Ev, Joe and Peter, good evening or whatever your clock reads.
Ev, glad you got the logs sorted and uploaded.
I¡¯m still waiting on the dental surgery, see the sawbones tomorrow afternoon for the look-see and a slice-and-dice date. Knocked the temporary crown loose a couple of times now and had to get it re-glued. Makes for good bedtime reading if you¡¯re into nightmares.?
I don¡¯t know how a Pacific venture will play out for me/us. Too many unknowns right now but should have an idea before the holidays. I haven¡¯t had the time to do any real looking at your proposed sites, the club hamfest has taken on a life of its own this go-round. Much worse than previous years. It is something I WILL NOT be involved in next year though!!!
Later,
Mac
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Home a week...finally got my LoTW credentials for W6ABM/VY2 and logs are submitted and processed.
MAC: how is the dental surgery going??
I checked out the PDX - IPC airfares and started looking at seasonal weather.?
The most common route from Portland OR (PDX) is via Los Angeles LAX or New York's JFK with an overnight there and SCL, Santiago Chile.? The
fares range widely...but typically $1,375-2,500.? LATAM is the airline serving Mataveri via Santiago, Chile.? LATAM has a direct route from Auckland to
Santiago. I haven't checked that fare.
The location in the southeastern Pacific (-27.104671, -109.360481) makes February the warmest month and August the coolest month.? Look up and
read the on-the-ground comments from the XR0YD DXpedition in March, 2018.
Just one option...their site seems reasonable in February and March.
Ev W6ABM
