On Saturday February 27th the XR9JA have end there transmittion from Greenwich Island, Antarctica to cooporate with Emergency Net, due to the earthquake on concepcion.
As of Sept 2014 the 3 U. S. Antarctic stations, KC4AAA, KC4AAC, and KC4USV, are now using LOTW whenever the operator there sends the QSL Manager a E-Log.
With South Georgia behind us now (in terms of radio operation, currently the ship is at anchor about a mile off the island) I am turning my attention to operating from Rothera base, Adelaide Island.
FT3YL. Francois, F4HLT will be active from Dumont d'Urville Station, Geology Archipelago, IOTA AN - 017, Adelie Land, Antarctica starting December 2016 as FT3YL.
Article about Norbert, VK0AI
All over the world, amateur radio operators ('hams') enjoy the hobby of radio communications. Many test their skills and equipment to see how many different locations in the world they can contact. The less populated and more remote the regions, the greater the challenge.
Macca Station