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ZK3OU & ZK3YA: TokelauFriday Mar 05, 2010
Bill, N7OU and Bob, W7YAQ have been issued with the callsigns ZK3OU & ZK3YA for their planned trip to Nukunono, Tokelau (OC-048). Both have been very active from Samoa recently whilst waiting for better weather and sea conditions to make the journey to Tokelau. Bob explains:
Boat sails Friday morning for Tokelau. No 5W0YA activity today…gear packed and at the wharf. Finally will get a good night sleep! We have 22,400 Qs in the log. See you from ZK3 — Sunday or Monday.
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Hello Bill and Bob,
have a safe trip to Tokelau! MV Tokelau is not very
comftable. Keep you warm during the night, it could be
cold!
73, Willi ZK3MW
Bill and Bob on air this evening from Tokelau!
Worked on 20, 30 and 40m.
Good sigs, good ears.
How long they op ZK3?
Luke VK3HJ
Hello guys ,
Any possibility of top band operation ?
Bill and I have now made about 8000 QSOs. We are staying at the Te Mahina (The Moon) guesthouse on the six-mile wide Nukunonu lagoon. Te Mahina is owned by Zak, the general manager of Nukunonu atoll. We occupy one upstairs bedroom facing the lagoon as the ham shack, and use another upstairs room to sleep. There is a large eating area downstairs. Zak’s sister Lydia cooks our meals and does our laundry. A DXers paradise!!!
The US is straight across the lagoon to the northeast, Europe north, Japan northwest, and South America east. It’s a great radio QTH. We have one HF9V on the neighboring property to the east. It is great — no noise, and away from tin roofs. The other HF9V is on the seawall directly in front of the house — more manmade noise, and about an S-unit poorer on the higher bands. Our 160 antenna to the left, among the palms about 75 feet from the water — not an ideal spot and we had to move it once because the palm fronds were banging into it during a windy 2 day period. 160 condx have been very poor and we are trying to figure out what to do to improve our signal. We would like to get it out near the water and away from the palms, but there is lots of wave action in the lagoon and the villagers use the beach for their boats.
We are getting out well on the other bands, especially on the east HF9V. We have been able to work into Europe on 12/15 meters — eastern EU at our sunset, western EU at our sunrise.
I have made about 450 RTTY QSOs — all on 17 meters. I find RTTY very frustrating as can call CQ on RTTY for 15 minutes or more on an open band with no replies. Everyone seems to be waiting for a spot!! Doesn’t anyone tune their radios to the RTTY freqs any more?? If I’m not spotted on CW, look for me on RTTY.
We expect to be here until March 25, but the boat schedule always changes!!!
73,
Bob ZK3YA
Please try to work EU on 40 m around 5.30 gmt. 7 gmt is too late.
Thank you!
Hello Bob and Bill!
Thank you so much for new ones on 40, 30m and RTTY. If you have any possibility, please try on 80 for Eastern EU (Z16) at our sunset.
All the best and have a good time.
Andy
Thank you so much for 40, 30, 20, 17, and 15m. But still listening for you every morning on 80m. I listen from 0700 to 1200z. Hope to work you before you leave. Good luck and thanks again guys.
Paul
Hi guys,
Unforgettable Middle East has been forgotten, hi. If possible please pay some attention to our wonderful region. Thanks in advance and happy journey!
73! Yuri
Hi guys
Thanks for some good QSO´s please correct my call on 17m think u got it as OZ1MAH it´s OZ1MAX but nice signals up here in DK otherweise and ur good operators ….
Tnx de OZ1MAX Hardy
Bob Thanks for the 17mtr RTTY contact today. I’m in Maine with only a doublet & 100watts. I could only copy you for a few minutes so I was amazed you heard me. You were then covered up by a caribbian station that couldn’t hear you. 17 should be alot stronger back to this end of the US but it hasn’t been. Will keep looking for you. Like to get our club call into you log also. Honest we have been looking for you. Bob
Hi Bob – hope to find you on 160M. Travel safe!
Bob,
Caught you last night on 40m CW, great signal into IA! Thanks for being there. Safe travels!
73,
Art
K0ACP
Bob and Bill,
Thanks for running this DXpedition. You two always do a great job. Still hoping for 160 and couple other bands, unfortunately back to work on Monday for me. Sounds like a great QT H. Good luck on the rest of your trip. 73
Bob and Bill – hope to catch you on 160cw before you leave – have you on all bands thru 10 . Was listening to you on 40cw until you went QRT this AM hoping you would hit 160 but nil here and saw no spots.
Arrrggghhhh – Listened on 160 from 1000Z to 1320Z – gobs of JA , 9M , XU.
No ZK3YA then I saw a spot by N6TR at 1357 . That is pretty late for AZ well past SR and local noise level comes way up by then too.
Will keep looking !! Time is running out !
Thank you for 40 m qso in right time ( 05.15 gmt ).
YU7U, YU7BH
Thanks for the 160 efforts and qso this AM 3/23 1100Z+ Heard you work quite a few so not a total loss !
Safe Travels !!!
73 de hank K7HP
Thanks guys for a great operation.
Great propagation from CA to your location on plus really good ears: Thanks for the Q’s on 40,20 & 17 – + 20m QRP mobile.
Have a safe trip.
73 – de deon k6wh
Thanks Great signal into CA Good ears! you could hear my QRP
Good signal into YU Good ears! thank you for QSOs
Thx for the fb operation. Great ears es fb sigs into WY. Operations & operators such as these are very much appreciated. Have a safe return trip
73 -
super operation guys — worked on 20, 30 and 40 in last two days, very readable signals on all bands into the London suburbs, great job with low power and Butternuts. Audible on 40 two hours after our sunrise this morning, amazing! Many thanks and safe trip back (and thanks also for a 5W0 contact earlier) — 73 Laurie
Tnx guys fer a new one for me!!
My QSO yesterday with a big storm over my QTH but your signal in EA land was 579 on 21 Mhz.
Have a safe return to your QTH!
73 de EA4CWN Alfonso
Hallo Bob
Thanks for the new one on RTTY, one small step for my Honor Roll on RTTY.
Best signal 2-day into LX since beginning. (20m)
Have a save tripp back home.
73 Andy (LX1DA/LX8RTTY)
many thanks 20 mb rtty qso.
Thank you for your nicely organized peditiosta.73 and all the best to you