Thanks Chris,
I think I'm exceptionally outgoing at times. Not one to miss an
opportunity like this, to get propagation data from the far north, I
got a hold of their crew and asked about at least having a WSPR beacon
along. The Expedition crew got all the way to the hangar in
Yellowknife without anyone asking them if they'd be carrying amateur
radio of any sort along, duh!!! There is an amateur, hadn't been
active in decades, on board, but not even his amateur friends suggested
it. The QCX+ (not the QDX I just reported as having failed) I finished
building when they showed up. The QDX, and a pre-tuned hamstick, plus
the hardware and pages from the operating manual were put on our
freight flight to Cambridge Bay, NU, where their crew did the final
installation. The antenna was removed to get the vehicles indoors at
an unmanned station, Isechen Station, and not replaced until a few days
ago.
This leg of the expedition should end at Iceland, I'm asking them to
look into having a full HF station onboard before they start the drive
to the south pole.
Maybe I could suggest starting a campaign by radio amateurs to reach
out to the Expedition through their contact info on their webpage
to ask them to have more
amateur radio activity. Such a once in a lifetime IOTA activations has
been missed in the last few weeks :-(
Ron VE8RT
On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 07:11:26 -0700
"Chris / W2BPL" <kwaj.speedo@...> wrote:
Bravo!
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Chris / W2BPL
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