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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;background:white'><b><i><span lang=IT style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/t30py-group-gathers-to-perform-field-testing-on-stations-and-antennas/" title="T30PY group gathers to perform field testing on stations and antennas"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>T30PY group gathers to perform field testing on stations and antennas</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><a href="http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-team.jpg"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Droid Sans";color:#729A0C;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=380 height=285 id="Imagem_x0020_1" src="cid:image011.jpg@01CD904A.485A27A0" alt="Descrição: http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-team-1024x768.jpg"></span></a><span lang=IT style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Droid Sans";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'>From August 17th thru August 20th the T30PY/T30SIX team gathered at PW2D contest station. We were hosted by PY2DM, Mamiro who made us feel home. The “freezing” 6 degrees Celsius min temperature was a warm day for PY3MM and an extinction of life for PY7XC and PY7ZY.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'>The team managed to assemble the five verticals that will be used in the Dxpedition, including the two low band ones. Four complete stations were assembled and successfully tested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'>The 160m cap hat vertical with a customized tuner on the bottom, even with a relatively poor ground system, has performed extremely well. So did the quarter wave vertical for 80m. With the actual salt water mounting, the performance will be even better.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'>A strong point has been the opportunity for socializing. Old buddies met and new friendships were built.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><a href="http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-160m-coupler.jpg"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#729A0C;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=557 height=418 id="Imagem_x0020_2" src="cid:image012.jpg@01CD904A.485A27A0" alt="Descrição: http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-160m-coupler-300x225.jpg"></span></a><a href="http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-S9.jpg"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#729A0C;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=555 height=416 id="Imagem_x0020_3" src="cid:image013.jpg@01CD904A.485A27A0" alt="Descrição: http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-S9-300x225.jpg"></span></a><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'>The team will carry all the necessary material as checked baggage. So, each member returned home with its share of excess weight.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><a href="http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-stepp-ir.jpg"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#729A0C;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=682 height=512 id="Imagem_x0020_4" src="cid:image014.jpg@01CD904A.485A27A0" alt="Descrição: http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-stepp-ir-300x225.jpg"></span></a><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Our good friend and experimented ham Thomas, PY2ZXU/SM0CXU showed up as well to give us a hand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Part of the countless challenges were overcome. Now, new challenges ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><a href="http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-antennas1.jpg"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#729A0C;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=727 height=546 id="Imagem_x0020_5" src="cid:image015.jpg@01CD904A.485A27A0" alt="Descrição: http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t30py-antennas1-1024x768.jpg"></span></a><span lang=IT style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#555555;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Fonte:</span> <span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>