VK2/W7BRS QRT

That's all there is.

The bags are mostly packed now.  The antenna came down this morning.  Coiled up all the radials (that took a good while to complete).   Gear set aside drying out before packing into duffle.

I don't think I lost any parts or cables or tools.  Everything checked in the bags by the lists.  My roll of Duct-Tape may be a bit smaller than when I arrived, but for the most part everything is back where it belongs.

It was a surreal moment when the fiberglass mast came away from the ground and collapsed back into the tube for packing.   Those SpiderBeam fiberglass masts are pretty incredible.   My homebrew "DX Commander" clone worked just fine despite the conditions and proximity to other metal that made some directions a lost cause.   I'm fully aware of of the issue.  No more needs to be said about it.

A few of the last calls worked.. (15m  CW)

VK2KJJ

WK2K

JH1XEF

JK1CHY

and the last call in the log JH7XVB.

Once at the QTH, the situation ruled out use of 80m, let alone 160m.    I was glad that even 40m was able to work.

I don't really have much more to say about the DX'p to Lord Howe Island.   It was an experience unlike any other.

I can check off a lot of boxes with respect to the goals of the trip.  I'm not disappointed at all.   I came here to do what I needed to do.  And, it was done.

All that's left to do now is return the bicycle to the rental and then re-pack my stuff down to the same bag-count I arrived with.    All there is to hope for now is the flight is not canceled over weather.

For those who worked and in the log -- thanks.  It was fun.   Your patience was helpful and appreciated.

For those who tried to get in the log -- every effort was made beyond the norm in order to help you achieve that.  On FT-8 I would sometimes just single out a station to one stream just to be sure --- but it didn't work all the time.  On CW, I moved around up the band hoping to find a weak signal and get them in the log.   The log speaks for itself.  The Club Log data will be left as-is, but I (again) stress the point that the ClubLog system is not authoritative -- only M0URX (the QSL manager) has the official records that go into Logbook of the World. (LOTW).

Last few bits of advice -- if you are missing a log entry, then reach out to me directly.  I cannot guarantee that I can fix every problem but I will look into every possible option.

Thanks again.  Hope to see you on the bands at another time.  Good DX, 73 from Lord Howe Island.

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