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Det skulle være fra idag at de blliver aktiv fra 3C0W

Jeg kan at de ca 6.00Z stadig var igang fra 3C3W
på DXcluster OZ2DXC

Måske er der problemer med fly til 3C0 ?
Vi håber det bedste !

3C0/3C1, ANNOBON ISLAND & EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Operators Yuris/YL2GM and
Kaspars/YL1ZF (ex-YL3AIW) [along with Girts/YL2KL] are active again from
Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (prefix 3C, Clublog's most wanted #57 as
of February 2018, IOTA AF-010) and Annobon Island (prefix 3C0, most wanted
#47, IOTA AF-039). After a recent successful "reconnaissance" DXpedition
with 3C0L/3C1L in October-November 2017, it was planned to go there with
a larger team. Unfortunately, the usual team members from Ukraine were
requested last minute to pass complicated additional formalities to obtain
entrance VISA and thus could not join. As a result, the team is the same
as last time plus Girts/YL2KL. They will use different callsigns -- 3C3W
(from Bioko) and 3C0W (from Annobon). They are currently active from Bioko
Island (3C3W) until Monday, March 5th. Then will try to catch flight to
Annobon on Tuesday, March 6th, and continue as 3C0W from there. Future
plans are not clear yet, but their Web page states that they will be in
the area until March 27th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW,
SSB and RTTY. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1826.5/1821, 3526, 7019, 10119, 14029, 18086, 21029, 24904
and 28029 kHz
SSB - 3795, 7100, 14190, 18140, 21290, 24940 and 28490 kHz
RTTY - 3583, 7043, 10136, 14083, 18103, 21083, 24923 and 28083 kHz

QSX CW up 2 (160 down 2, JA 1810-1820)
QSX SSB/RTTY up 5

QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog's OQRS (direct or Bureau). See their
Web page for more details. Look for the logs to be uploaded to LoTW six
months after their operations. For more details and updates, watch their
Web page at: http://www.lral.lv/3c0w_3c3w/index.html

Det ser ud til at fra 6 mar vil de være på 3C0 hvis de ikke bliver afvist/fængsel !


73 Boye

Hej til alle


Der ser ud til at 3C3W er gået QRT pt
lad os håbe de er ved at pakk og tager til 3C0

73 Boye

Hej så er der nyt fra 3C0W

Fra deres web pages:

Right now 16:20 UTC on 21029 kHz pirate is operating.
Yesterday had lot of adventures, but will write about it some time later.
Tickets are bought to Annobon for March 10, with return on March 24. So Friday morning will pack and in the afternoon go to Malabo to be ready for the flight to Annobon on Saturday.


73 Boye

Hej

Så er 3C0W QRV !

73 Boye

Hej

March 10 - Update

20:00 UTC
Mobile Internet fails to work. Thus 3C0W log uploads are unlikely until the DX-pedition is over.

18:28 UTC
3C0W is on the air. They successfully reached Annobon. Fuel is bought. Folding antenna and verticals for 40m and 30m are already up

Der er ikke en pirat der øver sig

73 Boye

Last news
March 11 - Update

Today the team set up Spiderbeam. Also generator was started. They have problems with buying fuel on the island, have only 40 litres now.
Tomorrow will set up low band vertical with RA6LBS matching unit.
About 3800 QSOs are in the log. Still no internet.


73 boye

3C0W QRT

News and status

March 24 - 3C0W is QRT

3C0W is QRT. The team has successfully reached Malabo. They will stay there until Tuesday evening, when flight home is scheduled. But no more activity on the bands is planned from 3C.

Over 54 267 QSOs in 3C0W log in 14 days of operation.
Full log is uploaded to Clublog (19:17 GMT).

Yesterday they spent less time on the air, because the visit to local school planned for the morning happened in the late afternoon. Also yesterday they dismantled 1st position. Today morning dismantled the 2nd position, packed and 11:00 AM were in Annobon airport.
Airport security did not allow to take on the flight generator. They left it to local friends on Annobon.


73 Boye

News and status
March 28 - The team is back home

Today the team has safely reached home. 73!


73 Boye