Hope you all had a great time & got home without incident. I was amazed to get through the huge pileup on 28MHz with 100w to a wire doublet within a few minutes of trying. Nice to see 10m open, and a delight to hear quality CW ops at the sharp end.

Regards

David

Greetings from Mauritius to you all! Just visited your Rodrigues expedition site. Hope your too short stop in Mauritius was fine. Best wishes. Vinesh

I hope everyone had fun on the trip.  Very much appreciate  your wonderful DXxpedition.  I was completely surprised when I made a simple call on 20m phone and you came right back.  I run a tiny station--100W and the dipole is inside my house.  Thank you for listening!

Thanks for 6 band QSOs SSB

Thanks, guys, for a fun, well run operation. Good ops on CW, thanks for hearing my dipole from 9000 miles away :-)

Thank you all for your fine efforts!  Rodriguez Island is a new one for the both of us.

73, et bonne chance!

Ken & Luci

W6HF & KL1WE/W6

Tnx for 20 m contact on CW.

73/DX  de Ron N7RD

|Great you had Robert with you..

He visited with me in March 2010 when I was 3B9WR in Cotton Bay. Thanks for some excellent signals

73John G3LZQ  aka 3B9WR

Great news about having 3B9FR with you and getting him to operate 3B9SP. I hope this will give him desire to get back on the air and keep 3B9 active in the future. If he is still there, please pass him my best 73s.

Also, thanks for many nice QSOs with 3B9SP

73, Radi F6GNZ

HI

TNX FOR 12/17MTS CW CONTACT, EXCELLENT OPERATION, WITH GOOD CW OPS, CONGRATULATIONS.

73`S AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME.

FRANK  YV5JGO

Hi!

TNX for 10m contact, that was a new one for me on 28mc!

Have safe trip home and CU!

73

Excellent operation with very efficient cw ops. You will be sure to put this entity way down the list.

Looking forward to some qrv on 40/80 mtrs.

Thank you.

Thanks for a great operation, your almost realtime log is really cool...thanks for six QSO's so far.

73, Rich WA5LFD

Merci pour le QSO 160m

c'est un new one pour moi sur cette bande

malgrés les critiques, je félicite les operateurs CW. c'est toujours difficile de satisafaire tout le monde ...

Merci

73

C'est incroyable ce que c'est passé avec moi en 40 mètres le 21/10. Il y avait un opérateur 3B9SP en 7065 qui appelait seulement KY, NL...je ne savais pas et j’appelle et il répond « seulement Australie et Nouvelle Zélande… avec très peu de réponse. Ensuite il fait une pause… il y avait beaucoup de QRM et tout d’un coup il appelle « QRZ »…comme personne répond je lui appelle  une foi et l'opérateur répond « only Japan », avec très peu de réponse aussi… je lui appelle et il me ignore encore. Conclusion : il m’a écouté ça c’est sure. Pourquoi il n’a pas répondu à mon appel au moins une foi ? Il n’y avait que moi à ce moment entre les appels de VK NL et JA, il pourrait très bien répondre à mon appel! Cette attitude n’est pas du tout en accord avec l’esprit radioamateur !! C’est dégoutant !!

Merci pour cette activité !

On vous attend sur 20M CW et 80M CW... Merci d'avance !

Chris F8DZY.

Danke für das neue Land auf 12 und 10m SSB . Sehr gute OP´s aus HB9. Hoffentlich bekommen ich eure QSL Karte bald über das Büro.

73 und gute Heimreise !

OE7PGI Philipp

Good DXpedetion!!

Please last chance of 6m QSO only 09:00 - 09:30Z for JA thanks. 

Thank you for the new country on SSB; and CW band-fills. You guys are doing a fine job with whatever equipment you have and that's how it should be done. Ignore the whiners but do stay QRV at all times on at least one band. You were off air for a reasonable period last evening after briefly wkg NA on 40m cw. 20m would have been good to NA and 40m to VK/ZL at that same time.  There still seems a fair bit of demand for a new one to those parts of the world.

73 and have a safe trip home!

Deepak VU2CDP

Thanks to the team to take the time out for VK's on 10m CW LP

Enfin après de nombreux essais j'ai réussi à être entendu avec mes 100W et mon Hexabeam.

Bravo pour votre expédition qui est certainement un succès malgré quelques critiques d'OM qui ne comprennent pas qu'on puisse avoir du plaisir à faire de la radio sans être en permanent stress :)

Bonne fin d'expédition et bon retour.

Merci pour le travail que vous faites. Profitez de votre séjour et amusez-vous!

73's

Mauro HB9FBG

Merci pour le QSO

Many thanks for the contact today (Sunday 21 October 2012 - 11:04 UTC) on 10 mtr. New DXCC! My compliments for this great expedition and the fantastic operator.  Keep up the good work !

And please ignore the negative comments you can not make everybody happy.

Best 73 de Gerard - PD2GCM 

Thank you for the many QSO on 7 bands!

You guys took the time to find afew personal , friendly

words, great!

Please correct the 80m CW contact  on Oct 20, 2246 UTC on 80m CW:

you logged OE4AC, my call OE4AAC! Thank you and wish a safe return to HB9.  73, Eric OE4AAC

Merci pour cette activation, mais lorsque c'est ouvert sur EU , vous faites uniquement du NA ? c'est vraiment dommage.

regardez 3 messages plus bas AC6DX  vous donne les ouvertures en direction NA..18.30 tu only NA SUR 20M,?????

bonne continuation quand même.

73 johann

Salut à tous, quel job!

Super votre expédition, ça marche du tonnerre; je vous ai écouté tous les jours depuis mardi sur diverses bandes en CW et SSB avec des très bons signaux.

Félicitations et bonne continuation.

73 Daniel

Thanks for doing FB job for hams around the world.

73, Ron G3SEN

Any Chance at All to Invest some Time trying the West Coast, at 11,461 Miles/ 18444 km your Half Way around the World and nearly Imposiable to work Thank You Again in Advance, our window of opertunity is very small.

Hello and best wishes on the Dxpedition, Prop to W.Coast-

10m & 12m best time on the Short Path is 1800z +/- very short window.

15m Short Path 1700z-1900z

17m Short Path 1530z-1630z 

20m Short Path 1500z-1700z 

30m. Short Path 1400z-1430z & 0030z-0100z

40m Short Path 1330z-1430z & 0030z-0100z

Info via the W6ELProp Program.

Hope to catch you on the bands, 73 de AC6DX

Thank you for making the enormous investments in time and money to make this happen.

73,

Mike - N8MSA

Pour F4RRR

Je me joins au commentaire d'Olivier. La propag est assez courte pour certains régions, ce qui explique le appels " NA ou JA only".

En plus, ce n'est pas très honnête de se cacher derrière un indicatif non attribué !

Thanks for the contact on 17 mtr. Some people don't understand thats it's sometimes is very difficult to satisfy everyone.

Enjoy that's the main thing !

73

Bravo à toute l'équipe pour toute la peine que vous vous donner pour satisfaire le monde à votre écoute.

Ne tenez pas vigueur des quelques idiots qui critiquent. Il n'arriveraient pas à votre cheville.

73's d'un SWL (depuis 1973) qui vous écoute avec grand plaisir.

Olivier / QTH nord de la France

Pour F4RRR:

Décidément, il y a vraiment des idiots qui feraient mieux d'aller chercher des champignons en forêt !

Facile de critiquer, bien au chaud à la maison. Un peu de respect à ceux qui se donnent encore de la peine de faire des expéditions.

Vas là-bas et fait mieux qu'eux qu'on rigole !

Cordialement

Olivier /SWL

Thanks for contacting my friend on Band 20 meters and 40 meters to the meeting on other frequencies ..

good louk ....  73   NHAW ..  HZ1TL

Rien sur 80 metres: probleme d'antenne ou QRN local la bas???

Bon trafic et 73, Radi F6GNZ

The worst of the last years expedition.
Priority contact NA and Europe.
I do not want contact with operators who prioritize some over others

Bonjour,

Heureux d'avoir eu ce qso sur 28495 16/10 08h22 mais déçu de ne rien retrouver dans le log online. Problème ???

Guy F6DKQ

Bonjour, bon après-midi.
J'espère aussi l'occasion de travailler sur 50 Mhz spéciale, s'il vous plaît appelez pour les Acores HM76.
Bravo à l'équipe.

António José Costa ( CU1EZ ).

Salut les gars. J'ai entendu Manfred sur 24 MHz en phonie, (57) le 16.10.  à 08h10 UTC,  mais pas pu le contacter, car trop de monde et avec peu de puissance c'étais pas possible pour moi. Par contre Eugen en CW super. Merci et à bientôt. Bonne continuation et amitiés.

Hello and best wishes on the Dxpedition, Prop to W.Coast-

10m & 12m best time on the Short Path is 1800z +/- very short window.

15m Short Path 1700z-1900z

17m Short Path 1530z-1630z best with prop up till 1900z

20m Short Path 1500z-1700z best with prop till 2100z

30m. Short Path 1400z-1430z & 0030z-0100z

40m Short Path 1330z-1430z & 0030z-0100z

Info via the W6ELProp Program.

Hope to catch you on the bands, 73 de AC6DX

Glad to finally QSO on 10M -- BUT -- my 1st QSO was not logged because I was not on the west coast of NA.  However, the station worked just before me was K4DK, also not on WC.  3B9 is a very long way from VE1 no matter how you look at it.  I feel the operator should have logged me and been more aware of propagarion from NA to 3B9.  BTW, I run just 100W to 4-el.  Finally, the behaviour of the Europeans was/is atrocious.

So strong on 12 and 10m but no QSO because of pile up. Ther goos a new DXCC agn pse make also these QRP's happy!?

73's Frans just now 59 10db CW 10m but not contact possible????

There is no chance to work you with 100 w.

Stop sending your call after every QSO. Time is valuable

Have a nice dxpedition

73 Mike

tnx for qso 73

good luck   73

wp4ejh

Merci pour le QSO. Le "mur" du pile up est impressionnant depuis ici, alors j'imagine ce que ça doit être pour vous !! 

73 à tous,

Ps.: Merci aussi à Seb, HB9ICC !

joli pile up ce soir sur 10 m!

Bon courage, j'essaierai de percer le mur de bruit.

Cordiales 73 à tous.

Dear friends, please, do not send your call after each QSO - you waste a lot of time.

We will try to work you on Sat  & Sunday from Alton Hampshire England,  where we will have our annual Field Day at the Guides - Brownies building near Alton.  

Antenna is G5RV,  radios are various. 

Best of luck,  73  de M3RRX  

Chairman of TCARC  radio club.

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Hi there ...

Don't forget Africa ... Sometimes a little bit AF will not damage
your scores i guess ?

Good work guys and many contacts for you !

73 de CN2SM - Karl from Morocco

nice to work you to day on 15m dear Eugen, and cuagn on QRP, gl with 3B9 expedition  73 Fred HB9DAX

PLEASE TRY TO 80M FOR JA

TIME IS 21Z-2130Z

JA SSB FREQ IS 3793-3805 PSE SPLIT QSO FOR 3802 OR 3803

ALSO ANY BAND TRY TO YOU

SEE YOU SOON ANY BAND

MASARU JA5AQC

Hello dear freend,

Im very hope QSO next time LOW bands so 160&80m !!!!

See you next time, best regards HA8LNN-Zoli

73's

We are pleased with the operation and Focus on NA so far. First day, 5 bands. Can't ask for more boys/gals. Thank you.

Please also run some RTTY when time permits.

73s de krish w4vku

Hope to catch you on the Low Bands CW

Have fun and be safe

Tks fer the 40m CW QSO this morning.  Hpe to see you on other bands as well.

JA7AUM, ishi

tnx 40m CW qso this evening! great job you do there!

Hope to meet you on other bands too.

73,

Klaus

Je vous souhaite tout le succès désiré et au plaisir de vous contacter

"73" David

have fun on Rodriguez Island and mni Qsos gl

vy 73 Walter HB9BHY SDXF Member !!

WOW! In 18,21,24,28 Mhz SSB you have chosen exactly the same frequencies as T30PY!

Hi Guys,

need 3B9/Land in RTTY hope.........!

best 73 de Gaetano IT9KCD

Hi,

It would be nice if you could, during some free time, visit 3B9FR, Robert Felicité who lives in Citronelle, and bring him to your activity site. Last info about him from 3b9/OE4AAC was that he no longer is able to be on the air, had lost his job, has health problems, his antenna rotten  in the mud, his FT920 broken...Having him attend your activity might rise-up his morale and re-wake up his interest for HAM radio, which would be very beneficial for his mood and also for the fest of the hAM fraternity.

I wish you a safe trip and a lot of fun in the pileups !

Best 73, Radi F6GNZ

One week be4 departure I wish you successful trip + enjoy the time over there.

regards Mart

Really me and a lot of HAMs are waiting for your nice team activity on 160/80m!

Will be waiting for you there!

Regards!

73, Andy RZ3EM

Pressure is increasing 

Good luck guys, hope to catch you soon live on the band!

Best 73's, Enjoy your fabulous DXpedition (and Rodrigues).
Jacques 

3 Beams & 9 Swiss People

Everything is in the call for a successful expédition. Good luck !

  73', Yves

Hi Guys:

Any chance one of your cw ops could pick up an SKCC (Straight Key Century Club) number and give a few of us a "last needed" SKCC/DXCC country?

It's free: ***.skccgroup***

Bon voyage!

John VK4TJ

Great! Now I know where to *** my 2nd hand car in Ghana, and be able to hold my antenna erect for three days!

Seriously though, I will be pleased to work you on a couple of new bands. Your aims seem very similar to our YJ0VK operations, with minimal equipment, and trying to keep excess baggage charges down. Despite limitation of no amplifiers and simple antennas, we had a blast, with terrific pileups for two weeks!

All the best with your preparations and activity from Rodrigues.

73, Luke VK3HJ

Good luck to all and hope to work u on cw on low bands.

Dankie vir 'n interessante site.  Groete uit Suid-Afrika.  Thank you for an interesting site.  Greetings from South-Africa.

Hope to hear you on 6 meters, conditions should be very good in october. Maybe you may have a better antenna? maybe a 2 or 3 elements would help to work you.

GL and 73 de EA3AKY

Hi fellows !

We are hope you are will pay maximum attention for activity on the low bands . Lot hams needs for 3B9 on 80/160 

Take care and best wishes

73!

Looking forward to any QSO on any band for an all time new one!

Good Luck Team!

73

Bonjour et bravo pour cette expédition !

Nicolas le médecin peut prévoir ses affaires de kitesurf (le plus jeune de la bande d'après ce que l'on voit sur les photos) car en cette période de l'année le Kite à Radrigues c'est juste génial.

Pour suivre en live et avec alerte sonore les spots associés à votre expédition sur Rodrigues, pensez à Dxfor.me

***://dxfor.me/?_s=3B9*,3B8*,3B9SP

73's de Cédric, F5UKW

Hello BOYS,

Ca devient vraiment sérieux, mettez les crampons pour le finish, il reste plus que 3 mois !

Je serais attentif pendant cette période (CW/SSB etc.) Bonne expédition. 73 et amitiés.

Welcome to all!

This is the first entry in the guestbook

73, Cédric HB9HFN