Topband: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 3Y0IOF

[Eddy Swynar]

What's this...?!

NO planned list operation...?!

And you dare to call yourselves a DXpedition"...?! T'is to laff...!!!

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ






On 2012-12-03, at 6:26 PM, Bryan Buck wrote:

> HAHAHAHAHAH
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 
> After a lot of negotiation we are pleased to announce a multinational team
> of twelve is to undertake a Dxpedition to Bouvet Island from 25 March 2013
> to 5 April 2013 using the callsign 3Y0IOF.
> 
> We will be operating 24/7 with five stations covering all bands 160m-10m.
> 
> We understand that Dxpeditions are all about you - the DX operator -
> therefore we are pleased to announce some exciting new innovations.
> 
> We appreciate many of you feel you should not have to make any effort to
> work us. Accordingly, we are offering you the chance to call us on the
> telephone when you are ready for a QSO. That's right, we will give you a
> phone number and when you are ready you can ring us and we will immediately
> cease to work the pile up and call you on a frequency of your choice. Not
> only that, we will also ensure an email is sent to you directly after the
> QSO to confirm you are in the log. Furthermore, we are organizing a team of
> experts who, if you wish, will fly in and set up your rig on the required
> frequency, connect the antenna for you and make sure the heating or
> ventilation is on so it is nice and warm or cool in your shack as the case
> requires. Don't worry about propagation. We will make sure there is some
> between us as we understand that is our responsibility and it's our fault if
> there isn't.
> 
> If that is not for you then don't worry we are just as happy to work you in
> a pile up. We realize that we will need to operate in accordance with your
> operating habits so therefore we will understand if you call over the top of
> another station we are trying to work, or when we are specifically calling a
> part of the world you do not reside in, or if you are simply calling
> aimlessly or while we are transmitting, or even if you call when you cannot
> hear us. We will do our best to work you despite all this and yes we know
> it's our fault if you do not make it into the log.
> 
> We wish to acknowledge the value Frequency Cops bring to a Dxpedition so to
> recognize this we are going to specifically publicize some times when we
> will arrange for some operators to deliberately call us on our frequency
> instead of split. Frequency Cops can even register their availability with
> us to help us ensure these periods get maximum uptake by the Frequency Cop
> community. During these periods the Frequency Cops will be able to say or
> send "up up!" to their hearts content. (Note: we will make sure we tell the
> pile up to listen up and not down as the recent PT0S Dxpedition has taught
> us that Frequency Cops don't know how to send "down" in CW).
> 
> We also don't want the "tuner uppers" to feel left out and like them we feel
> dummy loads are completely overrated. So when we are ready to transmit on a
> band we will give them the opportunity to tune up on our frequency before we
> start working the pile up. Each period will start with us sending our
> callsign and "QDL" ("Quick Dummy Loaders") so they will know when to
> commence tuning up on us. We will allow for at least five minutes for this
> as we know how important it is for the tuner uppers to make sure their
> finals are good and ready. We acknowledge if they go bang it's our fault.
> Depending on demand we will every now and then send "QDL" while working a
> pile up so any tuner uppers late to the party can tune up on us as well.
> 
> Unfortunately we will not have cluster access while we are on Bouvet but we
> know this will not stop you posting announcements and comments on the
> cluster about our Dxpedition. Some suggestions for you to try include saying
> what band you want us to QSY to or mode to operate on, the quality of our
> ops and the usual "loud", "can't hear them here", "thanks for 7th band" or
> "yee hah" comments. Likewise as we noted above we understand it's our fault
> if you cannot work us and therefore we accept in that case you will post on
> the cluster calling us the worst Dxpedition ever.
> 
> We can't wait to be of service to you.
> 
> The 3Y0IOF Team
> 
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