- [NEWS UPDATE] –
The team is ready to depart Chicago on Saturday AM (30 Nov) for Saint Martin. It may be dark by the time we reach our QTH, so operation may not be possible Saturday night. We will use the time to set up 2 of the 3 stations and start antenna install Sunday AM.
- [DECEMBER 14, 2023] –
We finished with close to 28000 QSOs on all bands 6 through 160. OQRS is open and ready for your QSL requests. It will be a few weeks before we have QSLs printed. All QSOs have been uploaded to LoTW. There is no charge for LoTW or Bureau cards. The team has already decided to return again in 2024 from 30 November to 13 December. A full report with statistics will be published soon.
- [DECEMBER 9] –
All antennas except one have been taken down and stored until our next visit. One station will be active until about 1200 or 1300Z on Saturday.
Credit: TO9W
Credit: TO9W
- [PREVIOUSLY] –
We are pleased to announce our next TO9W activity from the beautiful island of Saint Martin. Activity began November 25th and will continue through December 8th, 2023. The 2023 team will include K9NU, N9EP, FS4WBS, W9AP and K9EL. Our goal is to make as many QSOs as possible on all bands and modes, with special emphasis on CW. We normally give priority to the 160, 80, 40 bands in that order, but with the increased sunspot activity, we will establish band priorities based on conditions at that time. Bob, W9AP, and John, K9EL, will arrive late on November 25th and will participate in the CQWW CW contest as time allows. Paul, K9NU and Ed, N9EP will arrive on November 28th. Antenna installation has priority, so first few days will be dedicated to the installation of antennas for all bands. We will operate during breaks and in the evenings until all antennas are installed. We will likely do more FT8 the first few days. We plan real-time uploads using the Club Log Live Stream software for Expeditions assuming a steady Internet connection. John, W9ILY, is our QSL Manager and will upload our logs to LOTW daily. TO9W will be well supported by the excellent pilot team of K9NB, W9MK, AA9A, N9AOL and W9ILY. All requests for information, schedules, QSO verification and general comments should be addressed to TO9W2023@gmail.com. Updates and photos will be published on our TO9W Facebook page. For more details about TO9W, please go to our website.
