KA4RXP, John, will be departing February 9 from Bluff, New Zealand heading on a 30 day expeditionary cruise to Antarctica.
While aboard the MV Spirit of Enderby he plans to operate either an IC-7100 or FT-897 and an SPE 1.3 KW amp using the call KA4RXP/MM. He'll use an MFJ 998RT auto-tuner attached to a Pacific Aerials HF Marine SSB 7.3 meter Vertical Antenna.
Activity will be shipboard only. John will make several stops but "no terrestrial radio operation will occur". For Grid locator chasers he will have GPS software for giving out over the air and for upload to LoTW.
Listen for him mostly on SSB on or near 14.275 MHz, and FT8 and PSK "only if conditions are totally deplorable."
John will QSL all "electronic".
While aboard the MV Spirit of Enderby he plans to operate either an IC-7100 or FT-897 and an SPE 1.3 KW amp using the call KA4RXP/MM. He'll use an MFJ 998RT auto-tuner attached to a Pacific Aerials HF Marine SSB 7.3 meter Vertical Antenna.
Activity will be shipboard only. John will make several stops but "no terrestrial radio operation will occur". For Grid locator chasers he will have GPS software for giving out over the air and for upload to LoTW.
Listen for him mostly on SSB on or near 14.275 MHz, and FT8 and PSK "only if conditions are totally deplorable."
John will QSL all "electronic".