[AGGIORNAMENTO]: Abbiamo appena ricevuto il terzo comunicato stampa da parte del team 3D2R. Il team si è riunito a Suva, Fiji.
Nonostante la notizia che il container contenente il materiale pesante stia subendo dei ritardi in Nuova Zelanda, il team è comunque in grado di montare 5 stazioni con antenne e radio portate insieme dai singoli partecipanti. L’arrivo via nave a Rotuma è previsto per il pomeriggio del 27 Settembre.
Leggiamo insieme il comunicato:
Press Release #3 from the 3D2R Rotuma DXpedition Team.
All 3D2R Team members have now assembled in Suva, Fiji. Upon our arrival, we learned that our shipping container is delayed in New Zealand. Fortunately, the team members have brought radios, amplifiers and antennas with them to Fiji. We will be able to run five stations and emphasize the low-bands as planned.
We are now preparing our ship for our two day voyage to Rotuma. We anticipate arriving in Rotuma late in the evening of September 27th and we expect to be active early on September 28th.
The 3D2R team wishes you good luck and good fun in working us.
Thank you,
The 3D2R Rotuma 2011 Team.
Il comunicato stampa è appena giunto in redazione. Un folto gruppo di OM si prepara per un’attivazione in grande stile da Rotuma. Nel team spiccano alcuni volti noti dell’Intrepid Dx Group, reduce dall’eccezionale attività in Sud Sudan. Ci sembra vi siano tutte le premesse affinchè anche questa attività si tramuti in un successo. Operatori esperti, in grado senza dubbio di sfruttare ogni singola apertura verso l’Europa. Site pronti, quindi, a mettere a log 3D2R?!
Da notare una postilla interessante in calce al sito della spedizione: l’obbiettivo per il 2012 del medesimo team sarà Conway Reef, 3D2C.
Non si può dire che non sappiano guardare al futuro!
Ecco la press release inviata da Paul, N6PSE:
After many months of careful planning, we are pleased to announce that our preparations for a large multi-national DXpedition to Rotuma are going according to plan.
Rotuma is located in the South Pacific Ocean and is #32 on Club Log’s most wanted DXCC list.
The Team is meeting in Lami Bay, Suva on September 22nd and departing by ship to Rotuma on September 25th. The Team expects to arrive in Rotuma and become active on Tuesday, September 27th. We will complete our DXpedition on October 7th, 2011.
The main goals of this DXpedition are to work every amateur radio operator who needs Rotuma for a new DXCC country. In addition, we will be active on all bands from 1.8 MHz to 144 MHz, including the 5MHz and 50 MHz bands.
In addition to CW, SSB and RTTY we will be active on PSK, SSTV and EME. Special attention will be made to work far away stations such as Europe and Africa during those periods when propagation permits. The propagation window for EU and Africa is very brief at times and signals may be weak, so we ask everyone in the honored HAM SPIRIT to stand by when asked so that we may fulfill this need. Our destination will have a wide range of options and possibilities.
We plan to upload our logs on a daily basis to our on-line log. We will upload to LOTW approximately six months following the DXpedition.
We wish everyone good propagation and we hope that you enjoy working the 3D2R Team.
At this time, we are seeking additional Club and Individual Sponsors to help us defray the costs of carrying out this DXpedition.
Our official website is http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2r/index.html
3D2R Team
Photo credits: DS355
