* W.A.P. Worldwide Antarctic Program *
* Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic News *
* *
* Bases, Activities and Informations for *
* Amateur Radio Stations and Antarctic Enthusiasts *
Bulletin nr.173 (03 December 2004) *
* Edited by members of WAP Staff *
* Gianni Varetto I1HYW, Massimo Balsamo IK1GPG, Betty Sciolla IK1QFM *
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* WEB Page : http://www.ddxc.net *
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* Others Antarctic WEB Pages with our WAP Bulletin *
* http://www.qsl.net/f5nod/antarctica.html *
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* W.A.P. Antarctic Directory (Thirt Edition Year 2004) *
* W.A.P. Antarctic Callsigns Directory (Thirt Edition Year 2004) *
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* For this number we thank: Dominik DL5EBE, Gil F5NOD, Luigi IK8OZZ, Egidio*
* IZ8BRI, John WD8MGQ, OH2AQ Kolumbus Cluster, Claudio PY2HS, OPDX Bull, *
* Roberto LU3CQ, Arasu VU2UR *
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* Russian Antarctic PolarNet:15.00z every day on 14.160Mhz by Vlad UA1BJ *
* South Pole Polar Net :00.00z every day on 14.243Mhz by Larry K1IED *
* FCG Net :22.00z every day on 21.365Mhz by JA stations *
* Antarctic Net :19.00z every Saturday 14.290MHz by LU4DXU *
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LU1ZG (ARG-06) - General Manuel Belgrano II Base (Army)
Jose Luis is active now.
* QSL --> LU4DXU (Horacio E.Ledo, P.O.Box 22, 1640 Martinez, BA, Argentina)
* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* WEB pages: http://www.qsl.net/lu8adx/antartida/antartida.htm
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LU1ZD (ARG-08) - General San Martin Base (Army)
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> LU4DXU (Horacio E.Ledo, P.O.Box 22, 1640 Martinez, BA, Argentina)
* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* WEB pages: http://www.qsl.net/lu8adx/antartida/antartida.htm
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
JH5FIX 21365.0 LU1ZD LETNET 2342 23 Nov 2004
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LU1ZA (ARG-15) - Destacamento Naval Orcadas del Sur Base (Navy)
Martin LU5DO, medical doctor at the base, will be active until March 2005.
* QSL --> LU4DXU (Horacio E.Ledo, P.O.Box 22, 1640 Martinez, BA, Argentina)
* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* WEB pages: http://www.qsl.net/lu8adx/antartida/antartida.htm
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LU1ZI (ARG-20) - Teniente Jubany Base (IAA)
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> LU4DXU (Horacio E.Ledo, P.O.Box 22, 1640 Martinez, BA, Argentina)
* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* WEB pages: http://www.qsl.net/lu8adx/antartida/antartida.htm
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LU4ZS (ARG-21) - Vicecomodoro Gustavo Marambio Base (Air Force)
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> LU4DXU (Horacio E.Ledo, P.O.Box 22, 1640 Martinez, BA, Argentina)
* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* WEB pages: http://www.qsl.net/lu8adx/antartida/antartida.htm
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Variuos (ARG-23) - Tierra del Fuego
Different Stations are active.
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
EA4CWN 14030.0 LU1XSL 0034 23 Nov 2004
EA4CWN 14030.0 LU1XS SRI CALL! 0035 23 Nov 2004
NW8F 14035.0 LU1XW 0037 28 Nov 2004
K2LE 14062.1 LU2XX 0048 27 Nov 2004
PY3SB 28350.0 LU6XAH op. Ed 1509 21 Nov 2004
N2RM 14038.3 LU8XW 0753 27 Nov 2004
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VK0DX (AUS-03) - Davis Station (ANARE)
Finn (VK4LL-OZ2QK) is active from 18 November 2003 and until December 2004.
* QSL --> VK0DX (Finn Olsen, P.O.Box 1544, Brisbane 4001, Australia)
* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* WEB pages: http://www.qsl.net/vk0dx/
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
N5KD 14025.0 VK0DX Fin - Davis Base - Ant. 0042 22 Nov 2004
K1IR 14055.1 VK0DX 0016 27 Nov 2004
K9NS 14007.4 VK0DX 0018 28 Nov 2004
K1IED 14248.0 VK0DX FINN ANTARCTICA DAVIS BASE 0144 28 Nov 2004
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R1ANF/P (BRA-04) - Padre Balduino Rambo Refuge
Oleg, UA1PBF, will be active in December 2004.
* QSL --> RK1PWA (Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja,
Russia).
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VP8DID (GBR-25) - Falkland Islands
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> DJ2VO
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
SP3BGD 10114.5 VP8DID up 1.2 0100 30 Nov 2004
N0FW 7010.3 VP8DID cq 0117 30 Nov 2004
W7QC 14031.1 VP8DID 0049 01 Dec 2004
OE5BWN 10116.0 VP8DID via: DJ2VO works simplex 0121 02 Dec 2004
ON4AEF 7013.0 VP8DID qsl dj2vo 0444 02 Dec 2004
SP3BGD 18075.3 VP8DID up 0935 03 Dec 2004
PY8AZT 21004.0 VP8DID 539 qsb - but wrd 1146 03 Dec 2004
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VP8DXL (GBR-25) - Falkland Islands
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> W5PF
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
K7MTR 21295.0 VP8DXL VP8/F - QSL via W5PF 2323 22 Nov 2004
N4ZW-@ 14235.0 VP8DXL qsl via W5PF 0341 25 Nov 2004
SM5DQC 28943.0 VP8DXL moved... 1252 26 Nov 2004
MW3CDJ 24943.0 VP8DXL loud in wales 1256 26 Nov 2004
DJ5AV 24944.0 VP8DXL correct call,Falklands 1436 26 Nov 2004
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VP8LP (GBR-25) - Falkland Islands
Robert is active now.
* QSL --> VP8NO (Robert McLeod, P.O.Box 474, 75 Davis Street, Stanley,
Falkland Islands)
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VP8WFW (GBR-25) - Falkland Islands
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> W5PF
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
N1LN 7016.1 VP8WFW QSX 7018.87 QSL via W5PF 0011 23 Nov 2004
7K1UBF 14004.0 VP8WFW UP2 via W5PF 0932 23 Nov 2004
OK1CF 7003.9 VP8WFW QSX 7005.9 0111 24 Nov 2004
W7SW 21013.5 VP8WFW up 2 2051 25 Nov 2004
W2GFF 24903.0 VP8WFW qth Stanley via w5pf 1902 30 Nov 2004
K5NZ 24902.9 VP8WFW WF5W-op/QSL W5PF 2045 30 Nov 2004
W4FOA 7007.0 VP8WFW CQn V/W5PF 0039 03 Dec 2004
DJ2RB 21014.0 VP8WFW now up 1 1231 03 Dec 2004
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VP8WMJ (GBR-25) - Falkland Islands
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> W5PF
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
N5NA 21024.8 VP8WMJ via W5PF 2033 22 Nov 2004
DL5ML 24898.0 VP8WMJ via W5PF 1456 23 Nov 2004
K6KYJ 7019.0 VP8WMJ lite here 0659 26 Nov 2004
W9VNE 10108.0 VP8WMJ 2305 29 Nov 2004
W6TA 24904.9 VP8WMJ QSL VIA W5PF 2003 01 Dec 2004
G4WFQ 21015.1 VP8WMJ 1304 03 Dec 2004
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VP8WPF (GBR-25) - Falkland Islands
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> W5PF
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
JJ2QXI 14004.1 VP8WPF QSX up2, QSL;W5PF 0807 23 Nov 2004
W6TA 10106.0 VP8WPF UP 2 VIA W5PF 0915 25 Nov 2004
W3BGN 24895.2 VP8WPF WKG EU 1213 30 Nov 2004
DJ6TK 24897.6 VP8WPF corr QRG 1420 02 Dec 2004
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VP8WWW (GBR-25) - Falkland Islands
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> ?
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
OK1DF 7067.9 VP8WWW 0507 27 Nov 2004
W3PP 28033.7 VP8WWW 1539 27 Nov 2004
SM0DTK 7065.2 VP8WWW Nice sigs 0642 28 Nov 2004
W6TA 14040.0 VP8WWW 2345 28 Nov 2004
KG6I 14040.2 VP8WWW not mwj 0014 29 Nov 2004
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? (IND-03) - Maitri Station
MAITRI BASE WAP IND-03 soon on the air.
Our friend and supporter Arasu VU2UR has just relayed this information for
the WAP web site:
Next December 2nd, 2004, VU3BPZ, is leaving to Maitri Base for a second term
there.He promises to be active from the INDIA's Antarctic base (WAP IND-03).
He is expected to reach Maitri Base on 22nd of December 2004.
First of all he will check into the AIRNET on 14150kHz every day at 1400 UTC
and then he tries working DX.
Enjoy Antarctica
de Arasu VU2UR
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I0QHM/KC4 (ITA-01) - Terra Nova Bay Station (Mario Zucchelli)
XX Italian Scientific Expedition in Antarctica
After having established family connections, Mario and the 2nd operator Dani-
lo will pay more efforts to make contacts with everybody. This is what they
said. Check regularly on 14:180 from 18:30 to 19:00Z. Due to the limited
spare time, Mario can't stay more than 30 minutes a day on frequency.
* WEB pages: http://www.italiantartide.it/spedizioni/xx/
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
IZ8BRI 14215.0 I0QHM/KC4 WAP ITA-01 WITH IK8OZZ 1909 21 Nov 2004
IK8GYS 14200.0 I0QHM/KC4 antartica 1857 24 Nov 2004
IZ8BRI 14180.0 I0QHM/KC4 WAP ITA 01 WITH IK8OZZ/I1HYW 1900 26 Nov 2004
I1HYW 14180.0 I0QHM/KC4 MZS/BTN Atarctica 1847 27 Nov 2004
IK8OZZ 14180.0 I0QHM/KC4 M. Zucchelli Base Antartica 1831 30 Nov 2004
IZ8BRI 14180.0 I0QHM/KC4 WAP ITA-01 WITH IK8OZZ 1833 01 Dec 2004
IK8OZZ 14180.0 I0QHM/KC4 wap ita-01 1815 02 Dec 2004
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8J1RL (JPN-03) - Syowa Station (NIPR)
Shiba san is active now.
* QSL --> JA QSL Bureau
* WEB pages: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-7_8j1rl/2002/frame.htm
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HF0QF (POL-01) - Henryk Arctowski Station
Voytek SP5QF is active until December 2004 in the 28th Polish Antarctic Exp.
(http://www.qsl.net/hf0pol or http://qtc.radio.org.pl)
* QSL --> SP7IWA (Wanda Jakubowska, Ul.Dewonska 14/3, 25-637 Kielce, Poland)
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
I1HYW 14195.0 HF0QF Antarctica WAP POL-01 0409 20 Nov 2004
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R1ANF (RUS-01) - Bellingshausen Station
Oleg UA1PBA, Slava UA1PAI and Aleksei UA1PAW are active now.
* QSL --> RK1PWA (Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja,
Russia).
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
K5AB 14021.3 R1ANF 0144 23 Nov 2004
K8UT 14085.8 R1ANF RTTY - loud 0024 24 Nov 2004
W6OAT 14047.4 R1ANF 2135 27 Nov 2004
KC1XX 14058.8 R1ANF 0333 28 Nov 2004
PY2WC 7054.9 R1ANF CQWW 0401 28 Nov 2004
W4JSI 14084.8 R1ANF AFSK FREQ 2352 29 Nov 2004
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R1ANB (RUS-07) - Mirny Station
Nick is active now.
* QSL --> RU1ZC (Valentin Mykitenko, Akademgorodok 2 1, 184340 Loparskaya,
Russia).
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
N4DW 14036.5 R1ANB 0626 27 Nov 2004
AD1C 14041.6 R1ANB Z 29 0120 28 Nov 2004
ON7GB 7067.0 R1ANB 29 1720 28 Nov 2004
NT1Y 14068.4 R1ANB 2313 28 Nov 2004
OK1WF 10102.8 R1ANB mirny 1657 01 Dec 2004
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R1ANN (RUS-09) - Novolazarevskaya Station
RU3HD/ANT (RUS-09) - Novolazarevskaya Station
Vlady, RU3HD, will be active for 4 months.
* QSL --> RZ3DJ (Dmitry Ttsyplakov, Pushkino, Moskovsky pr., 43/7-76, 141200
Russia)
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
UR3IFD 10108.0 R1ANN antarctida 2210 25 Nov 2004
K1BX 14018.1 R1ANN 2328 25 Nov 2004
K3LR 14042.0 R1ANN 0228 27 Nov 2004
K0XD 10107.0 R1ANN 0218 29 Nov 2004
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R1ANC (RUS-13) - Vostok Station
Aleksej, UA1PAC, has just signed his contract at AARI in St. Petersburg for
his next wintering at Vostok Base as participant of the 50th RAE 2004/2006.
He will be engeneer and responsible ionospherist who has to run the digital
ionosphere stations.
* QSL --> DL5EBE (Dominik Weiel, Johannes-Meyer-Str.13, D-49808 Lingen,
Germany).
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EM1HO (UKR-01) - Akademik Vernadsky Station
Paul UX2HO is active now.
* QSL --> I2PJA (Antonio Petroncari, Via Enzo Togni 87, I-27043 Broni, Pavia
Italy).
* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
W6OAT 28028.7 EM1HO 2121 27 Nov 2004
NQ4I 14030.8 EM1HO 0054 28 Nov 2004
N3RS 7070.7 EM1HO 0112 28 Nov 2004
K7ZD 14194.0 EM1HO CQ-loud 2352 02 Dec 2004
UT5RP 14070.0 EM1HO PSK31 @1020Hz 0808 03 Dec 2004
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KC4AAA (USA-21) - Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Other Operator Nick NH6ON is active now and until 15/12/2004.
* QSL --> K1IED (Larry F.Skilton, 72 Brook Street, South Windsor, CT-06074,
U.S.A.).
* http://mitglied.lycos.de/mapu2001/nsf.html
* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
K1IED 14243.0 KC4AAA NICK QSL K1IED 0043 28 Nov 2004
WA4HHG 14237.0 KC4AAA 0154 28 Nov 2004
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KC4/N3SIG (USA-22) - McMurdo Station
Chris N3SIG will be active from 25 November 2004 and until 05/03/2005.
* QSL --> AI3D (Christopher M.Post, 980 Graham Street, Apartment 2,Bethlehem
PA-18015, U.S.A.)
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
W3OP-@ 14243.0 KC4/N3SIG Mc(Murdo Station 0248 28 Nov 2004
K4YI-@ 14243.0 KC4/N3SIG McMurdo Station Antarctica 0300 28 Nov 2004
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KC4USV (USA-22) - McMurdo Station
Mike is active now.
* QSL --> K1IED (Larry F.Skilton, 72 Brook Street, South Windsor, CT-06074,
U.S.A.).
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KC4AAC (USA-23) - Palmer Station
Operator is active now.
* QSL --> K1IED (Larry F.Skilton, 72 Brook Street, South Windsor, CT-06074,
U.S.A.).
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VP8CMH/P - James Clark Ross Ship
Mike, GM0HCQ, who has operated from Antarctica since 1990 and works as a
ship's Radio Officer onboard the BAS vessels, has informed of his forth-
coming trip to the Antarctica onboard the British Antarctic Survey vessel
RRS James Clark Ross. The vessel sails from the UK on September 22nd, and
he will operate as GM0HCQ/MM. Mike will operate from Rothera Base AS VP8ROT
from 7 to 12 December 2004.
* E-mail: http://www.gm0hcq.com
* QSL --> GM0HCQ (Mike Gloistein, 27 Stormont Way, Scone, Perthshire PH2 6SP
Scotland)
Last spots in the Packet Cluster:
OK2BF 24896.8 VP8CMH/MM NR S.GEORGIA 0947 23 Nov 2004
GB7CGL 14124.0 VP8CMH/MM 1326 24 Nov 2004
OH4NS 24896.8 VP8CMH/MM 1519 24 Nov 2004
JA1WLO 14020.0 VP8CMH/MM CQing 0926 25 Nov 2004
7K3WFM 18087.0 VP8CMH/MM 0934 27 Nov 2004
VP8CMH 14020.0 VP8CMH/MM calling cq 1952 02 Dec 2004
SV1FJP 14020.0 VP8CMH/MM 2005 02 Dec 2004
VP8CMH 14020.0 VP8CMH/MM calling cq 0931 03 Dec 2004
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