3D2C, Conway Reef DXpedition 2012

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3D2C, Conway Reef DXpedition 2012
September 24th 2012 till October 5th 2012
Our team continues its activities in Central and Southern Pacific. For 2012 We booked the beautiful island of the Pacific, we wanted to activate the last year, but we preferred the island of Rotuma with 3D2R CALL. Now our team unanimously decided that the Conway Reef is our next point. We already have CALL: 3D2C.
Conway Reef Conway Reef, known since 1976 by its Fijian name "Ceva-I-Ra" or "Theva-i-Ra" Reef, is a coral reef of atoll type 450 km southwest of the Fiji Islands, but part of the Republic of Fiji. It is 2.5 km long in an east-west direction. On the middle of the reef is a small sand cay , 1.8 meters high and about 320 meters long and 73 meters wide, with a land area of two hectares. A stranded wreck of a coaster lies 240 meters south of the center of the cay, and the wreck of a fishing vessel lies on the northeast end of the reef. The reef is uninhabited apart from a number of birds which appear to have almost no fear of humans. Administratively, the reef it is part of Western Division , Fiji , and of Nadroga-Navosa province. In 1838 the Royal Navy Captain Drinkwater Bethune of HMS /Conway/ first came across the reef and recorded it however it was first mapped by the British several years later by Captain Denham of HMS /Herald/ . Three shipwrecks (1979, 1981 and 2008) have occurred on the reef. The most recent being a Chinese fishing vessel (Shin Sheng No.165) It was reported in 1983 that there was some vegetation on the cay, but it was bare by 1985. The cay currently has some vegetation about 3m high. While there are no other gaps larger than 75 km between Fiji islands (except Rotuma Island , which is politically but not geographically part of Fiji), Conway Reef lies 450 km to the southwest of the main Fiji complex. The closest land to Conway Reef lies 275 km WSW (Hunter Island in the French territory of New Caledonia ). Hunter Island is also claimed by Vanuatu . Access to the island should only be attempted at high tide in a shallow draft tender. Extreme care must be taken to navigate the coral heads Planned Travel Dates: Departure to Conway reef from hotel Novotel Lami bay, Suva, Fij is: September 24 th 2012 at 06,00 PM ( 18,00 local time). Part of our team, 5 person with Alex UA4HOX coming via Seoul and will be in hotel in Suva, Friday, September 21st 2012. Main group coming via Los Angeles, departure september 22nd at 23,00 fromLAX and arriving in Nadi at 06,00 AM September 24th. Team will travel from Nadi to Suva with few rental car's. Return from Conway Reef is night, October 5/6 th 2012. Our boat Island Dancer II If You like to see more info abou Our transportation from Suva to Conway Reef see this URL http://www.sere.com.fj/sere.html 3D2C DXPed Frequency 3D2C DXPed 2012: September 24th 2012 till October 5th 2012 BAND CW SSB RTTY SSTV PSK31 160 1.822 1.835 1.835 - 1.835 80 3.503 3.795 3.582 3.723 3.582 60 - 5.4035 - - - 40 7.005 7.082 7.035 7.035 7.035 30 10105 - 10.145 - 10.145 20 14.025 14.190 14.081 14230 14.081 17 18.075 18.150 18.100 - 18.100 15 21.025 21.295 21.081 21335 21.081 12 24.895 24.950 24.920 - 24.920 10 28.025 28.495 28.081 28.680 28.081 3D2C team will be QRV from Conway Reef on 2m and 6 EME with WSJT65 A,B,C on next FRQ: 50.375 MHz and 144.375 MHz BEACON 50 MHz 50.095 MHz We are accepting donations to help support the Conway Reef DX-Pedition. We expected the total cost to be approximately $134,000.00 USD. For “Platinum” donations $1,000 USD and greater, your club logo, company name or personal name will be added to the QSL Card and our web site. For “Gold” donations $500 USD and greater, your club logo, company name or personal name will be added to the QSL Card and our web site. For “Silver” donations less than $500 USD and at least $100 USD, your club logo, company name or personal name will be added to the 3D2C web site. For “Regular” donations less than $100 USD and at least $15 USD, your personal name will be added to the 3D2C web site.How to donate? By check to The Intrepid-DX Group 3052 Wetmore Dr, San Jose, CA 95148 USA Or Via PayPal to WD5COV@vtc.net Each team member pay 5.450 US $. 5.350 US$ is trip cost and 100 US $ donation to build stations3D2TR, Tevita Rokobaro in Suva. In Fiji currently is active only few amateur radio OP's. Our donation is a contribution to the increased amateur activity of this beautiful Pacific Island. QSL via YT1AD YT1AD Dr Hrane Milosevic 36206 Vitanovac Serbia - EU For direct QSL please send: QSL + SAE + SASE (1US$ for normal post, 2US$ for Airmail) QSL via BURO: only send QSL card. http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html