BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE 2001 PA3AXU PACIFIC TRIP

: July
18, 2001
ARE WE GOING AGAIN in 2001 ?: ........................YES.......................
DECIDE WHERE TO GO :......................THE PACIFIC.........................
ROUTE PLANNING :................. GO TO THE TRAVEL AGENT..................
GET LICENCES :
.........C21XU .....3D2XU....T30XU (to be confirmed)
use the information on : http://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm
POST THE INFORMATION ON INTERNET AND INFORM THE DX - COMMUNITY
March 26, 2001: ANNOUNCE MORE CLEARLY AMBITIONS FOR 50 MHz (Tnx VK4CP)
Get detailed planning from travel agent; Status as shown here
March 31, 2001; Add propagation prediction software link on pages for 3D, T30 and C2.
MID-April :
Sponsorship came in from GDXF, NCDXF, EUDXF
(have
a look on the Sponsor page !! and visit their sites!!)
HAMSTATION will donate a 3 el MFJ beam for 50 MHz.
May 15, 2001; The DANISH DX GROUP announces to sponsor the trip
May 31st, 2001; THE 6 METER ANTENNA HAS ARRIVED !!
Look for more power on HF....
29 June 2001 :After visit to the Friedrichshafen fair (HAMFEST) Stefan, DL6GV, sold me his 400W solid state amplifier
29 June 2001 :Met on the HAMFEST N4XP who helped me to go to Penrhyn last year (ZK1/North) and received my K5K QSL.
29 June 2001 :Become a member of the GDXF (first PA to become a member)
Why not taking my FT-990 ..... yes will do..... (this makes the number of transceivers to 3)
July 3rd, 2001; Restore the guestbook www.qsl.net/pa3axu/guestbook/addguest.html
July 18th, 2001 : Made an (expensive) phone call with Mister Terukaio ; ' Yes, T30XU is reserved for you and you get the license upon arrival '. Mote Teukaio has a amateur radio call himself : T30MT !!!