VP6DX - Ducie isl.

[RA3CQ]

from The ARRL Letter, Vol 26, No 26
Website: http://www.arrl.org/ on June 29, 2007
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Ducie Island, VP6, DXpedition Gears Up:
The Daily DX reports that the Ducie Island DXpedition Team, VP6DX, has been busy behind the scenes preparing for the much anticipated February 2008 DXpedition. It was also announced that the VP6DX team decided to extend the duration of the DXpedition. Plans are to depart Mangareva Island, part of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia, via ship on February 5, 2008 and head for Pitcairn Island; this trip normally takes about 36 hours. The ops will spend a few hours on Pitcairn before taking another 36 hour trip boat ride to Ducie Island; they plan to arrive at sunrise on February 9, and hope to be up and running within 24 hours. The team needs to be back on Mangareva by March 3. If all goes well, including the weather, they will have VP6 on the air for as long as 19 days. There is a slight chance of a short visit to another uninhabited island if things on Ducie slow down. Henderson Island (also VP6, not a separate DXCC entity) is the only island on the way to and from Ducie Island.

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The ARRL Letter Vol. 26, No. 26 June 29, 2007

[4L5A]

Игорь не рано ли о VP6 думать Хотя 3Y сработал и поздравляю еще раз так что наверное уже самое время :-) 73

[RA3CQ]

Уже не рано.

[RA3CQ]

>> The Ducie Island, VP6DX, operation continues to take shape with all of
>> the operators now on the way to their rendezvous point, Papeete, and
>> embarkation on the Braveheart. N5IA, Milt left his home in New Mexico
>> on Saturday, then flew from Los Angeles to Papeete, French Polynesia,
>> on Sunday. All the ops were to be together in Papeete by early today
>> (Monday), where they will have lunch with local hams, then hold their
>> first all-together meeting in the afternoon. They fly to Mangareva
>> early Tuesday and board the Braveheart, already docked there with
>> WA6CDR, Robin, aboard. They have been in daily contact with him on 40
>> SSB as the ship approached Mangareva. Then it will be a 72-hour
>> cruise to Ducie, putting the offloading on about Saturday, February 9.
>> Setup of camps, stations and antennas will take almost three days,
>> according to the detailed plans, so all the stations are expected to
>> come on almost simultaneously next Monday or Tuesday. If there are
>> weather issues, things could be behind schedule. Operation will be
>> continuous for 18 days with the 13 operators, with a grueling operator
>> rotation. N5IA notes that eight of the 13 ops prefer the low bands,
>> so there's a lot of expertise there. They know when the openings are,
>> short path and long, and skew path too. And, VP6DX will be in the CQ
>> 160 SSB contest at the end of the month.

[Игорь Алексеевич]

>> The Ducie Island, VP6DX, operation continues to take shape with all of
...

:wink:
У нас что, сайт стал англоязычным?...
А можно ещё раз...и по Русски...по Русски...

[RA3CQ]

Учите язык.
Если лень, копайтесь в И-нете активнее.
www.translate.ru

[Stan UN8GA]

Антипод зимой? Меня терзают смутные сомнения ...
Не вооруженным взглядом видно, что экспедиция заточена исключительно на АРРЛ-контест.

[RX4HX]

Антипод зимой? Меня терзают смутные сомнения ...
Не вооруженным взглядом видно, что экспедиция заточена исключительно на АРРЛ-контест.

Есть все же надежда, что этот остров посреди океана и будет так же как и с 3Y0X - хоть прохода вообще не было, но все же удалось провести одну связь на 14.

А то что экспедиция заточена под АРРЛ контест - это абсолютно точно.

[RA3CQ]

>> The VP6DX team, except WA6CDR, Robin, who is aboard the Braveheart,
>> made it to Papeete, French Polynesia. Monday the team had lunch with
>> some of the local FO hams. The team was expected to have their first
>> team meeting Monday evening. They will fly to Mangareva Tuesday
>> morning (5:40 AM local), where they will board the Braveheart around
>> noon (local time) today. Once they set sail it will take about 72
>> hours to reach Ducie Island. Upon arrival the team plans to set up
>> all seven stations to commence operations simultaneously, either on
>> February 11th or 12th.

Серьёзный сетап.
Есть надежда взять хоть на одном диапазоне.

[UA9KW]

3Y0X - хоть прохода вообще не было, но все же удалось провести одну связь на 14.

Алексей, Вы тоже его смогли взять?