W4T

Tangier Island, VA - NA-083

(Located in the Chesapeake Bay)

July 23 - 26, 2009

Vic, W4VIC provides the following updated information relevant to the QCWA Chapter 119 sponsored IOTA Expedition to Tangier Island beginning July 23, 2009 and ending July 26, 2009.  The expedition call sign is W4T.  Team members include:  Steve Batton, W4XQ;  Butch Burke, KE4AZL;  Vic Culver, W4VIC;  Joe Deschaine, KI4RKB;  Talley George, W4TVG;  Terry Hunsicker, KI4RXC; Barry Priddy, K5VIP;  and Quint Webb, K4CQW.  Support staff include Pilot Station Ron Young, W8RJL, and digital advisor Stu Spatz, K4MIL.   

The logistics team members for the expedition will depart Cobb’s Marina aboard the sailboat DO-U-WUNA, Captain Terry (KI4RXC) navigating, on Wednesday afternoon and the remainder of the operators from Onancock, VA on Thursday morning July 23 via the Tangier pedestrian ferry .   At least one station should be operating by early afternoon on Thursday.  Antennas for the duration will include a tri-band yagi, all band vertical antenna, and a Carolina Windom wire antenna.  Operating frequencies will center on the traditional IOTA operating frequencies: 

CW:  28040,  24920,  21040,  18098,  14040,  10114,  7030, and 3530 

SSB:  28560,  28460,  24950,  21260,  18128,  14260,  7180, and 3765 

Look for the W4T expedition near these RTTY frequencies: 

RTTY  28.085,  24.920,  21.085,  18.105,  14.085,  10.125,  7.085,  and 3.585 

W4T will operate during the IOTA Contest on July 25/26 in the Multi-operator Island DXpedition category .   While the RTTY station will operate throughout the expedition it will NOT be operated as a contest station during the contest period. 

QSL direct (SASE/IRC Please)  via K5VIP for a special expedition card.  Logs will be uploaded to LoTW at the end of the expedition.  QSL requests without SAE/IRC will be returned via bureau.

Location of team indicated by orange circle above.

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