VK9LA Lord Howe Island DXpedition 2009
VK9LA personal blog by SQ8X & SQ9DIE
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Gales lash Lord Howe Island
Posted on March 30th, 2009 · 10:43 UTC No commentsMarch 30 @ 10:30zOn behalf of Stan & Pete, the following information from LHI has come to light: The weather has changed dramatically on the island. Gale force winds are now lashing LHI. All satellite internet links are down. The weather forecast is set to improve by Wednesday, but nobody is 100% sure on this. The current forecast can be found here. Due to having no available internet, it is currently not possible to upload the latest batch of logs. However, Stan mentions the logs are combined and put in order, so it’s just a matter of waiting and riding out the storm until the online logbook can be updated. The heavy WX is taking its toll on the low bands. Static levels are incredibly high. The ops are using CW only on these bands at the moment as it’s easier to RX than SSB. Stan mentions he will be on 30CW later today and 15CW tomorrow.
Source: Image from Japan Meteorological Agency satellite MTSAT-1R via Bureau of Meteorology.
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