[Nodxa] ZL9HR Update

[Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)]

 From the OPDX Desk......

ZL9HR DX'Pedition to Campbell Island operational.
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Following two days delay caused by 11 metre swells in the Great Southern 
Ocean, the team arrived on Campbell Island on Saturday the 1st. of 
December and were operational using minimum equipment by 05:00 UTC. The 
following day the full range of masts and antennas were installed and 
stronger signals off the island were heard worldwide.

   Unfortunately the stay cannot be extended so the team will be leaving 
Campbell Island on Sunday the 9th. of December as planned.

   Thanks goes to the New Zealand Department of Conservation as they 
have now allowed the stations to operate for several hours after sunset 
where it was expected that all team members would have to return to the 
ship at sunset.

   Logs are being uploaded daily via a satellite phone link but apart 
from this, communication to the team is very restricted as no cell phone 
coverage or Internet access is available from the Island. Current log 
status can be checked to see your contact has been recorded within 24 
hours by checking the ZL9HR.COM website. This website also lists the 
call signs of the various Pilots around the world. Please check their 
QRZ.COM listings to get their email addresses if you need to contact them.

   73  and good DX from Ed VK2JI – Publicity Officer ZL9HR

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org --or-- kb8nw at arrl.net
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)