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Radio Station Equipment; Radios, Tuners, Amps and Support Items

• Elecraft HF Transceiver, K3, Qty 6
• Elecraft, 500 W AMP, KPA500, Qty 6
• Elecraft, Ant. Tuner KAT500, Qty 6
• Expert, 1.3 KW Amp, Expert 1.3K-FA, 40, 80 & 160 M, Qty 3
• DX Engineering, Foot Switch, HLS-FS-3, Qty 6
• Dell Laptop PC, Inspiron 3000, Qty 6
• W3YY FSK/CW Interface, Qty 5
• Radiosport headset, Qty 7
• Heil Adapter, AD-1-K, Qty 6 (Need Kenwood style adaptor for K3 radios)
• K1EL "K16" style CW Keyer, Qty 4
• Iambic Keys (i.e. N3ZN or equiv.), VP8 Team Member provided, Qty 6
• Y Cable for CW Keying; 1/4" Mono Male connector cable with two 1/4" Mono Female connectors on other end, Qty 5

Radio Station Equipment; Chokes and Bandpass Filters

• K3LP VP8 Team, RF Line Choke, RG-8U, 10 Turns, 8" Diameter, PL-259's each end, Qty 10
• 4O3A High Power Triplexer (10, 15 & 20), Qty 2
• 403A High Power Band Pass Filters; 10, 15 & 20, Qty 2 Sets
• 4O3A High Power Custom Duplexer (12,17), Qty 1
• 403A High Power Band Pass Filters; 12, Qty 1
• 403A High Power band Pass Filter; 17, Qty 2
• 403A High Power Band Pass Filter; 30 M, Qty 1

Radio Station Equipment; Antennas

• Force 12 Beam Antenna, C-3S Tri-bander (10,15,20), 6 Element, Trapless, Qty 2
• Force 12 Beam Antenna, WARC 22 Dualbander (12 & 17), 4 Element, Trapless, Qty 1
• Force 12 Beam Antenna, LFA 17 Meter, 3 Element, Trapless, Qty 1
• Force 12 Vertical Antenna, VertiGo 30, 30m Vertical, Qty 1
• Force 12 Vertical Antenna, VertiGo 40, 40m Vertical, Qty 4
• K1LZ VP8 Team - 80 Meters (67') Aluminum Homebrew Verticals, Phased Verticals 80m or 4 Square Verticals 80m, Qty 2 sets (Qty 4 Alum. verticals)
• K1LZ VP8 Team - 160 Meters (67') Aluminum Homebrew Phased Verticals 160m, Qty 1 set (Qty 2 Alum. Verticals 67' with 3 Qty Top Cap wires or Base Cap/Coil Tuning)
• DX Engineering, DXE-DVA-80-P, DX Engineering DVA Dual Vertical Array Systems; 80 meters, Qty 1
• DX Engineering, DXE-DVA-160-P, DX Engineering DVA Dual Vertical Array Systems; 160 meters, Qty 1
• WD5COV VP8 Team; 4 element 6M Beam, Qty 1
• K3LP VP8 Team; 60 Meter Homebrew Dipole Antenna, Qty 1
• DX Engineering, Telescoping Mast, ROH-9H50, 34' Qty 5
• DX Engineering, DXE-RADP-3, Radial Plate, Stainless Steel, Qty 9
• DX Engineering; DXE-RADW-120RT, Radial Wires, Pre-Assembled, Copper Stranded, 14 AWG, 0.250 in. Ring Terminal Size, Set of 10, Qty 2
• DX Engineering; DXE-RADW-32RT, Radial Wires, Pre-Assembled, 14 AWG, Copper Stranded, 0.25 in. Ring Terminals, 32 ft. Length, Set of 20, Qty 4
• DX Engineering; DXE-RADW-65RT, Radial Wires, Pre-Assembled, 14 AWG, Copper Stranded, 0.25 in. Ring Terminals, 65 ft. Length, Set of 20, Qty 2
• DX Engineering; Comtek 40m, Four Square Control Switch Box, COM-ACB-40, Qty 1
• DX Engineering; Comtek 80m, Four Square Control Switch Box, COM-ACB-80, Qty 1
• DX Engineering; COM-ACB4A , COMTEK ACB-4A Series Four-Square Control Consoles COM-ACB4A Qty 2 (1 for 40m and 1 for 80m)
• DX Engineering, VEC-DL650M, Test Equipment, 50 Ohm Dummy Load, Qty 2 (includes 1 for 40m and 1 for 80m)
• DX Engineering; ROH-GTMBL, Base Plate, Drive-In Ground, for ROHN H and 9H Telescopic Masts, Steel, Galvanized, Qty 4
• DX Engineering; DXE-225RT-20, DX Engineering Ring Terminals are designed for 14 AWG radial and antenna wire, Qty 9
• DX Engineering; XYZ-12555, Anti-Seize, Jet-Lube SS-30 Pure Copper, Anti-Oxidant Corrosion Inhibiting Lubricant, 0.25 lb., Qty 3
• DX Engineering; DXE-RADP-1HWK, Radial Plate Wire Attachment Hardware Kit, Qty 9
• K3LP VP8 Team; Spiderbeam Fiberglass Poles, 18m (60'), Qty 2

Radio Station Equipment; Rotators and Control Cables

• DX Engineering, HGN-CD-45II, Rotator and Controller, 8.5 sq. ft., Qty 3
• DX Engineering; COM-CW4, Control Cable; For COMTEK ACB-4A Box, DXE-DVA-80-P and DXE-DVA-160-P , Qty 900' (Qty 300' x 3)
• The RF Connection; RFC 8610, Rotator Control Cable, Rotator Cable, 8 Conductors, 2 x 18 AWG, 6 x 22 AWG, Stranded Copper, PVC Jacket, Per ft., Qty 600' (200' x Qty 3)

Radio Station Equipment; Coax, Ground Material and Antenna Support Supplies

• WB9Z, LMR 400 Coax, 2,300 Feet
• DX Engineering, DXE-8XDU003, Coaxial Cable, RG-8X, Coax, 3', Qty 16
• N4RR VP8 Team Member; RG-8X Coax Cables, 6' with PL-259 each end, Qty 10
• N4RR VP8 Team Member; RG-8X Coax Cables, 20' with PL-259 each end, Qty 3
• N4RR VP8 Team Member; RG-6X Coax Cables, 75 ohm (for beverage ant.s) with F-Connectors Both ends, 500', Qty 2
• N4RR VP8 Team Member; RG-6X Coax Cables, 75 ohm (for beverage ants K9AY Splitter to AS-RXFEP), F Connector to F Connector , Qty 3 10' and Qy 1 20', Qty 4
• N4RR VP8 Team Member; Type F Female Connector to UHF Male Connector, (for beverage ants K9AY Splitter to AS-RXFEP), Qty 4
• N4RR VP8 Team Member; RG-213 Coax, 6' length, PL-259 Connector to BNC Male Connector, (Radio RX Ant. to AS-RXFEP), Qty 4
• The RF Connection; RG-8X Coax Cables, 25' with PL-259 each end, Qty 11
• The RF Connection; RG-8X Coax Cables, 38' with PL-259 one end, and Qty 2 lugs on other end for shield and center conductor, 1 1/2" length stripped length with lugged installed, Qty 4 (For Force 12 beam antennas feedpoints)
• The RF Connection; HQ-1, BUDWIG glass epoxy dipole center Insulator with SO-239, Qty 12
• The RF Connection; EAG-1, 2 3/4" X 1 1/2" Ribbed grey plastic Insulator 15/64" holes, Qty 2
• The RF Connection; TPE-X10B, X-TREME TAPE 1"W X 10'L SELF FUSING SILICONE TAPE AND INSULATION WRAP, Qty 25 rolls
• DX Engineering; COM-P213-B-160-P, Phased Vertical Cables, Tuned, 160 meters Band, RG-213/U, 12.5 AWG, PL-259 Ends, Pair - Qty 1 Set
• DX Engineering; COM-P213-B-80-P, Phased Vertical Cables, Tuned, RF Beads Installed, 80 meters Band, RG-213/U, 12.5 AWG, PL-259 Ends, Pair Qty 1 set
• DX Engineering; COM-P213-B-40-P, Phased Vertical Cables, Tuned, RF Beads Installed, 40 meters Band, RG-213/U, 12.5 AWG, PL-259 Ends, Pair Qty 1 set
• K3LP VP8 Team; 136' Radial 18 Awg Wire with 1/4 circle lug on one end -Poly S - 18AWG coated wire, Qty 10
• K3LP VP8 Team; 66' Radial 18 Awg Wire with 1/4 circle lug on one end -Poly S - 18AWG coated wire, Qty 20

Radio Station Equipment; Receive Antennas and Beverages, and Patch Panel Grounding

• DX Engineering; DXE-BFS-1, Beverage Antenna System, Qty 4
• DX Engineering; DXE-RPA-1, Preamplifier, Receive, 300kHz-35 MHz, 16dB Gain, 110dB Dynamic Range at 500kHz, Type F+Phono, 12-18 Vdc, Qty 4
• K9AY 4 x 4, Ant. Switch/Splitter/Pre-Amp, Qty 1
• N4RR VP8 Team; Model AS-RXFEP, VP8 Team provided, Qty 4
• Array Solutions; Rec. Antenna, Model AS-SAL-30 Shared Apex Loop Array, Qty 1
• DX Engineering; DXE-ECM-R470-2, Beverage Termination Resistors, 470 Ohm, 2 W, Lightning Damage Resistant, Pack of 10, Qty 1
• 500' Wire Beverage, Homebrew VP8 Team, Qty 1
• K3LP VP8 Team; Coax Patch Panel, 16" x 24", 14 antenna Feedthroughs, VP8 Team Provided, Qty 1
• The RF Connection; UG-363/TEF, UHF(F/1/F) Teflon 2" Bulkhead w/2 Nuts, has 16 cuts, Qty 14
• The RF Connection; UHF-182109, PL-258/U TEFLON AMPHENOL-CONNEX Double Female adapter, Qty 55
• The RF Connection; GRD-4, 4ft x 3/8" radial rod with clamp, Cu-clad, Qty 2
• The RF Connection; 1/2 BRAID, 1/2" Tinned Cu braid, Qty 25'
• The RF Connection; G-C-1, Ground clamp, pipe, bronze .05"-1 in., Qty 2

Radio Station Equipment; Masts, Rope and Guide Materials

• DX Engineering; MFJ-347, Dipole Center Section, Mast Mount, Qty 5
• DX Engineering; DXE-GUY400-KIT, Vertical Antenna Guy Kit, 3/32 in. Dacron Polyester Rope, 400 ft., Qty 5
• DX Engineering; DXE-EA15, Earth Anchor, 0.5 in. Shaft Diameter, 3 in. Width, 15 in. Length, Qty 20
• DX Engineering; DXE-GR-5P, Guy Rings, Vertical Antenna Guying Attachments, Qty 10
• The RF Connection; #6 3/16” OD [Green] Double Braid, 3/16” OD [Green] Dacron - poly rope, UV resistant, Double braid, 650lb test weight., Qty 43 100' rolls
• The RF Connection; #10 5/16” Black Dacron, 5/16" black Dacron - poly rope, UV resistant, Solid braid,1000 lb test weight., Qty 12 100' Rolls
• VP8 N6PSE Team; 3/8" Guide Rope, Yellow, Qty 2,800'
• VP8 N6PSE Team; 1/2" Guide Rope, Yellow, Qty 1,600'
• K1LZ VP8 Team; 3/8" Guide Rope, Qty 1,200'

Tents, Generators, Phone, Tables, Chairs, etc

• Inmarsat BGAN Internet Terminal, Qty 1
• 4KW Generators, Qty 6
• Tents (24' x 24' Circle); 1 tent for operating and 1 tent for sleeping, Qty 2
• Operating Tables, Qty 6
• Operating Chairs, Qty 6
• Sleep cots; operators bring their own sleeping bag, Qty 14
• Tool Box, Qty 1
• 6' Ladder, Qty 1
• 4' Ladder, Qty 1

BAND	CW	SSB	RTTY
160M	1.826.5
80M	3.523	3.790	3.580
60M	TX:5.405 / RX:5.373	TX:5.403.5 / RX:5.371.5
40M	7.023	7.082	7.045
30M	10.105		10.142
20M	14.023	14.185	14.080
17M	18.079	18.130	18.099
15M	21.023	21.285	21.080
12M	24.894	24.944	24.912
10M	28.023	28.485	28.080
6M	50.105	50.105

Our plan is to voyage first to South Georgia Island. We will meet with Government representatives and have a safety and biosecurity meeting. We will then voyage South to South Sandwich, one of the harshest places on earth.

We will anchor, off load and set up camp to be there for ten days. Our goal is for eight full days of QRV. After we meet our goals, we will voyage to South Georgia Island. We will off load and set up there for a planned ten days with eight full days of QRV.

If we are delayed in getting to or leaving South Sandwich, we will sacrifice time at South Georgia to do a good job from South Sandwich. This is essentially two ten day DXpeditions to two very rare entities stitched together. We will be QRV from 10-160 meters on CW/SSB and RTTY. Let the voyage begin!

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