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    3C0L - 3C1L - Annobon Island - Equatorial Guinea

    3C0L News 16 October 2017
    6000 QSOs in the log. Additional vertical antenna for 20, 30, 15m bands is erected and 2nd generator is rented. So 2 simultaneous signals 100W each are possible on the air during day time. However the 2nd generator also generates solid noise. Not on the bands, but in real life. Doors are kept open because of heat (no A/C).
    73 Al 4L5A
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    There are good and bad news. Bad news - joy with 2 simultaneous stations was short, yesterday one power supply and K3 failed.
    Good news - this morning they visited governor and got their passports back.
    During the night 1300 QSOs on 40m band were logged.
    In total around 8000 QSOs in the log.
    73 Al 4L5A

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      #3
      Around 900 QSOs logged on 160m band tonight. In total around 10 000 QSOs in the log. Spare K3 is sent out from Latvia. Costs nearly half of human ticket.

      We are getting questions about the date of planned return to 3C1L. Yuris has not answered this question yet. He says that tickets are booked and that getting to Annobon was problematic. Getting back to Malabo (3C1L) will not be easier. Initial plan was to fly home to Latvia on October 23rd. That's all we know. Will update as soon as we know more.
      73 Al 4L5A

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        #4
        Yuris asks - please stop calling if you already have QSO in the log on the same band and mode. Those having 3 or more QSOs in the same band & mode slot will not receive QSL.
        Log will be uploaded in best case after return to Malabo.
        Power supply is fixed. K3 is not. Spare one will be sent, hopefully will arrive until 3C1L operation will resume.
        73 Al 4L5A

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          #5
          3C0L October 19 - Update
          17 000 QSOs in the log. Today upper bands opened. Around 800 QSOs in the log on 12 m band so far and 50 on 10m band.
          We are stuck on the island. Thus 3C0L operation is extended until October 23rd. Tickets for our return home flight became useless.
          73 Al 4L5A

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            #6
            3C0L October 20 - Update
            QSO statistics so far:
            Band CW/SSB
            160 1267
            80 1384
            40 2111
            30 1114
            20 2640/411
            17 2678/1014
            15 3526/1194
            12 1232/772
            10 48
            Total 19391 (16000+3391)
            Sun is frying, no water to wash. Minor rain on a night before yesterday.
            73 Al 4L5A

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              #7
              3C0L October 21 - Update
              23000 QSOs in the log. Yesterday made around 800 QSOs on 10m band.
              73 Al 4L5A

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                #8
                Operators Yuris/YL2GM and Kaspars/YL3AIW are still active as 3C0L from Annobon Island (AF-039). The team reports on October 19th that "We are stuck on the island" until October 23rd.
                73 Al 4L5A

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                  #9
                  3C0L October 22 - Update
                  Flight to 3C1 on Tuesday is under question. We still have only one operational TRX. So we can not put 2 signals on the air the same time. Yesterday there was pirate operating on 30m band, today on 17 m band.
                  73 Al 4L5A

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                    #10
                    They will not activate anymore 3C1L this time. They will work from Annobon as 3C0L until they manage to leave the island and finish the operation with this. The flight is promised tomorrow. But when it will really happen, not sure.
                    73 Al 4L5A

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