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    5V7VJ and XT2OW - October 2000

 

  

Our year 2000 DXpedition took place as 5V7VJ from Togo (Oct 4 - Oct 9, 2000) with 17213 QSOs and as XT2OW from Burkina Faso (Oct 10 - Oct 15, 2000) with 24320 QSOs.

The operators were DL7BO, Tom, DL7UFR, Frank, DL4WK, Wolf, DJ7UC, Dirk and DL7DF, Sigi.

The equipment consisted of 4 transceivers, 2 linear amplifiers. The antennas were 2 beams, a vertical for 40 and 30m, a 21m high vertical for 160 and 80m and a 5 ele Beam for 6m.

     
   

5V7VJ QSL
    XT2OW QSL
     
    QSO Statistics for 5V7VJ
    
         SSB      CW    RTTY   PSK31
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 80:       0     438       0       0     438     1-Band QSOs: 5851
 40:     285     874       0       0    1159     2-Band QSOs: 1562
 30:       0     968       0       0     968     3-Band QSOs:  701
 20:    1025    1745       0       0    2770     4-Band QSOs:  412
 17:    2413     731       0       0    3144     5-Band QSOs:  201
 15:    1310     821     360      20    2511     6-Band QSOs:  116
 12:    1054     754       0       0    1808     7-Band QSOs:   66
 10:    1858    2066     268       0    4192     8-Band QSOs:   44
  6:      36     187       0       0     223     9-Band QSOs:    1 (DF3GY)
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        7981    8584     628      20   17213
     
    QSO Statistics for XT2OW
    
         SSB      CW    RTTY   PSK31
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160:       0     428       0       0     428     1-Band QSOs: 5810
 80:     178    1157       0       0    1335     2-Band QSOs: 1787
 40:     247     816       0       0    1063     3-Band QSOs:  962
 30:       0    1759       0       0    1759     4-Band QSOs:  658
 20:    1257    1441       0       0    2698     5-Band QSOs:  403
 17:    1633    1660       0       0    3293     6-Band QSOs:  218
 15:    1969    2049     360      59    4437     7-Band QSOs:  116
 12:    2449    2104       0       0    4553     8-Band QSOs:  103
 10:    2437    1112     204       0    3753     9-Band QSOs:   57
  6:     527     474       0       0    1001    10-Band QSOs:   16
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       10700   13001     564      59   24320

10-Band QSOs: 9A7V,   9A7W,   DF3CB,  DF9TF,  DJ5BV,  DL5RBW, DL7PR,
              IK1GPG, IK7MCJ, IT9RZR, OM3EY,  OM3NY,  OM3PC,  YU4EBL,
              YU4WU,  YZ7ED
     
    DXpedition Diary
   
Oct 16, 2000
The team is back in DL! Thanks again for a great DXpedition! The online log is complete now as well as the QSO statistics. Please note that PSK31 QSOs are listed as RTTY in the online log. Click here for a list of all PSK31 QSOs.

Oct 15, 2000
The DXpedition is over and the team on the way back home! Some 40,000 QSOs are in the logs for XT2OW and 5V7DF. The last log fragments will be updated here in the next days as well as the QSO breakdown. Again, if XT2OW or 5V7VJ was a new country for you or if you could work a new band/mode, please sign our guestbook.

Oct 13, 2000
Very long 6m operation yesterday. 11666 QSOs in the log so far, 173 on 160m and 551 (!) on 6m! A strong thunderstorm yesterday afternoon caused a nation-wide power failure but everything runs very well. Please encourage the team by signing the guestbook!

Oct 12, 2000
Attention: the call XT2OW has been reissued a second time! QSLs for QSOs with XT2OW after October 11, 2000 go via DL7DF, QSLs for QSOs with XT2OW (op F5AOW, Joel) in February 1999 go via F5RLE!!!.

Oct 11, 2000
XT2OW is QRV! All HF antennas are up, also the Titanex lowband vertical, which is complete now. It will be matched for 160 tomorrow. The 6m antenna will be erected today.

Please call with your complete call! Repeat your call several times when calling on 160 and 80 because of the high QRN.

Oct 10, 2000
Last 5V7VJ logs arrived. 17013 QSOs in the log, 205 QSOs on 6m. The team arrived well in Burkina Faso after staying overnight at the 5V-XT2 border and after many police controls.

Oct 9, 2000
5V7VJ went QRT at 05z and the team is on the way to Burkina Faso, XT2, by bus. 16,000 QSOs after 4 days, the statistics will be available here when the last log fragments arrive.

Another good opening on 6m yesterday. 80m was very difficult due to the high QRN but they are giving their best. 160m was impossible this time, sorry! The missing parts of the Titanex low band vertical have arrived and will be available in XT2. The local temperatures are HOT...! None of the equipment broke so far luckily.

XT2OW is supposed to become active on Tuesday, Oct 10, at noon.

Oct 8, 2000
14,000 QSOs in the log. A great 6m opening resulted in some 100 QSOs with South and Central Europe and South America. This all with the provisional 3 ele quad. The missing antennas haven't arrived yet. 5V7VJ also made many 80m DXers happy last night.

Please note that PSK31 QSOs are listed as RTTY in the online log.

Please take a minute time and sign the guestbook to encourage the team if 5V7VJ was a new country or band/mode QSO for you!

Oct 7, 2000
10,000 QSOs in the log after 2 ½ days. The missing antennas were discovered in Brussels, Belgium and will be sent to Togo hopefully today or tomorrow. A provisional 3 ele quad for 6m has been built and will be used if the 6m yagi doesn't arrive anymore. Lowband condx were very poor in 5V so far. Only very few Europeans were heard on 160m.

Oct 6, 2000
The low band vertical and the 6m yagi haven't arrived till Oct 5, 17z. A provisional 6m loop was built at least. First 80m QSOs last night. The logs arrive pretty fast, a robot updates the online log database.

Oct 5, 2000
The QSOs are rolling. The low band vertical hasn't arrived yet as well as the 6m yagi. Some low band activity with wire antennas can be expected anyway starting today. The team is working on a compromise for a 6m antenna if the yagi shouldn't arrive.

Again, please do not mix up the QSL routes for 5V7VJ! QSLs for 5V7VJ until Sep 20 go via G4ZVJ, QSLs for 5V7VJ after Oct 4 go via DL7DF.

Oct 4, 2000
The DXpedition has just begun! First spot at 1303z. The call sign is 5V7VJ in contrast to the actually issued call sign 5V7DF! The call 5V7VJ was operated by G4ZVJ just two weeks ago, so please do not mix up the QSL routes! QSLs for 5V7VJ until Sep 20 go via G4ZVJ, QSLs for 5V7VJ after Oct 4 go via DL7DF.
     
    QSL Information
   

The QSL-Route is via DL7DF either direct to:

Sigi Presch, DL7DF, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany
or via the German QSL bureau DARC to DL7DF.
    Please note: the callsign 5V7VJ has been issued twice!
  • QSLs for contacts with 5V7VJ between September 12-20, 2000 go via G4ZVJ!
  • QSLs for contacts with 5V7VJ between October 4-9, 2000 go via DL7DF!
The callsign XT2OW was also issued twice!
  • QSLs for contacts with XT2OW in February 1999 go via F5RLE!
  • QSLs for contacts with XT2OW after October 11, 2000 go via DL7DF!
    Online Log Search
    We have the logs online.
    Click here for 5V7VJ Online Log search
    Click here for XT2OW Online Log search
     
    Licenses
    There was some confusion with our calls 5V7VJ and XT2OW because these calls were reissued to our team. Click here to see our licenses.
     
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