ENEWETAK ATOLL OC-087 V73E Mini DX-pedition 19-26 April Enewetak is an atoll in the Marshall Island group at 11deg 30min N and 162deg 15min E. It is in the top 10% of rare IOTA entities. Tom K7ZZ from Oregon provided the following information:- "Plans for the expedition to Enewetak (OC-087) on April 19 - 26 are going smoothly. An antenna mast will be loaned from Force 12. Support has been obtained from the makers of Mountain House freeze dried foods. And a donation to cover part of our QSL expenses is expected from the Island Radio Expedition Foundation. The only real snag has been the failure of a second amplifier to materialize. The two Stateside team members will depart the West Coast on about April 10th to join the rest of the team on Kwajalein. From there they will fly on to Enewetak. Although only one station will have an amplifier, two additional tranceivers will be included. Antennas are a small tri-bander, a log for 10-6 Meters, an R-7000 vertical plus a wire dipole for the low bands. Propogation predictions show a slim chance of a 10 Meter opening to Europe, but lots of chances on 15. All other areas should have lots of openings. The call V73E has been assigned. QSL cards go to WF5T". The team will be using the usual IOTA frequencies on a 24 hour basis. Enquiries to Tom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Posted by Kevin vk2ce, www.vk2ce.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-news To post a message, DX items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/ This is the DXR reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
