Ham Talk Live! Episode 138 - Ducie Island DXpedition VP6D LIVE

The VP6D Ducie Island DXpedition is the topic this week on Ham Talk Live! Listen on Thursday at 9 pm EDT when Glenn Petri, KE4KY, the chief pilot of the DXpedition, will join us on the show to tell us all about it and take your calls. We also hope to have Gene Spinelli, K5GS, via satellite phone LIVE from Ducie Island to give a real time update on how things are going and take your questions!

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Thanks Neil and thanks to the Team for a New one on 40 voice still plugging away on other bands and modes.

 

Amazing CW ops....

 

Excelent Dxpedition amazing signal on all bands

 

Tough to get through the masses with an end fed half wave at 30' max but I'll keep trying.

 

Man pile ups from hell.

 

I spoke too soon. I just worked him on 20m

 

The T32C dxpedition from a few years back is a good guide for what we will see with VP6D: after 4 or 5 days, the pileups are whittled down because you can see (in this case) on the VP6D website if you are in the log.

No need for 'surance.

So after about a week, prop willing, it should be easy to make Q's with more modest set ups.

Watch dxsummit.fi for comments like :" easy", "not busy", "lonely". THAT's your invitation to work'em.

Good luck!

73
Chip W1YW

 

One of the best DXpeditions yet. Great operators working the right bands at the right times, and keeping the pileups mostly under control.
Having DXA is a great help also, so you can confirm that you're in the log and get on with life. Even when DXA jumps the tracks they have their own accurate on-line log that you can access.
All in all, a well organized, equipped, and run DXpedition that others could learn from.

As an aside, and not related to VP6D, why mount a DXpedition to a rare entity and then work only 160 and 80M using verticals? With all due respect to 160M fans, how many of us looking for another
ATNO see that as productive? If you're going to go to the trouble and expense of this kind of venture why not operate on the most popular HF bands running several popular modes? And yes, I realize
it's their money (for the most part), but it still puzzles me.

Barry
W1JFK

 

Worked them on 40 meter FT8 tonight.

 

Textbook example of how a DXPedition should be operated

 

I worked them with a Buddipole and 100 watts from a Yaesu FT-857D on 17 meters Tuesday. I think they have an amp as they were S9. No joy on 20 meters, but I could hear them. Just think how easy that 4000 mile contact from Arizona would be a the peak of a sunspot cycle.

 

100watts 80cw hytower. Thanks Kj6ca

 

Sure was nice to get the number 21# most wanted on 15 # meter C.W. yesterday ! it was a little tough he was sending @ 35 to 38 W.P.M. so had to listen very careful for my call ! but made it. Heard them last night on 80# C.W. but just to weak to work. By the way I am just a Tec. what a treat. 73 all & go get them. Phil KI6PMD..

 

I just listen now..I heard it on 18.086cw..a good 5x9 in Oakland Maine..de KA1LWR