T31EU - DX news and calendar

Added/updated

March 20, 2019

Callsign(s)

T31EU

Start-end dates

February 16, 2019 - March 5, 2019

Utilities

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OC-043 credited by 50,7% or participants

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WEB page

http://www.kanton2019.de/

Planned modes

CW, SSB, Digital

Planned bands

160 m, 80 m, 40 m, 30 m, 20 m, 17 m, 15 m, 12 m, 10 m

Source

DX-World

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Information

Update Mar,19: The DXpedition is now over and we went QRT at 17:37 UTC on 5th March 2019 with 39.161 QSOs in the log. It was an unforgettable adventure to a forgotten island of the earth. We are now back in Germany or the Netherlands. We all thank you for making a QSO with us, and sharing the adventure Kanton 2019. It was a long exhausting journey to the South Pacific with a great logistical effort and many imponderables, but finally we made it. We enjoyed warm hospitality of the very friendly residents of the island and are richer by another adventure. [Read more..]

Update Mar,5: T31EU until our coming sunrise last chance 160m. All antennas down only 160m is up. During our sunset we have a party. After the party only 160m.

Update Mar,3: With 2 days to go the team have made over 34000 QSOs.

Update Feb,28: (credit EUDXF) – Yesterday was a better day in particular on 30m and 40m. The generator causes interference on the RX Beverage. An additional K9AY receiving antenna was to added to overcome this issue and further improve reception on the low bands. On all bands there is high static QRN which makes reception not so easy. The team is working with two high power stations; they lost one amplifier. A possible third signal comes from a 100W radio. Tonight they hope to pass the 30K mark in the log.

Update Feb,25: This update is credit EUDXF

The high QRM-QRN level due to heavy rain the past few days giving them trouble.
Due to technical reasons they can only run 2 high power stations for the moment.
Now the 160 contest is over they will be back on top-band.
The “Kanton Island Internet Café” is a 15 minute walk from the shack and has limited opening hours, so log updates are limited.

Update Feb,15: T31EU DXpedition is delayed by 24 hours due bad weather.

Update Feb,14: Yesterday, in Tarawa, the team collected antenna equipment and a generator and took it to the aircraft. Ronald PA3EWP says, after meeting with PIPA officials: “Fingers crossed about additional 60m license (today more info)“. Saturday morning (local) the team leave Tarawa at 0700 o’clock. It’s a 4 hour flight to Kanton

Update Feb,13: Team recently arrived Honiara, Solomon Isl and await connection to Tarawa (T30).

Update Feb,5: Last week there was an operator change for our DXpedition to T31EU. Unfortunately, Wolfgang DM2AUJ had to cancel his trip to Kanton due medical reasons.We have found another operator who will joins us, it is Norbert DF6FK. Norbert is an SSB and Digi operator and has been regularly active from the Pacific in recent years. There is also an updated frequency plan on our website. Some frequencies have been adjusted to avoid overlap with XX9D DXpedition. Furthermore, everything is still going according to plan.

Update Jan,11: Our preparations are on schedule. The team is very grateful for the great sponsoring from the ham community.

The antenna material is stored in Tarawa at Chuck Corbett. The PIPA Kanton Coordinator, Tuake Teema, confirmed that our two generators were in excellent condition and we have two drums (400 liters) fuel available on the island.

All our equipment is successfully checked and suitcases are packed. We have again a total of 250kg radio equipment!

In four weeks our team flies from Frankfurt via Brisbane to Tarawa. After a short stay in Tarawa we will fly on Feb. 16th with a small charter plane (Beechchraft King Air 200) to Kanton. There we are guests of the village community.

The team members are in a good spirit and looking optimistically forward to a successful DXpedition.

From 16 February until 5th of March 2019 a group of 6 operators will be active from Kanton Island as T31EU. The license is confirmed by CCK and they have permission from the Phoenix Island Protected Area (PIPA).

Operators: DL2AWG Guenter, DL6JGN Hans, DJ9RR Heye, DM2AUJ Wolf, DK5WL Joe and PA3EWP Ronald.

Operating from 10-160m in the main modes CW, SSB, RTTY and some FT8. QSL via DL2AWG.

Before and after the DXpedition we will be active from Tarawa T30, (holiday style).

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