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ab2tc

OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Hi all Elecraft DXers,

What happened to the Baker Island DXpedition? They were supposed to be QRV
today, but their latest news update on the website was June 4.

AB2TC - Knut

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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

I worked them on 40cw a few minutes ago.

ATNO!

Good luck!

jim ab3cv

On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 7:20 AM ab2tc <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all Elecraft DXers,
>
> What happened to the Baker Island DXpedition? They were supposed to be QRV
> today, but their latest news update on the website was June 4.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

forgot to mention: with my K3s/P3 (essential!) and my KPA1500!

jim ab3cv

On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 7:21 AM Jim Miller <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I worked them on 40cw a few minutes ago.
>
> ATNO!
>
> Good luck!
>
> jim ab3cv
>
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 7:20 AM ab2tc <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi all Elecraft DXers,
>>
>> What happened to the Baker Island DXpedition? They were supposed to be QRV
>> today, but their latest news update on the website was June 4.
>>
>> AB2TC - Knut
>>
>>
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ab2tc

Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

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Hi again,

Never mind, I found them on DX World.net. They are on he island setting up
in extremely hot weather.

AB2TC - Knut

ab2tc wrote
> Hi all Elecraft DXers,
>
> What happened to the Baker Island DXpedition? They were supposed to be QRV
> today, but their latest news update on the website was June 4.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
> <snip>

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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Hi all,

Just one more message to this thread. As with the Bouvet expedition it looks
like all the action is in Face book:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1994732637472703/?pnref=story

You can read all postings without joining Facebook (I have severed my
connections with them).

AB2TC - Knut

ab2tc wrote

> Hi again,
>
> Never mind, I found them on DX World.net. They are on he island setting up
> in extremely hot weather.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> ab2tc wrote
>> Hi all Elecraft DXers,
>>
>> What happened to the Baker Island DXpedition? They were supposed to be
>> QRV
>> today, but their latest news update on the website was June 4.
>>
>> AB2TC - Knut
>>
>>
> <snip>
>
> <snip>

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Administrator

Also look at: http://kh7z.net/
This appears to have the most real time official info.

They are running all K3S transceivers and KPA500's on all HF bands except 160,
where they are running a KPA1500.

From kh7z.net :

A Rough Night -> Standby for Uploads – Weather: 1, Operation: 0
June 28, 2018

We did get 3 stations up and running last night, one day ahead of schedule.

They say it never rains on Baker. At midnight giant squalls came through
knocking out one of our 3 antennas that we worked so hard to get up. We worked
through the morning and have 6 stations available for the scheduled startup
tonight at 05:00 UTC.

Tomorrow before it gets too hot we will erect 2 more antennas making 8 stations
available as the bands allow.
The team is exhausted but excited about settling in and making QSOs around the
globe. We are experiencing minor IT problems, and as such have not uploaded to
ClubLog. We do plan on making our initial upload via BGAN satellite soon,
however at this time, we do not have an exact time.

Don N1DG Kevin K6TD. Tom N4XP for the Dateline DX Association
======

73,
Eric
/elecraft.com/

On 6/28/2018 10:45 AM, ab2tc wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just one more message to this thread. As with the Bouvet expedition it looks
> like all the action is in Face book:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1994732637472703/?pnref=story
>
> You can read all postings without joining Facebook (I have severed my
> connections with them).
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> ab2tc wrote
>> Hi again,
>>
>> Never mind, I found them on DX World.net. They are on he island setting up
>> in extremely hot weather.
>>
>> AB2TC - Knut
>>
>>
>> ab2tc wrote
>>> Hi all Elecraft DXers,
>>>
>>> What happened to the Baker Island DXpedition? They were supposed to be
>>> QRV
>>> today, but their latest news update on the website was June 4.
>>>
>>> AB2TC - Knut
>>>
>>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> <snip>
>
>
>
>
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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

For one data point, when I got up for other reasons this morning at 2:20
a.m., I turned on the radio, as I need KH1 on 160. They were very solid
copy on 1822.5, and easy to work, using my K3 and KPA500, with only an
inverted vee for TX and RX. I was surprised that they were solid copy, as
that's not usually my experience on 160.
73, andy ae6y

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 11:08 AM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker
Island

Also look at: http://kh7z.net/
This appears to have the most real time official info.

They are running all K3S transceivers and KPA500's on all HF bands except
160,
where they are running a KPA1500.

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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Hi Andy and all,

Good for you, congratulations on nailing them on 160m. It looks like even on
20m they are at their best between midnight and 4am EDT. I have resigned
myself to some sleepless nights in order to nail them. For me it's an ATNO.
The propagation forecast site linked to on their web site correctly
predicted this, but I couldn't quite believe it until I saw the evidence on
the spotting cluster this morning. I have worked many of the nearby South
Pacific islands in the past but never in the middle of the night.

AB2TC - Knut

Elecraft mailing list wrote

> For one data point, when I got up for other reasons this morning at 2:20
> a.m., I turned on the radio, as I need KH1 on 160. They were very solid
> copy on 1822.5, and easy to work, using my K3 and KPA500, with only an
> inverted vee for TX and RX. I was surprised that they were solid copy, as
> that's not usually my experience on 160.
> 73, andy ae6y
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 11:08 AM
> To:

> elecraft@.qth

> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear):
> Baker
> Island
>
> Also look at: http://kh7z.net/
> This appears to have the most real time official info.
>
> They are running all K3S transceivers and KPA500's on all HF bands except
> 160,
> where they are running a KPA1500.
> <snip>
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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

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Hi Eric and all,

The kh7z.net link doesn't work for me. It seems to reach the site, but then
times out trying to connect. Anyway, the message you quoted is also present
on the Facebook site. I don't like Facebook but unfortunately that seems to
be the choice of current DXpeditions.

AB2TC - Knut

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote

> Also look at: http://kh7z.net/
> This appears to have the most real time official info.
>
> They are running all K3S transceivers and KPA500's on all HF bands except
> 160,
> where they are running a KPA1500.
>
> From kh7z.net :
>
> A Rough Night -> Standby for Uploads – Weather: 1, Operation: 0
> June 28, 2018
>
> We did get 3 stations up and running last night, one day ahead of
> schedule.
>
> They say it never rains on Baker. At midnight giant squalls came through
> knocking out one of our 3 antennas that we worked so hard to get up. We
> worked
> through the morning and have 6 stations available for the scheduled
> startup
> tonight at 05:00 UTC.
>
> Tomorrow before it gets too hot we will erect 2 more antennas making 8
> stations
> available as the bands allow.
> The team is exhausted but excited about settling in and making QSOs around
> the
> globe. We are experiencing minor IT problems, and as such have not
> uploaded to
> ClubLog. We do plan on making our initial upload via BGAN satellite soon,
> however at this time, we do not have an exact time.
>
> Don N1DG Kevin K6TD. Tom N4XP for the Dateline DX Association
> ======
>
>
> 73,
> Eric
> /elecraft.com/
> <snip>

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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Try:

http://baker2018.net/index.html

’73 de JIM N2ZZ

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From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of ab2tc
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 1:17 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Hi Eric and all,

The kh7z.net link doesn't work for me. It seems to reach the site, but then
times out trying to connect. Anyway, the message you quoted is also present
on the Facebook site. I don't like Facebook but unfortunately that seems to
be the choice of current DXpeditions.

AB2TC - Knut

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote

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Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Administrator

Hi Jim,

The link you posted goes to another of the official baker sites, but it is not
posting up to the minute status there.

I just checked it, and the link to

http://kh7z.net/

is working here and has the latest info.

Updated this morning from that page:

---
June 29 1100z Update
June 29, 2018 by kc1cwf

Good news. All but one station deployed. We are running up to 7 stations on all bands and making many QSOs after a weather related slow start. We hope to provide many ATNOs over the next week.

We are now well over 10,000 QSOs, with great rates on CW, slightly slower rates on SSB, and FT8 has been effective. Please make sure to read our primer at baker2018.net on working us on FT8.

The bad news is our BGAN terminal system for log uploading refuses to link up with the bird. We have two BGAN terminals on island and neither are correctly connecting to the satalite. We will continue to work to sort this out, but right now we can’t upload logs.

The weather continues to be extremely hot and humid. But that is what we expected.

Tomorrow we plan on constructing the 6 meter antenna.

That’s all for now. Many people to work.

---

73,

Eric
/elecraft.com/

On 6/29/2018 3:56 AM, James F. Boehner MD via Elecraft wrote:
> Try:
>
> http://baker2018.net/index.html
>
> ’73 de JIM N2ZZ
>

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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Hello,

I tried the link again, but it still does not respond. I wonder if it is a
FIOS problem (again). Let's not discuss it here. It's unfortunate because I
really detest most of the stuff on the Facebook page. It's as bad as
eham.net. There is no moderation, nobody gives their call, and it's mostly
people yelling at each other.

AB2TC - Knut

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote

> Hi Jim,
>
> The link you posted goes to another of the official baker sites, but it is
> not
> posting up to the minute status there.
>
> I just checked it, and the link to
>
> http://kh7z.net/
>
> is working here and has the latest info.
>
> Updated this morning from that page:
>
> ---
> June 29 1100z Update
> June 29, 2018 by kc1cwf
> <snip>

Wes Stewart-2

Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

In reply to this post by ab2tc

From AZ working to the west on 160 is best at our sunrise. Propagation, hence
noise, to the east is gone and we observe an often spectacular peak. I made a
marginal KH1 QSO on 8/27 @ 1134. A few minutes later they were very Q5 and hung
in there for a good 20 minutes past my sunrise.

I was surprised to hear and work them, for a "no-question-about-it" contact,
last night @0618Z, which is their sunrise. I had solid S8 noise, but they were
S9 + a little.

I now have them on 9 slots, but I'll trade them all for one Mt. Athos, who has
been Q4 here exactly once in my 60 years of hamming.

Wes N7WS

On 6/28/2018 1:40 PM, ab2tc wrote:

> Hi Andy and all,
>
> Good for you, congratulations on nailing them on 160m. It looks like even on
> 20m they are at their best between midnight and 4am EDT. I have resigned
> myself to some sleepless nights in order to nail them. For me it's an ATNO.
> The propagation forecast site linked to on their web site correctly
> predicted this, but I couldn't quite believe it until I saw the evidence on
> the spotting cluster this morning. I have worked many of the nearby South
> Pacific islands in the past but never in the middle of the night.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> Elecraft mailing list wrote
>> For one data point, when I got up for other reasons this morning at 2:20
>> a.m., I turned on the radio, as I need KH1 on 160. They were very solid
>> copy on 1822.5, and easy to work, using my K3 and KPA500, with only an
>> inverted vee for TX and RX. I was surprised that they were solid copy, as
>> that's not usually my experience on 160.
>> 73, andy ae6y

Clay Autery-2

Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

In reply to this post by ab2tc

Just so you know.... It appears the problem is on your end.... I have
no problems seeing the kh7z domain or the baker2018 domain, et al.

Looks like a DNS issue on your end.

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(318) 518-1389

On 29-Jun-18 11:42, ab2tc wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I tried the link again, but it still does not respond. I wonder if it is a
> FIOS problem (again). Let's not discuss it here. It's unfortunate because I
> really detest most of the stuff on the Facebook page. It's as bad as
> eham.net. There is no moderation, nobody gives their call, and it's mostly
> people yelling at each other.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> The link you posted goes to another of the official baker sites, but it is
>> not
>> posting up to the minute status there.
>>
>> I just checked it, and the link to
>>
>> http://kh7z.net/
>>
>> is working here and has the latest info.
>>
>> Updated this morning from that page:
>>
>> ---
>> June 29 1100z Update
>> June 29, 2018 by kc1cwf
>> <snip>

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Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

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On Friday, June 29, 2018, 1:19:22 PM EDT, Clay Autery <[hidden email]> wrote:

Just so you know.... It appears the problem is on your end.... I have
no problems seeing the kh7z domain or the baker2018 domain, et al.

Looks like a DNS issue on your end.

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On 29-Jun-18 11:42, ab2tc wrote:

ab2tc

Re: OT (sort of, but they use all Elecraft gear): Baker Island

Hi,

Folks, I am working with several people off line to try to find a solution
to the problem. Let's not continue the discussion here as it it is sure to
annoy a number of people.

AB2TC - Knut

C - Knut
FWIW, as of about 1730Z, there appears to be a widespread Internet
outageaffecting Comcast and Spectrum customers, among others:
Comcast and Xfinity Facing a Nationwide Outage [Update: Company Confirms] -
Slashdot

<snip>

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