Well, itβs annoying that the forum software keeps issuing this error
An error occurred: Youβve performed this action too many times. Please wait a few seconds before trying again.
when trying to flag a post as being inappropriate. Anybody else getting the same error?
Rate limiting is a function of trust level. The lower the trust level then the less you can do on the forum and what you can do you canβt do as often as people on higher trust levels.
Thatβs nice to know, and sounds about right. But why, when one has not even ONCE flagged a post as being inappropriate, is one informed that βYouβve performed this action too many times?β
Seems like an inappropriate message informing the user of something they have not yet done. Is SOTA testing some new form of future-aware AI perchance?
Donβt knowβ¦ not my monkeys, not my circus.
I wish I could say Iβm surprised by this answer - or indeed by your earlier comments - but Iβm not.
Similar time scales, same continent and similar experience. My experience was that it was so unreliable, that you could depend on it to not work. I really do wonder what it is like these days at these latitudes.
Matthew, itβs always good to get a story like that confirmed! Iridium marketing would suggest otherwise nowadays: https://www.iridium.com/blog/iridium-go-antarctica/ Thatβs a Β£1170 gadget in the UK plus airtime contract and usage charges 
Itβs 10+ years since I researched and implemented my home grown satellite spotter. Back then getting any OEM vendors to deal with an individual was nigh on impossible. Only one UK company was bothered and in the end they gave me a pre-production Iridium modem (PCB verification run, same hardware as production but early software). Iβve just paid airtime charges since then when Iβve needed it and worked around some bugs in the early software in my driver code. From NW Europe (UK, France, Germany) it works like a charm, about 30secs from hitting spot on my phone to the message getting to SOTAwatch via satellite. Iβve lost track of all the new devices and services offered since, mine works when I pay the money ($17US airtime/month, each 50bytes of data $0.20US all plus VAT!)
Letβs hope the 3Y team can land, operate and get some links working.
More information at 3Y0J β Bouvet Island | DX-World (and elsewhere).
And on APRS:
73 Ed.
Some interesting details about the 3Y0J expedition explained here:
Update at 1345 UTC 31-01-2023 from DX-World website
" βScouting trip is back, Marama is now moving into position to unloadβ ."
73 Ed.
P.S. Apparently they have wide-band Starlink Internet connectivity again.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1620502044795863041
73 Ed.
Now that they have successfully landed in Bouvet Island, do we know as to whether or these these radio amateurs are planning to activate 3Y/BV-001 while there?
Jimmy M0HGY
Jimmy,
I think this was discussed already a bit further up. The summit is not in good reach from their landing point at the south-east corner of the island.
And there was no announcement about a planned SOTA activation that I would be aware of.
73 Joe
HI JImmy
No chance of the group activating the mountain on top of the glacier Jimmy. Even if they were, the chance of a QSO by little pistols like me would be extremely unlikely. I think Iβm in with a good chance of working them from their base near the shoreline in the second or third week of the DXpedition, but if they had got on the summit for a short duration activation in the bitter cold, I think would be impossible due to the rarity of the DXCC Country (2nd most wanted in the world from 340 countries) being in such high demand. The Big Gun DXers would not standby for SOTA Chasers - no way!
I worked and confirmed previous expeditions to Bouvet in Dec/Jan 1990 (from GM and G) and in Feb 2001 (G only). It wasnβt easy working them then and I had a bigger antenna in those days.
73 Phil G4OBK
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Hi Jimmy, unfortunately, No.
It was the last (Polish-led) 3Y0I Bouvet team who had the possibility of activating the summit, as they planned to camp on the bottom of the glacier, this 3Y0J teamβs location does not allow access to the summit.
73 Ed.
PS - this is worth a read - from my interpretation, it seems those wanting to make a contact will probably be best trying the long path from Europe or North America as short path is blocked by the Island itself.
https://www.k6tu.net/2023/01/31/propagation-predictions-bouvet/
From DX-World.net β¦
3Y0J Team Co-Leader Ken LA7GIA says:
βDuring the weekend the 3Y0J team have adjusted our plans. We are currently preparing this Sunday morning to land essential supplies to survive on the island, and build the camp to manage the upcoming storm predicted for Thursday. In addition, we will attempt to land radio equipment in a difficult operation during the most favorable time slots. This landing depends on the conditions at Bouvet which have proven to be very difficult. The setup is a small scale setup that, if we succeed, will possibly be extended. More info later.β
This thread needs renaming, it has been taken over by 3Y0J.
73 Phil G4OBK
I tried moving the thread to the βOff-Topicβ classification earlier but it was moved back!
I think we can say that the (interesting) topic is now 3Y0J Buvet rather than the earlier (and fixed) SOTAMaps problem so I have also changed the title.
73 Ed.
