Topband, Greyline and 6m EME

The latest news from Swains:

Top Band:
The weather gods are in favor of the W8S Team today!
Lots of overcast make it possible for the Team to work with 4 operators (off-duty) on the 160m vertical. While others are operating some of the operators take some time from their scheduled rest to built up the last antenna!
The 160m vertical stands and is ready for action.

6m EME:
The first attempts on 6m were unsuccessful. There was a one-way copy and that is not enough. There will be another attempt in a few hours if there is a moon pass suitable for Europe. The team is confident that their learning curve will result in QSOs.

Greyline:
The team is aware that this morning they missed the last hour of the European grey line and the first hour of the East Coast grey line on 80m. This was necessary because they all had to do antenna work. Since all antennas are now up and working, expect full attention during the greyline on 80m and top band.

The team is fully aware that not everything is going as expected and therefore the expectation cannot be fully met yet.
Despite the extreme conditions in which to work, the ambition is as high as ever and the team is doing everything possible to meet expectations.

6M EME….. antenna issues

Questions are asked about 6m EME.
Logical, we had big plans but found Murphy on our way!
Update:

  • one element of the boom screw was broken we had to fix that
  • The intended way of setting up the yagi was not possible so we have to improvise, sandbags are used for all other antennas but won’t hold the 6m EME antenna
  • we had the antenna up with the support of the Team, but guy stakes were not holding
  • we were promised suitable guy stakes by the support team, that did not work out either.
  • today 09 October 2023 is our last chance to get it up!
  • it’s easy to judge from the side line, more difficult when you’re in the middle of it….

To be continued….

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