VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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05 Sep 2008, 21:55
Napisal/-a S50U
S5 mladinci dejte se prijavit za tole VK9DWX veliko reč, zadnji rok za prijavo je 15 september. GL Danilo, S50U
The crew of VK9DWX invites two young amateur radio operators who have a passion for DXing and contesting to take part in the DXpedition to Willis Island (
http://www.vk9dwx.de/): the first one from 6 to 19 October, and the second one from 15 to 28 October. They can reside in any country in the world and must (1) hold a valid amateur radio licence in their country, (2) have some experience in working pile-ups and (3) be between 18 and 29 years of age. For qualification send an e-mail to
contact@vk9dwx.de which must include an essay of 500 words minimum (in English) describing how you got started in ham radio, who your Elmer was and why you should be selected for this DXpedition opportunity. Please include also you full name, callsign and home address. The VK9DWX crew will pay for all expenses except your flight from your home to Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The deadline for applications is 15 September.
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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26 Sep 2008, 11:22
Napisal/-a S50U
S50U napisal/-a:S5 mladinci dejte se prijavit za tole VK9DWX veliko reč
22 prijav, škoda da med izbranimi ni nobenega iz S5

Zraven gresta Josh W4WJF & Rhy ZS6DXB. CUL Danilo, S50U
Twenty-two applications were received and the selection has been made. The two young amateur radio operators who will join the VK9DWX DXpedition to Willis Island are William Joshua (Josh) Fischer, W4WJF (21 years old) on 6-19 October and Rhynhardt (Rhy) Louw, ZS6DXB (25 years old) on 15-28 October. Meanwhile, the preparations are entering the final stage and a four-men vanguard is flying to Cairns to take care of all necessary work. Further details, including information on how contribute to the expedition, can be found at
http://www.vk9dwx.de/
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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27 Sep 2008, 12:33
Napisal/-a S50DX
Škoda, da sem nekaj let prestar in nekaj k€ premalo v denarnici...

Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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30 Sep 2008, 21:54
Napisal/-a s55o
Zanimiva zadeva, ampak karta do VK je draga...
lp
Boštjan
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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09 Okt 2008, 12:27
Napisal/-a S51AY
Ampak kljub temu so danes začeli s klofanjem. GL pri "streljanju" !
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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16 Okt 2008, 06:53
Napisal/-a S58F
S51AY napisal/-a:Ampak kljub temu so danes začeli s klofanjem. GL pri "streljanju" !
Včeraj cca. 45 min pred mojim *sunset* sem jih z *muko* odklofal na 80m/SSB...poslusali so skoraj preko celega DX okna (3790.0 - 3800.0)..najbolj sovrazim pa tako imenovane *HAM policaje*ki non-stop nekaj komentirajo na simplex freq...ko nekdo začne ni konca ne kraja!!
GL S58F
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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16 Okt 2008, 08:20
Napisal/-a s52w
Sicer me ne briga, ampak vseeno.
Ne razumem zakaj morajo poslušati ravno med 3790 in 3800 ? Je to v redu ?
73 Damjan S52W
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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16 Okt 2008, 08:29
Napisal/-a S51AY
Ja veš Erik, to nekateri samo malo izgubijo živce, ko morajo stalno nekoga opozarjati, naj kliče UP. Dokler enemu to dopovejo, DX-a predvsem na nižjih bandih nimaš šanse slišati. No, ko tisti "izgubljeni" končno skuži in se umakne s TX UP, je nekaj sekund možno delati, potem se pojavijo spet trije novi "padalci" in spet gre vse znova in znova... Potem kateri izgubi živce, pa je "veselica". Vsakemu se zgodi, da pozabi stisniti Split tipko, takim je dovolj le kratko opozorilo, ki je koristno tako zanj kot za ostale. Problem so tisti, ki mislijo, da "split" pomeni mesto pri Dubrovniku, o splitu še niso nikoli slišali, ampak "kaj si nor, takega DX-a je treba poklofati !". Problem ni v policajih, ampak v nepoučenih "padalcih" in namernih sfrustriranih motilcih. Tudi to prinese liberalizacija radioamaterskih izpitov, nekaj je pa tudi v glavah...
Na 80m sem imel srečo, da sem ga pričakal, ko se je pojavil. Takrat je bila situacija ŠE mirna, pa je šlo na drugi poziv. Prve 4 dni sem pustil, da se duhovi malo pomirijo, zdaj pa juhuhu, imam ga na 5 bandih (80/40/30/20/15)...
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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25 Okt 2008, 15:17
Napisal/-a S50U
S50U napisal/-a:tole VK9DWX veliko reč
V ponedeljek pričakujejo poslabšanje vremena z močnejšimi vetrovi, zato bodo kamp začeli pospravljati danes sobota 25. oktobra okoli 22 GMT torej nekaj prej od predvidenega. Par ur je še da jih ulovite na kakšnem bandu z tremi postajami delajo v WW SSB tekmovanju ter eno na WARC-ih. GL Danilo, S50U
The Willis Islands Group, Mid Isl. Thursday, October, 25th
Due to heavier winds to be expected on Monday we have to take down the complete camp tomorrow on Sunday October 26th and transport all equipment to the Floreat. That means that we will stop radio operation latest on October 25th at about 22:00z. We want to have a controlled shutdown and a secure trip back to Australia mainland for all members and all of the equipment. Therefore we have to leave earlier as planned. We will take part in the CQWW SSB Contest for the first 24 hours with three stations. The remaining stations will be still available for WARC operation. We did the last onlinelog update for now. This includes all QSOs till 25.10.2008 00:00z (before the contest). We will put all QSOs to the online log when we are back home. More information will be available after our return to Australia. Vy 73s VK9DWX team
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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11 Feb 2009, 12:25
Napisal/-a S55DX
Kot kaže, smo le nekoliko bližje karticam. 4.2.2009 so dobili sporočilo od tiskarja, da jim je poslal kartice. Prispele naj bi že pred minulim vikendom, tako da jih bodo lahko začeli nemudoma pošiljati.
Today we got the message that the printer has sent the QSL cards to us! They should arrive before the weekend so we can immediately start with sending them!
73s VK9DWX team (04.02.2009)
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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11 Feb 2009, 16:17
Napisal/-a s55s
Ne razumem zakaj morajo poslušati ravno med 3790 in 3800 ? Je to v redu ?
Tako je OM Damjan S52W, napisal.
Nekoč, ko smo bili ''C'' klasniki, sploh nismo smeli povohat na 3500-3510 in 3790-3800 MHz. Je bil pač DX band.
Sedaj smo pa vsi enaki kot v ''prakomunizmu'' (Marx).
de Dan
Re: VK9DWX, Willis Is.

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13 Feb 2009, 14:49
Napisal/-a S55DX
Kartica je bila danes v poštnem nabiralniku. Vsaka čast!