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Val's a co -host on 00:05:55.329 --> 00:05:58.910 the video podcast Ham Nation, where she usually 00:05:58.910 --> 00:06:01.769 contributes information about DXing and contesting. 00:06:02.250 --> 00:06:05.129 and Val's one of the most noted YLs in the hobby, 00:06:05.430 --> 00:06:07.870 spends most of her weekends on the air working 00:06:07.870 --> 00:06:12.290 contests along with her fiance Jerry WB9Z and 00:06:12.290 --> 00:06:15.889 she's a member of many DX and Contesting Club 00:06:15.889 --> 00:06:21.610 and a AWRLVE and she's the lead pilot for the 00:06:21.610 --> 00:06:27.480 3Y0 Zee Bouvet Island De -Expedition. Also joining 00:06:27.480 --> 00:06:32.339 us tonight is Bryant Rascal, KG5HVO. He's a 13 00:06:32.339 --> 00:06:34.540 -year -old ham that will be participating in 00:06:34.540 --> 00:06:38.019 the World Radio Team Championships in Wittenberg, 00:06:38.019 --> 00:06:40.379 Germany, representing one of the youth teams. 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:42.980 He'll be the youngest ham in the competition 00:06:42.980 --> 00:06:45.680 and the only youth ham from North America, and 00:06:45.680 --> 00:06:49.500 he is the youth pilot for the Bouvet Island De 00:06:49.500 --> 00:06:51.939 -Expedition. So Val and Bryant, thanks for coming 00:06:51.939 --> 00:06:55.470 on the show. Thank you and congratulations on 00:06:55.470 --> 00:06:58.110 a hundred episodes. I'm honored to be on your 00:06:58.110 --> 00:07:01.949 hundred show Yeah, we couldn't have timed it 00:07:01.949 --> 00:07:08.649 better And and Troy Simpson w9kvr says happy 00:07:08.649 --> 00:07:13.769 100 listening between games so He's got to announce 00:07:13.769 --> 00:07:17.470 some games and I was doing that last night well, 00:07:17.470 --> 00:07:20.370 let's talk about this d expedition and and hopefully 00:07:20.370 --> 00:07:24.680 the the satellite technology will work and we'll 00:07:24.680 --> 00:07:27.500 be able to talk to the team here in a little 00:07:27.500 --> 00:07:32.180 bit, but the team has had some unexpected surprises 00:07:32.180 --> 00:07:38.540 in preparation for the trip and then some on 00:07:38.540 --> 00:07:41.540 the trip, so we'll maybe talk about those later, 00:07:41.579 --> 00:07:45.699 but tell us what happened with getting underway 00:07:45.699 --> 00:07:50.540 and where things stand right now, Val. Well, 00:07:50.579 --> 00:07:53.480 there was a bit of delay, but you know, the unexpected 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:55.740 always happens on these things, so you just got 00:07:55.740 --> 00:07:58.379 to roll with the punches. But yeah, they had 00:07:58.379 --> 00:08:02.240 a lot more involved training. They had to do 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:07.360 CPR training, fire safety training. They also 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:10.139 had to do boater safety training, so their schedule 00:08:10.139 --> 00:08:11.879 was pretty full with a lot of training also. 00:08:12.339 --> 00:08:15.060 The boat needed a bunch of inspections that needed 00:08:15.060 --> 00:08:18.199 to be passed, and the government sort of dragged 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:21.939 their heel. I think it was their version of their 00:08:21.939 --> 00:08:25.579 military is like their coast guard. And so that 00:08:25.579 --> 00:08:28.240 took a long time. So they left a week later than 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:32.340 expected, but not to worry, they're going to 00:08:32.340 --> 00:08:34.639 still devote the same amount of time to being 00:08:34.639 --> 00:08:37.350 on the air. So they're all gonna be moving their 00:08:37.350 --> 00:08:39.789 plane plane, you know, they're flying home arrangements 00:08:39.789 --> 00:08:41.690 and things like that So it will not affect how 00:08:41.690 --> 00:08:44.909 much time they will be on the air Putting all 00:08:44.909 --> 00:08:49.289 you guys in the log Okay, very good. Well, we'll 00:08:49.289 --> 00:08:51.870 talk more about some of those surprises here 00:08:51.870 --> 00:08:55.970 in a little bit but While we have you and Bryant 00:08:55.970 --> 00:09:00.009 on let's talk about the role that the pilots 00:09:00.009 --> 00:09:03.169 play in this de -expedition. So, Bryant, why 00:09:03.169 --> 00:09:05.809 don't you tell us what you're doing as the youth 00:09:05.809 --> 00:09:09.409 pilot for this. First, Neil, congratulations 00:09:09.409 --> 00:09:13.330 on the 100th episode of Ham Talk Live. As the 00:09:13.330 --> 00:09:17.190 youth pilot, I am currently following the team's 00:09:17.190 --> 00:09:20.230 progress via the website and social media. I'm 00:09:20.230 --> 00:09:22.970 also promoting the de -expedition on some ham 00:09:22.970 --> 00:09:25.509 radio youth networks and just trying to make 00:09:25.509 --> 00:09:28.419 sure the word is out and let people know about 00:09:28.419 --> 00:09:31.379 the rare opportunity to work Beauvais. I heard 00:09:31.379 --> 00:09:35.460 that my friend Don Dubon in six JRLs worked this 00:09:35.460 --> 00:09:37.519 past weekend out at his shack in Colorado to 00:09:37.519 --> 00:09:40.759 get his antenna pointed at Beauvais, so he is 00:09:40.759 --> 00:09:43.809 definitely ready to put them in the log. Once 00:09:43.809 --> 00:09:46.370 the team is operating, I will be the liaison 00:09:46.370 --> 00:09:49.470 for any youth, as well as Russia and the Middle 00:09:49.470 --> 00:09:52.669 East, and will be collecting reports, inquiries, 00:09:53.049 --> 00:09:56.129 challenges, and hopefully lots of triumphs, and 00:09:56.129 --> 00:09:59.669 reporting those to the head pilot, Val. I also 00:09:59.669 --> 00:10:02.970 just want to add that I appreciate the 3Y0Z team 00:10:02.970 --> 00:10:05.669 including a youth pilot and reaching out to young 00:10:05.669 --> 00:10:07.990 hams and encouraging them to contact Beauvais 00:10:07.990 --> 00:10:10.690 Island. This really goes a long way in pulling 00:10:10.690 --> 00:10:13.470 young hams into the extreme side of ham radio. 00:10:15.299 --> 00:10:18.639 Very good. Well, we look forward to hearing some 00:10:18.639 --> 00:10:22.820 of your reports along the way from the youth 00:10:22.820 --> 00:10:25.980 side of things. And Val, same question for you. 00:10:25.980 --> 00:10:29.799 What are you doing as the lead pilot for the 00:10:29.799 --> 00:10:34.659 team? Well, I'm going to take all their daily 00:10:34.659 --> 00:10:37.120 reports as they get them. They're going to kind 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:38.740 of go through all their emails and summarize 00:10:38.740 --> 00:10:41.179 that and send them to me. And from that, I'm 00:10:41.179 --> 00:10:43.159 going to summarize that and send a daily report 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:46.700 to the team leaders. So, if they notice they're 00:10:46.700 --> 00:10:48.700 missing an opening to a certain part of the world 00:10:48.700 --> 00:10:51.200 on a certain band, they can adjust accordingly. 00:10:52.340 --> 00:10:57.200 I also send them just different, I'll send them 00:10:57.200 --> 00:10:59.559 solar weather information and things like that. 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:02.000 So, we're going to send, I'll be in charge of 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:04.519 sending them a daily report. from what's going 00:11:04.519 --> 00:11:06.740 on in the ham radio community regarding their 00:11:06.740 --> 00:11:09.379 operation. Also send a lot of good stuff, so 00:11:09.379 --> 00:11:11.500 make sure you email us the, you know, that's 00:11:11.500 --> 00:11:13.659 the last one I needed for all of them kind of 00:11:13.659 --> 00:11:15.500 emails. You know, they love reading that and 00:11:15.500 --> 00:11:17.980 it really helps motivate them. And then they'll 00:11:17.980 --> 00:11:21.299 also be sending me information to filter back 00:11:21.299 --> 00:11:26.139 to the ham radio community. So I'm sort of that 00:11:26.139 --> 00:11:29.600 last step in between the team, on island team 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:34.139 and the off island team. Very good. Some important 00:11:34.139 --> 00:11:37.559 duties there to make sure the communications 00:11:37.559 --> 00:11:41.960 with the team behind the scenes is going well. 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:45.559 So we thank you both for doing that. Brian, why 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:49.460 don't you give everybody the information how 00:11:49.460 --> 00:11:55.100 our listeners can find 3Y0Z on the air here in 00:11:55.100 --> 00:11:57.940 a few days as soon as... they're able to get 00:11:57.940 --> 00:12:00.820 on. How can they do that and where can they find 00:12:00.820 --> 00:12:05.419 that information? First I would highly encourage 00:12:05.419 --> 00:12:10.360 everyone to go to the website buvetdx .org. That's 00:12:10.360 --> 00:12:15.320 B -O -U -V -E -T -D -X dot org. There's a propagation 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:18.820 tab with lots of useful information and it can 00:12:18.820 --> 00:12:21.240 tell you when certain openings could be expected 00:12:21.240 --> 00:12:27.629 to your part of the region from Buvet. They will 00:12:27.629 --> 00:12:31.370 mostly be operating split, which is where the 00:12:31.370 --> 00:12:34.250 team will transmit on one frequency and listen 00:12:34.250 --> 00:12:38.370 on another frequency, usually 10 to 20 kilohertz 00:12:38.370 --> 00:12:41.590 above or below their transmitting frequency. 00:12:41.990 --> 00:12:44.330 So I would definitely make sure you know how 00:12:44.330 --> 00:12:46.970 to handle the split function on your transceiver. 00:12:47.909 --> 00:12:51.769 The team will be on all modes, phone, CW, RIDI, 00:12:52.330 --> 00:12:57.210 and FT8. FTH instructions are on the website. 00:12:58.110 --> 00:13:00.990 If you have any questions or issues, please contact 00:13:00.990 --> 00:13:05.889 your pilots. This is the most efficient way to 00:13:05.889 --> 00:13:10.690 find the pilots is to look on the BOVE website, 00:13:11.129 --> 00:13:15.789 which again is bovedx .org. All email addresses 00:13:15.789 --> 00:13:21.070 are listed below the pilots. Finally, know the 00:13:21.070 --> 00:13:24.169 team is eager to work you. A lot of hard work 00:13:24.169 --> 00:13:27.110 has gone into making this The Expedition a reality 00:13:27.110 --> 00:13:29.649 and they are just as excited to get the show 00:13:29.649 --> 00:13:32.409 started and begin working me well. So definitely 00:13:32.409 --> 00:13:36.889 go on the radio and chase them. And we've been 00:13:36.889 --> 00:13:41.950 talking some that, you know, it's quite likely 00:13:41.950 --> 00:13:46.820 that you don't need, you know, legal limit amplifier 00:13:46.820 --> 00:13:51.019 and big antennas that, you know, even the little 00:13:51.019 --> 00:13:54.539 100 watts at a wire stations should be able to 00:13:54.539 --> 00:13:57.259 get in there at some point. It may not be the 00:13:57.259 --> 00:14:00.299 first couple of days, but if you wait a little 00:14:00.299 --> 00:14:04.220 later that might help and even some of the QRP 00:14:04.220 --> 00:14:07.960 guys can get in there. So don't give up on it 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:14.960 by any means. They had to make a little course 00:14:14.960 --> 00:14:19.379 adjustment when they left because of some weather 00:14:19.379 --> 00:14:22.039 conditions. Why don't you tell us what happened 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:24.879 with that? Well, originally, I think the boat 00:14:24.879 --> 00:14:28.120 was going to meet them on King George Island, 00:14:28.139 --> 00:14:30.919 but with all the inspections running behind schedule, 00:14:31.539 --> 00:14:33.360 they all took off together. They were going to 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:35.200 originally fly and meet them on that island, 00:14:35.220 --> 00:14:37.440 and that was going to save them a couple days 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:41.820 of boat journey. But that fell by the wayside, 00:14:41.820 --> 00:14:44.940 of course, with the inspection. So, they sailed 00:14:44.940 --> 00:14:49.700 with the boat out of Punta Arenas, and they went 00:14:49.700 --> 00:14:54.080 straight east rather than going down and over 00:14:54.080 --> 00:14:57.600 through the Drake Passage. But they were making 00:14:57.600 --> 00:14:59.799 pretty good time there for a while. They were 00:14:59.799 --> 00:15:02.379 planning on getting there on Tuesday, and then 00:15:02.379 --> 00:15:04.860 they hit a bad stretch of weather. And we've 00:15:04.860 --> 00:15:06.919 posted a lot of videos on the website, so make 00:15:06.919 --> 00:15:09.240 sure you go there and look under the news if 00:15:09.240 --> 00:15:11.600 you want to see what 15 to 20 foot waves look 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:17.379 like on a 235 foot boat. And just a warning if 00:15:17.379 --> 00:15:21.399 you watch that video. Just plan on getting seasick 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:24.320 watching the video, because I did. Yeah, you're 00:15:24.320 --> 00:15:27.440 not only going up and down with the 15 to 20 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:30.019 foot waves, but waves are hitting you from the 00:15:30.019 --> 00:15:32.299 left and the right, so you're rocking side to 00:15:32.299 --> 00:15:34.679 side while going up and down. I don't think even 00:15:34.679 --> 00:15:37.779 Great America could design a ride quite like 00:15:37.779 --> 00:15:41.240 this. Yeah, so these guys did have a rough... 00:15:41.750 --> 00:15:43.950 Last few days and they were only going up making 00:15:43.950 --> 00:15:47.409 about two knots headway So that slowed them down. 00:15:47.429 --> 00:15:51.350 They didn't get there till Wednesday But weather's 00:15:51.350 --> 00:15:52.990 prevented them from getting on the island into 00:15:52.990 --> 00:15:55.409 the last couple days So I think when they call 00:15:55.409 --> 00:15:57.549 in any moment, then you can probably get a better 00:15:57.549 --> 00:15:59.090 weather report from the guys that are actually 00:15:59.090 --> 00:16:02.629 out there Yeah, hopefully we'll be able to get 00:16:02.629 --> 00:16:09.679 live at 2 20 in the morning report from one of 00:16:09.679 --> 00:16:14.899 the guys or a couple maybe, we'll see. And if 00:16:14.899 --> 00:16:17.159 the satellite phone works and everything, but 00:16:17.159 --> 00:16:19.000 hopefully we'll get a report on that. And if 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:21.899 not, we can fill in on some of that a little 00:16:21.899 --> 00:16:25.399 bit later in the show. So I'll tell you what, 00:16:25.539 --> 00:16:28.200 since we're expecting a call from them here in 00:16:28.200 --> 00:16:30.519 just a couple of minutes, let's go ahead and 00:16:30.519 --> 00:16:33.740 take a break and we'll come back and then hopefully 00:16:33.740 --> 00:16:38.700 we'll have them ready to go on the air and then 00:16:38.700 --> 00:16:42.179 we'd like to squeeze in some of your calls too 00:16:42.179 --> 00:16:45.440 tonight. So we'll get a report from them and 00:16:45.440 --> 00:16:48.899 then we'll open up the phone lines and see what 00:16:48.899 --> 00:16:53.799 we can do with that. 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Call us 00:18:21.940 --> 00:18:25.240 on voice with Skype at HamTalk Live or give us 00:18:25.240 --> 00:18:31.960 a call at 812 -NET -HAM -1. That's 812 -638 -4261. 00:18:32.420 --> 00:18:54.769 Now, here's more HamTalk Live! HamTalk Live is 00:18:54.769 --> 00:18:57.809 on the air every Thursday night at 9 p .m. Eastern 00:18:57.809 --> 00:19:02.549 Time, right here at HamTalkLive .com. Be sure 00:19:02.549 --> 00:19:05.369 to check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, 00:19:05.369 --> 00:19:08.750 and we'll take your calls here in just a little 00:19:08.750 --> 00:19:11.990 bit, but we're expecting a very long distance 00:19:11.990 --> 00:19:14.390 phone call here in the next minute or so, so 00:19:14.390 --> 00:19:18.210 we'll see if we can talk to the team. But Val, 00:19:18.549 --> 00:19:21.410 let's talk a little bit about You know, some 00:19:21.410 --> 00:19:23.670 people are already getting discouraged. We haven't 00:19:23.670 --> 00:19:29.250 even started yet. The chances of getting through 00:19:29.250 --> 00:19:32.950 to these guys, so let's reassure people a little 00:19:32.950 --> 00:19:35.549 on that. Yeah, well some people have been seeing 00:19:35.549 --> 00:19:38.650 the band plan of their operation and it's down 00:19:38.650 --> 00:19:41.529 in the extra class portion. But just know this, 00:19:41.849 --> 00:19:45.430 any of you general class out there, that's what 00:19:45.430 --> 00:19:48.339 they're going to be transmitting. They may be 00:19:48.339 --> 00:19:50.700 listening close by in the extra class portion 00:19:50.700 --> 00:19:52.619 right at the beginning of the de -expedition 00:19:52.619 --> 00:19:54.839 because it's number two on the most wanted list. 00:19:55.019 --> 00:19:57.259 So the pileups are going to be massive and that's 00:19:57.259 --> 00:20:00.740 really only one way to help filter out that pileup 00:20:00.740 --> 00:20:03.079 so you can at least get one letter of a call 00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:07.930 sign. working a lot and putting more people in 00:20:07.930 --> 00:20:10.589 the log, then they'll start listening up into 00:20:10.589 --> 00:20:13.650 the general portion of the band. So even if you 00:20:13.650 --> 00:20:16.190 see them spotted below where your privileges 00:20:16.190 --> 00:20:18.829 are, look at where they're listening, because 00:20:18.829 --> 00:20:20.430 that's where you're going to be transmitting, 00:20:20.490 --> 00:20:24.170 and you're allowed to transmit up at 14 ,260, 00:20:24.390 --> 00:20:29.329 even though they may be down on 14 .180. So that's 00:20:29.329 --> 00:20:31.650 important for you, General Class. When you see 00:20:31.650 --> 00:20:36.440 the cluster, watch where they're listening. Yeah, 00:20:36.500 --> 00:20:40.039 and in fact, we've got an email from Ed Durant 00:20:40.039 --> 00:20:45.059 DD5 LP over in Germany and said he heard on an 00:20:45.059 --> 00:20:49.160 earlier show when Ralph was on with us that given 00:20:49.160 --> 00:20:54.220 the time of year and propagation. Contacts in 00:20:54.220 --> 00:20:56.299 the U .S. were still going to be possible from 00:20:56.299 --> 00:20:59.240 Bouvet, but contacts to Europe were going to 00:20:59.240 --> 00:21:02.839 be very difficult. So is that still the belief? 00:21:02.940 --> 00:21:06.039 And, you know, if you've got stacked beams and 00:21:06.039 --> 00:21:08.880 a kilowatt plus, you know, you're likely to get 00:21:08.880 --> 00:21:13.099 through. But you kind of address this part. You 00:21:13.099 --> 00:21:16.700 know, what chance does a 250 watt sideband wire 00:21:16.700 --> 00:21:23.500 antenna station get in? Germany, so what's the 00:21:23.500 --> 00:21:27.000 chances on that? They're gonna be making sure 00:21:27.000 --> 00:21:31.099 that there's one guy dedicated on 20 and or 40 00:21:31.099 --> 00:21:34.039 pretty much the whole time it's open so that 00:21:34.039 --> 00:21:36.380 they they're gonna work those bands as dry as 00:21:36.380 --> 00:21:39.140 they can so towards the end of the de -expedition 00:21:39.140 --> 00:21:41.400 after at least one week I wouldn't start trying 00:21:41.400 --> 00:21:43.140 to get through to them on a hundred watts in 00:21:43.140 --> 00:21:45.559 a wire on 20 meters the first week because you'll 00:21:45.559 --> 00:21:47.579 be very frustrated perhaps but if you wait till 00:21:47.579 --> 00:21:51.000 week two I mean, you can try, obviously, that 00:21:51.000 --> 00:21:52.859 first week, but if you wait a week or two, it 00:21:52.859 --> 00:21:55.619 might be a lot easier. And then, towards the 00:21:55.619 --> 00:21:58.480 end, a lot of times, this team, I've worked with 00:21:58.480 --> 00:22:00.579 this team several times, I'm not guaranteeing 00:22:00.579 --> 00:22:02.579 that they're going to do it this time, but normally, 00:22:02.720 --> 00:22:05.079 the last few days, they look for uniques only. 00:22:05.339 --> 00:22:08.339 So, if you have not worked them at all on any 00:22:08.339 --> 00:22:11.160 band, then they're going to only work you guys. 00:22:11.299 --> 00:22:13.339 They're going to ask everybody else to step aside 00:22:13.339 --> 00:22:17.140 so they can get first -timers in the log. It 00:22:17.140 --> 00:22:19.779 helps give a chance to even the little guys with 00:22:19.779 --> 00:22:22.279 100 watts and a wire from far away propagation. 00:22:22.539 --> 00:22:25.980 And to that German guy, I would definitely go 00:22:25.980 --> 00:22:28.319 to the website and go to the prop. They have 00:22:28.319 --> 00:22:31.380 great propagation tools on there too. Also, there 00:22:31.380 --> 00:22:34.980 is a beacon down there, actually a German beacon, 00:22:35.440 --> 00:22:38.880 down about a thousand miles south of them. And 00:22:38.880 --> 00:22:42.720 if you go to the ARRL and you look for the... 00:22:42.779 --> 00:22:45.059 Just type in the Whisper Beacon in Antarctica. 00:22:45.519 --> 00:22:48.440 It's on the air. So you can use that to see if 00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:50.779 there's any openings to Bouvier. That might help 00:22:50.779 --> 00:22:54.059 you a little bit. All right. Very good. And the 00:22:54.059 --> 00:22:58.339 other thing that Ed mentioned was FT8. And some 00:22:58.339 --> 00:23:02.759 people on QRZ .com were talking about that today. 00:23:05.980 --> 00:23:10.460 Is there a special version of FT8 software? Is 00:23:10.460 --> 00:23:14.720 it required? Is there, you know, the new version 00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:20.799 just for on the island and not? And is FT8 going 00:23:20.799 --> 00:23:23.740 to be overloaded? Because it's already overloaded. 00:23:24.059 --> 00:23:31.380 So what's going on with FT8? Is that for me or 00:23:31.380 --> 00:23:37.849 for Brian? That's for you, Val. JST software, 00:23:38.309 --> 00:23:40.950 get it all loaded up. There's also great help 00:23:40.950 --> 00:23:44.869 on our website, on the BouvetDX .org website. 00:23:46.470 --> 00:23:52.109 We're going to see how it goes. A most wanted 00:23:52.109 --> 00:23:54.390 de -expedition of this high in the most wanted 00:23:54.390 --> 00:23:58.210 list, I don't think has ever done FT8, so we 00:23:58.210 --> 00:24:02.309 shall see if it works. It's going to be new for 00:24:02.309 --> 00:24:08.289 all of us. I want to mention, too, that some 00:24:08.289 --> 00:24:11.809 people were kind of worried about them being 00:24:11.809 --> 00:24:16.230 on. It's not a primary mode. And on the website, 00:24:16.950 --> 00:24:20.690 it says that it's not a primary mode. It's like 00:24:20.690 --> 00:24:24.690 before the band's open, when the band's go dead, 00:24:25.210 --> 00:24:29.809 then, OK, we'll try FT8 for a while. And there's 00:24:29.809 --> 00:24:33.829 some special instructions there. And go to the 00:24:33.829 --> 00:24:37.140 website. and get those special instructions, 00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:41.519 because it is a little different than your typical 00:24:41.519 --> 00:24:46.480 FT8 call. So make sure you check the website 00:24:46.480 --> 00:24:49.519 out there. And it's a really good way for them 00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:52.779 to get through, because it's a low -power mode. 00:24:53.140 --> 00:24:55.279 And if you go to the website, there's 10 steps 00:24:55.279 --> 00:24:59.460 on how to work 3Y0Zulu on Bouvier. So it'll help 00:24:59.460 --> 00:25:03.700 you with that right there on the website. Alright, 00:25:03.900 --> 00:25:09.279 so we're still hoping for a call here, so hang 00:25:09.279 --> 00:25:11.940 on here and we'll see if we can pull them in. 00:25:12.319 --> 00:25:14.859 Bryant, what are your plans to try to get your 00:25:14.859 --> 00:25:19.200 contact with the team? Well, I'm going to try 00:25:19.200 --> 00:25:23.039 and work them as many times as I can on many 00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:26.359 different modes and bands. I've just been prepping 00:25:26.359 --> 00:25:29.359 up my station, making sure all the cables are 00:25:29.359 --> 00:25:34.240 good to go. One thing is, my friend Ed Engelman, 00:25:34.319 --> 00:25:37.740 KG8CX, just texted me and he is the president 00:25:37.740 --> 00:25:41.599 of the Young Amateur Communication Ham Team yacht. 00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:44.019 And he just wanted to let everybody know that 00:25:44.019 --> 00:25:47.700 there is a whole group of young hams eagerly 00:25:47.700 --> 00:25:50.019 awaiting to make contact with Bove Island. So 00:25:50.019 --> 00:25:52.619 there are definitely people, especially young 00:25:52.619 --> 00:25:55.819 people out there, eager to put 3Y0Z in the log. 00:25:57.750 --> 00:26:01.650 No, I was going to say I have a school, a classroom 00:26:01.650 --> 00:26:03.809 coming out here next Wednesday. They're taking 00:26:03.809 --> 00:26:04.809 the tour and they're going to be on the show 00:26:04.809 --> 00:26:06.690 with me and I'm going to have three stations 00:26:06.690 --> 00:26:09.029 set up so they can try and work Bouvet from here. 00:26:09.549 --> 00:26:11.849 So, they're ham radio operators in a grade school. 00:26:12.329 --> 00:26:14.289 So, you're right, there is a lot of excitement 00:26:14.289 --> 00:26:16.390 with the youth right now about this Bouvet De 00:26:16.390 --> 00:26:20.410 -Expedition. Yep, and we're going to be trying 00:26:20.410 --> 00:26:24.789 at our school as well, and I know Troy, WE9KVR, 00:26:24.990 --> 00:26:30.490 live WE9GRS kids trying, and so a lot of youth 00:26:30.490 --> 00:26:34.960 interest in this. Well, we're still waiting on 00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:37.579 a phone call and we haven't heard anything, so 00:26:37.579 --> 00:26:40.000 why don't we go ahead. We've had some people 00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:43.640 actually trying to call and we've kind of been 00:26:43.640 --> 00:26:47.400 waiting on the team at Bouvet to tell us a little 00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:52.180 bit about their current situation and we haven't 00:26:52.180 --> 00:26:53.859 heard from them yet. So I haven't been taking 00:26:53.859 --> 00:26:57.059 those calls, but maybe we can start fielding 00:26:57.059 --> 00:27:00.339 some of those. calls right now. So if you want 00:27:00.339 --> 00:27:06.140 to give us a call, the number is 812 -638 -4261. 00:27:06.720 --> 00:27:11.099 812 -netham1 is the phone number, so go ahead 00:27:11.099 --> 00:27:15.059 and do that or you can tweet us. We're at HamTalk 00:27:15.059 --> 00:27:19.609 Live as well. and you can get a hold of us that 00:27:19.609 --> 00:27:23.430 way or you can Skype us at HamTalk Live and we'll 00:27:23.430 --> 00:27:26.849 go ahead and take some of your calls. So since 00:27:26.849 --> 00:27:29.450 they're not here Val why don't you go ahead and 00:27:29.450 --> 00:27:31.910 give everybody kind of a status report on what's 00:27:31.910 --> 00:27:35.809 happened in the last couple of days since they 00:27:35.809 --> 00:27:40.650 did arrive at the island. Well they arrived in 00:27:40.650 --> 00:27:44.809 fog. And then with the next day they also had 00:27:44.809 --> 00:27:47.250 fog so they could not get on the island and then 00:27:47.250 --> 00:27:53.160 as of this morning As of this morning, it was 00:27:53.160 --> 00:27:55.619 very windy. Jerry had sent me an email and said 00:27:55.619 --> 00:27:58.400 it was 50 mile an hour winds and then I saw Shelly, 00:27:58.839 --> 00:28:01.920 Jeff Jolly's wife, say they were 65 mile an hour 00:28:01.920 --> 00:28:04.299 winds and they were getting an ice storm. So 00:28:04.299 --> 00:28:07.680 weather is preventing them from getting onto 00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:09.099 the island. They're going to have one helicopter 00:28:09.099 --> 00:28:12.359 be used as a sling to get their 20 ,000 pounds 00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:14.799 of equipment on the island and then the other 00:28:14.799 --> 00:28:19.609 one will be used to deliver the men. Obviously, 00:28:19.650 --> 00:28:21.750 you need good weather in order to do that. So, 00:28:21.750 --> 00:28:25.390 hopefully, it's 2 .20 in the morning their time 00:28:25.390 --> 00:28:27.390 right now or 2 .30 in the morning their time 00:28:27.390 --> 00:28:31.849 right now. So, hopefully, in another six hours, 00:28:32.650 --> 00:28:36.009 I should get an update and hopefully things will 00:28:36.009 --> 00:28:40.210 look more promising. Yeah, it looks like the 00:28:40.210 --> 00:28:43.190 wind's just been atrocious. Well, we do have 00:28:43.190 --> 00:28:46.430 a caller on the line, so let's see who we have 00:28:46.430 --> 00:28:54.619 here. Hello? Hey Neil, how you doing? Alright. 00:28:56.799 --> 00:28:59.759 Good evening, this is Joe, K7, J -O -E, and I 00:28:59.759 --> 00:29:04.009 have a question. Yeah, Joe, go right ahead. All 00:29:04.009 --> 00:29:06.750 right. So listen, first of all, thank you for 00:29:06.750 --> 00:29:08.390 doing the show. It's pretty interesting, pretty 00:29:08.390 --> 00:29:10.670 exciting. We've got a lot of young hams in the 00:29:10.670 --> 00:29:12.869 area here that we're going to try to get on the 00:29:12.869 --> 00:29:16.210 air and work Bouvier from the Indiana University 00:29:16.210 --> 00:29:18.750 Amateur Radio Club. We're one of the active ham 00:29:18.750 --> 00:29:20.670 clubs here in the area. We've got a nice station 00:29:20.670 --> 00:29:23.589 with the big antenna at about 170 feet, and we're 00:29:23.589 --> 00:29:25.529 going to point it towards Bouvier and try to 00:29:25.529 --> 00:29:27.210 get some of the younger students in from the 00:29:27.210 --> 00:29:29.349 high school, from the college club station and 00:29:29.349 --> 00:29:32.240 the community. to be able to work this pretty 00:29:32.240 --> 00:29:34.319 rare once -in -a -lifetime de -expedition. And 00:29:34.319 --> 00:29:37.759 so I appreciate the pilots for doing your jobs. 00:29:38.079 --> 00:29:41.079 It's super important. Thanks for keeping us all 00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:44.359 updated. I guess the question is going to be 00:29:44.359 --> 00:29:47.640 around timeline. How long does the crew plan 00:29:47.640 --> 00:29:49.819 to stay on Bouvier with each day that they may 00:29:49.819 --> 00:29:52.099 be delayed in landing? Will that shorten their 00:29:52.099 --> 00:29:54.059 de -expedition or will they be able to extend 00:29:54.059 --> 00:29:56.720 their time on the island a bit? Or are they on 00:29:56.720 --> 00:29:59.079 a very fixed timeline because of the schedule 00:29:59.079 --> 00:30:01.920 of the boats and the other apparatus to get them 00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:10.059 on and off the island? As it stands, as I know 00:30:10.059 --> 00:30:13.579 it right now, the goal is to operate for at least 00:30:13.579 --> 00:30:16.759 two weeks. So, I'm going to have to be moving 00:30:16.759 --> 00:30:19.500 some plane tickets around because they're obviously 00:30:19.500 --> 00:30:21.519 going to be returning home later than anticipated. 00:30:24.119 --> 00:30:26.819 If this keeps going on and on and on, I'm not 00:30:26.819 --> 00:30:31.980 sure how far into March they can keep going because 00:30:31.980 --> 00:30:33.900 I don't know what the commitments of that other 00:30:33.900 --> 00:30:37.039 boat are, but as of right now, they should be 00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:38.799 able to give you a full two weeks on the air. 00:30:48.089 --> 00:30:50.730 So that's a ton of fun and we're all just waiting 00:30:50.730 --> 00:30:55.690 for the pileups to begin. So we'll be excited 00:30:55.690 --> 00:30:57.809 and eagerly waiting and wish them good luck and 00:30:57.809 --> 00:31:00.849 safe travels. Thanks, Joe. Appreciate it and 00:31:00.849 --> 00:31:04.069 thanks for what you're doing for the kids. And 00:31:04.069 --> 00:31:06.690 thanks for coming and putting that new dipole 00:31:06.690 --> 00:31:14.309 up at school today, Joe. That's the best weather 00:31:14.309 --> 00:31:16.210 to put antennas up, right? That means it'll work 00:31:16.210 --> 00:31:19.109 when we get the coax fixed. Right, and I got 00:31:19.109 --> 00:31:26.009 the coax ordered, so we're good to go. And we 00:31:26.009 --> 00:31:27.630 should be letting you guys know when they're 00:31:27.630 --> 00:31:30.289 ready to be up and on the air because keep an 00:31:30.289 --> 00:31:32.410 eye out there will probably be pirates out there 00:31:32.410 --> 00:31:36.210 right now. So keep an eye on the website for 00:31:36.210 --> 00:31:38.329 the latest news for when they actually do get 00:31:38.329 --> 00:31:41.910 on the air. Hate to have you work a pirate. Yeah 00:31:41.910 --> 00:31:46.670 Thanks for calling Joe appreciate it. Okay. We'll 00:31:46.670 --> 00:31:48.990 see you guys. Good night. All right. Good night 00:31:48.990 --> 00:31:51.710 eight one two six three eight four two six one 00:31:51.710 --> 00:31:55.190 is the phone number and yeah is it I just saw 00:31:55.190 --> 00:31:57.890 online a while ago I think it's on Facebook someone 00:31:57.890 --> 00:32:00.509 had asked how do I know if it's a pirate or not? 00:32:00.509 --> 00:32:02.890 So Yeah, we're going to do our best to put it 00:32:02.890 --> 00:32:05.690 on social media, Twitter, Facebook, and on the 00:32:05.690 --> 00:32:10.289 website. So I may even put an announcement on 00:32:10.289 --> 00:32:13.250 the cluster. On DX Summit, I use that one, but 00:32:13.250 --> 00:32:15.769 in the announcement section so that you'll know 00:32:15.769 --> 00:32:17.329 when they're on the air. Once they're on the 00:32:17.329 --> 00:32:19.890 air, though, the pirates could still be on the 00:32:19.890 --> 00:32:21.950 air at the same time, so that's the only other 00:32:21.950 --> 00:32:24.589 problem. But at least you know not to work them 00:32:24.589 --> 00:32:26.369 now because they're not on the air right now. 00:32:27.319 --> 00:32:33.240 Very good. Okay, phone number is 812 -638 -4261, 00:32:33.480 --> 00:32:37.319 812 -Netham1, or you can find HamTalk Live on 00:32:37.319 --> 00:32:42.440 Skype or HamTalk Live on Twitter. So if you were 00:32:42.440 --> 00:32:45.140 trying to get through earlier, go ahead and give 00:32:45.140 --> 00:32:49.339 us a call. We're still kind of hoping that we'll 00:32:49.339 --> 00:32:53.089 hear from the team, but... it's it's awfully 00:32:53.089 --> 00:32:56.549 early in the morning on that boat and they've 00:32:56.549 --> 00:32:59.970 been stuck on that boat for a good while now 00:32:59.970 --> 00:33:03.750 so yeah hopefully over two weeks we'll hear them 00:33:03.750 --> 00:33:06.990 so yeah over two weeks on the boat so that's 00:33:06.990 --> 00:33:09.769 a long time and i and i see a lot of pirates 00:33:09.769 --> 00:33:11.529 spotting i just pulled up the cluster and it's 00:33:11.529 --> 00:33:15.329 amazing uh how many pirates are spotted so oh 00:33:15.329 --> 00:33:23.539 really oh wow so yeah it's not them yet But hopefully 00:33:23.539 --> 00:33:28.099 it will be soon. So, uh, let's see this. Uh, 00:33:28.099 --> 00:33:32.039 let's see who this is. We have another call on 00:33:32.039 --> 00:33:37.460 the line. Welcome to ham talk live. Hi, how are 00:33:37.460 --> 00:33:42.400 you? Good. How are you? Good. Good. This is the 00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:50.859 K one L K P that's Kilo one Lima. Very good, 00:33:51.019 --> 00:33:54.539 K1LKP, thanks for joining us tonight and what's 00:33:54.539 --> 00:33:58.140 your question? Okay, I don't have a question, 00:33:58.500 --> 00:34:03.079 but I'm calling on behalf of our club, the Chicken 00:34:03.079 --> 00:34:08.139 Fat Operators, and we would like to let all the 00:34:08.139 --> 00:34:11.360 team and the transport ship know that we are 00:34:11.360 --> 00:34:14.059 praying for their safety down there and that 00:34:14.059 --> 00:34:17.320 we've also requested all the churches on the 00:34:17.320 --> 00:34:21.960 Antarctica. to pray for this expedition. We send 00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:28.539 our best wishes to them. I got your email today 00:34:28.539 --> 00:34:30.960 with the uh that you sent me with the cluck cluck 00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:34.840 cluck so uh thank you for the prayers. Okay our 00:34:34.840 --> 00:34:38.679 pleasure and tell all those troops down there 00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:43.539 don't get discouraged and hang in there. We'll 00:34:43.539 --> 00:34:45.519 do we'll do there. They're about to run out of 00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:52.780 Dramamine patches, I think Unless you've been 00:34:52.780 --> 00:34:55.659 through that kind of a situation out in the ocean 00:34:55.659 --> 00:34:59.079 in bad weather You have no idea what that I've 00:34:59.079 --> 00:35:02.059 been there. Well, I see that you are a us. What 00:35:02.059 --> 00:35:05.480 were you you you were on the USS tide? I'm looking 00:35:05.480 --> 00:35:09.320 at your QRZ page. So you were in the Navy Yes, 00:35:09.320 --> 00:35:12.079 I was a radio man on an old diesel submarine 00:35:12.840 --> 00:35:17.880 Oh, yes, I see that I see that now the USS albacore 00:35:17.880 --> 00:35:25.960 The Tigron, okay. Yes. Yes, the USS Tigron. Well, 00:35:25.980 --> 00:35:28.400 listen Don't let me tie things up here. Other 00:35:28.400 --> 00:35:31.559 people want to call it. God bless everybody who's 00:35:31.559 --> 00:35:34.179 involved with that expedition and hang it in 00:35:34.179 --> 00:35:39.900 there. Have fun All right. Thank you Thank you 00:35:39.900 --> 00:35:42.719 so much for calling. Yeah, I saw that email a 00:35:42.719 --> 00:35:46.820 little earlier. It's great. Well, if you have 00:35:46.820 --> 00:35:49.059 a question, you can give us a call or comment. 00:35:49.780 --> 00:35:54.000 Either one. 812 -638 -4261 is the number to call. 00:35:54.039 --> 00:36:01.820 We have a few minutes left. 812 -638 -4261. So, 00:36:01.920 --> 00:36:06.699 the pirates on there, are they on all bands? 00:36:07.619 --> 00:36:10.739 Well, a lot of people are using it as an announcement. 00:36:11.019 --> 00:36:12.679 So they're talking, saying bad weather's still 00:36:12.679 --> 00:36:14.500 on the ship. So they're kind of put in like 14 00:36:14.500 --> 00:36:16.440 -0 -0 -0. So you know those aren't pilots. But 00:36:16.440 --> 00:36:20.400 there's people saying up two, up five. So they're 00:36:20.400 --> 00:36:22.579 putting in here stuff like pirates. And people 00:36:22.579 --> 00:36:24.199 are going, you're crazy. They're not even off 00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:28.039 the boat yet. But I've seen them spotted on 15, 00:36:28.159 --> 00:36:31.780 20, and 40. Oh, and one on 10 meters. Yeah, right. 00:36:32.139 --> 00:36:38.550 That's going to happen. So Just know, you know, 00:36:38.829 --> 00:36:41.230 we will try and get the word out as as quickly 00:36:41.230 --> 00:36:44.869 as we can and through as many mean Channels as 00:36:44.869 --> 00:36:46.869 we possibly can to let everybody knows when they 00:36:46.869 --> 00:36:49.429 are actually up and operating or if we know they're 00:36:49.429 --> 00:36:51.630 gonna be up by tonight We can let you know in 00:36:51.630 --> 00:36:55.849 advance you can rush home. Yeah, very good. Well 00:36:55.849 --> 00:36:59.369 Bryant after watching that that video we were 00:36:59.369 --> 00:37:02.269 talking about and everything. Are you thinking 00:37:02.269 --> 00:37:04.789 maybe one of these days you want to go on one 00:37:04.789 --> 00:37:08.760 of these trips? Oh yes, definitely. Absolutely. 00:37:09.260 --> 00:37:11.699 I can't wait until I have the opportunity to 00:37:11.699 --> 00:37:14.360 work pileups from some really exotic entity. 00:37:14.880 --> 00:37:17.599 Last summer, I was able to experience it a little 00:37:17.599 --> 00:37:19.780 when I had the opportunity to be part of the 00:37:19.780 --> 00:37:22.960 Dave Coulter Youth DX Adventure in Costa Rica. 00:37:23.460 --> 00:37:26.840 How awesome would it be to go on one of the top 00:37:26.840 --> 00:37:29.500 10 most wanted entities and experience massive 00:37:29.500 --> 00:37:33.079 pileups from around the world? I mean, the pileups 00:37:33.079 --> 00:37:35.820 in Costa Rica, they were huge. I can only imagine 00:37:35.820 --> 00:37:38.719 what it's going to be like on Beauvais. Yeah 00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:43.159 working at a 20 kilohertz split Yeah, and a little 00:37:43.159 --> 00:37:47.119 little tip. Make sure you take plenty of Dramamine 00:37:47.119 --> 00:37:57.300 Who knew oh My so so Val now now your your fiance 00:37:57.300 --> 00:38:01.519 Jerry's doubt out on this boat out in the middle 00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:05.889 of nowhere the Most remote island on the earth. 00:38:05.889 --> 00:38:09.550 I believe is what it's referred to. So so how 00:38:09.550 --> 00:38:13.530 are you feeling about that? Oh It's not my first 00:38:13.530 --> 00:38:16.610 rodeo. So he does this once a year to me. So 00:38:16.610 --> 00:38:19.650 Telling them one of these years you got to just 00:38:19.650 --> 00:38:24.539 say no and you and I go somewhere rare You know 00:38:24.539 --> 00:38:26.639 because I would like to work a pile up like Bryant 00:38:26.639 --> 00:38:28.719 and I've been waiting and waiting and waiting 00:38:28.719 --> 00:38:31.460 I mean I I went to Saba. That was nice PJ six 00:38:31.460 --> 00:38:34.059 Jeff Dolly has a nice station there and I worked 00:38:34.059 --> 00:38:35.900 a contest there But I really would like to get 00:38:35.900 --> 00:38:40.480 to something semi -rare But I don't mind roughing 00:38:40.480 --> 00:38:42.699 it either. I would love to go on a tent and generator 00:38:42.699 --> 00:38:45.860 the expedition, but I do know women add a Different 00:38:45.860 --> 00:38:48.460 element to the game. You know, you can't just 00:38:48.460 --> 00:38:53.539 and anywhere and yeah, that's true Uh, but yeah, 00:38:53.599 --> 00:38:56.900 so, you know, maybe a fun couples thing or something, 00:38:56.900 --> 00:38:59.820 just to get done some things and, uh, get some 00:38:59.820 --> 00:39:03.480 nice pileups and have some fun. So, yeah, but 00:39:03.480 --> 00:39:06.139 yeah, no, he'll be gone for a while here. So 00:39:06.139 --> 00:39:09.920 I'm, uh, uh, surprising him with a kitchen remodel 00:39:09.920 --> 00:39:16.599 while he's away. That's the way, that's the way 00:39:16.599 --> 00:39:22.550 to get it done. So, yeah. Well again, if you 00:39:22.550 --> 00:39:27.730 have a question give us a call 812 -638 -4261. 00:39:28.449 --> 00:39:32.489 If you had to take a guess Val, and you know, 00:39:33.130 --> 00:39:35.730 weather in your area is kind of like weather 00:39:35.730 --> 00:39:38.570 here in Indiana. You wait two minutes and it'll 00:39:38.570 --> 00:39:44.010 change. If you had to take a guess, if we had 00:39:44.010 --> 00:39:48.119 the Vegas bedding lines open, When do you think 00:39:48.119 --> 00:39:52.000 they'd be on the air at their earliest? Well, 00:39:52.119 --> 00:39:56.579 it's already the second there, so I would guess 00:39:56.579 --> 00:40:01.579 the fifth. But I'm just guessing. Yeah, totally. 00:40:01.579 --> 00:40:03.500 It's just going to take a while to sling all 00:40:03.500 --> 00:40:06.179 that over there. They get two storms, Beauvais 00:40:06.179 --> 00:40:09.239 averages two storms a week of 70 plus mile an 00:40:09.239 --> 00:40:13.750 hour winds. So, yeah. I would guess they're going 00:40:13.750 --> 00:40:15.789 to have, even if they get on some of their stuff 00:40:15.789 --> 00:40:18.429 on the island tomorrow, they might have a lousy 00:40:18.429 --> 00:40:20.929 next day or whatever they put up the next day's 00:40:20.929 --> 00:40:24.070 down, you know, I think it's going to be a little, 00:40:24.809 --> 00:40:29.050 yeah, I would say the fifth. Sounds like a good 00:40:29.050 --> 00:40:30.909 guess, so we'll see what happens. Maybe we can 00:40:30.909 --> 00:40:34.130 run a contest and see. Yeah, get a pool going. 00:40:35.110 --> 00:40:38.110 Yeah. Yeah. $5 in the pool, yeah. There you go. 00:40:38.329 --> 00:40:40.010 Instead of the Super Bowl squares, we'll sell 00:40:40.010 --> 00:40:42.170 the Bouvet squares. Right, the Bouvet squares, 00:40:42.429 --> 00:40:47.369 exactly. That'll work. So let's go ahead and 00:40:47.369 --> 00:40:51.807 wrap things up here. So remind everybody of... 00:40:51.800 --> 00:40:55.460 Where all this information is and the propagation 00:40:55.460 --> 00:40:58.659 maps and and all that kind of thing and then 00:40:58.659 --> 00:41:02.599 also the donations and and some of the souvenirs 00:41:02.599 --> 00:41:06.039 and merchandise and all kinds of stuff so remind 00:41:06.039 --> 00:41:09.059 us where all that stuff is and how to use it 00:41:09.059 --> 00:41:13.900 to Have the best chance to work bouvet You want 00:41:13.900 --> 00:41:17.420 to take that one Brian? Oh sure. Yes. The website 00:41:17.420 --> 00:41:25.170 is both a DX org That's b -o -u -v -e -t -d -x 00:41:25.170 --> 00:41:28.769 .org. And there you can see multiple pages on 00:41:28.769 --> 00:41:31.349 the propagation, the best time for propagation 00:41:31.349 --> 00:41:34.849 on different bands to your area. There's a page 00:41:34.849 --> 00:41:37.269 where you can donate, and there's even a page 00:41:37.269 --> 00:41:39.710 where you can get collectibles and souvenirs 00:41:39.710 --> 00:41:44.489 from the 2018 3Y0ZD Expedition. Do you have anything 00:41:44.489 --> 00:41:47.980 else to add, Val? And make sure that's where 00:41:47.980 --> 00:41:49.699 you're probably going to check for news and updates 00:41:49.699 --> 00:41:51.539 So we'll try and keep that as up -to -date as 00:41:51.539 --> 00:41:53.599 possible on when they're going to begin operation 00:41:53.599 --> 00:41:57.659 as well as well as we have a Facebook page Three 00:41:57.659 --> 00:42:01.639 wise zero Zulu de expedition on Facebook We also 00:42:01.639 --> 00:42:04.559 yeah, so those are the two best places to get 00:42:04.559 --> 00:42:08.659 up up to the minute information and I'm trying 00:42:08.659 --> 00:42:14.710 to to retweet and post some of the updates as 00:42:14.710 --> 00:42:18.389 I can. So we'll have some stuff on HamTalk Live, 00:42:18.409 --> 00:42:20.510 too. But of course, getting it straight from 00:42:20.510 --> 00:42:23.949 the source will be faster. So make sure you check 00:42:23.949 --> 00:42:28.110 that out on the website and Facebook group. and 00:42:28.110 --> 00:42:33.090 on Twitter. Val and Bryant, thanks so much for 00:42:33.090 --> 00:42:36.289 taking time out to come on the show and look 00:42:36.289 --> 00:42:39.969 forward to hearing some of your reports as they're 00:42:39.969 --> 00:42:43.389 able to get on the air and get this fog out of 00:42:43.389 --> 00:42:45.489 the way and the wind out of the way and get on 00:42:45.489 --> 00:42:49.570 there and get going. Yeah, we want to hear them 00:42:49.570 --> 00:42:57.130 on the air. Yes, definitely. All right. Well, 00:42:57.130 --> 00:43:00.050 thanks again for for being on the show and that 00:43:00.050 --> 00:43:04.170 is a wrap for This week's ham talk live. Thanks 00:43:04.170 --> 00:43:09.789 to Val and V9 L Bryant to kg5 HVO and everybody 00:43:09.789 --> 00:43:12.110 out there in cyberspace for listening and calling 00:43:12.110 --> 00:43:15.590 in and Invite you back next Thursday night at 00:43:15.590 --> 00:43:20.309 9 p .m. Eastern time dr. Nathaniel frissel w2 00:43:20.309 --> 00:43:25.079 naf from New Jersey Institute of Technology will 00:43:25.079 --> 00:43:29.280 be here to talk about all that was learned from 00:43:29.280 --> 00:43:32.940 that solar eclipse QSO party a few months ago. 00:43:33.420 --> 00:43:35.940 And for a list of all of our upcoming guests, 00:43:36.059 --> 00:43:41.340 just go to HamTalkLive .com. Make sure you give 00:43:41.340 --> 00:43:46.199 a try for these guys in Bouvier. They're anxious 00:43:46.199 --> 00:43:50.139 to get off of that boat and get working some 00:43:50.139 --> 00:43:55.059 contacts. So give them a try. You never know, 00:43:55.420 --> 00:43:58.760 you know you can get through Especially if you 00:43:58.760 --> 00:44:01.780 wait a few days and let the pile up settle down 00:44:01.780 --> 00:44:04.860 a little bit. So Get out there and give them 00:44:04.860 --> 00:44:09.179 a try. So for now, this is Neil Rapp WB9VPG saying 00:44:09.179 --> 00:44:13.539 seven three seven five and may the good DX be 00:44:13.539 --> 00:44:56.059 yours Thanks for watching! 73, and good luck 00:44:56.059 --> 00:44:57.880 from HamTalk Live.