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Update Oct 5: \u00a0Bad weather is preventing any additional activations on this trip. \u00a0Thanks to all that participated on Wed & Thu and helped to complete three new island activations.<\/p>\n
Update: Oct 4 15:56Z\u00a0 The Crew has changed to 14.283 MHz, still on Snow Island – Bad weather is moving in so this may be the only activation today.<\/span><\/p>\n Update: Oct 4 15:16Z The activation crew is setting up on\u00a0Snow Island in Quahog Bay and should be on the air shortly.\u00a0They are currently on 7.266 and later near 14.252.<\/span><\/p>\n Operators on Snow Island: Willy W1LY, Jim KA1ZOU, and John K1JSM (left to right)<\/p><\/div>\n Jim KA1ZOU logging and Pete W1LAB on the air. Sonw Island is the home of around the world sailor Dodge Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n Antenna can be seen by the dock at Snow Island<\/p><\/div>\n A closer view of the antenna.<\/p><\/div>\n Update:\u00a0 Oct 3 As of 18:50Z Flash Island has been qualified and the crew is packing to return to home base (Cundy’s Harbor) for a debriefing.<\/p>\n Update: As of 18:15Z Flash Island is being qualified. On 14.252\u00a0(Note the US Islands # has not been allocated for this island yet)<\/span><\/p>\n John and Willy at the operating desk on Flash Island Maine<\/p><\/div>\n A view from the North on Flash Island.\u00a0 Antenna and Goblin Support boat in view<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Update: As of 23:45Z Bush Island was qualified and the crew packing the station up for today.<\/span><\/p>\n UPDATE: As of 23:00Z they are at Bush Island on 14.251 MHz (Note the US Islands # has not been allocated for this island yet).\u00a0 They were on 40 meters prior to that, and had no luck making contacts.<\/span><\/p>\n Islands are often privately owned and require special permission. This is Nat Pulsifer, the owner of Bush Island<\/p><\/div>\n Here is the “shack” in the woods just to the right of the dock. The antenna can be seen to the right<\/p><\/div>\n What the operators see looking out from Bush island — Note antenna to the left<\/p><\/div>\n A close up of the “Shack”. John K1JSM logging and Willy W1LY on the air<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NCRC Activation crew (Pete W1LAB, John K1JSM, Willy W1LY, and Jim KA1ZOU) was at it again, this time in Maine.\u00a0 They activated three never before on the air islands on Wednesday Oct 3 and Thursday October 4. Pete W1LAB … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>