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I know many from North America have expressed their concerns,
desires,
anger, frustration and difficulties trying to work the VU4. I've
talked to several people on the phone from different parts of the US
and received many inquires about what is going on with the
DXpedition.
Conditions have not been that bad over the last three or four days.
Looking at the long range forecast it looks like things aren't going
to get any better or worse, unless we get some kind of an unexpected
disturbance.
PY7ZZ, Fred, who made the first QSO with VU4RBI, spoke to VU3RSB,
Sara, who was operating the VU4NRO station. Here are some details
that were given. The VU4 DXpedition will be putting up the beam on
Sunday. Up until now they have been using inverted V wire antennas.
In the first two days of operations they managed 4,000 QSOs. At the
moment the priority is SSB and in a few days there will be more CW
activity. Digital mode activity will start up on Monday December
6th.
Sara reminded everyone that the group will be on all bands and
modes.
The team is operating three stations from three different locations
and they have five operators. They do have plans to put their logs
on-line, no details were supplied as to where or when they might be
available. Their plan is to have VU4NRO up on 14265 (possible long
path) most of the time and VU4RBI will stay on 14190. On 15 meters
they mentioned 21241 and that is where Fred worked them Saturday
around 1100Z via the long path. Sara also added the temperature at
Port Blair is around 42 degrees Celsius (that's about 108
Fahrenheit)!
Some have asked about the calls with the portable sign and three
letters afterwards. That is the suffix of the operator. For example
VU4RBI/DBP. That just means the operator is VU2DBP.
In the first 48 hours they had a least one transmitter on the air
around the clock. The W6's, W7's and VE7's seem to have the best
propagation, at least over the first two days. They seem to have a
good window on 40 meters CW along with the W5's and W0's around 1300
to 1400Z. The W6's and W7's also have a good window on 20 meters
around 0100Z and again at 1600 to 2000Z. W1-W4, W8 and W9 seem to
have
a window on 20 meters between 2000 and 2200Z.
The VU4 Website (www.niar.org) suggests the following frequencies:
7060, 14190, 14208, 21240, 21260
They have been reported mostly on 7006, 14005, 14190, 14201-14208,
14245, 14265 and 21241.
If I get any more information I will post it as it becomes available.
For now please continue to have patience. The operators at VU4 know
how rare the Andamans are and are doing the best they can with what
they have.
Bernie, W3UR
Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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