Station active 1-6 May 2020

Captain James Cook, painted by Nathaniel Dance. (via Wikipedia)

The Cairns Amateur Radio Club has granted us the use of the special event callsign, VI250COOK/p, to mark the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s voyage from Sydney to present day Cooktown in 1770. More info at QRZ.com.

Members of the Manly-Warringah Radio Society are activating this special event callsign between 1-6 May 2020.

Patrick VK2PN has set a cracking pace, mainly on CW. Here is his log:

CALLSIGN: VI250COOK
OPERATORS: VK2PN
CREATED-BY: N1MM Logger+ 1.0.8360.0
 3690 PH 2020-05-01 2040 VI250COOK 59 VK3UI 59 John
 3690 PH 2020-05-01 2041 VI250COOK 59 VK2HL 59 Horst
 3690 PH 2020-05-01 2042 VI250COOK 59 VK2MOP 58 John
 3689 CW 2020-05-01 2043 VI250COOK 599 VK2HL 599 Horst
 7026 CW 2020-05-01 2048 VI250COOK 599 JR1NHD 599
 7026 CW 2020-05-01 2050 VI250COOK 599 OK2PAY 599
 7026 CW 2020-05-01 2054 VI250COOK 599 JA5WIO 599
 7026 CW 2020-05-01 2057 VI250COOK 599 ZL2RX 599
 7026 CW 2020-05-01 2100 VI250COOK 599 R2QA 599
 7026 CW 2020-05-01 2108 VI250COOK 599 VK3KTT 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2113 VI250COOK 599 F4DSK 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2114 VI250COOK 599 JA6GGD 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2114 VI250COOK 599 JE2PMC 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2116 VI250COOK 599 DL1HRD 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2117 VI250COOK 599 JA2ORW 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2118 VI250COOK 599 EA1N 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2119 VI250COOK 599 JA8BNP 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2119 VI250COOK 599 JH1MDJ 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2119 VI250COOK 599 JA5WIO 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2120 VI250COOK 599 JA2FSM 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2121 VI250COOK 599 JA1GQC 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2122 VI250COOK 599 VK3BY 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2125 VI250COOK 599 JH7CVM 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2127 VI250COOK 599 JM1LWY 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2129 VI250COOK 599 JH4CES 599
10109 CW 2020-05-01 2130 VI250COOK 599 JF7XKY 599
 3696 PH 2020-05-01 2212 VI250COOK 59 VK2WPJ 59
 3696 PH 2020-05-01 2213 VI250COOK 59 VK2YY 59
 3696 PH 2020-05-01 2214 VI250COOK 59 VK2POW 59
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2252 VI250COOK 599 N2ZN 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2252 VI250COOK 599 WA2HZR 569 ny
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2253 VI250COOK 599 K9RR 559
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2253 VI250COOK 599 JH3SIF 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2255 VI250COOK 599 KF2O 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2257 VI250COOK 599 K3FGO 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2258 VI250COOK 599 ZL2GEO 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2259 VI250COOK 599 N5UR 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2259 VI250COOK 599 VK5NJ 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2301 VI250COOK 599 K4YFH 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2301 VI250COOK 599 K7SCX 559
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2302 VI250COOK 599 JA3MZB 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2304 VI250COOK 599 K2OQA 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2305 VI250COOK 599 WB2QJ 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2306 VI250COOK 599 VK5JN 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2307 VI250COOK 599 KF3B 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2308 VI250COOK 599 JA2QCX 599
14027 CW 2020-05-01 2310 VI250COOK 599 JA7DXX 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0542 VI250COOK 599 VK5NJ 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0543 VI250COOK 599 ZM2AGY 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0543 VI250COOK 599 OM5XX 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0544 VI250COOK 599 VK7GN 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0545 VI250COOK 599 DL5XU 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0545 VI250COOK 599 S55DX 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0545 VI250COOK 599 VK5JN 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0548 VI250COOK 599 EA5AQL 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0549 VI250COOK 599 DL6BBT 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0551 VI250COOK 599 VK3AUQ 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0552 VI250COOK 599 ZM2AZ 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0554 VI250COOK 599 OK2PDE 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0554 VI250COOK 599 SM3EVR 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0556 VI250COOK 599 HB9AFI 559
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0557 VI250COOK 599 EA5DCL 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0558 VI250COOK 599 OK1MAW 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0559 VI250COOK 599 IK0IOL 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0559 VI250COOK 599 OK1FIM 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0600 VI250COOK 599 SQ1EUG 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0603 VI250COOK 599 OH6NPJ 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0609 VI250COOK 599 OK1AME 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0610 VI250COOK 599 SV1VJ 599
10117 CW 2020-05-02 0611 VI250COOK 599 ZL3PAH 599
18072 CW 2020-05-02 0651 VI250COOK 599 JA5WIO 599
18072 CW 2020-05-02 0652 VI250COOK 599 JH1FTL 599
18072 CW 2020-05-02 0654 VI250COOK 599 JS1NDM 599
18072 CW 2020-05-02 0655 VI250COOK 599 JH8JYV 599
18072 CW 2020-05-02 0656 VI250COOK 599 JA1BWD 599
18072 CW 2020-05-02 0656 VI250COOK 599 LY5O 599
18072 CW 2020-05-02 0657 VI250COOK 599 JA7XRH 599
18072 CW 2020-05-02 0703 VI250COOK 599 JH3DJX 599
10114 CW 2020-05-02 2051 VI250COOK 599 SM1IRS 599
10114 CW 2020-05-02 2051 VI250COOK 599 JH3SIF 599
10114 CW 2020-05-02 2052 VI250COOK 599 JA6RCH 599
10114 CW 2020-05-02 2053 VI250COOK 599 JA3HZT 599
10114 CW 2020-05-02 2054 VI250COOK 599 JA0KSB 599
10114 CW 2020-05-02 2055 VI250COOK 599 JH8LEY 599
10114 CW 2020-05-02 2056 VI250COOK 599 JE3EDJ 599
10114 CW 2020-05-02 2059 VI250COOK 599 WA2HZO 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0313 VI250COOK 599 NF9V 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0315 VI250COOK 599 K6EE 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0622 VI250COOK 599 IV3OKO 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0623 VI250COOK 599 JA3JRI 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0623 VI250COOK 599 IV3RAV 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0624 VI250COOK 599 JH3FUK 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0625 VI250COOK 599 IV3RAV 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0627 VI250COOK 599 JA3EA 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0627 VI250COOK 599 JG3EWE 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0628 VI250COOK 599 IV3HYD 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0630 VI250COOK 599 JG1RDH 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0631 VI250COOK 599 JA1BOQ 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0631 VI250COOK 599 JE2SOY 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0631 VI250COOK 599 JR1FCS 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0632 VI250COOK 599 JA7CDV 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0632 VI250COOK 599 JG1RSO 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0633 VI250COOK 599 OE3KLU 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0633 VI250COOK 599 JR2YEH 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0634 VI250COOK 599 JA3MEV 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0635 VI250COOK 599 JA8ZZZ 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0635 VI250COOK 599 JL1FFA 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0636 VI250COOK 599 JE1GWO 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0636 VI250COOK 599 JJ2QXI 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0637 VI250COOK 599 JH1OGT 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0638 VI250COOK 599 JA8AHA 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0638 VI250COOK 599 OE3XMC 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0639 VI250COOK 599 7M4QZE 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0640 VI250COOK 599 JM8GJB 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0640 VI250COOK 599 JA4DHR 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0641 VI250COOK 599 JA8TWF 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0642 VI250COOK 599 F4EPU 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0642 VI250COOK 599 RW3XW 599
18077 CW 2020-05-03 0643 VI250COOK 599 OE3XMC 599

Patrick says (2020-05-03 16:54):

Owen VK2OL is working hard and succeeding on 40 meters.  I’ve got enough for today and I’m ready for a glass of red and dinners.

Thanks all for the opportunity to work “the world”.   It is lotsa fun

More logs from Patrick:

14027 CW 2020-05-04 0208 VI250COOK 599 JA1BWD 579
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0210 VI250COOK 599 JH0URO 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0211 VI250COOK 599 VK2IO 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0213 VI250COOK 599 JH7RTQ 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0214 VI250COOK 599 N6JV 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0216 VI250COOK 599 N6JV 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0217 VI250COOK 599 JF0POA 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0217 VI250COOK 599 JA5CEX 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0218 VI250COOK 599 JI2HVT 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0219 VI250COOK 599 JA0GRF 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0222 VI250COOK 599 JN1NOP 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0223 VI250COOK 599 JH9AUB 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0351 VI250COOK 599 JA0EOK 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0351 VI250COOK 599 ZL2RVW 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0354 VI250COOK 599 RP75I 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0355 VI250COOK 599 UT3IZ 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0356 VI250COOK 599 N6TA 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0356 VI250COOK 599 VK3AXF 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0357 VI250COOK 599 UX2IQ 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0400 VI250COOK 599 UA6HJT 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0406 VI250COOK 599 R6FFB 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0407 VI250COOK 599 R6AF 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0409 VI250COOK 599 RN3QBG 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0413 VI250COOK 599 RA0FF 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0526 VI250COOK 599 JA7AVG 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0526 VI250COOK 599 JH1FTL 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0530 VI250COOK 599 UA0CDX 599
14027 CW 2020-05-04 0532 VI250COOK 599 JA0OIK 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0534 VI250COOK 599 UA0CID 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0535 VI250COOK 599 JA7SPJ 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0535 VI250COOK 599 JH1TXG/9 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0542 VI250COOK 599 ZL1TM 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0543 VI250COOK 599 UT3IZ 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0544 VI250COOK 599 HA5DA 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0546 VI250COOK 599 9A2NA 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0547 VI250COOK 599 VK2KM 599
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0548 VI250COOK 599 ZL1BWG 589
14026 CW 2020-05-04 0549 VI250COOK 599 9A2AA 599