I just had a telephone call with Carsten (DL6LAU) on Ducie Island. The reason we
did not get any update or online log from the island is that they had no time
until now because of a big workload to setup the stations and antennas. They
plan to go "online" in the next 6-12 hours so we expect the first online logs
around noon on Thursday. Please be aware that the data connection via Iridium is
very sensible so it can last a long time to upload the online logs.

After 1,5 days of operation they have now about 28,000 QSOs in the log (about
17,000 after the first 24 hours!). They already started RTTY operation on 20m
with over 700 QSOs at the moment. In some days we expect also RTTY operation on 30m.

Antenna construction is still in progress. Some antennas for 12m and 10m are
missing. Today they are at the installation of the Beverage antennas for the low
bands.

All team members are in a good shape (except some sunburns) and they have a lot
of fun. A problem is the extreme heat during the daywhich makes it nearly
impossible for the night operators to sleep.

Tomorrow we will get some more news from the island. Please stay tuned.

We would be delighted if DX editors would publish this information as widely as
possible and DXers bring it to the attention of their clubs and fellow DXers.