J5 Guinea-Bissau on 50MHz Posted on 05/04/201711/04/2017 After the great success of our lasts operations from Sao Tome as S9BT & S9WL and Nicaragua as H74B & H74W, we are please to finally announce our next operation: Guinea-Bissau 2017 Dxpedition AF-020 – Rubane Island (Bijagos Arch). Callsigns: J5B (Op. Josep EA3BT) & J5W (Op. Nuria EA3WL – YL) Dates: From 7TH to 15th April 2017 QTH: Rubane Island (Bijagos Archipelago) * IOTA AF-020 * Last operation from this reference in 2010 (more than 7 years ago !!!!). 2 full stations: Equipments: Icom IC-7300 / Icom IC-7000 Linear Amplifier: Expert 1.3K-FA with ATU / Ameritron AL-600 (600 w) Antennas: 2 EAxbeam (6-20 m) & wire dipole (30 & 40 & 80m) Bands: 6-40 (will try 80 m too !!) Modes: SSB, CW, RTTY Views: 2,152 AFRICA AF-020
AFRICA A25GF Report Posted on 08/09/201420/10/2017 Suppose you can’t win every time! Condx on 6m was no good this time in A25. I was listening every day from 1300z to 1800z and calling CQ from time to time but received no signals. I even stayed an extra day, up to 4 Sep when 10.7 was… Read More
AFRICA C82DX – MOZAMBIQUE Posted on 11/06/201323/10/2017 Press Release #2 Planning and preparations are continuing for our October 2013 Mozambique DXpedition. Our license has been issued and is in hand with the call C82DX. We are happy to announce this will be the first use of the C82 prefix. We will be active starting 15 October for… Read More
AFRICA A25GF Botswana Update Posted on 10/08/201422/10/2017 Gerard, ZS6AYU, is currently testing (from his home QTH) the new 3EL-LFA and then to install it (early september) at A25GF, located in KH22OD. Now the condx between Africa and Europe sounds very bad. Gerard doesn’t listen anything, at all but hoping on “TEP awaken” during hi A25GF 6M only… Read More