54 +1300
From: "Jim Irving" <zl2bmh@xtra.co.nz>
To: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@frontier.com>, <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
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On behalf of everyone, I'm pleased they've taken the safe option and left
there for a short time, I would expect. No one hurt injured or missing is a
fabulous result.
Thank you team,
Jim, ZL2BMH
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From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@frontier.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 3:31 PM
To: <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VP8STI on RTTY?
If you look at the pictured on their website, the antennas looked like
they
were really low - not more than 15 feet or so off the ground. That
probably is why they have been so weak. 73
Tom W7WHY
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:16 PM, Jim McDonald <jim@n7us.net> wrote:
Bill,
I was relieved to get them on 30M RTTY on 21-Jan in the evening here in
IL,
and it was new for me on RTTY, 30M, and 80M.
In general, they were tough to work, and I didn't get them on 160, 15, or
12, bands where I also needed them. I had the entity confirmed
previously
other DXpeditions.
I have antenna and noise issues, which no doubt contributed to my
challenges.
I very much appreciate their efforts, accomplishments, and the risks
involved and wish them well.
73, Jim N7US
-----Original Message-----
I'm curious if anyone in the group was able to work VP8STI on RTTY? I was
lucky enough to get them on 15 CW for an all time new one but I never
even
heard them on RTTY despite a number of spots and lots of listening.
According to W3UR of the Daily DX, they have now gone QRT due to a safety
issue with ice and potential risk to the Braveheart.
73, Bill W6WRT
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