DX World of Ham Radio

Embudu, Maldives

I (G7COD) am operational from the small island of Embudu, on the northern tip of the Kaafu Atoll in the Republic of Maldives, from 11th January 2009 to 27th January 2009.

Working conditions are an Icom IC7000, 100 Watts output to a Carolina Windom CWS 160 Special antenna suspended at the top of the coconut palms approx 38 feet high.

I will be QRV on 40 to 12 metres including WARC bands using SSB and CW.

I will be transmitting on the following times and frequencies +/- 10 kHz to allow for QRM.

Every day at 07:30 to 08:30, 09:00 to 10:30, 13:00 to 1500 and 17:30 to 18:00 UTC.

SSB 7.063 MHz, 14.147 MHz, 18.133 MHz, 21.253 MHz and 24.953MHz.

CW 7.003 MHz, 10.103 MHz, 14.003 MHz, 18.073 MHz, 21.003 MHz and 24.893 MHz, +/- to allow for qrm.

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