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Minimize29/02/2008
   

Polar Ship “CORBETA URUGUAY

CanioneraUruguay1978_r.jpgArgentine Antarctic polar ship "Corbeta Uruguay" is an old ship, which marked the Antarctic Epic. It became a National Museum at the end of the 90s, and permanently mooring at Puerto Madero, Buenos AiresPtoMadero_Corbeta Uruguy.jpg (Pic on the right, show LU3CQ just on the gangway to Corbeta Uruguay at Puerto Madero). 

Horacio LU4DXU/MM will operate on board of it starting today Friday  29 Febr. from 20:00 Z and ahead on 14315. That's an occasion to incite everyone to take part in Antarctic & Arctic Challenge program in a way to continue our support to Antarctic amateur radio stations. Corbeta Uruguay is valid for the French Antarctic & Arctic Challenge : http://f6kdf.ath.cx/f5nod/antarcticchallenge/FPTqslsupported.htm , while it will not count for WAP Awards, as according to the WAP rules,  ships have to be worked when sailing or docking into the Antarctic waters, not outside of them.

 

 
 
Minimize28/02/2008
   

Uruguayan Ship M/V OYARVIDE in Antarctica

Posted by Alberto Mattei IT9MRM @ Italian Navvy

M-V_Oyarvide_r.jpgUnder the command of Commander Álvaro Armaño, last 18th  February the ship "Oyarvide" of the Uruguayan Army did sail towards Antarctica, taking on board Venezuelan scientists and military people for a joint Antarctic campaign. The Venezuelan mission is composed from five military officials and eleven researchers who will carry out oceanic studies and will participate among Uruguayan specialists to plans of study on the various ichthyic sorts  in icy waters of Antarctica. The Venezuelan Antarctic campaign will finish at the end of March. The mission will be carried out in the Uruguayan scientific base of ARTIGAS (WAP URY-Ø1). The Uruguayan scientists will teach and prepare the Venezuelans in studies and navigation to be able to operate in the icy Antarctic seas. M/V Oyarvide, (Optical Symbol: R22, International callsign: CWBH) is approximately 70 mts long, 12,7mts wide and can reach 16 knots of maximum speed.

The way from Venezuela to Antarctica will last 12-13 days, and it will stop for a while the port of Ushuaia WAP ARG-23 (Argentina), and Punta Arenas WAP CHL-13 (Chile). No reports of Hams operator on board, nor at ARTIGAS BASE …. Sry!

TNX IT9MRM

 

 
 
Minimize27/02/2008
   

WAP QSL Gallery

F6ELE.jpgOur Antarctic QSL Gallery has been improved by the addition of a batch of new cards, sent by a well known French  DXer & Expeditioner, Didier Bas, F6ELE. We are now holding nearly 1400 Antarctic, Sub & Peri Antarctic QSL cards for the largest Antarctic QSL collection ever seen in the web. TNX F6ELE

Thanks to everyone who did contribute to reach this prestigious goal! Pay a visit and enjoy more than 60 years of Antarctic activity through the QSL cards

WAP …. Antarctic Passion lives here.

 

 
 
Minimize26/02/2008
   

G7MAR/MM, M/V Saga Ruby

Posted by John G7MAR

G7MAR_MM_MV_Saga_Ruby_r.jpgHI WAP, we have just sailed from Valdivia, Chile, so we are now heading home. Attached hereby the high res version as will be the picture for my -ANT cruising -10 days QSL cards. So the guys in my log do they need confirmation of a QSO etc. sooner rather than later. If the ones that want direct QSL could drop me a line on g7mar@yahoo.com  with contact details I will send direct from home when I get there. (is it possible to put this on the WAP site? ).

73 G7MAR/MM

While thanking John for being so often on frequency, and giving us  tne chance to work another one new Ship, we remind the chasers wishing a direct QSL card to write to John's e-mail address and add contact’s detail.

Being G7MAR/MM and M/V Saga Ruby sailing the Antarctic waters , they will be add to WAP-WACA Dbase as valid Call/Ship for WAP Awards. Remind that every ship sailing in the Sub & Peri-Antarctic and full Antarctic waters (only in this context) are valid for WAP. From now on the ship is outside the Polar waters and it will not count anymore.

 

 
 
Minimize25/02/2008
   

ARRL DXCC Desk approves 3YØE Operation

3Y0E_r.jpgPosted by Rhynhardt Louw ZS6DXB

ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 3YØE DXpedition to Bouvet Island from December 2007-February 2008 has been approved for DXCC credit.

TNX ZS6DXL, 3YØE Pilot station and Media Office

On the mean time we are pleased to confirm the arriving of 3YØE QSL, printed well managed by 3Y0E_Rear_r.jpgLZ3HI Emil Stoikov www.lz3hi.com .

Once again, thanks to Petrus ZS6GCM  for having got the patience & constancy to be on practically every days. Too bad for poor propagation, which have certainly  limited the rate of contacts. Appreciation again to Stan SQ8XRhy ZS6DXB  & Col MMØNDX,  for their great information service www.3y0e.com  on this 2007-2008 Bouvet Scientific Expedition (WAP NOR-Ø2)

 

 
 
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From G7MAR on board of M/V Saga Ruby

G7MAR-MM_r.jpgJohn wrote:

Good DX last night, there were plenty of stations on. Managed to work LU4DXU @ 22.00 Z on 14315 along with GM3ITN and 3 other stations in Argentina. The weather was very rough and had to wedge myself into a corner. A friend from New Foundland came up as well.... VO1HE, Paul.... great copy that one and Easter Island was on air.I have a vertical for 40 metres that I could try, my tuner will be able to match that easily for 20 I hope. I am keen to get some more in my log sheet for this week, we are at Jougla point until 17.00z then heading towards Argentina. TNX G7MAR/MM

M/V Saga Ruby will count for WAP-WACA until it sail on Antarctic & Sub Antarctic waters, therefore it is OK until it reachs Ushuaia.

Check daily for G7MAR/MM on 14315 from 21:30Z and ahead.

 

 
 
Minimize22/02/2008
   

DIA DE LA ANTÁRTIDA ARGENTINA
22 February,
1904 - 2008

104th Anniversary of Argentinean presence in Antarctica . More information at: http://www.marambio.aq/diaantartida.htm where,  we can Marambio 2 logo.jpgread that: ..by the end of XIX Century  and  the beginning of the last century, the aid lent by Argentina  to foreign expeditions  such as Nordenskjöld, Gerlache and Charcot, were properly appreciated and as tangible recognition, a series of Argentine names have been given to geographic features as  Uruguay island, Argentine islands, Isla Roca, Isla Quintana, and various others.

WAP did enlarge the event since 2004 and made it as an International Special Event , in the spirit of peace and friendship among the Nations by the Antarctic Activity Week, which will did start last Monday 18th of February and ends on the 24th . Thanks for all who did join us and.... enjoy Antarctica as much as we do!

WAP Staff

 
 
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S52YS/MM sailing the S/Y LUNATIC

Posted by Alberto Mattei IT9MRM @ Italian Navvy.

S52YS.jpgJure Sterk, S52YS is a Slovenian 72 yrs old sailor, that is boarded on its S/Y LUNATIC carrying out alone, a turn of the world sailing. Currently  he’s located  50°54' South, 86°49' West (Locator ED69OC) and going to double Cape Horn. Last November 2007 after having  left the port of Tauranga and carried out approximately 350 S-Y Lunatic_r.jpgmiles he had to return behind rescued from New Zealand Navy, which did find him right in the middle of an heavy storm, that also caused a damage of the radio set on board. Having lost his traces the Coast Guard of Tauranga did begin the actions of search, until finding him fortunately without tragic consequences. He has been towed in the New Zealand port to fix damages and after the restoration’s job and the improving of his radio equipment, Jure resumed its navigation in hermit. Who wants to check the interview carried out from one of the New Zeland TV,  this is the link :

http://www.tv3.co.nz/VideoBrowseAll/NationalVideo/tabid/309/articleID/39378/cat/64/Default.aspx#video?articleID=39378

For those who wish to contact Jure S52YS/MM it is possible to listen for him all Fridays, Saturday and Sunday from 07:30 to 08:30Z on 14350 MHz SSB. QSL info is S52ID.

TNX  IT9MRM

 
 
Minimize20/02/2008
   

Antarctic Activity Week. Students and Hams visiting  an Air Force Base

T_Col_Ciorra.jpgMore than 70 Students and 60 Hams from 3 italian regions: Piemonte (ARI Mondovì) Liguria and Lombardia did visit today (Feb.20th ) the Cameri Air Force Base and  2nd Gallarate AF Dep. in the  ambit of Antarctic Activity Week.

We met the commander of Cameri AFB Col.Pil. GianMario Morresi and T. Col. Michele Ciorra  who was involved in a full instructive morning  among  Meteo Station, Tornados & Fighting aircraft and overhaul operations on jet engines. After the lunch at the AFB, in the afternoon we moved to Gallarate AF Deposit, and met the commander Col. Cosimo Lospinoso . Students at Cameri AFB_r.jpgGreat visit at the Aeronautical Museum over there, a real educational path! We did visit the Special Station II2EFA (WAP-132) installed inside the Air Force Deposit and operated by airmen and members of ARI Gallarate.

Italian Air Force is always in the front line in Antarctica, supporting the scientific Expeditions  and we cannot forget its invaluable support. Thanks You all and specially THANKS to  the Italian Air Force, 5th Depart. Rome, for granting us the permission to enjoy of such a wonderful day, during 2008 WAP Antarctica celebration!

By WAP Staff

 

 
 
Minimize20/02/2008
   

AY7X_r.jpgLU8XW Radio Club Ushuaia (WAP ARG-23)

Argentina Tierra del Fuego (http://www.lu8xw.net/modules/news/)

Posted by Pablo D’Augero LU8XV

The web site of Ushuaia Radio Club contains the log of AY7X  MOAT Expedition of last December 2008. On the same website, you can get information and an interesting pictures Gallery including the one of whole AY7X Expedition. In addition, you can download it and verify the status of your QSL if you did work AY7X. Check:

http://www.lu8xw.net/modules/wfdownloads/viewcat.php?cid=13 .

TNX Pablo LU6XV

 

 
 
Minimize19/02/2008
   

MALDONADO BASE-Ecuador (WAP ECU-Ø1)

Posted by Medhi - F5PFP

Maldonado_Base_1989-90.jpgMedhi wrote: As you seems to be interested by HC bases, have a look to this interesting link:

http://www.inae.gov.ec/webpages/estaciones.php

We plan to visit and to be active from these stations in 2009, and I'm actually preparing the expedition.

TNX F5PFP

I did surf the web site of INAE and found a Gallery of pics.  Over there I discovered that HD2EA was active in the 2nd Antarctic Ecuadorian campaign 1989-1990, as the group of people shown in the Gallery is the same one in the front side of the QSL card.

 

 
 
Minimize18/02/2008
   

WAP-WACA rsd.jpg204 WAP Awards already issued!

WAP Managers of ARI Mondovì , CN Italy,   are proud to inform that the WAP Awards issued, did get over 200. 94 WAP-WACA and 110 WAP-WADA have been issued since January 2005 and this is a real goal! Thanks the Antarctic enthusiasts for preferring WAP.

TNX IK1GPG & IK1QFMWAP-WADA rsd.jpg

Thanks the nearly 1700 monthly visitors of WAP web site. If you have information and news you think useful to be published up here, feel free to share them with us. Also, we are waiting your Antarctic QSLs if they are missing on WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery.

WAP... Antarctic passion lives here …stay with us and enjoy it!

 

 
 
Minimize17/02/2008
   

OLD KC4 QSL’s Recovery tasks

Posted by Adam K2ARB

Adam wrote:I am pleased to report that we have received the logs for KC4USV McMurdo Station for the period October 2004 through February 2007. Among the operators during that period were Mike Poole KE6ZYK and Charles Dowdell N2TYQ.KC4USK_1957.jpg
All stations wishing to confirm a QSO or submit an SWL signal report are invited to do so via Larry K1IED at his address as found on QRZ.com.
73,  Adam VP8DKF - KC4/K2ARB

Thanks to Adam for sending us a very old and rare QSL (1957) for the WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery: KC4USK Wilkes Station WAP USA-26 is now uploaded on the WAP Gallery. Check both, Ancient Antarctic QSL’s Album and USA Album. TNX K2ARB

 

 
 
Minimize16/02/2008
   

INTERACTIVE WAP WADA BASES MAP by Google Earth

WAP-WADA_Bases_Google-Earth.jpgAlex Shovkoplyas VE3NEA,  did develop a nice tool to search Antarctic Bases using Google Earth. This program is available right now up here  by the appropriate window at the right of the WAP Home page. Follow the instruction and when you have download the file WADA.kmz, click on it. The link  opens it  in Google Earth.
Alex wrote:
HI WAP, I have updated the WADA.kmz file. The file is now ready for publication on the web.
Just clicks on the link……, Google Earth starts automatically and opens it.

73 Alex VE3NEAWada.gif

HI Alex, you did a very great job! TNX & Congrats on behalf of the whole family of Antarctic chasers. We did test it and it works perfectly. TNX VE3NEA

How to use it: When Google Earth opens the file, enlarge the Antarctic Map as much as you like by using the zoom, click on one of the small penguins and it will display  Name of the Base and WAP WADA Reference.

Our great appreciation to Alex VE3NEA for such a wonderful tool. Try it now and learn more about Antarctica!

WAP Staff

 

 
 
Minimize15/02/2008
   

YQ2ANT.jpgYQ2ANT WAP-75

Posted by Zoli YO2BP

I received (only) today my Licence # PTT-588/05.02.2008, so I will be QRV for the 5th Antarctic Activity Week 2008 in all bands and all modes. I remain further the same entusiast and lover of Antarctica  like as in 2007 and I want to wish all of the 5th A.A.W. participants, good luck and 73 !

Sincerely yours Zoli, YO2BP

 

 
 
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G7MAR/MM on board of M/V Saga Ruby

Sagas.jpgJohn Rivers G7MAR wrote:

I am just going up to repair my damaged antenna and will have to "test" it afterwards for a while. It used to be a G5RV about 3 years ago, but pieces keep falling off,  so its now a simple dipole with loading coils.
The vessel is M.V. Saga Ruby, the sister ship is M/S Saga Rose (both  on the picture above). Our location can be seen on www.purplefinder.com   just enter sagarose 2 times, 1 in the login and 1 in the password,  select fleet map and we should be there.

20 and 17 metres are my favorite bands. For the 18th we be at Jougla point 65° 10’ S,  64° 0’ W at sea the day after traveling to Ushuaia on the 20th. 73 de  John G7MAR

For the readers, I have set up skeds every day starting from 18:30Z on 14270 +/- QRM. This evening John G7MAR/MM was 55 at 19:30Z …. Stay tuned

 

 
 
Minimize13/02/2008
   

IN THE WAKE of the BELGICA 1987-2007

Belgica1_r.jpgInspired by the Belgica Expedition led by the late Baron Adrien de Gerlache, in the 110th anniversary of its trip, an Antarctica Sail Expedition has been set up by the Sailing Yacht Euronav Belgica.  Dixie Dansercoer and the crew of The Euronav Belgica, did repeat this expedition in the South Pole in the winter of 2007-2008. Whilst in the South Pole, Dixie and his team did not only follow step by step the route taken by Adrien de Gerlache, but also did climb previously unexplored and unnamed mountains trying to gather ecological and meteorological data. The S/Y Euronav Belgica and her sailors are now safely back in the harbour of Ushuaia...Belgica2_r.jpg
Almost 110 years ago, on the 16th August 1897, Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache (lieutenant in the Royal Belgian Navy) and his multinational crew (Belgian, Romanian, Polish, Norwegian, Russian and American) set sail from Antwerp to Antarctica. This expedition was the most cosmopolitan of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. Two of its members became world famous: second officer Roald Amundsen the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911 and Doctor Frederick Cook who claimed to have discovered the North Pole in 1908.
TNX Eddy de Busschere for the special post card stamped and posted from Port Lockroy

 
 
Minimize11/02/2008
   

HD2EA.jpgHD2EA Maldonado Base (WAP ECU-02)

After years of search, thanks to Francois F8DVD, we have finally got a rare sample of QSL from the Ecuadorian Pedro Vicente Maldonado Station (WAP ECU-Ø1) located at Discovery Bay on Greewich Island, Antarctica.

Pepe EA5KB is actually trying HD2EA_rear.jpgto get more information from some OMs in Ecuador, in order to get further details and date of activities. Only 2 stations have been active so far, from Maldonado Station, HDØAE and HD2EA.

This card is now shown on the WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery, …and don’t forget that this at WAP is largest Antarctic QSL Gallery WW, thanks to the help of very many Hams !

TNX F8DVD & EA5KB

 

 
 
Minimize10/02/2008
   

Alfio_Rizzo_South_Pole_r.jpgGreetings from Amundsen-Scott Base

Posted by: Alfio Izzo

I did arrive at South Pole last  January 14th and I’m going to leave next February 13th. It ‘s very cold down here right now much more than in January. Actually it’s - 43~46° C. Last Thursday we have got a  ring-like Sun eclipse and in consequence of this event, temperature dropped down to -47.8°C , a true record from 1962!

The photo hereby enclosed was taken  few days after my arrived here.

All the best from the South Pole to the WAP readers.

TNX Alfio Rizzo

 

 
 
Minimize09/02/2008
   

Argentinean Ship M-V ARA BAHIA SAN BLAS

Posted by Alberto Mattei IT9MRM

M-V_Bahia_San_Blas_r.jpgArgentine Navy has currently several Ships operating in Antarctic waters: ARA " Bahía San Blas", ARA "Canal de Beagle", ARA "Suboficial Castillo" , "Gurruchaga" and the Corvette ARA "Rosales". The tasks assigned within the mission are of environmental protection, support  to possible cases of research and recovery to shipwrecked (SAR) and support to the Antarctic Campaign. Currently the ship ARA " Bahia San Blas" (picture above), is the last one arrived to the port of Ushuaia; its mission will last 40 days and will transport two nozzles from disembarkation to the "Destacamento Naval de Playa". This transport ship in service from 1978, has technical specifications that allow it to enter in all the ports of the Antarctic zone,  as an example, the unevenness in the keel which permits it to strand in the sand in order to carry out disembarkation operations. M/V " Baia San Blas" is  119,20 meters in length and is equipped by two engines with two propellers that allow it to be easily manoeuvred  and be independent from the aid of a tug. It possesses four holds for cargo and containers, while the covered crane grants it autonomy in moving the loaded material. Unfortunately there is no Ham operators on board.

TNX Alberto IT9MRM

 

 
 
Minimize08/02/2008
   

Be updated about facts in Antarctica
Antartide.jpgDo you wish to get informed about what’s happening in Antarctica?
Special Reports about Antarctica are posted regularly  at  Guardian.

On its web site, readers can get news and facts in the icy continent and its surrounding areas. Check at:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/antarctic/0,,1069164,00.html

Other useful  links
A large numbers of Antarctic Links are available at the dedicated Links sector simply by clicking on the Antarctic Links banner at the left of WAP Home page. Try it now and enjoy the so many ones!

WAP connects you with the magic world of the icy Continent! ...WAP who else?

Spread it to the friends and enjoy Antarctica as much as we do!

 

 

 
 
Minimize07/02/2008
   

Amanda-IceCube at South Pole

Alfio Rizzo.jpgAlfio Rizzo an Italian researcher have been selected for the 2005 CERN (Geneva) School of Computing and started his PhD in December of 2004 within the Ice Cube neutrino telescope at the South Pole.

At present, experimental work is carried out at the accelerator complexes of CERN (Geneva) and DESY (Hamburg) as well as in a cosmic ray laboratory installed at the South-Pole (AMANDA-ICE3 experiment) for Cosmic Particle Search.

The AMANDA neutrino detector is located at the South-Pole, frozen deep into the ice. It consists of a three-dimensional lattice of 677 optical modules distributed on 19 "strings". South_Pole.jpgICECUBE is the extension of the AMANDA detector to a 1 km3 dimension. The  work consists in the analysis of the AMANDA/ICECUBE data with the aim of searching for neutralino Dark Matter accumulated in the center of the Sun. On Jan 28th  they finished commissioning the group of four strings, which would represent IC34. The commissioning of the new IceTop stations is also finished on Feb 03. I have just received (Thanks to Belgian BPES) a nice envelope, posted from South Pole and signed on top by Alfio Rizzo! Thanks though for such a nice present! TNX Alfio Rizzo & Eddy De Busschere
TNX & credit to :
http://www.icecube.wisc.edu/news/2008/0203.php

 

 
 
Minimize06/02/2008
   

S/Y "SARAH W.VORWERK"

ANTARCTICA-CAPE HORN-SOUTH GEORGIA-FALKLANDS-TIERRA DEL FUEGO

S-Y_Sarah_W_Vorwerk_r.jpgHenk Boersma is Dutch born 1962. After graduating he worked for 6 years as a freelance advertisement photographer in Amsterdam. He started sailing at the age of 12 and can look back on 21 years of sailing experience;  he sails since 1995 in the South.

With the 54ft steel sloop rigged yachtS-Y_Sarah_cover.jpg S/Y Sarah W. Vorwerk he offers since 1995 chartering in South America. Logging about 15.000 miles a year, mainly in Tierra del Fuego, making sailing trips around Cape Horn, to Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia he is keen in the  South-Pole Expeditions. Also for this season 2007-2008,  S/Y Sarah W. Vorwerk is again in Antarctica. Recently it has been reported in the South Georgia where he did post this card with his own covers.

TNX Dr. Eddy de Busschere @ BPES (Belgian Polar Expedition Society)

 

 
 
Minimize05/02/2008
   

Mapa Ecuador y Antartida.bmpEcuador in Antarctica and R/V Orion

Ecuador did sign the Antarctic Treaty on June 1987 becoming Consultative Member on November 1990. Antarctic activities led by Ecuador are managed by INOCAR Instituto Oceanografico de la Armada.  At present there are two sites flagged by Ecuador in Antarctica:

Pedro Vicente Maldonado Station (WAP ECU-Ø1) and R-V Orion.jpgRepubblica del Ecuador Refuge (WAP ECU-NEW). During these last 20 years, R/V Orion has made 94 hydrographic and oceanographic cruises, crossing 240,000 miles in more than 40,000 hours of operation. Their main commissions have been: Three expeditions to Antarctica (1988, 1990 and 1998), whose results, of enormous interest for the Antarctica community, contributed to materialize the adhesion from Ecuador to the Antarctic Treaty. More information at:

http://www.mmrree.gov.ec/mre/documentos/pol_internacional/bilateral/ecuador_antartida.htm

http://www.inocar.mil.ec/links.php?C=3&S=1&SbS=1&idC=1

 

 
 
Minimize04/02/2008
   

ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK – 2008 update.
TNX Maurice F5NQL & Augusto I2JJR

5th AAW 2008.jpgAntarctic Activity Week is almost ready to start and several Special Event stations are already on the air togheter with other IPY callsigns. French stations TM5ICE operated by Jean Claude, F5IL from February 2008 (QSL via F5IL) and TM8ANT operated by François,  F8DVD (QSL via F8DVD) from February  18th  to March 2nd  2008, will  be active among several others from France .

II2ANT will  also be active again as WAP-30, operated by I2JJR from 18-24 February among several other World Wide Special Stations already credited to celebrate the 2008 Antarctic Event joint with the International Polar Year IPY. On the WAP web site, by clicking the appropriate window marked Antarctic Activity Week, you can get the whole list of participants to the 5th Edition of AAW. Just not to forget that WAP references are qualifying for different kind of Awards, (check WAP Awards from the left side of WAP home page).

WAP Staff

 

 
 
Minimize03/02/2008
   

RZ3EC.jpgR7C/ANT QSL received
TNX Eugene RZ3EC

As announced on last Jan.5th (see News Archive 5) QSLs from R7C/ANT operated last March 2007  by Wally RU1ZC, at Novolazarevskaya Station WAP RUS-Ø9 are on the way. Someone did already received it.R7C-ANT r.jpg

RW3GW Valery,   is the Official QSL manager but RZ3EC Eugene is also managing this cards for the subscribers of the  Antarctic reflector.
RZ3EC address,  is correct in any Internet database as well as QRZ.com. R7C/ANT is on the WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery in Russia's Album.
TNX Eugene, RZ3EC   
rz3ec@rekom.ru 

 

 
 
Minimize02/02/2008
   

KC4AAAr.jpgWAP ANTARCTIC QSL GALLERY

We are pleased to inform WAP Chasers that we have recently received several New Antarctic QSLs already uploaded into the specific Albums at WAP QSL Gallery.

We specially thanks  OM5MF Gita, F5PFH Medhi, UA9PQ VP8NOr.jpg(ex UL7PJQ) Valery, I1BSN Frank for sharing with us such a nice new entries!

WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery has over than 1300 Antarctic QSLs divided by Countries and a unique Ancient Antarctic QSLs Album with cards dated from 1945 to 1960.

TNX to the supporters.

73 WAP Staff

 

 
 
Minimize01/02/08
   

VP8GAV- List of his operation

Posted by: Jim Reisert AD1S

VP8GAVr.jpgHere is some information that Gavin, GM0GAV, ex VP8GAV sent me.  Gavin Taylor gm0gav@hfdx.co.uk wrote:
Hi Jim,  thanks for the email and will be able clear it up, should really spend  some more time sorting out my web pages. You have possibly given me the  kick to do it!
VP8GAV  31 Dec. 1990 to 31 Mar. 1993 (Faraday base)
VP8GAV  24 Oct. 1993 to 01  Nov.1993 (Bird Is, South Georgia)
VP8GAV  03 Nov. to 01 Dec 1993 (QTH of VP8CIL, Stanley Falkland Is.)
VP8GAV  10 Dec. 1993 to 05 Dec. 1994 (Rothera Base) VP8GAVr1.jpg
VP8GAV  06 Dec. 1994 to 12 Dec. 1994 (Fossil Bluff Base)
VP8GAV  13 Dec. 1994 to 31 Mar. 1995 (Rothera Base)
I also made one QSO from the South Orkney islands, with my QSL manager GMØLVI and that was the only QSO made. Also from memory the operation from VP8CIL was about 100 QSO's one afternoon, but listed the period I was in Stanley in case there were more.
Hope this helps,  73 Gavin GM0GAV
Thanks to Jim & Gavin for their kindness, this list will be useful to check and update the WAP Directories WACA & WADA
TNX AD1S & 73 WAP Staff

 

 
 
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News Archive 1
(18/07 ~31/07)

News Archive 2
(31/07 ~ 24/09)

News Archive 3
(26/09 ~ 02/11)

News Archive 4
(04/11 ~ 12/12)

News Archive 5
(14/12/07 ~ 09/01/08) 

(09/01/08 ~ 31/01/2008)

 

 

 
 

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