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Your QSOs with Antarctica
« on: January 17, 2014, 15:52:16 UTC »
I have worked a few continents, but never Antarctica


I don't use eQSL and I have only one QSL card!  ;D

72 de Nicola

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2014, 16:16:11 UTC »
Have not "Antarctica" by eQSL but by paper 2 times. We have chapter evening 2day but will scan the 2 DP0POL if i´m back  ;D ;)

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2014, 18:02:24 UTC »
I have worked a few continents, but never Antarctica


I don't use eQSL and I have only one QSL card!  ;D




Bravissimo, maestro!!   ;D

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2014, 18:23:32 UTC »
Have not "Antarctica" by eQSL but by paper 2 times. We have chapter evening 2day but will scan the 2 DP0POL if i´m back  ;D ;)

Ist das fantastisch, oder was? Gratulation!!  ;D

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2014, 23:21:03 UTC »
I'm QSL manager for VP8GAV who was active from several bases in Antarctica back in the early 1990s, and this week I'd an email enquiry from a UA8... asking about the possibility of sending him a card confirming a contact back in 1991!!!! I mailed it today free of charge.
I've worked quite a lot of Antarctic bases and used to have regular skeds with three of them, but my most treasured QSL is one from VP8CMR in 1993. It was the last year that dog teams were allowed in Antarctica and Nigel was out in the field /DSM - Dog Sled Mobile, running 10 Watts into a dipole on ski poles!
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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2014, 00:34:14 UTC »

I worked the Falklands VP8,

 DP1POL Neumayer Station III, 20M CW

DT8A South Shetland Is King George is, the King Sejong, Korean base 30 M CW

And a few others.

By the way, if you need more informations about Antartic and Artic as well, check this web site:

http://www.french-polar-team.fr/index.php

You will find a lot of informations, very instructive,

72 Michel


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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2014, 00:53:43 UTC »
By the way, if you need more informations about Antartic and Artic as well, check this web site:

http://www.french-polar-team.fr/index.php

You will find a lot of informations, very instructive,

72 Michel


Thanks, Michel, for your excellent "signaling activity" I name you lighthouse keeper;) :-*
72 de Nicola

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2014, 01:10:24 UTC »

Hey, thank you very much Nicola, Grazié Millé ,  ;D it is a great honor,

I love lighthouses, and during the summer months we do some activation. 

Ciao,

Michel VE2TH QRP


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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2014, 01:19:28 UTC »
I love lighthouses, and during the summer months we do some activation. 


I love them too! This is the lighthouse that I see from my window (Tino Island, IOTA EU-083).  :)

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2014, 01:26:46 UTC »

Wow!! what a nice place, I love it.

I forgot another link you will like very much:

http://www.waponline.it/

It is the WORLD WIDE ANTARTICA PROGRAM, and this link is from your home (.IT) Gret.

Arrivederci Nicola,

Michel VE2TH QRP

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2014, 01:42:45 UTC »
I forgot another link you will like very much:
http://www.waponline.it/
It is the WORLD WIDE ANTARTICA PROGRAM, and this link is from your home (.IT) Gret.


Wonderful! Many thanks Michel!
72 de Nicola

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2014, 01:45:57 UTC »
Hello again,

Just checked my log and I worked this island last summer:

CALL: IP1T, August 17 2013 on 20M CW 20:41Z

I'm  waiting for the QSL card. It's great!! The operator has very good ears, he heard my call QRP 

Arrivederci,

Michel

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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2014, 01:54:03 UTC »
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Just checked my log and I worked this island last summer:

CALL: IP1T, August 17 2013 on 20M CW 20:41Z

Me too: July 27 2013 on 17M SSB 20:35Z... whispering.  ;D
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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2014, 09:59:26 UTC »
The Diamond DX Club used to have a W.A.B.A. - Worked Antarctic Bases Award. I don't know if it is still running as the website has a lot of broken links, but it was a very nice plaque printed on polished aluminium.

http://web.tiscali.it/ddxc2/waba/

Dave
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Re: Your QSOs with Antarctica
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2014, 15:11:43 UTC »
Hello Dave,

Since yesterday, I'm the new lighthouse keeper, it means I check for the crew, all pertinent, good, interesting, and useful links.

See below   ;D

 
Well, you can look at the following link which is OK and very informative:

http://www.french-polar-team.fr/index.php    (in English)

It is full of informations, and you can browse all the QSL cards of previous operations.

Plus the ANTARTIC & ARTIC CHALLENGE still running, and see who qualified.

You will sure love this one.

Good reading Dave, and friends,

72 Michel VE2TH/QRP