[SECC] Fwd: FW: USIslands Special Event 0000-2359z Saturday May 9

[John Laney]

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Subject: 	FW: USIslands Special Event 0000-2359z Saturday May 9
Date: 	Mon, 4 May 2015 21:20:25 -0400
From: 	Jim K4QPL <k4qpl2 at nc.rr.com>
To: 	'John Laney' <k4bai at att.net>



FYI and anyone else interested in island chasing…We’re just hoping the 
weather is good enough. We won’t mind a little rain if there aren’t 
thunderstorms. We’ll just stay on the boat and put the antenna ashore. 
Paul has one of those mini Honda generators which will give us 
consistent power for 100W.

73,

Jim

*From:* Jim K4QPL [mailto:k4qpl2 at nc.rr.com]
*Sent:* Monday, May 4, 2015 9:03 PM
*To:* 'pvrc at mailman.qth.net'; 'pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net'
*Subject:* USIslands Special Event 0000-2359z Saturday May 9

While not a contest, this coming Saturday is a special event encouraging 
hams to activate new U.S. Islands which will then be qualified for the 
weekend contest in September. See Page 73, May QST, for article by Sean, 
KX9X.

Paul, AA4XX and I are planning to activate Lea-Hutaff Island per the 
information below which has gone to www.usislands.org 
<http://www.usislands.org> and hopefully will be put up on their 
website. Work us, and if you have time, take your portable or mobile and 
activate an island yourself. Note that the stringent definitions, 
regulations,  red tape and bureaucracy of IOTA is NOT the way USislands 
works. The objective is to encourage activity from US islands. All you 
need to do is check that your favorite island hasn’t already been 
activated, send an email to them, and follow the simple procedure on the 
website. Island numbers are not the same as IOTA. Use the satellite 
view: 
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.3265748,-77.686056,14405m/data=!3m1!1e3 
<https://www.google.com/maps/@34.3265748,-77.686056,14405m/data=%213m1%211e3> 


“Paul and I are enthusiastic about this activation. Paul and his family 
have a vacation place just across the ICW from Topsail Island and ours 
is soundside  near the southern end of the island. We both visit Lea 
Island often as it's both beautiful and a large portion of the inland 
dunes is a protected seabird sanctuary managed by the Audobon Society.

Right now, subject to weather, our plans are to set out by boat from the 
south end of Topsail Island around 1000Z Saturday and cross the inlet. 
It's about a 20 min trip and we'll set up asap. We hope to be on the air 
around 1100-1130Z. We'll try to catch a few east coast stations on 40M 
before the QRN sets in as, judging from recent QSO parties, short skip 
on the high bands is unreliable. From there we'll move to the highest 
bands open for DX which will probably be 15M and 20M. Look for us up 
35-45khz from the lower band edges. All operating will be on CW at  100 
watts. Antenna will be a Tarheel screwdriver mobile planted on the beach 
with a couple stainless steel radial counterpoise lengths running along 
and into the water. We'll be there for as long as activity and the 
beverages (not talking about rx antennas here) last.

We do not have a special event call so we'll probably flip a coin to see 
whose call sign we use. Once we have met our 25 QSO qualification we'll 
be using the official island number so we don't mind dupes to the early 
callers and multi-band contacts. Work us early and often.

73,

Jim, K4QPL

Paul, AA4XX

P.S. I may get on for a little while Friday night from Topsail lsland 
(NC004S) if anyone needs that one.”