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3D2EU Update
A short update from the team at Rotuma 3D2EU:
The team is having a hard time keeping the antenna’s up as the weather is challenging them. Today a small tropical storm hits the island with winds up to 120 km/h. Such a environment does certainly not help in picking up the weak signals from a static loaded band. The temperature is +30C and humidity is extremely high.
As you can see from the pictures this is not a 5-star Rotuma-Hilton DXpedition. The building on the picture houses the radioshacks.
News from TY1TT
February 26, 2018
Since i arrived we had a big tropical storm here almost every day again.
Thunder and lightnings.
My 160 and 80m antenne’s working very well, but, it is full of qrm from lighting , to S9 !
Last night every antenne came down due to high winds speeds.
I never saw this in Africa. A tropical storm, almost hurricane speeds.
a repeared, and i try to go on 160m the next days, if no high level qrm
73’s
ty1tt
The 3D2EU team during their stopover in 9V Singapore
The EUDXF is proud sponsor of the 3D2EU DXpedition to Rotuma.
On the picture Hans DL6JGN, Ron PA3EWP, Heye DJ9RR and Ernoe DK2AMM are waiting for their next flight on their way to Rotuma Island (IOTA OC-060).
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