3B6FQ - Agalega Island. April 14 to 17.
2008 April 2
All info provided by Ron K5XK:
Rachid, 3B8FQ, has received a license for 3B6, and will activate Agalega Island, single op, for 48-72 hours, 14-17 April. The callsign will be 3B6FQ.
This will be a working trip. Time will be shared with maintenance duties on the island, but Rachid will be as active as possible when not on duty.
Operations will primarily be on SSB, with some CW, all bands 80-10M.
After two days transportation by boat, operations are expected to begin around 1830utc on 14/4/08. Equipment will be battery powered at 70W, with simple antennas. Suggested frequencies & last minute details will be announced prior to departure.
QSL via K5XK, 3B8FQ/3B6FQ QSL manager.
73,
Ron Evans, K5XK
News Release #2: 3B6 - Agalega Island, 14-18 April ‘08 update w/QRG info
Submitted on behalf of 3B8FQ/3B6FQ - Belle Rose, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
13 April 2008, 1600 UTC
Rachid, 3B8FQ, is expected to land overnight on Agalega Island, AF-001. He will operate as 3B6FQ for five days, 14 - 18 April 2008. When not tending to radio officer duties, Rachid will operate all bands 80-10M, on SSB and CW only.
Following are the preferred operating frequencies:
Freq CW SSB
28mhz /28008 /28491
24mhz /24898 /24941
21mhz /21008 /21241
18mhz /18078 /18131
14mhz /14008 /14191
10mhz /10108 -
7mhz /7008 /7048
3.5mhz /3508 /3791
Operations should begin around 18:30utc on 14 April, on 14MHz, and later on 3.5MHz from 01:30 - 02:30utc on 15 April. Equipment will be battery powered at 70W, with simple antennas. Rachid expects to concentrate on SSB, but he is also a skilled CW operator, and will also operate on the CW frequencies indicated.
QSL via K5XK.
73,
Ron Evans, K5XK / k5xk@arrl.net
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