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KC4USV McMurdo station Ross Island

KC4USV will be active from McMurdo Station, Ross Island, IOTA AN - 011, Antarctica, during Antarctic summer season 2021/2022.
Team - W2RTO and KG5SBS.
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They will operate mainly on 40 and 20m.
Frequencies:
14243 and 7175 SSB and 14074 and 7074 FT8.
QSL via K7MT, LOTW.
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David Larkin
  • Callsign: N7DKL
  • 2023-01-24 00:25:20
I will definitely try to make a contact because my wife is down there right now on the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star as one of the volunteer cooks. I am in Juneau Alaska so it will be a long path if it works. Now I just need to figure out when you will be on the air.
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Ronald Z Langfitt
  • Callsign: KC0KHZ
  • 2023-01-23 09:08:16
I was station at McMurdo in 1968 i was flight engineer on 148319
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mitchell Strauss
  • Callsign: KB2EJJ
  • 2022-12-22 18:01:37
I lost my qsl card from a fire some 25 years ago. is it possible to receive a duplicate via the bureau or other means if possible. thank you. 6315120939 if need to. thank you
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Tom Lanieri
  • Callsign: NU2W
  • 2022-11-15 01:13:04
WELCOME to McM!....get that ham station on the air....I have been waiting 35 years for a Q....ON EAST COAST---------STAY SAFE! 5=BEST
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Tom Sawyer
  • Callsign: K6BX
  • 2022-06-05 07:43:57
What times UTC are you on the air, 20m SSB. I'm near San Francisco. Good on you, Tom (K6BX)
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Bruce Gutschmidt
  • Callsign: W7PK
  • 2022-04-10 04:28:56
is there a current schedule when you will be on the air ?
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Bill Rogers
  • Callsign: K2TER
  • 2022-02-27 14:08:12
A very nice surprise to work you on 20M FT8 last night with good reports both ways! Hope to see you on other bands too! Best of luck.
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Thomas
  • Callsign: NU2W
  • 2021-10-01 15:22:17
ARRL DX post stated AGAIN ops till Oct 2021....Running out of time....we are ready!
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James Bartell
  • Callsign: WA7ZUI
  • 2021-08-27 22:43:41
Will be looking for you. We have a daughter working there. WA7ZUI James Bartell
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Paul
  • Callsign: KB1NCD
  • 2021-07-10 04:29:23
73
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Sam Stewart
  • Callsign: KC1OGG
  • 2021-04-19 03:08:19
Hello and thank you for your attempt. No contact to the north america this weekend. Propagation wasnt in the cards. In the late 90s and early 20s I hade many contacts with KC4AAA along with a few for Mcmurdo and Palmer on 14.243 inc a QRP. Thank you for your efforts. Sam & 73s KC1OGG former KB1DFT K1IED RIP our friend Larry
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Tom Lanieri
  • Callsign: NU2W
  • 2021-04-16 15:29:23
BEEN trying for years for McMurdo. Hoping soon- East Coast NJ- NU2W small station
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Jim Steiger
  • Callsign: K8YTW
  • 2021-03-28 19:13:14
I was aboard the USS Arneb AKA-56 as a radio op and operated the onboard ham station(KV4USR). While at McMurdo and Hallett Station, I visited both amateur stations and made a few contacts from McMurdo. This was way back in 1961.
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Roger Heny
  • Callsign: YV5OBU
  • 2020-06-18 08:00:11
Looking for advise on a DX-pedition to Antarctica. I was wondering if you could advise about the logistic / cost /time over antarctica yv5obu@gmail.com. 73's Roger
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Gregory Peet
  • Callsign: N1KPW
  • 2018-06-08 12:20:19
K1IED passed away earlier this week, the family is very concerned that someone pick up the torch and carry on all the work that Larry did for all of the South Pole stations.... does anyone have any contact info i can forward to the family for the stations???? N1KPW@arrl.org if you can help
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Fred Moore
  • Callsign: NA
  • 2016-05-21 04:25:07
On a whim just wondered if King Charlie 4 Uncle Sugar Victor was still around. Ha! Not an operator but sure enjoyed the help in talking with my grandparents in Atlanta, GA. while there as HM2 in 1961.
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Ed Lambert
  • Callsign: not a ham
  • 2015-07-03 10:10:58
I was at McMurdo with DeepFreeze IV, November, 1958 to November, 1959. Ham radio was the only way of contacting my family back in Indiana from March 1 when the last ship left until October 1, when the first plane returned. My folks had a schedule every other Friday with a local ham and we would talk for 15 minutes. Those occasions certainly meant a lot to us. I recently scanned a copy of a DeepFreeze Four QSL card onto the hard drive of my computer that has individual pictures of the 14 men who operated the ham station round the clock, or at least most of the time. There were times conditions would not allow transmissions.
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MKC Thomas Moe USCG (Ret)
  • Callsign: KK6MOE
  • 2013-11-13 21:26:00
Hey guys, just a quick note to you. Nice QSL Card. Brought back some fond memories of McMurdo Station. Is the bar still open? Ha Ha. I remember the black walls and the curtains being closed at 2 am, due to the sunlight. Those Kiwi lads made some harsh hooch. I was aboard the USCGC Polar Sea 11, for Deepfreeze 83. What a trip that was. anyway 73