General Information
Please bear in mind that the pre-trip in April 2023 is not a full-blown DXpedition. We regard it as a Scouting Trip to prepare for a bigger activity in November 2023.
In April we'll use only CW, SSB on 40m through 10m and classic RTTY on 20m. We will not use FT8 in the April pre-trip. If you need 4W in Digital Mode, try to work us in classic RTTY, however the Main Team in November will most probably provide FT8.
We'll try to be on the air as much as possible, but we'll also have to make local arrangements etc. And sometimes we'll also have to sleep, as this will be a 100% human operation. ;-)
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We do not consider ourselves as a major DXpedition. So we do not announce / block frequencies. In CW and RTTY just check any DX Cluster with Skimmer Support. They will know immediately where we transmit. In SSB just expect us somewhere around the typical hotspots. Whenever there is good propagation into USA, we'll consider to settle down somewhere in the General Class portion of the bands. If you found us on SSB, and we have not been spotted on DX Cluster yet, you're welcome to do so. :-)
In CW and RTTY we will always work SPLIT. Same in SSB, however during very slow periods we may also revert to SIMPLEX operation. When rate is rising, we'll return to SPLIT mode, of course. Just use YOUR common sense, and trust in us that WE know what WE are doing. :-)