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3Y0IOF – Bouvet? Well…not really, but read on !Monday Dec 03, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
After a lot of negotiation we are pleased to announce a multinational team of twelve is to undertake a Dxpedition to Bouvet Island from 25 March 2013 to 5 April 2013 using the callsign 3Y0IOF.
We will be operating 24/7 with five stations covering all bands 160m-10m.
We understand that Dxpeditions are all about you – the DX operator – therefore we are pleased to announce some exciting new innovations.
We appreciate many of you feel you should not have to make any effort to work us. Accordingly, we are offering you the chance to call us on the telephone when you are ready for a QSO. That’s right, we will give you a phone number and when you are ready you can ring us and we will immediately cease to work the pile up and call you on a frequency of your choice. Not only that, we will also ensure an email is sent to you directly after the QSO to confirm you are in the log. Furthermore, we are organising a team of experts who, if you wish, will fly in and set up your rig on the required frequency, connect the antenna for you and make sure the heating or ventilation is on so it is nice and warm or cool in your shack as the case requires. Don’t worry about propagation. We will make sure there is some between us as we understand that is our responsibility and it’s our fault if there isn’t.
If that is not for you then don’t worry we are just as happy to work you in a pile up. We realise that we will need to operate in accordance with your operating habits so therefore we will understand if you call over the top of another station we are trying to work, or when we are specifically calling a part of the world you do not reside in, or if you are simply calling aimlessly or while we are transmitting, or even if you call when you cannot hear us. We will do our best to work you despite all this and yes we know it’s our fault if you do not make it into the log.
We wish to acknowledge the value Frequency Cops bring to a Dxpedition so to recognise this we are going to specifically publicise some times when we will arrange for some operators to deliberately call us on our frequency instead of split. Frequency Cops can even register their availability with us to help us ensure these periods get maximum uptake by the Frequency Cop community. During these periods the Frequency Cops will be able to say or send “up up!” to their hearts content. (Note: we will make sure we tell the pile up to listen up and not down as the recent PT0S Dxpedition has taught us that Frequency Cops don’t know how to send “down” in CW).
We also don’t want the “tuner uppers” to feel left out and like them we feel dummy loads are completely overrated. So when we are ready to transmit on a band we will give them the opportunity to tune up on our frequency before we start working the pile up. Each period will start with us sending our callsign and “QDL” (“Quick Dummy Loaders”) so they will know when to commence tuning up on us. We will allow for at least five minutes for this as we know how important it is for the tuner uppers to make sure their finals are good and ready. We acknowledge if they go bang it’s our fault. Depending on demand we will every now and then send “QDL” while working a pile up so any tuner uppers late to the party can tune up on us as well.
Unfortunately we will not have cluster access while we are on Bouvet but we know this will not stop you posting announcements and comments on the cluster about our Dxpedition. Some suggestions for you to try include saying what band you want us to QSY to or mode to operate on, the quality of our ops and the usual “loud”, “can’t hear them here”, “thanks for 7th band” or “yee hah” comments. Likewise as we noted above we understand it’s our fault if you cannot work us and therefore we accept in that case you will post on the cluster calling us the worst Dxpedition ever.
We can’t wait to be of service to you.
The 3Y0IOF Team
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57 Responses to “3Y0IOF – Bouvet? Well…not really, but read on !”
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I need Bouvet Island on citizens band (CB). Please let me know by telephone when you have the black box fired up. That’s a big 10-4 good buddy.
All I can say is, whoever plans a DXpedition to Bouvet Island in March /April, needs his head examined because no man will survive the weather & the Helicopter will be of no use.
I do not see names of the Team Leaders or any other callsigns to go with it.
I was thec PILOT for Chuck Brady 3Y0C in 2000/2001, so I know what a tough one this is, with 120mph winds & icebergs around the landing area. !!!
Who is bluffing who. ???
On the other side, I’m not sure if 12 is definite number of ops, please don’t forget to include one that will give a such nice 3Y0IOF call after every QSO, fully spelled, with information that you are listening from 14.258.23 to 14.316.52.
Geez Dennis!
Get a grip…. It’s satire
LOL! Spot on and well written! It certainly reflects what I heard when trying to work PTØS recently, CY9M earlier this year, etc.
Well done! Great laugh to send me off to work.
IS THIS DXPIDITION GOING TO WORK 160m SSTV? LAST TIME THWEY DIDN’T AND A BUNCH OF GUYS ON MY NET DIDNT GET A QSO
IS IT GOING TO USE EQLSL? IM TIRED OF DXPEDITON S THAT DONT USE EQSL. THE ARRL IS A BUNCH OF NAZIS AND I REFUSE TO USE THERE SYSTEM BECAUES THAY MADE IT SO YOU NEED A CONPUTER ENGINEERING DEGREE TO CONFIRM ANYTHING
PLEASE REPLY TO MY EMAIL WITH ANSWERS, I CAN;T GET ON MY COMPUTER BROWSER ON MY COMPUTER BECAUSE OF A VIRUS – HAVE TO USE MY NEPHEWS
be sure and post to clusters to maximize qrm fom lids and jammers
oh and evn though you constantly send “up” nevermind just listen on your frequency you will still have dozens calling up based mostly on the cluster spot
73′s es gl
Please 80m EME!!!
I overheard that sending a email with 599 on it after the Dxpedition since they will not have internet/email access during it will be confirmed and added to the log on any band you want. 160 SSTV and 80EME sounds good too.
Also wonder why some of those making comments do not put Name with “Callsign” on their post?
Team 3Y0IOF,
Please do not let the recent Earthquake near Bouvet prevent you from going. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000e70r#summary
This would be a terrible inconvenience and not keeping within Dxpedition guidelines. Remember, the revised Dx Code of Misconduct says: “In the event of an Earthquake during a DXpedition, the team should continue to operate 24/7 regardless of any risks to life.”
Please if you get to the location and this 19 sq mile chuck of volcano and ice is no longer there (resulting in its move to the deleted list) we expect a full return of our contributions with interest paid from the date of transfer.
Have a safe trip home!
No cluster access? What do you mean no cluster access. Hey guys, you are going there for us, so do whatever it takes to get cluster access. Do this regardless of the costs because you owe it to us. Yeah, I know. You are offering phone service, but that will cost us. We want everything to be free. And we don’t want to be put on hold listening to elevator music to be heard. How else will you know when we get on the cluster and beg you go QSY to a band we want or when to listen for us. When we say TU for the contact, we want you to see it. This also confirms you got our call sign logged correctly. Do you think we make these posts so the whole world will know we worked you or something? And one last thing, carry along an extra op who will only monitor the cluster. See to it that he posts on the cluster your every move and who the op is on the air for each band. That will let us know you are there monitoring the cluster for us and reassure us you will see what we post. So other than that, you have it down pat to do things the way it should be done. Just be sure to listen for me.
Absolutely insane – and yet soooo well written!
Keep smiling
Pete
This Really sounds interesting, count me in I’ll try to contact you as I am retired and have time to listen.
So if I post my phone number here, they will call me oh the phone when there’s a good opening to my QTH and let me know to get on the radio so they can work me, right? Well it’s about darned time they got up out of their cushy lounge chairs and actually did something productive for the rest of us! Maybe if they get off their butts, they can open up 160 at a decent hour so I dont have to get up so early!
hihi
73 to all!
I have gear from 160m to lightwaves. I really need 3Y0 on 470THz (red light) so what are your plans to be active on this DX band? Could we make a sked when it’s dark along the whole path?
Very best 73, Peter