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The DXpedition is over but

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 03:27 PM PST
https://n6pse.wordpress.com/2016/02/...n-is-over-but/




The VP8STI/VP8SGI Dxpeditions are over and the team is now home. While the
on the air activity has concluded, there is still much work to be done.

We received over 4,000 email messages and donation alerts while we were at
sea. Contrary to what some may believe, we did not have email or internet
access while we were away.

The Braveheart is taking our equipment to Cape Town where arrangements are
being confirmed to ship it back to Northern California.

Some Clubs pledge donations before the Dxpedition but only provide funds
after a successful activation. We must now reach out to those clubs to
obtain their donations.

We have many obligations to our sponsors to write interesting and
informative articles for their newsletters. We enjoy telling our stories.

When we have time, we will produce a nice video and share our visual story.
In a few months, our equipment will return home. It must be sorted and
cleaned. Our tents are torn and tattered and we will try to have them
refurbished. We will returned loaned Elecraft and Force 12 equipment to our
proud sponsors. We will ship our team members personal items back to them.

Our QSL Management team is very busy handling “busted call” and log search
requests. Our Webmaster is now designing our QSL cards so that we can get
them off to the Printer.

In a few weeks our QSL Management team can begin to send cards to our
grateful DX Community.

We are preparing PowerPoint presentations for our talks at major
conventions and DX gatherings. We are delighted to meet our fans and tell
our story.

We are already discussing and planning our next rare activation. Enthusiasm
becomes infectious. We have it bad.

Best wishes!

Paul N6PSE