Elecraft SSB Net 3-24-2019

[Eric Lanzl]

Here is the log from the SSB net last Sunday.


Elecraft SSB Net 3-24-2019

WB9JNZ         Eric     IL       K3              4017    Net Control

NC0JW           Jim      CO      KX3            1356   Relay station

N7BDL            Terry   AZ       K3S          10873

WA5DSS         Bill       TX       KX3           3476

W7QHD          Kurt     AZ       K2/100        1538

K6FW              Frank   CA       K3S        11672

KS6F               Guy     CA       K3S        10650

N6JW/M          John    CA       KX3             515   bicycle mobile

W1NGA          AL        CO      K3             5765

N4NRW          Roger  SC       K3              1318 Relay station

W4DML           Doug   TN       K3              6433

NS7P              Phil      OR      K3            1826           

KG5WEO        Tom     TX       KX3         10175

N0MPM          Mile     IA         K3S         10514

W2RWA          Dick     NY       K3             2603

A36JV             Bill       CA       K2/100       6299

N9SRA            Steve   IL         IC 7600
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[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Well shucks!

73

Bob, K4TAX

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3Y0I Bouvet Island DXpedition "Postponed, Not Canceled"

The 3Y0I <https://bouvetoya.org/> DXpedition to Bouvet Island
(Bouvetøya) is off, at least for now. The skipper of the MV /Atlantic
Tuna/ determined it was not safe to continue its voyage to the remote
Antarctic island after the vessel suffered some damage from severe storm
conditions. The DXpedition had expected to arrive on the island on March
26 and be on the air by month's end.

"The captain of the MV /Atlantic Tuna/ had to [m]ake a difficult but
responsible decision to take a course back to Cape Town, South Africa,"
a March 27 news release said <https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-postponed/>.
"But the 3Y0I Expedition is /not/ cancelled -- we don't give up that
easily." The DXpedition's press officer, Stan Strzyzewski, SP8S, said
he'd had a "long conversation" with DXpedition leader Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX,
who reported that the seas had calmed enough to permit crew members to
inspect damage caused by a "severe cyclonic storm" on March 26 when the
vessel was some 70 nautical miles off Bouvet Island. The ship was hit by
waves of more than 36 feet and winds exceeding 100 MPH.



"The fierce oceanic forces swept past the upper deck, taking one of the
radars, including VSAT, VHF, and HF marine antennas, off the mast and
throwing them all overboard," Strzyzewski recounted. He stressed that
all members of the DXpedition team are "fine, feeling OK, and safe."

"With lack of the most important navigational tools, the captain
declared it's not safe to navigate and they need to go back to Cape Town
to secure all participants on board, their equipment, and the vessel's
gear," Strzyzewski continued. "In addition, all forecasts for coming
hours are not positive."

Once back in Cape Town, the team will reassess its plans and decide
whether to attempt a return voyage to Bouvet in April or to postpone the
DXpedition for next season.

In February 2018, unfavorable weather and a mechanical failure on the
transport vessel caused the cancellation of the 3Y0Z Bouvet Island
DXpedition, after the team had arrived just offshore.



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