ZD7 Saint Helena on 50MHz Posted on 22/09/201712/08/2022 By 50mhz G0VDE, Bill say that the latest news indicates that initial SA Airlink flights should start this Autumn, which is when he planning to visit the island. He will be active as ZD7VDE starting on October 14, 2017. He decided to visit St Helena as it is in fairly high demand (around number 120 on the Most-Wanted DX lists), is currently difficult to reach but will be significantly easier once the airport is open. It will be very exciting to be on one of the first commercial flights to land on the Island! The equipment: FT 991 HF/VHF rig IC 7300 HF/VHF rig – or FT 891 HF/VHF rig A small, lightweight linear (Juma PA1000 – only 5.5 kg) Power supplies, PC for logging, data modes and email (hopefully there will be cellular and possibly wifi internet connectivity) Antennas – to be decided, but probably a mixture including verticals, wire antennas and lightweight poles to get the wires into the air. He planning to take a 40 foot Spiderpole and may have the use of a similar 60 foot pole that has been left on ZD7 by Nigel G3TXF. He have asked Phil, G3SWH, to be the QSL manager for ZD7VDE. Views: 669 AFRICA
AFRICA Saint Brandon DX pedition 2023 3B7M Posted on 19/01/2023 Dates: Arrival: February 24.2.2023 , Departure: March 5.3.2023 Call sign: 3B7M Operators: Lubo OM5ZW, David OK6DJ, Rudy OM3PC, Miro OM5RW, Joe OM4MW, Ruda OK2ZA, Sylvia (YL) OM4AYL, Martin OM4MM Operation modes: SSB, CW, RTTY , FT8, FT4, QO-100 Bands: 160-6m and QO-100 QSL via OK6DJ David Beran Dolni Kamenice 55… Read More
AFRICA 7P8GF Pictures Posted on 15/05/201528/09/2017 Gert ZS6AYU, last april, was in Katze Dam, Lesotho, as 7P8GF for a few days. The propagation did not help, in full: in those days the band seemed, in fact, dead and then preferred to make a bit of activity in HF. The 50097 was constantly monitored but without results. Better… Read More
A25 Botswana on 50MHz Posted on 04/09/201714/04/2023 Russian operators YL Elena, A25BE/RC5A; Yuri, A25BI/RM0F and Pavel, A25SP/R2AD, plan to work from Kasane (north Botswana) from 15 to 25 September 2017. Kasane is in the Okavango-Chobe region, in the north-east corner of Botswana (Africa). Set on the south bank of the Chobe River, it faces Namibia’s Caprivi Strip… Read More