Archive for April, 2008

Sad news.

Ivan Lesiv, a Ukranian radio ham living and working on Svalbard, has been killed in a fire in the Barentsburg coal mine region. The tragedy happened on April 17.

Ivan was 47 years old.

An active and good operator. RIP

Thanks to Tim M3SDE for the news:

John, 9M6XRO, and Steve, 9M6DXX, will lead a team of six operators toPulau Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (IOTA AS-051), between 1 and 14March 2009. Activity will be on all bands 10 to 80m CW, SSB and RTTYusing three stations, two with full legal limit linear amplifiers.Callsign to be confirmed and QSL information via M3SDE (direct or bureau).

Website now up and running

Petrus is planning on starting construction of the antennas this week and will be QRV as ZS8T by May 9th, 2008.

CW, SSB and RTTY mainly in the evenings and during the weekends.
QSL via G3ZVW

• Operators: VK4AN and VK4FRAJ
• IOTA: OC-121
• Equipment: 2xFT-450AT, FT-100 for 6m, ALS-500M amps for HF.

• We will not have ‘live’ internet access, as there are no phones, no TV’s and no wireless network at the section of the resort we will be staying… but will go to the resort internet kiosk once or twice a day to check emails and upload log.

  Anyone sending us some support…and are in the log!…will have their QSL card(s) posted DIRECTLY from the Island within 24-hrs of QSO

   

QSL via VK4AN, direct or by the bureau

Online Logbook

(Image courtesy of Uli, DL2AH – taken from Ofu Island, 2003)

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• 5W**/ZK3** – Sept 2008 
• AH8/DL2AH: Oct 7 – 27 ( QTH: Manua Group, OC077 – Ofu and Ta’u Island )
• A35** : Oct 29 – Nov 9

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FT897 40-10m, mostly SSB/RTTY. Carolina Windom antenna.

QSL via DL2AH

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*5W and A3 calls TBA