We have arrived in Tortola, British Virgin Islands! After a very early morning flight to Miami to meet up with Andy and grab lunch, we boarded our flight to Tortola. There were some minor delays leaving Miami but we are here more or less on time.
Our plan for the rest of today is to stop for supplies, head to our rental home, and then grab a bite to eat. After that, we will begin setup of our stations. We hope to be on HF this evening – probably on 20m or 40m given the time of day – but since I woke up at 2:45am this morning, I don’t anticipate us staying up late.
I will make a daily post in the morning outlining plans for the day, but in general, the real operation starts tomorrow including some satellite passes. Andy also plans to post some information on his site, www.kk4lwr.com.
We realized the other day that none of the POTA entities on the island have been activated, so we may make an excursion out to one with satellite and QRP HF gear for a few hours. Details TBD!
If you’re looking for satellite ops specifically, monitor hams.at where I will post all passes. For HF operations, follow along on X for @kd8rtt and @kk4lwr where we plan to post realtime status best we can! We appreciate if you spot us when you hear us as well.
Looking forward to speaking to many of you soon! 73!