jun 02,2010 06:01 UT: In online-log web page You can see design of QSL cards made by Dan OK1HRA.
may 18,2010 15:11 UT: TC07DX is finally QRT. No operation from Sican Is. possible. Reasons are: bad profile of the island without beach, high rock, lot of seagulls all around, continuing bad weather with rain etc.
may 17,2010 21:08 UT: Online log now contain all 6252 qsos from Suluada Is. Updated photogallery - added some photos made during leaving the island.
may 17,2010 19:41 UT: Ops arrived to Sicak Is. too late, have no light to see the island. They have ordered ship for tomorrows trip to Sicak Is. In question is now, if will be possible several hours long activation of this island. They decide tomorrow, if TC07DX will be yet active or stay QRT. Sicak has no beach and petrol plant has heavy weight 90kg. Again - stay tuned...
webmaster has now complete log with ~6100 QSOs from Suluada Is. It will be loaded on web very soon.
may 17,2010 16:01 UT: TC0DX team today, few hours ago leaved Suluada Is. because of dangerous weather situation on the island. Beach was completely bathed by the high sea water waves, tightly to the place with operating site and petrol plant. Operation was difficult, so they decided to leave Suluada Is. Now they are !going! to the Sican Is. which also belongs to AS-115. In next two hours they will see, if operation from here is possible or not. If yes, they will be QRV again,but in light style, with simple antenna and 100W. If not, TC0DX will go finally QRT. Stay tuned..
may 17,2010 13:00 UT: Because of another waited windstorm TC07DX is QRT.
may 16,2010 19:30 UT: first update of Online log
may 16,2010 07:30 UT: Pavel OK1MU sent info, that over the Suluada Is. today evening or night has come strong windstorm. Situation looks dangerous. All team makes some precautions to manage this situation.
Linear Amp KVZ has broken Power Supply, so ops are running now 100W. They have builded antennas - wire loops for 40,30,20m and vertical for 17m. Internet connection works, so probably today evening the first online log will be available. Until now they have 1115 QSOs in the lolg.
may 16,2010 07:00 UT: First photos arrived from the Suluada Is., see in Photogallery.
may 15,2010 18:47 UT: TC07DX is QRV on 10131.0 split. Good luck!
may 15,2010 17:30 UT: Ops are already on Suluada Is., they now have erected 30m ant and want to be QRV in 30min here! ((at 18:00 UT)
may 15,2010: Rest of the team OK1FIA and OK2ZAW yesterday arrived to Ankara. Today morning at 05:30 local time expedition team started by car (VW) their trip to Suluada Is. Is expected to hear first TC07DX signals today evening. Stay tuned..
may 14,2010: Zdenek OK1FIA goes by car from Damaskus YK (way long 1200km) to Ankara. Today morning was still 180km far from Ankara. Honza OK2ZAW flights from Prague through Muenchen, from where he sent SMS, that his flight has no delay..
Today morning Pavel OK1MU talked to captain of the ship, which will transport expedition to Suluada Is and everything is OK. Weather on the island is good, temp is 30oC on the shadow, sea is smooth. Today evening at 18:30 they get rental car ( VW Transporter) and will load all equipment before tomorrows morning trip to island.
may 13,2010: second part of the team, Slávek OK1TN, Zdeno OK2ZW a Franta OK1DF landed in Ankara by flight from Prague. We still wait for Zdenek OK1FIA and Honza OK2ZAW
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may 12,2010: first team member, Vlada OK1CW landed in Ankara by flight from Prague through Muenchen,DL. He brought as luggage 190cm long vertical Cushcraft AV-640 declared as luggage with ski. Tomorrow we wait for the next part of the team to arrive to Ankara.
Group of OK radioamateurs Pavel TA2ZAF (OK1MU), Vláďa OK1CW, Franta OK1DF, Zdenek OK1FIA, Slávek OK1TN, Zdeno OK2ZW a Honza OK2ZAW under the special call TC07DX are going to activate Turkey Island Suluada AS-115 in Mediterranean Sea between 15.5. and 19.5.2010.
We will use two stations CW/SSB and some few hours of operation is planned for RTTY mode. Equipmend will be: 2 x IC-746PRO + 2 x TS-480SAT + 2 x PA 800W, ANT - 5 band Spiderbeam, multiband vertical AV-640, loops for 30/40m, HB9CV on 50MHz.
QSL will go via Jarda OK2GZ as in previous TA IOTA expeditions, via OK BURO or DIRECT or via e-mail(on request).
In case of internet connection on the island we have planned online-logs regularly updated as was in our previous TA IOTA expeditions, please stay tuned..
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