[NCDXA] [The Daily DX] W8S Swains Island Team Update 07 October 2023

[Fred Matos]

 Tnx Bernie,
I first worked W8S on 30 CW on Saturday early morning at 10:06 Z.  They were not spotted, on any other band so I assume that it was the first station that they had on the air.  
I next worked them on 12 CW on Saturday afternoon at 21:36 Z.  15 FT8 was next at 01:07 Z Sunday, and then 20 FT8 at 02:53 Z.
They were very strong here in Maryland on 40 on Sunday morning at around 12:00-13:00 Z, maybe earlier, but that when I fired up.  The SSB signal on 7181 was a true 59.   They were also strong on 7023 CW and 7056 FT8.  Strong signals from their 40-meter array so it's working great. My bad news is that I didn't work them on 40 because I had an antenna problem.
My 17 FT8 QSO was on Sunday at 15:57 Z.  No action on 10 thus far, but I will look for it around 22:00 Sunday.
Now waiting for their ClubLog  upload.
Thus far they used the following freqs:
CW -- 7023, 10113, 18071SSB -- 7181FT8 -- 7056, 14090, 18095, 21090
73
FredW3ICM





    On Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 01:32:25 PM EDT, W3UR Bernie McClenny via groups.io <bernie=dailydx.com at groups.io> wrote:  
 
 
>From the Swains Island website:

The Team continued to set up antennas in the simmering heat. By times it is unbearable, the heat is so strong that we have to take many breaks, which slows down the progress. Furthermore a lot of work has been done on the station setup and the High Power Bandpass filters have been setup. We had a good run on various bands and try to maintain an even balance over the various bands. 

The 40m phased array was setup today and works great! 
Tomorrow the last antennas for 80m and 160m as well as 2x K9AY RX antennas will be setup. 

The Team is in good spirit, but also exhausted from all the hard work in the heat. 
Since today we’re fully operational with 4 stations on at all times. 
We’re now working in our rotating schedule, which comprises of shifts of 3,4 and 5 hrs. We’re doing our best to work as many as possible of you!

Bernie McClenny, W3UR

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