Ready
No bag over 45 lbs. Enough gear for decent station, K3, KPA, KAT, KX3 two Spiderbeam telescope masts, and coax and radials for the station -- and everything else that goes in between.
- K3/100 (Elecraft bag) (ensconced in foam)
- Antennas (top bag to right)
- Other Equipment (bottom bag on concrete)
- Fragile Electronics (big Pelican case)
- KPA-500 (ensconced in OEM foam cradle within small Pelican case)
I'll be leaving Seattle within 24 hours and it will be Tuesday July 10th when I touch-down on LHI.
It might take me a couple days to get setup.
The Call Sign
A few notes for DX spotters ---
VK2/W7BRS will confuse a bit because it will seem that it's on the mainland. But LHI is part of call area 2 in Australia, not 9. So expect VK2/W7BRS and if you do spot, just add the "LHI" note (for Lord Howe Island). The regulations got stricter this year so Lord Howe Island is no longer (or was ever) really VK9L. We will leave that discussion for another time.
Meanwhile -- all that can be prepared for is done. Antennas are in the bag, as well as all of the radio equipment:
Primary Station
K3 with KPA-500
CW, SSB and FT-8 capable.
Backup Station
KX3 (with KPA-500)
CW, SSB and FT-8 capable.
Logging and QSL
Livestream will be setup (pending stability of the network connection)
QSO logs will be uploaded to the QSL Manager Tim Beaumont https://www.m0urx.com
OQRS will be established and QSL (paper, LoTW) will be done after the trip.
QTH
The QTH is on Lord Howe Island and the GRID SQUARE is: QF98ml
Operating
All operations will be split except for FT-8 which will be traditional F/H mode. Super-Fox-Hound will not be used.
SA, AF and OC have priority regardless of who I am CQing, otherwise if I call JA, NA or EU try to listen for your turn. Again, always work split, and up.
Update your Logging Software (it has been several weeks since the COUNTRY file has been updated so that the QSO will log correctly in your Software as Lord Howe Island)
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