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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">St Peter and St Paul Rocks <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">From the PT0S Web page dated October 31:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Most of the PT0S team is now in Natal. Fred, PY2XB, is going to join us on November 3rd. All our gear has made it and is being stored at the local radio club.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Because importation into Brazil can be difficult and slow, we feel that we have passed one of the most worrisome hurdles we've faced. We are now procuring supplies and items that we decided to purchase locally, such as
car batteries, camping gear, etc. Local HAM-s, especially Mauricio Barreto, PS7RK, have been incredibly generous helping us to buy supplies and make the final preparations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are on schedule to leave for St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago on November 5th. The weather forecast is favorable, which is good news, as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">seas can be rough along the 620 nautical mile passage. We - and all our gear - will be travelling on the 70 foot fishing boat Transmar II, along<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">with 8 fishermen. It will be tight and the lighter the seas the more bearable the passage will be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are hoping for a good and productive operation, where in addition to getting a lot of calls into the log, the entire community will have<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">fun. We will soon start publishing operating tips and advice on how to work us best.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In the meantime, please keep the following in mind: 'THE DX'ERS CODE OF CONDUCT'." -- which is listed on their Web page at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://pt0s.com">http://pt0s.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">George, AA7JV<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fonte:OPDX<o:p></o:p></p>
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