#PG5M – Page 3 – Swains 2023

7 July 202311 July 2023

Swains2023 – W8S Dxpedition presentation

The W8S Team would like to offer you the opportunity to join a presentation where we will explain our planning and setup of the upcoming Swains2023 W8S DXpedition. There will also be time for Q&A with the team members.

How: via Zoom

When: 14 July 2023

Time: 19:00 UTC

Duration: approx. 1 hour

If you want to attend this presentation, please send a confirmation to w8s@dx.to.
Please also include you call sign.
After we have received your request, you will receive a mail with the link to join the presentation.

W8S Team

73, Gerben – PG5M

1 July 20231 July 2023

W8S antenna building day

Johannes PA5X is reporting the following. The W8S Swains DX-pedition Team conducted a very successful antenna Building and team building day yesterday at the QTH of Evert PA2KW.

Pure dedication was shown by the German team members who had departed in the middle of the night to be in time at the event.

During the day various antennas were set up, such as 10 meter VDA, 20 meter VDA, 30 meter VDA, 40 meter vertical and 80 meter vertical.

Amongst the W8S Team members, tips and tricks were exchanged, antenna building was practiced and Improvements to the design and set up were made. All to be well prepared for a smooth operation when arriving on Swains island in October 2023.

The Team spirit was great and together with the beautiful weather, it turned out to be a very successful and enjoyable day!