YB Land DX Club DX-ing Is Our Life
NUNAVUT VY0 DXPEDITION
Celebrating 43 years in Ham Radio by AH6EZ
Our living quarters are the Nanuq Executive Suites on the east side of Rankin Inlet
62:48:38.83 N Latitude 92:4:48.76 W LongitudeCentral Time Zone (-5 hours GMT), approximately 1437 miles NNW of our home QTH in Saint Charles, IL.
Our radios and antennas (except for a possible 6m beacon and listening post at the Nanuq Inn, will be at the Arctic College Laboratory Building.
We will have wireless Internet capability and kitchen facilities. The rear of this Laboratory building is on a hill, has plenty of open land and a view to the South.
The Lab will be about a 3/4 mile walk from our living quarters. Notice the heavy trash bin to protect against polar bears.
EQUIPMENT
Primary SSB station
Icom IC-706MKIIg
Secondary SSB/CW/Digital station
Flex 1500 (can drive the amplifier to 150-350 watts depending on the band)
Primary CW station
Elecraft K2-100
Amplifier (when not sharing Hex Beam with INRAD HF Triplexer)
SPE Expert 1K-FA Solid State 1KW with built-in antenna tuner
HF Filtering
INRAD HF Triplexer for 20-15-10m 200W maximum
W3NQN bandpass filters for 40,30,20,17,15,12,10m 200W maximum
SCHEDULE
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June 20 Fly from Chicago to Winnipeg
June 21 Fly from Winnipeg to Rankin Inlet
June 21 Unpack and set up Antennas if possible
June 22 Focus on testing of 20/15/10m shared Hex Beam
June 23 ARRL FD (VY0/AH6EZ, VY0/K9DXA) SSB, CW
June 24 ARRL FD (VY0/AH6EZ, VY0/K9DXA) SSB, CW
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June 25-29 WARC bands, 6m, and all modes
June 25-29 Educational outreach to Rankin Inlet community
June 25-29 1 day IOTA activation NA185 Marble Island (TBD)
June 30-31 WARC bands, 6m, and all modes
July 1 RAC Canada Day contest (VY0RAC) SSB,CW
July 2 Pack up, fly to Winnipeg then July 3 fly home
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