SHEMYA ISLAND (NA-037)

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"Fred, KL7FBI arrived on Shemya Island on 14 May", VE3LYC reports, "and so far had a very busy work schedule. There is no cell phone coverage on the island, and he only has access to email communication at work. He installed an inverted V and during the last week operated with 100W, always on 14260 kHz, for very short periods of time after work, testing the propagation. Nevertheless, he is scheduled to leave the island on July 10 and during the remaining period of time will try to be more active. Please note that he leaves work daily at 3 UTC, not only during the weekdays, but often during the weekend as well. As such, he intends to show up on 14260 kHz (he operates only SSB) after 4 UTC, calling CQ IOTA. If a pile-up forms, he will announce that will operate split. In case that he doesn't need to go to work during the weekend, he will try to show up at different times, but always on the above QRG". [TNX VE3LYC]

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Fred, KL7FBI has been on the air during each of the days of this last week, checking the propagation numerous times between approximately 2 and 6 UTC. Unfortunately, the propagation gods haven’t been good to him and the IOTA chasers, and he was only able to contact one JA stations during several days. He will continue this routine over the next three days. He will pack his equipment on Tue after 6 UTC, which corresponds to his Mon 9pm local time. [TNX VE3LYC]

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NEWS UPDATE - (Fred (KB4DMQ), who recently operated from Shemya Island, NA-037, informs us that he was called back there on an emergency fill following the passing of one of their technicians. As such, Fred will travel to Shemya on September 8, expecting to remain there for two full months. He intends to operate again as KL7FBI, this time on 20 and 40m SSB. (thanks VE3LYC)