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>* H E A R D I S L A N D D X - P E D I T I O N *
>* PILOT PROGRAM MESSAGE # 68 *
>* FRIDAY JAN 17 - MORE NEWS - 2 *
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>
>BIG SIGNALS ON 160 (JAN 17)
>---------------------------
>VK0IR is peaking 579 (22:00-23:00), also working North America
>(many!), including VE9, W8, VE3, W3, etc.... Excellent show!
>Boy, do I know some guys that will have a good sleep tonight!
>This looks like an even better openeing than the first evening.
>
>MORE NEWS FROM HEARD ISLAND
>--------------------------
>- WX: + 7 deg C, 10 kph wind
>- the ON4UN 80m m vertical is up. Harry made a rate of 3 QSO's /
> minute on 80 SSB!
>- tomorrow a 2 el phased array for 30 m will be erected at camp 3
> (from then on also 30 m CW at night)
>- RTTY: today mni US stations were worked, even West Coast.
>- The three communication tents have a VHF, which is used
> to echange all info. With 700m between the com sites,
> this is a necessity!
>- One beverage has been run down by a seal (or was it Mart
> on inspection??)
>- Dave, VK2DJM has proven to be a superb "site enegineer",
> making sure that all is kept up well. So far there has been
> no "major" storm yet, but OP site 2, on the hill, has been
> exposed to 60 kph (40 mph) winds. Correct anchoring is very
> important.
>- Peter reports that cooking for 20 people under the circum-
> stances is a real challenge, but everyone gets one warm meal
> a day. They have plenty of snacks with them (will they put
> on weight??). Peter says they have 3 tons (6000 Lbs) of food,
> of which 500 l (200 Gallon) of orange juce (I hope everyone
> likes orange juce...)!
>- They have had no problem with wild life so far (maybe they're
> the wildest life on the island???)
>- They raised the 40 m SSB yagi much higher, so signals should
> be better now.
>- Peter reported that last night (Jan 16) they apparently had
> ONE-WAY propgation on 3507. Many reported hearing and calling
> them for a long time, with no avail. But we know tonight (17th)
> it was not a problem on 80 m SSB.
>
>73,
>
>Your pilots: ON4UN, N1DG, W0EK, K0EU, W4WW, W2IJ, JH1ROJ
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