TO9W 2022 Activity

 

 

TO9W 2022 QSO Results

We made a total of 18,621 QSOs as follows:

December 12th, 2022

We thank everyone for being part of our 19,000 QSO operation!   All log checks and QSL requests go to W9ILY.  Also, check out our TO9W Facebook page.   We are already planning TO9W 2023!!!

November 17th, 2022

TO9W will be using real time logging from Club Log and also Club Log Livestream.   Livestream access can be found here: https://clublog.org/livestream/TO9W

November 16th, 2022

Two weeks from now we will be in Saint Martin setting up the 3 stations and installing antennas.  We are all set and hope the airlines will cooperate and all luggage will arrive.   If you have any questions, comments, schedule requests, etc., please use this email:  TO9W2022@gmail.com.  During the expedition we will be using ClubLog's Livestream feature so you can see what bands/modes we are on.   Updates on the expedition will be posted on our TO9W Facebook page.   This website will not be updated during the trip.  Don't forget that we are awarding Certificates to those who work us the most!  See below for details.

October 19th, 2022

The operator and pilot team had our final group meeting before our departure.  All computers were tested for software and networking.  Real time QSO upload was tested and is working fine.  All antenna cases were packed and weighed.  The team is ready!

April 26th, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Gary, N9AOL, has joined our pilot team.  Welcome Gary!  Gary was a TO9W member in 2019.

 

April 25th, 2022 News Release

We are pleased to announce details for the next TO9W activity from the beautiful island of Saint Martin.   Activity will take place November 30 to December 9th, 2022.   The 2022 team will include K9NU, N9EP, FS4WBS, W9AP and K9EL.  Our goal is to make as many QSOs as possible on all bands and modes, with special emphasis on CW.   We normally give priority to the 160, 80, 40 bands in that order, but with the increased sunspot activity, we will establish band priorities based on conditions at that time.  The first two to three days are dedicated to the installation of antennas.  We will operate during breaks and in the evenings the first few days.  Antenna installation has priority.  We will likely do more FT8 the first few days.  We plan real-time uploads using the Club Log Live Stream software for Expeditions assuming a steady Internet connection.   John, W9ILY, is our QSL Manager and will upload our logs to LOTW daily.  We will be well supported by the excellent pilot team of K9NB, W9MK, AA9A and W9ILY.   All requests for information, schedules, QSO verification and general comments should be addressed to TO9W2022@gmail.com.  We will once again offer certificates for the most band-modes worked in various categories.  Updates and photos will be published on our TO9W Facebook page.  For more details about TO9W, please go to our website: http://www.k9el.com/TO9W/TO9W.htm.

 

THE TEAM

TO9W 2022 operators include:

 

TO9W 2022 pilots:

All pilots have previously operated from Saint Martin, so they know the operating conditions.    We also want to acknowledge the wonderful support for TO9W from our friend Guy, VE2BWL.

 

EQUIPMENT

Equipment will consist of three Elecraft K3 transceivers, two Elecraft KPA500 amplifiers and one Expert 1.3K amplifier.   Accessory gear includes MicroHam interfaces plus laptop computers.

 

ANTENNAS

160: 60 foot top loaded Vertical

80: Full Size Dipole

40: Quarter wave vertical

30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10: Dipoles

6: 3 element Yagi

Low Band Receive: BOG

 

OPERATING

The team's primary focus will be on 160, 80 and 40 meters during hours of darkness and CW on all bands.  We will also operate 30 through 6 depending on openings.  We will operate CW, SSB, FT8, FT4 with limited RTTY.  FT8 operation will be Fox/Hound mode on DXpedition frequencies if there are many callers.  We will also do some activity on 60 meters as time permits.  When the normal FT8 frequencies are busy, we will operate Fox/Hound mode on:  1836, 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 KHz.  If those frequencies are busy, we will announce our operating frequency.

 

CERTIFICATES

The TO9W team is pleased to announce that certificates will be awarded for several categories of the most band-modes worked during the 2022 operation according to the Leaderboard Club Log expedition chart for TO9W.  All prior TO9W QSOs will be removed from Club Log during the operation and then merged back with the 2022 QSOs at the end of the operation. The number of band-mode QSOs will be taken directly from the Leaderboard Club Log expedition chart for TO9W. QSL cards are not required. In the case of ties, the station with the earliest date of the last QSO will be the winner. Certificates will be in PDF format and will be emailed to the winners within 3 months after the operation if an email address is available on QRZ.COM. If an email address is not available, the certificates will be available for download on the TO9W website. All certificate winners will be posted on the TO9W website.

Certificates will be awarded for the most band-mode QSOs as follows:

Top five Worldwide

Top three Asia

Top three Africa

Top three Europe

Top three North America

Top three Oceania

Top three South America

Top three Northern Illinois DX Association (TO9W sponsor)

Top three Metro DX Club (TO9W sponsor)

 

LOG SEARCH

https://clublog.org/logsearch/TO9W

If you do not find your call in the log, please email TO9W2022@gmail.com

 

QSL INFO

W9ILY will handle all QSL requests. All QSOs will be posted on LOTW.   QSL cards will be available.   We prefer the use of Club Log OQRS for both direct and bureau cards.   Cards may also be requested direct to W9ILY - Unfortunately IRCs cannot be accepted. Requests via the bureau are OK.

 

DONATIONS

Financial donations are not required nor solicited.   However, we will gladly accept any voluntary donations.

 

CONTACT

During the operation please send all reports, schedule requests, log checks and comments to TO9W2022@gmail.com.  You may contact our pilot stations directly: Nick, K9NB - k9nb@arrl.net;  John, W9ILY - w9ily@arrl.net; Mike, W9MK - mikew9mk@gmail.com.