Topband: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 3Y0IOF

[Wayne Kline]

 WOW .. your announcement  made my Day... Really    this will be the model all future , ALL FUTURE  Dxpeditions  will emulate, :/  Wayne W3EA      
> > From: wh7dx at hawaii.rr.com
> > To: topband at contesting.com
> > Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:26:49 -1000
> > Subject: Re: Topband: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 3Y0IOF
> > 
> > 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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