{"id":5081,"date":"2026-01-20T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/?p=5081"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:00:18","slug":"kp5-np3vi-desecheo-island-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/kp5-np3vi-desecheo-island-update\/","title":{"rendered":"KP5\/NP3VI \u2014 Desecheo Island UPDATE&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[<strong>UPDATE @ 1825Z<\/strong>] \u2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the next week, we will be operating using a mode-based schedule to improve efficiency, increase our QSO rate, and provide a more predictable operating pattern for those trying to work&nbsp;<strong>KP5\/NP3VI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pattern will repeat daily, beginning at 00:00 UTC. We will follow this pattern for this week completely. Please note that these plans may be subject to change based on solar conditions and operator recommendations. When possible, we will try to operate on the same bands to allow more stations to work Desecheo as uniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>00:00\u201304:00 UTC \u2014 CW<br>CW operations to start the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>04:00\u201305:00 UTC \u2014 CW (tonight) \/ FT8 or CW<br>Mode may vary depending on conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>06:00\u201309:00 UTC \u2014 QRT<br>Scheduled downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>09:00\u201312:00 UTC \u2014 FT8<br>Dedicated FT8 operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:00\u201316:00 UTC \u2014 CW to Europe (higher bands)<br>Targeting EU propagation during this window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16:00\u201318:00 UTC \u2014 QRT<br>Planned downtime during solar maximum to allow for battery recharging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18:00\u201320:00 UTC \u2014 SSB (Phone)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20:00\u201324:00 UTC \u2014 FT8<br>FT8 operations to finish the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Power and Capacity Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If propagation and solar charging conditions are favorable, we expect to be able to operate two FT8 radios simultaneously during FT8 periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This operating pattern is expected to remain in place for the next week. We appreciate feedback from the DX community and will make adjustments as needed based on results and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Milestone Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are approaching 18,000 QSOs in the log. Thank you to everyone worldwide for your patience, support, and continued interest in the Desecheo activation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, and to see our live station telemetry, visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/desecheo2026.com\/kp5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/desecheo2026.com\/kp5\/\">https:\/\/desecheo2026.com\/kp5\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GL de Ken   VY2RU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the next week, we will be operating using a mode-based schedule to improve efficiency, increase our QSO rate, and provide a more predictable operating pattern for those trying to work&nbsp;KP5\/NP3VI. This pattern will repeat daily, beginning at 00:00 UTC. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/kp5-np3vi-desecheo-island-update\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read more\u2026 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5082,"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5081\/revisions\/5082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}