[Dx-qsl] PT0S Log Issue

Sat Nov 17 18:40:13 EST 2012

I completely understand their situation....from CY0AA (Sable) in '96 we had 
comfortable accommodations but had to make the decision; #QSO's versus log 
maintenance/band activity. We chose activity when we could (2 day solar 
storm didn't help any!) I'm sure we could have had internet connection...at 
a cost. We all felt that the responsibility of "no dupes" being put back on 
the seekers worked well for the most part.
It's nice having log check, but I'd much rather have a chance at another 
contact rather than have an Op taking his time to tell those that in 90% of 
situations already know they have the contact by uploading files.
The PT0S guys have gone way beyond the call in doing this and it should be 
appreciated.
IMHO
73
Ken
WA8JOC
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From: "Howard Holden" <holden7471 at msn.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 3:17 PM
To: "Jim GM" <jim.gmforum at gmail.com>; "DX-QSL" <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] PT0S Log Issue
> 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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