| Update: Sunday, 20-October @ 2014 UTC....All 1.3 Million residents of Xai Xai lost power for 5 hours last night.....Operated SSB at 100 watts with generators for several hours on both 20M and 12M.....Back on the air at full strength today.....Continuing to emphsize 160m and 80m each night.....New PHOTOS added.....Over 17,000 QSOs in Log now....Check PROPAGATION page to create your own personalized prediction charts..... Update: Saturday, 19-October @ 1415 UTC....25 New photos posted (see PHOTOS link).....Power pole caught fire last night causing 3-hour delay.....Low band Qs continue to be difficult due to high noise and very windy conditions.....Continuing to emphsize 160m and 80m each night.....Will operate more RTTY today.....Over 14,000 QSOs in Log now.... Update: Friday, 18-October @ 1536 UTC....Power line and atmosperhic noise continue to challenge the ops, especially on 160m.....Continuing to push for low band Qs.....Will operate more RTTY today on 18m and 20m.....Over 12,000 QSOs in Log now....Send questions or comments to webaron@gmail.com Update: Thursday, 17-October @ 1557 UTC....Received a few inquiries regarding 160M transmission and propagation......One of the amps has a sticky relay -- will be fixed or swapped....Overall noise levels on 160M and 80M are very high.....Will operate 6 more nights on both 80 and 160....Team is healthy -- tired -- but in good spirits.....Check back again for more updates during the DXpedition Update: Wednesday, 16-October @ 1524 UTC....Very noisy conditions on 80 last night......Signal on 3.523 blocked by EU radar so they'll switch to 3.513.....The Titanex is up -- with more beverages (see Photos)....Will operate 7 more nights on both 80 and 160....Check back again for more updates during the DXpedition.....Send questions or comments to webaron@gmail.com Update: Tuesday, 15-October @ 1717 UTC....First logs uploaded to ClubLog - check LOG page.....Will be on both 80m and 160m tonight using the Battle Creek Special + 500 foot Beverage for RX.....Too windy for the Titanex - will erect tomorrow....Good start yesterday (SSB and CW) on 40m, 20m, 15m, and 12m.....Team in good spirits....Check back again for more updates during the DXpedition..... Update: Tuesday, 15-October @ 1600 UTC....All operators are now in Xai Xai, Mozambique.....Antennas and Operating Stations are being prepared at the site.....They will be on the air starting today - 20m and 15m SSB....Check this website again for frequent updates during the DXpedition.....Send questions or comments to webaron@gmail.com September 29, 2013 C82DX is ready to roll.. Two pallets with 800 pounds of radios, antennas, computers, coax and miscellaneous items left the US for Mozambique on Saturday, on a South African Airways flight. The group plans to be operational by October 14. The operation runs until the morning of October 23. Operators from Japan, Canada and the US meet in Pretoria on the 12th to load the "caravan" for the trip to Xai at 5 AM on the 13th. The first antennas to go up will be the low-band Titanex, Battle Creek Special and Big IR verticals. Listening loops and beverages, beams and VHF antennas will be next. The final operator list is: JN1THL, K6RB, K6TD, K8EAB, N1DG, N4NX, N4XP, N9JA, NF4A, VA7DX, W6OAT, WF4W, ZS6P, ZS6PJH, and ZS6RI. ICOM is the lead sponsor. Tom, N4XP and Don, N1DG July 16, 2013
This has been a busy month for the C82DX team. With only 90 days before we are QRV we have filled the remaining operating positions and added several individuals to our off site support team. Joining us are such well known DXers as Bill, K1MM; Bruce, W6OSP; and Charlie, NF4A. Our South African contingent now includes Pierre, ZS6PJH, Chairman of the Pretoria ARC. We now have secured the vehicles and trailers that will take us overland from Pretoria to Xai Xai, Mozambique. South African members of our team have traveled to Xai Xai to map the operating site and make a deposit on our rented compound. Coax, laptops, and extra linears have been sourced. In addition to our team license, our team members have all received personalized C92 callsigns. Low Band operations remain the primary objective and we have secured both Titanex and Battle Creek Special verticals. We have also obtained the sponsorship of Array Solutions with one of their new shared apex loop array RX systems and W3YY FSK/CW interfaces. They join ICOM (our main equipment supplier with IC7600s) and SteppIR (BigIRs, CrankIRs) as our major donors to our DXpedition. During the day we will operate all HF bands including 6 meters. Our website has been expanded by our webmaster, John, K6MM. If you haven't been there lately, please visit, www.c82dx.com , where you can learn more about our plans. Tom, N4XP and Don, N1DG June 4, 2013 Planning and preparations are continuing for our October 2013 Mozambique DXpedition. Our license has been issued and is in hand with the call C82DX. We are happy to announce this will be the first use of the C82 prefix. We will be active starting 15 October for eight days with operations ongoing through October 22nd. May 29, 2013 Thank you. Tom, N4XP and Don, N1DG
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