The Gambia op

Also from Southgate Amateur Radio News

Don, G3XTT, will be in The Gambia from March 5-12th.
He will mainly operate in the RSGB Commonwealth Contest over the weekend of March 9-10th.

The callsign will be C56DF, and Don hopes to do some operating before and after the contest. This will be a CW only operation, low power (IC-7300 and wires) from a rooftop apartment.

It is unlikely there will be space for 80 or 160m antennas, but Don hopes to use the trip to recce possible opportunities for a larger operation later in the year or early next year.

He will, of course, upload logs to LoTW and ClubLog, but possibly only after his return to the UK.

QSL direct to Don’s home callsign or via ClubLog’s OQRS.

Dom’s call is of course C6AKT

Dom’s call will be C6AKT   ( It was incorrect in the original mail from Peter )

I have corrected the error in the earlier Team World Travellers posting.

73 Bob G3PJT

Team Carib recruitment

Peter G3LET (and VP9I)  wonders who will be in the Carib region and could form the basis of a Team Carib.

Get in touch with Peter at tilgate.co.uk.

I guess a ROW Team could also be formed from other travellers?

73 Bob G3PJT

 

C56DF by Don, G3XTT

Hi Bob

Not finalised yet but expecting to be on from the Gambia this year. PURA (licensing agency) have agreed my requested callsign C56DF but have yet to actually issue the licence. However, they assure me it will happen in good time …

73 Don G3XTT

3B8XF

Hello Bob,

Thanks for the BERU update.

Good timing. Only yesterday I heard that my 3B8XF licence has been renewed
for our trip to Mauritius in March.
 This’ll be our third trip to 3B8 for BERU.

73 - Nigel G3TXF

2019 Latitude Factor = 1.68

As a result of relatively (!) improved propagation south of the equator compared to the north and some other factors, including section choices made by some entrants, the latitude factor has reverted from an all-time high in 2018 to 1.68 for 2019. Prospective team captains and members should take note!

(I am attaching the spread-sheet used for this calculation, from which the movements since 2007 can be seen. you can request from me)

73, Peter G3LET

G3VYI heading for VY2

Hi all , I have decided to follow in Peter G3LET’s footsteps and head to the PEI super station lodge at VY2TT. Makes a change from 9M6!  It will, hopefully,  be combined with a holiday train trip with the xyl from Montreal to New Brunswick. Thanks to Peter G3LET  and Dave VE9CB for all the advice and  encouragement so far! I hope the weather holds ! All is now booked except the cross country dog sleds. Learning  to use such a super station will be quite a challenge.We  hope to be there Wednesday before BERU so look out  for VY/G3VYI on CW of  course on LF  bands on the evenings preceding the kickoff. Good luck to all, especially  the BERU  travelers.

73 Mike G3VYI

C6AKT BERU 2019

For BERU 2019…

A35 Tonga was looking like where I wanted to pitch up … nice but serious ouch on cost, like really ouch, so whilst still available decided to go back to where was last year (including place on stilts right next to sea and about an acre for antennas). Traveling BA via Miami (will overnight) and then fly on to Eleuthra so lots of luggage allowance too. Not in the little plane this time. On way back stop over in Miami for 8hrs.

Should be QRV C6AKT 8th to 14th March.

I’ll be in Team Caribbean.

72
Dom
M1KTA (C6AKT)

VP9I – 2019

VP9I is now confirmed during BERU (thanks Jamie WW3S).  Check-out and warm-up QSOs will use G3LET/VP9.

73 Peter G3LET

VP9I – 2019

I was all set to return to Gozo for the 4th time in 2019 when I heard that my stalwart host Colin, 9H4CT was expecting to lose the use of the neighbouring field, which worked well for me last year.  Bob PJT had told me about the new direct Gatwick flight to Bermuda at the recent Convention, so a quick call to Ed VP9GE indicated that his station was free for BERU 2019.  Bonus will be a week’s holiday to a new venue for Gerry, my long-suffering XYL!

This will be another all-band Restricted section entry, using my trusty K3 and P3 and (mostly) Ed’s existing single element antennas.  The local Club call VP9I is expected to be available, if not look out for G3LET/VP9.  Either way, I’ll be happy to join a Caribbean team.

73, Peter G3LET