[RTTY] Macquarie

[Barry]

Anyone know anything about this and whether RTTY gear is on hand?
73,
Barry W2UP

>From OPDX:
VK0M, MACQUARIE ISLAND. Dave, VK3KR, a Senior Communications 
Technical
Officer, is now active as VK0MT from Macquarie Island (WAP AUS-11) 
using
an ICOM IC-706, 100 watts and a long wire antenna. He can be active 
only
during night times. Soon he will start with 2 meters scatter 
experiments
as reported by Masa San, JE1LET. His other duties on the base are
Anaesthetics Assistant, Waste Management, SAR Team and Webmaster. 
Over the
past week, Dave was working from a small hut at Water Fall Bay using 
only
a multi-band dipole that was only 10 or so feet off the ground. He 
was
heard on 80/40/20/17/15 meters SSB. Activity was between 1000-1330z 
on or
around 3795, 7085 and 14185 kHz (+/- 5 kHz). Currently, most of his
operations will be SSB, but CW, PSK and RTTY may be an option later. 
By
the time you read this, Dave should be back at the main base. Victor,
ZK1CG, reports that Dave may show up on some nets like the Southern 
Cross
DX net on 14239 kHz at 1100z, the W7PHO net on 14245 kHz at 1400z, 
the
ANSA net on 14183 kHz at 0515z and the 247 net on 14247 kHz at 2100z.
Masa, JE1LET, is his QSL Manager. Dave will send logs to Masa and a 
nice
picture of the Island for the QSL card.
--
Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club