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Chatham Islands

DXpedition

 

March 2014

 

ZL7AAA

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29.03.2014 at 19:00Z

·         OE2SNL and VE7AB have left the island due to earlier commitments.  Only ZS1FJ and VE7NY are operating with the other two members providing logistics and video support.

·         No more RTTY operations are taking place.

·         The two operators are straining under pressure and are on the air almost all day.

·         The pileups are huge and the operators are doing their best to give everyone a contact.  Special attention is given to weak stations on difficult paths.

·         The SteppIR BigIR and CrankIR verticals are excellent.

·         The SVDA verticals on the beach are amazing and outperform the SteppIR beam by around two S‑points most of the time.

·         The Kenwood TS-480 transceivers are superb and the MFJ ALS-600 amplifier a real workhorse.

·         The team will begin taking down antennas late on Monday and leave the island on Tuesday with Chatham Airlines.

28.03.2014 at 10:00Z

·         Many stations have requested to check the log for incorrect entries.  These requests are sent to the QSL manager for his attention after the expedition. 

·         Please note – The webmaster does not have access to the expedition log and cannot verify log entries by email.

25.03.2014 at 23:00Z

·         ClubLog updated.

·         The team has some internet difficulties and ClubLog may not be updated every day.

·         The webmaster does not have access to the island log and cannot assist with log enquiries via email.

·         Photographs of team activities added.

 

Dates

 

Transmissions began on 21 March 2014 and
end on 31 March 2014.

 

Times

 

The stations are on the air 7 days per week,

24 hours per day in 6-hour shifts per operator.

 

Bands

 

All the bands from 3,5 MHz to 28 MHz are utilised.

 

Modes

 

SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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