VU7AG Lakshadweep Islands

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UPDATE – November 8 — Plans are progressing well though it is a race against time to get everything organised in a matter of weeks for a medium-scale expedition like ours.

Our frequency plans have been updated after carefully checking which other DXpeds are QRV around the same time as us. These can be viewed on the Plans page http://www.vu7ag.info/home/news/

We have received some assistance from organisation as well as individual supporters, both in terms of equipment as well as financial. They are listed on our Sponsors page and we thank them for their generosity.

We also welcome our pilots for the Americas. Mark N1UK for NA East Coast, Rich KY6R for NA West Coast and Luc LU1FAM for Central and South America. Their profiles have been added to the Team page.

We will continue to post more frequent updates as our travel and operating plans get finalised. 73 for now!

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QSL via W4VKU

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NEW UPDATE

Krish W4VKU was in Kavaratti, the administrative HQ of Lakshadweep, yesterday meeting officials and overseeing arrangements. He arrived in Agatti in the evening and would be setting up one station today and plans to be QRV by 1100z.

There has been a delay in the cargo shipment. The boat which was to leave Mangalore is still docked due to a weather alert. This is contrary to information we received earlier that it would have sailed the very afternoon the cargo was loaded. We are monitoring the situation very closely as it can disrupt the plan and set us back by a day or two, especially on the low bands.

Krish would be joined by VU2ABS today who will assist him in setting up the station. VU2RCT arrives in Agatti tomorrow while VU2NKS and VU2NXM join on Saturday. The team will set up antennas over the weekend and hope to be QRV on all three modes gradually. VU2PAI and VU3DMP join the team on Tuesday, 26th by when all 3 stations would be operational. The remaining team members will join in the last week of operations.

We will communicate the progress of the cargo and keep everyone informed on the operations.

73!