report from the rocks 14:00 2 may
all 4 stations on 4 separate rocks are in full operating mode. two stations remain dedicated to 20 mtrs and will stay there for the duration to ensure everyone has a shot of at least one q.
the weather has gone downhill a bit with occasional showers and constant 30 mph winds. see this link for the latest weather over the area and notice all the t storms.
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/map/rpxx0017?from=36hour_maptheir qrn on 40 and 30 is bad and preventing them from hearing most of the stateside signals on 30 and 40.
the winds are also preventing the launching of the helium filled weather balloon with the 80/160 antenna. they will try again tomorrow.
it is now taking almost 1 1/2 hours to do the crew shift changes because of the wind induced spray and slippery conditions (not to mention there are now 4 operating sites around the reef).
n4xp and n1dg for the 2007 scarborough reef team.
