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Be sure to check out the team photos
below!
VP5X 2004 CQWW SSB Operators:
| KY1V |
David |
david @ vp5x.com |
Confirmed |
| WA4PGM |
Kyle |
kyle @ vp5x.com |
Confirmed |
| K0RAY |
Keith |
keith @ vp5x.com |
Confirmed |
| N0VD |
Kelly |
kelly @ vp5x.com |
Confirmed |
2004 Sponsored Young Ham:
- CT1ILT Filipe Lopes - filipe @
vp5x.com
Runner Up:
If you are interested in operating in a contest with
the VP5X team, please contact us via email at contests @ vp5x.com
VP5X 2003 CQWW CW Operators:
| KY1V |
David |
david @ vp5x.com |
| WA4PGM |
Kyle |
kyle @ vp5x.com |
| OH9MM |
Juha |
juha @ vp5x.com |
| OH3RB |
Kari |
kari @ vp5x.com |
2003 Sponsored Young Ham:
- W2AU Daniel Bradke - daniel @
vp5x.com
Runner Up:
CQWW CW 2003 Team Photos
The last leg begins on
Provo!
The Provo airport. It looks kind of
like a ghost town, eh?
Our very own twin engine charter
plane flown by none other than student pilot KY1V from Provo to
North Caicos. The rest of the team was extremely frightened during
the 12 minute flight when they discovered KY1V was flying the
aircraft!
Kari, OH3RB, asking the
co-pilot for a refund after discovering KY1V was promoted to captain
and actually did the flying.
Time for some rest and relaxation!
Nothing like starting off your
DXpedition to VP5 with a morning of deep sea fishing. Now where's
that rum punch?
Daniel, W2AU, reeling in his first
Wahoo! Daniel slept through most of the deep sea fishing
Daniel, W2AU catches dinner! Wahoo,
did this kids dream come true?
Kari, OH3RB, snags a barracuda. We're not
certain which got the better of him, the fish or rum punch
Kyle, WA4PGM, tackles a Wahoo like he's done
this before. "let him run a bit" says our guide
Juha, OH9MM, thought he would never get a
turn, but when his comes, there is no Wahoo or Barracuda on the end
of his line...he has a 50 lb sail fish on the line and struggles to
bring it in. After about 15 minutes he is ready for help
David, KY1V, dawns the masters glove
to FINNISH (no pun intended) the job!
The deep sea fishing trip is a
rewarding experience for all with the grand finale catching this
50lb sail fish. This young sail fish was returned to the sea and has
hopefully learned his lesson! Stay away from ham!
Wahoo...no grocery shopping required!
Kari, OH3RB (left), and Juha, OH9MM (right),
get some much needed sun after spending months in darkness in
northern Finland!
Let's eat!
Our guide making filets of Wahoo and
Barracuda. Oh yum!
You are going to eat that? How about
some beef please!
The cook! Without Kyle, WA4PGM, we
would have surely starved to death!
Finally, some real food!
Now its time to get to work
No one wants to climb the tower
except David, KY1V, and he is too fat for the safety belt onsite. In a
daring effort to save the contest, KY1V puts his Navy training to
use and makes a homemade harness. I guess it worked, because he is
still alive today!
David, KY1V climbs the tower to make
repairs to the 160M inverted L. Little did he know that erosion and
the last hurricane left the front guy wire being held by only three
strands of wire! This must be repaired this spring.
Kari, OH3RB, finally gives in and climbs the
tower. He is setting up the Force 12 for the multiplier station
working Europe
The finished product. Hy-Gain 2el 40,
Bencher Skyhawk, Force 12, 80m inverted V, 160m inverted L. Let's
start a pileup!
The work is done, now lets play!
David, KY1V, makes the inaugural VP5X
QSO!
Young Daniel, W2AU, takes the
helm as if he were a seasoned veteran!
Kyle, WA4PGM, The MASTER, shows us
how its done at the run station, Juha, OH9MM, picking off mults and
directing them to the run station while the rest of us look on in
anticipation of operating
Kari, OH3RB, running at 250+
QSO's per hour while Daniel, W2AU hunts multipliers!
The Team
From left to right: Rear: Kari OH3RB
- David KY1V - Kyle WA4PGM - Front: Daniel W2AU -Juha OH9MM
From left to right: Rear: Kari OH3RB
- Kyle WA4PGM - David KY1V - Front: Daniel W2AU -Juha OH9MM
From left to right: Daniel W2AU -
David KY1V - Juha OH9MM - Kyle WA4PGM - Kari OH3RB
The Views
Looking west toward the Pacific -
Sunset - about a half mile down the beach from the shack
Looking west toward the Pacific -
Daytime
Hello Asia. We can hear you loud and
clear!
A clear shot to the US and Canada!
Everyone is 30db over S9...on the vertical!
Looking north/northwest toward the
United States. Miami is 500 miles north.
Looking north/northeast toward Europe
- We know you can hear us...we worked thousands of you!
Ok, so we had to cross this small
patch of beach to work east to Africa. No problem. Africa was loud!
Let's not forget the Caribbean and
South & Central America. We can work you guys off the back of the
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