UKRAINE, 10th Anniversary of Ukrainian Antarctic Research Station

I’m happy to inform the WAP readers to have just received the beautiful 10 years Award for the Ukrainian Antarctic Station “Akademic Vernadsky” (WAP UKR-Ø1)

That was issued by the Ukrainian Antarctic DX club and UARL, as a special activity period to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ukrainian Antarctic station "Academician Vernadsky " last 3-12 February 2006, when special stations EM1U, EM10HO, EM10LV, EM10KGG, EM10KY, EM10KCC, EM10UA has been active. During this period many Antarctic hunters did earn the request for "Akademik Vernadsky Station – 10 years -" UASV-10 " Award.
Just to recall , the possibility for earning the 10 points needed for this award was connected to contacting the following stations shown,  with their point values:
a. EM1U 4 points, no date restriction (1996-2006).
b. EM10HO, EM10LV, EM10KGG, EM10KY, EM10KCC, EM10UA 2 points.
c. Contacts made on 160 and 80 meters;double the above point values.
d. Contacts on different bands and modes OK for credit.
The diploma is free-of-charge. Diplomas is on the way to those who did apply for it and have sent the covering postage expenses of 2 IRCs.
before 1 April 2006 to: Roman Bratchyk UT7UA, PO Box B-19, Kiev 01001, Ukraine.

TNX UT7UA

WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery

Just few words about the WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery (http://fotoalbum.waponline.it/).

The Gallery  has recently been loaded of several rare cards kindly sent by Hellmut Stillinger LU1YU. To him our sincere thanks  and appreciation for having shared such a rare ones with us. Hellmut was LU7ZD,  his first HAM licence in the year 1956 when he over wintered for the first time in Antarctica. 

Actually the WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery contains 1330 Antarctic QSLs, selected in several Albums divided by Country which will give the visitors a complete view of the Antarctic & Sub Antarctic activities since 1945, for sure, the largest one in the world. In addition the Gallery contains other 500 pics in 3 different albums showing Polar Ships and Philatelic collection, plus a dedicated Marconi QSL Gallery. Join and surf it, you'll discover a world.

WAP.... Antarctic Passion lives here.

27th INDIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION

Bagwathi VU3BPZ has reported that Mr. Hemant Gaur is the Communication Officer @ Indian Maitri Base  for 27th IAE (2007-2009). As soon as Mr. Gaur will be there, will contact WAP and write about latest  activity at Maitri Station and at the new Bharti Base. Mr Gaur did depart for Antarctica last December 5^th from Goa Port  to Maitri. No Ham HF activities are planned this year from WAP IND-Ø3.
TNX VU3BPZ

From Mc Murdo - Antarctica by: Peter Rejcek 

Hello, Sun readers,
November was a busy month on the Ice, with the austral summer season in full swing despite some patches of rough weather. A visit by The Today Show's Ann Curry lent an air of additional excitement to operations and provided a national spotlight on Antarctic science.New feature stories are available in this issue. Remember, all content is now in html format. We are no longer doing PDF issues, though you can find all the issues from previous years by clicking on the Past Issues link at left. You can still print out new, individual articles if that's your preferred method. Just click on the printer icon just above the right corner of the article. Currently, for multi-page articles you have to print each individual page. However, we'll soon fix that with a link inside the articles that will pop up a new window that will allow you to print the story in its entirety.

Finally, don't forget you can keep up with the weekly postings at the new Sun Web site by hitting the "Subscriptions" link on the left side of the homepage. That will take you to a page where you can subscribe to the latest gee-whiz Internet technology — RSS feeds. RSS makes it possible for subscribers to get Antarctic Sun updates delivered directly to their desktops whenever we post new content.

Peter Rejcek

Editor, The Antarctic Sun

Peter.Rejcek@usap.gov

http://antarcticsun.usap.gov

ABOA WAP FIN-Ø1

Information forwarded by Eyran Millis  4X4-2238 (Posted originally by JA7LMZ  on http://blog.goo.ne.jp/dx/e/2f282d5ef2d7d679288273cbadbd9055 )

An expedition from Finland to Antarctica with 11 team members will be active from Aboa Scientific Base with the very rare call sign OJ1ABOA. They were expect to be QRV December 6 (Finland's Independence Day), and remaining there for nearly three months. Team leader, OH2FFP, Mika Kalakoski. The base has several transceivers. Mika plans to use 1KW to a twin dipole for 40 and 20, on a 15-meter-tall tower. QSL to OH2FFP .

TNX Eyran 4X4-2238

Just to remind the readers that ABOA Station is WAP referenced as FIN-Ø1. Readers can find more info about ABOA on the concerning article (posted   October 29), on Archive 3 (here beside).

WAP pure Antarctic passion, where else?

IPY & 5th Antarctic Activity Week

Recently YE2IPY (WAP-133) operated by YB2TJV and YB4IPY (WAP-134) operated by YB4IR have joined the International Polar Year celebrations and are quite active on HF for this year 2007and next.

YE2IPY requires QSL direct (see QRZ.com).

YB4IPY op. Imam Raharjo requires QSL via IØYKN
(see IPY Award at: http://www.aricassino.it/diplomi.htm)

WAP Antarctic Activity Week is approaching its 5^th AAW-Edition’s 2008 . Several are the new entries while, other OTs have confirmed again their participation.N5T/ANT (WAP-91) by W5BOS and K4A(WAP-73) by K6EID .

Here on the web site, you can get the updated list of participants by visiting the specific dedicated pages.
Thanks to everybody and as usual …Enjoy Antarctica!

ZS7BYRD, WAP ZAF-Ø3
Information posted by ZS6WLC Ludwig Combrinck (ludwig@hartrao.ac.za)

----- Original Message -----

From: "Ludwig" <ludwig@hartrao.ac.za>

To: <varettos@tin.it>;
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:59 PM

ZS6WLC wrote:
I have some scientific interest in Antarctica. Will be operating the Adm. Byrd commemorative station ZS7BYRD at SANAE IV during January-February 2008. Check 14 MHz  CW & SSB.
QSL via ZS6WLC at: Ludwig  Combrinck, P.O. Box 443, Krugersdorp 1740, South Africa.

TNX  ZS6WLC

South  African Antarctic base  SANAE  IV is referenced on WAP Directory as ZAF-Ø3.
ZS7BYRD will count though for WAP Awards as ZAF-Ø3. Ludwig is WAP registered as membership on 28 Nov.07.

Church in Antarctica

Our project for a Church in Antarctica is shown at the famous “Restructura” Exhibition, held till Dec. 2^nd -2007 at the large “Lingotto Fiere Hall” in the city of Turin, Italy.

Biotechnology and Bio-building materials are the features for this revolutionary method  of buildings, which meets the specifications for  new Antarctic buildings requiremets. Saint Gobain & Bertero Technology, represented by Tosimpresa  an important Company here in North Italy, did carry on the challenge. Lets not forget  that  these  Companies have decided to build and donate a Church in Antarctica to be assembled at the Italian base Mario Zucchelli Station.

Picture here on the right show Sebastiano Bertero (Left) and Aldo Testa (Right) at the Show room with the poster of  the church, first one which will be ever built in Antarctica made by bio-building materials. (More details at "Church in Antarctica" section at your  left)

WAP …not only QSL.... WAP pure Antarctic passion!

Antarctica cruise Expedition 2008-2009

As reported by Medhi F5PFP,  this Antarctic Challenging will foresee one activation per day from each Base and/or  Refuge,  between 17:00 GMT until 22:00 with at least  2 stations active from each location, as hereby planed. Beside the location name, its respective WAP reference.
ANTARCTICA (Mainland)
Videla station, Danco coast. WAP CHL-Ø6
Almirante Brown Station, Danco coast.WAP ARG-Ø2
PALMER Archipelago

Yelcho station, Doumer island. WAP CHL-11
Port Lockroy, Wiencke island. WAP GBR-Ø1
SOUTH SHETLAND Archipelago
Republica del Ecuador Refuge, K.G.I. WAP ECU-NEW
Luis Risopatron Station, Robert I. WAP CHL-NEW
Macchu Picchu Station, K.G.I. WAP PER-Ø1
Gurruchaga Refuge, Nelson I. WAP ARG-NEW
Maldonado Station, Greenwich I. WAP ECU-Ø1
Juan Carlos Station, Livingston I. WAP ESP-Ø1
Station B, Deception I. WAP GBR-Ø2
More details later, TNX Mehdi F5PFP

VP8APK a nice QSL story. 

Please to QSL after 24 years! That is what David Young G4RDU, ex VP8APK (g4rqu@hotmail.com)  did write on the back side of VP8APK QSL. The story begun when I was trying to recover some old Antarctic cards. I have been recently lucky with VP8CMR, VP8AOD, with FB8ZP, D88S and few others but even though there are some still unanswered I’m optimistic.  David wrote:

Your e-mail was a complete surprise. I was indeed operating in the Falkland Is, as I worked for the British Forces Broadcasting Service and my call-sign was VP8APK.
I am now a musician on a cruise ship in the Caribbean and do not have QSL cards. However, if you send me your postal address, I can confirm the contact on a postcard and post the card to you. Regards, David Young (G4RQU)

and again:  G4RQU here, ex VP8APK. Just to tell you that I have completed your QSL card and my wife will post it to you, in an envelope, from England within the next few days. She has been with me for the past two weeks. Thanks for designing the card. It was printed on the ship with standard paper so you may want to laminate it. Let me know when you receive it.
Best wishes, David Young from the Carnival Legend
Today  I've got the envelope and the card and  YES ..it's a great story having got VP8APK after 24 Years!

Through the WAP page I would like to express my sympathy and thanks to David G4RQU whishing him  well now on board of the Ship “Carnival Legend” sailing across the Caribbean !

WAP …… where else to love Antarctica?

WAP KOR-Ø1. D88S finally arrived!

Thanks to Lee Sanghoon (DS4NMJ-DT8A) many of us, Antarctic Hunters,  are now receiving  D88S  QSL card for contacts made in the early 2003 and  get unconfirmed by DS4CNB!
Never loose the good hope though….! For this great effort we have to thank Lee DS4NMJ who did carry on the recovery  of a long time discussed situation.

Lee wrote:

Hello Gianni OM,

Thanks fory our help in Antarctic Net, I miss its life. Say hello to WAP friends, 73 Lee

Thanks very much Lee, we did  appreciate your great help.

Thanks also to Medhi F5PFP for its good offices.

Spanish Base "Juan Carlos I" (WAP ESP-Ø1) 

Information source: DX Fun Cluster Sat. 24 Nov.2007: Posted by: Luis EA3OG .
The Radio Club "La Salle" obtained a permission to operate from Base Antarctica Española "Juan Carlos I", as ED3RKL. Spanish scientific Team will leave onboard of the Spanish Oceanic Ship ship "Hesperides" and will stay at Antarctic station "Juan Carlos I "  from January 1st through Juanuary 17th. Among the scientific Team, there is a member of  RC “La Salle” who will bring  equipments with him, in order to operate HF Ham bands during his free time . More info will be coming later. TNX Luis EA3OG.
Spanish Base Juan Carlos I (WAP ESP-Ø1) is located = 62° 39’ 46” South,  60° 23’ 00” West on Livingston island , South Shetlands Group.

Polar research ships Hespérides
Hesperides 2,738 tons full load, is 82.5 x 14.3 x 4.5 meters (270.5 x 47 x 14.5 feet); uses 6 diesel, 2 shafts propulsion engines capable of 15 knots. She's equipped with amidships deck with hangar for 1 light helicopter; homeport is Cartagena. Hesperides is the naval component of Spanish Antarctic research and  Spain's main Antarctic support vessel. She was built in Spain at the Cartagena Shipyards and delivered in April, 1991. She has 9 officers, 46 other crew and can carry 30 scientists. She has an endurance of 90 days. Hope ED3RKL can opearte /MM so to give us a new "Polar Ship" as well!

XXIII Italian Antarctic Expedition

The XXIII Italian scientific mission in Antarctica (2007-2008) has taken to the way at beginning of November . It foresee 2 periods of activity:

First one called summery,  from  October 30^th 2007 to  February 4^th 2008, and a winter one  from January to November 2008. Scientific activities within the  XXIII Italian Scientific Expedition will be carried out in Antarctica, with several restraint due to the cuts to the financings which will cause particular suffering and  limiting. The participants between technicians, logistic and researchers are approximately 122 and will perform their activities at Mario Zucchelli Station,  Terra Nova Bay northern Victoria Land  (Ross Sea), than at the Italian-French Station Concordia  “Dome C” on the Antarctic plateau.

Among the activities going on, in the light of the international agreements, an important one is TALDICE carried out at  Talos Dome (72° 49' South -159° 11' West), about 200 km from Mario Zucchelli Station, where it is previewed the furtherance of perforation activity of continental ice.

Another project is ANDRILL/MIS (McMurdo Ice Shelf) that previews perforation the glacial platform of Ross’s sediment from onboard of special dedicated  ship. To follow this program, some italian researchers  then, are hosts at the American McMurdo Station, in order to carry out activity within of scientific International  agreement. The long terms interaction between researchers of various countries has allowed, in the past years, continuous development and important goals which experiences shared are  the final and common objective to all the country signers. Moreover research activities from onboard  of the Italica Ship are also planned in the  Ross Sea.

Thanks and Credit to PNRA:  http://www.pnra.it  
&  http://www.italiantartide.it/Spedizioni/xxiii/index.php

Unfortunately there are any Ham operators among the XXIII  IAE …sorry about that!

M/V Explorer hitting iceberg near Antarctica
There was no danger among the passengers who are all safe, and  been transferred to the cruise ship M/V Endeavour and to M/V Nord Norge. Actually the captain, first officer  and other 4 crew members are remaining on board. The incident occurred in the Bransfield Strait off King George Island in the Antarctic Ocean. Another vessel the  M/V Antarctic Dream is on its way to take part to the rescue operation in water reportedly as frigid as minus 5 Celsius (23 Fahrenheit).
Ships from UK Coast Guard and Argentinean Navvy are in the area trying to prevent M/V Explorer to sink.
Web cams images on board of M/V Nord Norge at:
http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=94271

LU8XW- EXPEDITION MOAT –AY7X

30 November, 01 & 02 December 2007

Radio Club Ushuaia, with yearning to activate different geographic points  of the Isla Grande, Tierra del Fuego (according to the connected Awards), will be active from "MOAT (Destacamento de la Prefectura Naval Argentina) Grid Square FD65PA, from 15:01 UTC- November 30^th to  18:00 UTC-December 2^nd , using AY7X callsign, operating SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY around the following suggested  frequencies:

QSL Via WD9EWK
Patrick STODDARD, 4031 E. Aster Drive, PHOENIX, AZ 85032-7417, U.S.A.
http://qsl.wd9ewk. net/

Each contact is been worth in addition, for WAP  Awards (ARG-023). For any additional question, feel free to write us via our e-mail. LU9XT Luís Groh SECRETARY,  LU5XPP Pablo Miskulin PRESIDENT lu8xw@uolsinectis. com.ar  WEB site at: www.lu8xw.net .
TNX Miguel LW9DX

Discovering Polar Ships
US ICEBREAKER NATHANIEL B. PALMER
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO),  is the most technologically advanced and fastest-growing offshore vessel service company in the world. In 1992, ECO, Galliano, Louisiana, built and delivered a 94-meter research ship with icebreaking capability for use by the U.S. Antarctic Program for 10 years or more. The ship, Nathaniel B. Palmer, is a first-rate platform for global change studies, including biological, oceanographic, geological, and geophysical components. It can operate safely year-round in Antarctic waters that often are stormy or covered with sea ice. It accommodates 37 scientists, has a crew of 22, and is capable of 75-day missions.
The ship is named the Nathaniel B. Palmer to commemorate the American credited with first seeing Antarctica. Nathaniel Brown Palmer, then 21 years old, commanded the 14-meter sloop Hero, which on 16 and 17 November 1820 entered Orleans Strait and came very close to the Antarctic Peninsula at about 63° 45' South. Later in his life, Palmer also won wealth and fame as a pioneer clipper ship master and designer.
Thanks and credit to: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/support/nathpalm.jsp

WAP is happy to show a recent (Nov.2007) envelope posted from Chile with covers from "Winter Cruise Bellinghause-Amundsen Sea" with signatures of the RIV Nathaniel B. Palmer participating the IPY 2007. We are grateful to Dr. Eddy de Busschere from Belgian Polar Expedition Society for sending such a great item.

WAP the culture of Antarctica among Hams & Chasers! 

Manfred Eisel-HB9DAX : a “Polarfunker” from Switzerland

Fred HB9DAX wrote:

Here one side from the POLAR News with my activity on the Pole. This Polar News is only on German. We have Internet Web-Side under Polarstationen.ch, great job for Amateur-Radio. I am looking  for the WAP Top Honour Roll in the next Years. Thanks for all help with WAP.

73 de HB9DAX  Fred (CW/QRP).

HI Fred, keep up the good work and happy you’re enjoying Antarctica as much as we do!

WAP Staff

VP8DKX -SOUTH GEORGIA  

Melvin Collins, KA4KDZ has been reported active as VP8DKX from South Georgia Gr. (should be on KEP WAP GBR-24) on  last Nov.4^th  around 19:00Z on 14.190Mhz. QSL via home call.

We don't know if he will be active shorly again or if he has already closed, but now ,according to Rick NE8Z,  Melvin was due back at Larsen Bay, South Georgia over last weekend. If their webcam is working, you might see the ship arrive. Check the web-cam site at:
 http://zeitcam.com/webcam/southgeorgia .

TNX Rick, NE8Z

WAP did check the web cam images  from Nov.7^th till today . It seems the ship is not back yet, so there will be another opportunity to work VP8DKX?... let’s hope!

Information posted by Medhi, F5PFP on F5NOD's Antarctic Reflector.
Antarctic DX Net:
Due to poor conditions on 20 mts, we plan to move our usual DX Net on 40 meters (7.078/7.080 MHz) more or less at 23:00/ 00:00 GMT on week ends. Once again LU1ZV Esperanza, LU4ZS Marambio joined us with big signals.
In addition, according to LU4DXU (pic on the left), today, Sunday 18th, LU1ZV Esperanza (WAP ARG-Ø4) op. Edgardo, LU1ZG Belgrano 2 (WAP ARG-Ø6) op.Martin, LU1ZD San Martin (WAP ARG-Ø8) op. Daniel,  could appear at 18:00Z on 14.315 Mhz,  but we are pessimist due to the very low sun spots numbers.
TNX LU4DXU & F5PFP

VP8DIF Husvik 2008 WAP GBR-27

MMØDWF, Lars Boheme is a biologist, working at  Sea Mammal Research Unit,  Gatty Marine Laboratory of the University of St Andrews UK.
http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/seaos/

Lars will sign VP8DIF from Husvik, South Georgia,  from  around 26 January 2008 and he will close and  leave the island on 1 March 2008.
A web site of the operation has been set up at:
http://www.lars-boehme.de/vp8dif/index.html .
QSL via buro or direct  to DJ9ZB:
FRANZ LANGNER
P.O. BOX 150
D-77950 ETTENHEIM, GERMANY

Donations are welcome. If  interested in doing it, please write to: vp8dif@lars-boehme.de

WAP has linked VP8DIF web site on the WAP link’s page. Pay a visit there you  can get pics and infos.

WAP…Antarctic passion on the web !

Information posted by Oleg Latyshev, UA6HPR , now UA6GG (Picture at the right).

Vlad KC7JEF/MM, UA6GO/MM (ex UAØZDA), is actually sailing  M/V Arabian Horse about near  the  Oman-A41  area,  and as far as we know, will be there till June, 2008. Any Antarctic trip seems to be planned in the short time though. He does not have  e-mail on board of and contacts with him are only possible by CW on Ham bands when he is on, or via  ethernet. I did call Vlad a couple of days ago as he has up a SIM-card. Contacts with M/V Arabian Horse are NOT VALID for WAP Awards nor for Antarctic Challenge of the French Polar Team.

On the mean time I am happy to inform you and WAP readers that recently have printed new QSLs for R1AND and  if interestingly look here:
http://www.ruqsl.ru/vz/40/40r1and.htm
I will be active as UE6ANT  during the 5^th Antarctic Activity Week 2008 .  Thanks!!!
Oleg UA6HPR/UA6GG

A message from The Antarctic Sun  Editor to the WAP Readers:

Peter Rejcek, Editor of The Antarctic Sun wrote:
Hello, Gianni.

cheers, Peter 

Peter Rejcek 

Editor, The Antarctic Sun

Raytheon Polar Services

7400 S. Tucson Way , Centennial, CO 80112

Yes that’s fine! The Antarctic  Sun will be online year-round. What a wonderful opportunity for Antarctic chasers and enthusiasts to follow the adventures, information & technical issues on the unique Antarctic newspaper on line!

Thanks Peter Rejcek & AntSun Team for the so wonderful job!

Blue One Runway, Antarctica . 71° 32’ South - Ø8° 48’ East.

A land based tourism has been set up few years ago  at Queen Maud Land in Antarctica, on an area relatively close to some Antarctic Bases, such as Maitri Station WAP IND-Ø3 (70° 45’57” South, 11° 44’ 09” East) and Novolazarevskaya Station, WAP RUS-Ø9  (70° 46’ 26”South , 11° 51’54”East).

Tent-based camps have been established around 2001 at 71° 32’ South, 08° 48’ East, about 15 kilometres from the Novolazarevskaya Station and now improperly  called Novo Runway. Right name should be “Blue 1 Runway” .

RZ3BJ has got a call R1ANR to be used as Club Callsign from this location, and did show up on 14.170 from 17:00Z.  “Blue One” or “Novo Runway” could became a WAP RUS-NEW. Another alternative could be to considered this location as WAP MNB-NEW, new Multinational Base such as Patriot Hills; let's see.

The old "Blue-1" ice runway, was a large project of the late 1980. One of the goals of this project was to locate runway sites close to Pole, which could have simplified the movement of construction materials for the new station, since wheeled aircraft can carry much heavier loads than the ski-equipped LC-130's.

Practically now, with this new facility, people can fly to Antarctica in 6 hours,  taking off from Cape Town South Africa.

(ALCI) Antarctic Logistic Centre International.

ALCI, is South African company located in Cape Town, which is using the runway not far from the Russian Base Novolazarevskaya in Queen Maud Land (northern Antarctica) as the entry point for Antarctic flights and tourist  proposals.  

It is like a multinational facility which works with Governmental organizations as well,  run by Russian technicians and Russian aircrafts.

ALCI's tourist proposal, involved the provision of seats on national program support flights by Ilyushin-76 heavy-lift jet aircraft from Cape Town to  Blue-Ice (or Blue -1) Runway, near Russia's Novolazarevskaya Station.
TNX DL5EBE, UA1PBA, K2ARB, F5PFP.

More info at:

http://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/history/blueice.html

http://www.thepoles.com/news.php?id=14115

http://www.astronomicaltours.net/Antarctica2/ACLI.html

Enjoy Antarctica … with WAP, of course.

2007-2007's Antarctic season: The Antarctic Sun is up again
Happy birthday to you guys ... and thanks!
It's been a decade since the Antarctica Sun Times morphed into The Antarctic Sun as part of the decommissioning of Operation Deep Freeze.
The Antarctic Sun is up once again, and it will continue to shine throughout the year. We revamped our Web site — http://antarcticsun.usap.gov — with a new format and look. We will add fresh articles and content every week, reporting on news about the USAP, the Ice, and the People all year long.
For those already members of The Antarctic Sun  List-Serve, you will receive an email  from the Staff every few weeks as a reminder to check out the most recent stories posted to the web site. Everyone else can download the new issues of The Antarctic Sun, by clicking on the appropriate banner at the right of the WAP home page.
Keep up the good work guys; WAP chasers are following you , thanks a lot.

 Polar Ships
Vlad  UZØZDA ( http://www.ruqsl.ru/dx/ua0zda/index.html ) will not be in Antarctica this winter as usual board of M/V Lyubov Orlova as KC7JEF/MM. He will be in the Arabian Gulf till June 2008.
After a short time at the Falklands, the  Sailing Yacht SEAL (actually located at 53° 59’ South , 38° 54’ West) is sailing from the Falkland South Georgia.
S/Y SEAL is a 56 feet  sailing ship. Normally it operates on Antarctic waters bringing tourists to the  S. Georgia and  S. Sandwich Islands. As far as we know, no HF operation are planning from on board. Reference web page at:
http://www.expeditionsail.com/ .
Check also the Photo Gallery in there, it’s very nice.
TNX Alberto, IT9MRM

Information posted by Dominik DL5EBE  on F5NOD’s Antarctic Reflector
Oleg, UA1PBA (here on the left with the King of Spain), station commander of Bellingshausen Base for many years has finally left for South Africa. Oleg will be the new technical manager of ALCI (Antarctic Logistics Center International) in Cape Town and he will do logistical support for international expeditions to Antarctica. In the meantime I spoke with Rif, RZ3BJ, from Moscow who will leave these days for Novo Runway, Antarctica. He applied for R1ANR which shall be the new club call sign for Novo Runway. Also I spoke with Slava, UA1PAI, who will join the new wintering team of Bellingshausen Base. Slava will put a special emphasis on 160 m from Bellingshausen Base and he promised to continue the story of R1ANF DXpeditions to different refuges and bases.
By the way, I gave a couple of blank DPØGVN QSL cards to Oleg which he will send to Neumayer Base via the AWI staff who will stop in Cape Town. If you wish to get a direct QSL mailed from Neumayer Base, please contact Mirko, DPØGVN.
Best 73s from Moscow, Dominik DL5EBE (Op. UA3AWA)
TNX DL5EBE