[Dx-qsl] PT0S Log Issue

Sat Nov 17 15:17:24 EST 2012

Jim, this is one VERY interesting view of the many difficulties of a modern 
DXpedition that many people don't seem to recognize. It also highlights some 
of the faults of the "I want it now" world we live in. I hope you will 
include the travails of maintaining daily contact with the outside world in 
any writeup you do of this expedition! Good luck and thanks for your hard 
work!
Howie WB2AWQ Reno NV
-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim GM
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 8:12 AM
To: DX-QSL
Subject: [Dx-qsl] PT0S Log Issue
I copied this off thePT0S web site News.
Jim K9TF
Our main challenge continues to be the very limited Internet access. Log
updates are very difficult to send. Logs need to be broken into small
enough segments, which must be individually compressed into files of around
15 kbytes each. On some days we end up with 14 or 15 log update messages.
Once these are ready to go, I have to climb to the top of Belmont (a steep,
rocky climb), set up the computer and the sat-phone and wait for a good
satellite pass. Once I have a connection, generally I am able to send our 2
or 3 files or e-mails. Then wait for the next good pass... The entire
process takes 4 to 5 hours each day, is error prone and very time
consuming. Log updates generally run 36 hours behind, and some files need
to be resent. So please bear with us!
-- 
Jim K9TF
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