Schedule
The table shall give you the idea how the 4W8X operation will be executed.
Of course, focus in the first days is on assembling as many antennas and station setups as possible. In those first days we will eventually only operate after local sunset, and without a fixed schedule (possible time frame 09:00z thru 15:00z). (The second half of the local nights we'll need for sleeping/recovery to be able to continue antenna work in the morning.) Eventually we'll keep the 160m CW station active until after local sunrise though.
When all antennas and stations have been set up and the rest of the team has arrived on site,
we'll provide a full 24/7 service on as many band/mode combinations as possible.
Please also see the other notes below the table.
| 05.11.2023 | Sunday | First group (7 people) arriving on site Unloading Seafreight Container |
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| 06.11.2023 | Monday | Assembling first antennas and stations 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 07.11.2023 | Tuesday | More Antenna and station work 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 08.11.2023 | Wednesday | More Antenna and station work 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 09.11.2023 | Thursday | More Antenna and station work 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 10.11.2023 | Friday | More Antenna and station work 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 11.11.2023 | Saturday | More Antenna and station work 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 12.11.2023 | Sunday | Rest of the team is arriving on site More Antenna and station work 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 13.11.2023 | Monday | More Antenna and station work 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 14.11.2023 | Tuesday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 15.11.2023 | Wednesday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 16.11.2023 | Thursday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 17.11.2023 | Friday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 18.11.2023 | Saturday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 19.11.2023 | Sunday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 20.11.2023 | Monday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 21.11.2023 | Tuesday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 22.11.2023 | Wednesday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 23.11.2023 | Thursday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 24.11.2023 | Friday | Full 4W8X operation |
| 25.11.2023 | Saturday | CQ WW DX Contest CW on the classic bands Other operations on WARC, SSB, RTTY, FT8 |
| 26.11.2023 | Sunday | CQ WW DX Contest CW on the classic bands Other operations on WARC, SSB, RTTY, FT8 |
| 27.11.2023 | Monday | Dismantling antennas and stations 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 28.11.2023 | Tuesday | Dismantling antennas and stations 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 29.11.2023 | Wednesday | Loading of Seafreight Container 4W8X part-time operation (restricted!) |
| 30.11.2023 | Thursday | Departure of most team members 4W8X part-time operation (3 OPs only) |
| 01.12.2023 | Friday | 4W8X part-time operation (3 OPs only) |
| 02.12.2023 | Saturday | 4W8X part-time operation (3 OPs only) |
| 03.12.2023 | Sunday | 4W8X part-time operation (3 OPs only) |
| 04.12.2023 | Monday | 4W8X part-time operation (3 OPs only) |
| 05.12.2023 | Tuesday | 4W8X part-time operation (3 OPs only) |
| 06.12.2023 | Wednesday | Seafreight Container is departing on ship 4W8X operation ends +/- 03:00z |
| 07.12.2023 | Thursday | Departure of "the last men standing" (DF7TH, DL3DXX, DL6FBL) |
Other Notes
4W8X will have a total of 19 or 20 operators. Due to personal restrictions, not everybody can afford to be on site for the whole time. Still acting as a group with a common goal, we are enabling all team members to throw in as many days to the operation as they can afford. Air Timor is flying twice a week between 4W and Singapore (Thursdays and Sundays). This gives quite some flexibilty for people coming and going. Our QTH is about 40 minutes away from the airport, so even this "last mile" can be handled comfortably.
CQ Worldwide DX Contest CW on 25./26. November is a very important event for us. We'll put a high emphasis on this contest and encourage everyone to work us (again) in CW on the classic bands during the contest!
After the contest we will start to dismantle antennas and stations, and prepare everything to be re-packed in the seafreight container. While dis-assembling the station we'll still keep up a few antennas, and remain active with a few signals.
Most team members will leave 4W on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023, in the very morning. Three brave souls (DF7TH, DL3DXX, DL6FBL) will stay on-site for one more week - to make sure that the seafreight container is safely going out on the way back home. They will keep 3 radios and 3 small amps, together with some small antennas to make sure that even the last guys will make it in the log who didn't have the chance in the four weeks before.