3B6, AGALEGA ISLAND. As this was being written, OPDX received the following
press release from Ron, K5XK (edited - dated April 13th, 1600z): "Rachid,
3B8FQ, is expected to land overnight on Agalega Island, AF-001. He will
operate as 3B6FQ for five days, April 14-18th (2008). When not tending
to radio officer duties, Rachid will operate all bands 80-10m, on SSB and
CW only. Following are the preferred operating frequencies:
Freq CW SSB
---- ---- ----
28 MHz 28008 28491
24 MHz 24898 24941
21 MHz 21008 21241
18 MHz 18078 18131
14 MHz 14008 14191
10 MHz 10108 -
7 MHz 7008 7048
3.5 MHz 3508 3791 Operations should begin around 1830z on April 14th, on 14 MHz, and
later on 3.5 MHz from 0130-0230z on April 15th. Equipment will be battery
powered at 70 watts, with simple antennas. Rachid expects to concentrate
on SSB, but he is also a skilled CW operator and will also operate on
the CW frequencies indicated. QSL via K5XK."
