I'm an avid DX'er myself, but I don't contest. I am completely dis-interested in counting number of people I've traded cards with or the number of the places I've reached. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's not my idea of 'adventure'... I'm not in it for the contacts, I'm in it for the -connections-. (Hey, that's not bad... I should add that to my signature file and my list of "Dave-isms"...)
Well better its aborted than to risk life and limb in a totally hostile unforgiving enviroment.....stay safe!!!!! and thanks for trying...Cheers!!!
Bravo! Amazing effort, amazing amount of hard work and planning! All to at allow us, the Ham Community to potentially log a once in a lifetime contact. Thank You guys! Hats are Off! These men have placed at risk more than most for our hobby. Just the sea voyage alone would be intimidating, 15-25 feet seas are not only uncomfortable they can be dangerous. Setting up and operating on a remote uninhabited volcano covered by glacial ice many days from any population is not a national park activation. Any slight emergency could become life threatening with help days or weeks away. Prayers and safe voyage to S Africa. 73 and Thanks Again Garry KF5VDX
HI DAVE, THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS UP ON THE NEW GROUP THAT WILL BE HEADING TO BOUVET ISLAND. PLEASE CONTINUE TO TRACK THE FOLKS THAT ARE NOW HEADED HOME FROM BOUVET ISLAND. https://bouvetoya.org/
Thankfully I have it confirmed on CW and SSB on several bands from a past DXpedition but would still like to fill out all 9 bands the next time.
HI CARL, GREETINGS FROM SALEM,NH. YOU MENTIONED GRAHAM RADIO AND HERB GORDON.... WOW...WOW...OMG.... U MUST BE AN OLE RASCAL FOR SURE.... ONLY KIDDING..... DO YOU RECALL THIS PLACE.... ======== CARL.... I AM CATCHING UP TO YOU ... I WILL BE 74 IN APRIL...GOD WILLING....
Hi Carmen, Oh yeah, Im a senile citizen but still refuse to play that role When I bought my first home in Raymond NH (and got married) in 1967 I visited Evans often and became good friends with Carl Evans (sharing a somewhat uncommon first name helped) . I wound up doing his HRO-500 and some NCX-5 work on weekends at the National Service Dept with their blessing of course. Moved to the Chicago area in 1970-73 and then back to NH in Pelham where Im in my second home there on 5 acres on the top of the highest hill in many miles. I see your family is from Sicily which I visited several times thanks to the USN; Messina, Palermo and Taormina. Back then I could speak enough Italian, with a Brooklyn accent, to get around. Best of luck getting well past 74 Carmen Carl
Hi Carl, Thank you for your service in the USN. Also, congrats on ur time spent with the National Radio Co. My first receiver back in 1959 was the NC-188.... my pride and joy. I actually purchased it directly at the National Co..... via some friends. This pix will probably bring back some memories
Dick, my understanding is that earthquake-induced tsunami waves are usually unnoticeable in the open ocean. They spread out and are very small until a rising seafloor concentrates their power. I don't know the conditions around Bouvet, but if the ship was in deep water and not dragged into the island this is unlikely to have been an issue. The waves could have been a disaster if anyone was on the beach, but I believe everybody was planning to stay on high ground. As for being on land, 6.5 is quite serious, though hopefully having tents rather than houses would minimize the damage. That is not something anyone would want to test, though.
Re: the FRR-59A was the shore based version of the WRR-2A which was very common on subs and the larger combat ships. I worked on alignment of the WRR-2A for almost two months (totally boring) before I transferred to the Service Dept which was like heaven. I also managed to escape any USN school on them as that pretty much was a dead end job and limited to one piece of gear; I wanted variety. Carl
Want to see a small bit of video footage of the sea-journey to the island, and get a glimpse at the weather they met with? Here's a bit of video footage: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?th...d-dxpedition-2018-expedition-by-ey8mm.601106/
I run a peanut whistle station and have never let the fact that I'm not a super station stop me from working incredible DX and pile ups of the worst kind. It is always a thrill to hear the DX respond to my call amidst the cacophany of "big guns" dominating the frequency.
