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 Gentlemen,
 
 As a newbie to top band I have some questions about ops from Fiji.  I 
make an annual trip to do a bit of surfing on some of the spectacular 
reefs surrounding a 2 acre island.  In years past I have passed time 
operating on the HF bands 80 thru 10 meters. I have worked out a 
system to erect large verticals on these islands and am interested in 
trying  to do operations on 160 meters.
 
 The questions:
 
 1. Is March / April too late in the season for reasonable propagation 
into Europe/Asia/U.S. ?
 
 2. What should I expect for best propagation windows ?
 
 3. I notice the boys at Team Vertical believed 3D2 to be rare on 160, 
is this the case ?
 
 
 THe cost for me to try 160 vs the other bands is small, but  I would 
prefer to focus on bands where I will have the best shot at getting 
more operators a QSO from 3D2.  My QTH will be in the Manumuca  group 
(OC 121) on a dot in the Pacific.
 
 Regards,
 
 Brian  n6iz/3d2iz
 
 
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