3D2C Conway Reef 2012

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From September 25 to October 6, 2012 a team consisting of YT1AD , K3LP , UA4HOX , N6PSE , PY5EG , RW4NW , WD5COV , EA1IR , AA4NN , AH6HY , AD6E , I2VGW and K6SRZ will be active as 3D2C from Conway Reef.
This team were active from Rotuma as 3D2R last year.
At this time, there are still two places available to join the team.
More information can be found here: http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html

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Press Release #1

The World-Wide DX Group, led by Hrane Milosevic-YT1AD , is pleased to announce our next DXpedition, as 3D2C from the remote South-Pacific atoll of Conway Reef. This Dxpedition will take place from September 24th to October 5th, 2012. The World-Wide DX Group is the same group which brought you the recent 3D2R Rotuma Island Dxpedition in September, 2011.

Our primary objective is to activate Conway Reef with a goal of providing as many DXers as possible a “new one” with this rare DXCC entity and, as a secondary objective, to give as many band-slots as possible. We will target European contacts during those periods when propagation is possible and we will ask JA and North America to stand buy during those brief periods when the bands are open to EU.

The team consists of sixteen operators including: Leader-Hrane Milozevic-YT1AD , Co-Leader Alex Romanov UA4HOX , Co-Leader Paul Ewing N6PSE , Dave Flack AH6HY , David Jorgensen WD5COV , Vasily Kozerodov RW4NW , Dr. Alan Eshelman K6SRZ Team Physician , Alan Maenchen AD6E , Sergej Yanovsky RZ3FW , Craig Thompson K9CT , Stanislav Vatev LZ1CG , George Williams N6NKT , Alexander Kuznetsov RW3RN , Peter Sprengel PY5CC and Mike Flowers K6MKF .

Our QSL Manager is Hrane Milosevic YT1AD . We will have OQRS , we will accept direct and bureau QSL cards. We plan to upload our logs to Club Log on a daily basis.

At this time, we are seeking Foundation, Club and individual support for this Dxpedition.

You can find out more about our plans at our 3D2C website: http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html

Thank you,

The World Wide DX Group

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Press Release

After many months of careful planning, we are pleased to announce that our preparations for a large multi-national Dxpedition to Conway Reef are going according to plan.

Conway Reef is located in the South Pacific Ocean and is #35 on Club Log’s most wanted DXCC list.

The Team is meeting in Lami Bay, Suva and departing by ship to Conway Reef on September 24th. The Team expects to arrive at Conway Reef and become active on September 26th. We will complete our Dxpedition on October 5th, 2012.

The main goals of this DXpedition are to work every amateur radio operator who needs Conway Reef for a new DXCC country. In addition, we will be active on all bands from 1.8 MHz to 144 MHz, including the 5MHz and 50 MHz bands.

We will be active on CW, SSB and RTTY. Special attention will be made to work far away stations such as Europe and Africa during those periods when propagation permits. The propagation window for EU and Africa is very brief at times and signals may be weak, so we ask everyone in the honored HAM SPIRIT to stand by when asked so that we may fulfill this need. Our destination will have a wide range of options and possibilities.

We plan to upload our logs on a daily basis to our on-line log. We will upload to LOTW approximately six months following the DXpedition.

Our team consists of these Operators: Hrane-YT1AD-Leader, Aleksej-UA4HOX-Co-Leader-Operations, Paul-N6PSE-Co-Leader-PR & Fundraising, David-WD5COV, Vasily-RW4NW, David-AH6HY, Alan-K6SRZ-Team Physician, Alan-AD6E, Sergej-RZ3FW, Craig-K9CT, Stan-LZ1GC, George-N6NKT, Peter-PY5CC, Mike-K6MKF, Jim-K9JM, Miguel-PY3MM and Luciano-PY5KD.

We wish everyone good propagation and we hope that you enjoy working the 3D2C Team.

At this time, we are seeking additional Club and Individual Sponsors to help us defray the costs of carrying out this DXpedition.

Our official website is: http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html

3D2C Team

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Press Release #3

It is with great excitement, that we announce that our preparations for a large multi-national Dxpedition to Conway Reef are going according to plan. We now have 19 operators from all over the globe to participate in this tent and generator operation.

Conway Reef is located in the South Pacific Ocean and is #35 on Club Log’s most wanted DXCC list.

The bulk of our equipment has arrived and is staged in Suva, Fiji. ICOM is shipping the IC-7600 rigs to us this week, which will travel with the team to Suva. Our advance team is arriving in Suva on September 21 to commence with equipment testing and loading on our vessel, the venerable Island Dancer II.

The main Team is meeting in Lami Bay, Suva and departing by ship to Conway Reef on September 24th. The Team expects to arrive at Conway Reef and become active on September 26th. We will complete our Dxpedition on October 5th, 2012 and return to Suva.

The main goals of this DXpedition are to work every amateur radio operator who needs Conway Reef for a new DXCC country. In addition, we will be active on all bands from 1.8 MHz to 144 MHz, including the 5MHz and 50 MHz bands.

We will be active on CW, SSB and RTTY. Special attention will be made to work far away stations such as Europe and Africa during those periods when propagation permits. The propagation window for EU and Africa is very brief at times and signals may be weak, so we ask everyone in the honored HAM SPIRIT to stand by when asked so that we may fulfill this need. Our destination will have a wide range of options and possibilities.

We will use our Satellite phones to upload our logs on a daily basis to our on-line log. We will upload to LOTW approximately six months following the DXpedition.

Our team consists of these Operators: Hrane YT1AD Leader, Aleksej UA4HOX Co-Leader-Operations, Paul N6PSE Co-Leader-PR & Fundraising, David WD5COV , Vasily RW4NW , David AH6HY , Alan K6SRZ Team Physician, Alan AD6E , Sergej RZ3FW , Craig K9CT , Stan LZ1GC , George N6NKT , Peter PY5CC, Mike K6MKF , Jim K9JM , Miguel PY3MM , Luciano PY5KD , Dragan YT3W and Tevita 3D2TR

Our Pilot Stations are: Aca YU1AA , Toma YU1AB and Andre V51B

We wish everyone good propagation and we hope that you enjoy working the 3D2C Team.

We are very grateful to INDEXA , NCDXF and all of the Clubs and individuals who have provided monetary support for this Dxpedition. We sincerely hope we can satisfy your needs!

At this time, we are seeking additional Club and Individual Sponsors to help us defray the costs of carrying out this DXpedition. Donations can be made via the 3D2C web page. OQRS will be available upon completion of the Dxpedition.

Our official website.

3D2C Team

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UPDATE: 3D2EW ( YT3W ) and 3D2OX ( UA4HOX ) currently active from Fiji prior to the Conway Reef expedition.

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UPDATE II – Press Release #4

The 3D2C team is now making their way to Suva, Fiji to board their vessel for the 36 hour voyage to Conway Reef. The advance team is in Suva and has prepared, tested and loaded our equipment. We now have 19 operators from all over the globe to participate in this tent and generator operation.

We have updated our website with the following features: On-line log search, which will be updated as frequently as possible, We also list the most recent spots/DX Cluster courtesy of dxwatch.com

The main goals of this DXpedition are to work every amateur radio operator who needs Conway Reef for a new DXCC country. In addition, we will be active on all bands from 1.8 MHz to 144 MHz, including the 5MHz and 50 MHz bands.We will be active on CW, SSB and RTTY. Special attention will be made to work far away stations such as Europe and Africa during those periods when propagation permits. The propagation window for EU and Africa is very brief at times and signals may be weak, so we ask everyone in the honored HAM SPIRIT to stand by when asked so that we may fulfill this need. Our destination will have a wide range of options and possibilities.

We will use our Satellite phones to upload our logs on a daily basis to our on-line log. We will upload to LOTW approximately six months following the DXpedition.

Our team consists of these Operators: Hrane-YT1AD-Leader, Aleksej-UA4HOX-Co-Leader-Operations, Paul-N6PSE-Co-Leader-PR & Fund-raising, David-WD5COV, Vasily-RW4NW, David-AH6HY, Alan-K6SRZ-Team Physician, Alan-AD6E, Sergej-RZ3FW, Craig-K9CT, Stan-LZ1GC, George-N6NKT, Peter-PY5CC, Mike-K6MKF, Jim-K9JM, Miguel-PY3MM, Luciano-PY5KD, Dragan-YT3W and Tevita-3D2TR.

Our Pilot Stations are: Aca-YU1AA, Toma-YU1AB and Andre-V51B.

We wish everyone good propagation and we hope that you enjoy working the 3D2C Team. We are very grateful to INDEXA, NCDXF and all of the Clubs and individuals who have provided monetary support for this Dxpedition. We sincerely hope we can satisfy your needs! Our official website is http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html

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UPDATE: 3D2C announced on 20m SSB this morning that they will be on 160m this evening. They will also soon be QRV on 60m. 3D2C will QRT at 06:00z on Wednesday morning. [tnx F5VHN]

Log search http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/log.html