Episode 73 - DXPeditionto the British Virgin Islands

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Bill Salyers

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Episode 73 - DXPeditionto the British Virgin Islands

The DX Mentor

1 hour 57 seconds

3 months ago

Episode 73 - DXPeditionto the British Virgin Islands

Hello and welcome to episode 73 of The DX Mentor - details about the upcoming VP2V DXPedition to the British Virgin Islands by our guests. I’m Bill, AJ8B

Here is our guests story as presented by Bernie, W3UR: August 8-11: VP2V, British Virgin Islands - Brothers KK4LWR, Andy Milluzzi, and KD8RTT, Tony Milluzzi, are going on their first DXpedition August 9-11 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, as VP2V/KK4lWR and VP2V/KD8RTT. Andy says that they are both big travelers and wanted to try a weekend on the air somewhere exotic, but also not get in over their heads. They decided to consider someplace they had been before, easy to get to and with “infrastructure.”

Their gear will be a pair of transceivers, a DX Commander and another vertical on HF, a three-element Yagi for 6M, and wire antennas for other bands, 80-6M all told. They plan to focus on 30, 17, 12, and 6M SSB and try CW, with some digital [modes] “when we need a break.” They will capitalize on summer openings by being on 6M as much as possible.

On August 11, they will take part in the HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party on 10 and 6M. They will have a joint QSL card, and also upload to LoTW post-trip. QSL direct to KD8RTT.

Here are links to those items mentioned in the podcast

https://kk4lwr.com/

https://kd8rtt.com/

https://hamsci.org/msqp

https://www.arrl.org/collegiate-amateur-radio

Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org

Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/

DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/

Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/

IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/

IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/

IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/

IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/