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Detailed plan for staging equipment including generators, antennas, and tents with real-life scenario of adjusting to cyclone risks while maintaining communication system.
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SSB / RTTY Tent Luigi IV3YER – Heye DJ9RR – Gene K5GS
Operations Plan Plan- 6 stations running for 10 days24 hours per day Actual – 6 stations running for ~5 days24 hours per daypropagation permitting - 6x Elecraft K3 - 1x Icom IC-7000 back-up- 1 x Elecraft K2 back-up- 4 x Elecraft KPA 500- 2x Tokyo HyPower - 1 x Tokyo HyPower back-up - 4 x generators 4 kw each - 7 x 200 liter drums~1,200 liters fuel, - 2,000 feet RG-8X
Antenna Plan Antennas • 160 m - Spiderbeam 18m fiberglass mast – Inverted L 1/4 Vertical • 80 m - Spiderbeam 18m fiberglass mast w/SGC • 40 m– 4 Square • 10 – 20M – Folding Hex Beam x 2 • CrankIR x 3 • BigIR x 3 • Pennant RX antenna
Cyclone Ita • What did we know and when did we know it? • We knew it was the end of the cyclone season • When we arrived at the island it was windy – approx 20 knots • As the days went on the winds got stronger • On about April 1st the skipper told us of a tropical depression forming to the North • He said these events are known to form cyclones • What’s the difference between a cyclone, hurricane, or a typhoon? • The skipper was closely monitoring the weather • At one point he said he “isn’t panicking yet, but if we saw him running we should be close behind him” • We received radio reports of death and destruction in Honiara • He was receiving NOAA WEFAX images and maritime Wx warnings every 4 hours • On the early morning of April 5th we decided it was time to start packing
WEFAX Evohe crew: l-r Hamish, Lindsey and the Skipper Steve Kafka