Mike states to OPDX that once the station is set up he will try to do his best to get on RTTY before the CQWW CW Contest. Mike, N0ODK, informed OPDX that he will be active as 3W6DK from Ho Chi Minh City during November 16-29th , 1999. Mike states that he may try some CW, but it will be at a slow speed. Mike mentions that this will be his first DXpedition. The 9M6OO operation is now active until November 17th .
Activity is all over the bands.
Jim Smith, VK9NS, should have left Bhutan and was expected to arrive back on Norfolk Island on November 14th. With a bit of luck we may hear Yonten on the air in the near future. Their activity will be mainly 6 meters with some HF operations. Ray, ND6S, will be at Treasure Key from November 19th until December 3rd . During the contest he will be a Low Power Single OP entry using a vertical antenna from Steve Rutledge's Villa.