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VP8STI is Battling the Elements and the Pileups on South Sandwich Islands

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VP8 DXpedition Co-Leader Paul Ewing, N6PSE, said the VP8STI team is been on the air from Southern Thule Island with three stations, and he expects more to be ready soon. The DXpeditioners arrived on January 17, not without complications. As expected, the pileups have been hectic.

“Our landing yesterday was very difficult,” he reports. “The initial team on the island had to wear wetsuits and go o...

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