January 30 – Chief Pilot EA5RM informs that VP8SGI
is running with five stations at the same time. Good reports are coming
from EU and NA after first operation day. They are going to keep the
five stations on the air as much as possible.
Biggest problem for them today are the out of turn calls coming
especially from EU and NA, so please, lets help them to run the pile-up.
Tonight they will be QRV on 160 meters outside CQWW Contest. Later
today we expect to have first log upload and first pictures from Husvik
bay.[more...]
Past night two tents and most of the yagis were destroyed by high winds. Both of their main tents collapsed partially and the team worked very hard through the night to save them. The Braveheart recorded winds of 70 mph (112 Kph). They are running only on 40 meters due antenna damage. Once they can assess damage they can determine whether they can proceed to South Georgia or not. Right now they are doing last QSO as VP8STI due they have asked the Braveheart to extrac them when it´s possible. They regret that they have fallen short of their plans , however the team and crew safety is most important.
Morsen braucht kein Mensch mehr? Ja, aber nur, solange unsere modernen Kommunikationsmittel auch funktionieren. Nach einem Erdbeben oder einem Terroranschlag oder in abgelegenen Regionen kann das schnell anders aussehen. Wer dann SOS morsen kann (siehe Überschrift), ist im Vorteil. [mehr...]
Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of
computer hardware remains one of the most important. Even in the
developed world, a programmable computer is a luxury item for a lot of
people, and every extra dollar that we ask someone to spend decreases
the chance that they’ll choose to get involved. [more...]
