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As mentioned in our February newsletter, several of our members journeyed to Cuba on a DXpedition and to take part in several contests. The No-Name DX Group (Greg Hollinger VE3NXB, Gord Gibson VE3NQK, and Don Fisher VE3ESE, operated with Edil CO8KL, Victor CO8HF and other members of the University of Oriente club station in Santiago de Cuba for the ARRL Contest and the CQ WW 160 contest. As well hundreds of other contacts were made outside of the 160m contest on other bands. Stations working T48RAC and CO8RCI between February 21 and March 12 were able to remotely check the logs from anywhere in the world via the KWARC web site on-line logging database. (see the following sample confirmation for Gord VE3NQK who worked T48RAC prior to leaving for CO8 land)
The logs from the Log EQF program were forwarded several times a day by packet to an Internet Gateway which forwarded the logs to the KWARC web site for automatic parsing and posting. (many thanks to Dave Schwartz VA3DGS for his help on this project.)
March 2 e-mail from Greg VE3NXB I am finally getting a chance to let you know what is happening down here. The 160M contest had big problems with QRN and I believe we only had 141 contacts but it was not for giving it our best. The trip up to the mountains was a real experience as the road clings to the cliffs with almost shear drops to the valleys. Very beautiful. Trees change as you go up. Palms at bottom plus many other species, also bamboo and at the top majestic pine trees. The DX site at the top is a private home about 500 feet down a ravine trail which connects all of the homes. Power supplied by open wire feeders wired to the trees, no insulators, and within reaching height!!! An enormous diesel generator supplies the power to 2 FM broadcast station towers, a 2 meter repeater plus airport comms and guidance radar's. Our ham friends are very helpful, friendly, and traditionally of the ham fraternity. The resort is OK, but no bananas. There was a lizard about 6 inches long on the wall of my room when I arrived, but Don VE3ESE and I beat him off and he has not showed up again. The rooms are large with tiled floors, but the sheets and towels have not been changed so far. Good scuba diving and a great beach make up for the minuses. I have spent very - very little time on the beach, swimming, or sun bathing, so I am still pretty white, still We are all OK and so far have not reached for the Imodium, HI! We had a flat tire this AM and had a VERY INTERESTING tour of downtown Santiago this PM in some rain. We saw Don VE3ESE's wifes quilting exhibition at the main library downtown. Yesterday, we left the University and went to a restaurant called La Maison. Here we bumped into Prof. Bob Needham and friends. While eating what resembled a pizza, two ladies were looking at me and Don, trying to get very friendly. Guess they wanted some friendship, for sure. The were very bold!! This morning I took some pictures of Boganvalia along the road to STGO. Absolutely beautiful. Again very HOT but possibly not as hot and humid. You can rent motor scooters, or grab a bicycle in the early am and go for a ride. Gord VE3NQK arrives tonight and I will be at the airport to greet him, then over to the CO8RCI club station, where I am right now for the contest. He is all set for the time of his life, and he will surely get it 73 de Greg and Don. For more information email canwarn@kwarc.org [ TOP ]
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