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Re: [CQ-Contest] Spratley story --- was: Re: Worst contestinglocation?

To: Oliver Dröse <droese@necg.de>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Spratley story --- was: Re: Worst contestinglocation?
From: Scott Stembaugh <radio.n9ljx@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:19:24 -0500
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Completely off topic but...a google search on "rescued on the 10th day"
(quotes included) gives you one of those rare one hit searches!

On 1/19/06, Oliver Dröse <droese@necg.de> wrote:
>
> Igor,
>
> Baldur, DJ6SI, one of the expedition crew members and one who survived
> that
> "adventure" wrote a book about the whole story called "Rescued on the 10th
> Day"
> (title translated from German original) but as far as I know it's only
> available
> in German language. Maybe it will be translated once in a while ...
>
> 73, Olli - DH8BQA
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Sokolov" <ua9cdc@r66.ru>
> To: "Dave VO1AU" <VO1AU@rac.ca>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Worst contesting location?
>
>
> > Thanks for the URL Dave. I remember the story pretty well. I was
> operating
> > from the Soviet Arctic as EK9C/0 that time and was trying to help by
> > monitoring bands and attempting to get information from several  Russian
> > authorities and other Russian amateurs who happened to be involved
> during
> > the rescue search. The story of rescue searching the team is still full
> of
> > mystery. There was an article in QST shortly after the return of the
> > survivors home. I wonder if there is more detailed story available
> somewhere
> > on the web.
> >
> > 73, Igor UA9CDC
> >
> >
> >> The Spratleys may be the worst.  If you go to the wrong spot there, you
> >> could be killed.
> >>
> >> http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4073/spratly.html
> >>
> >> I think I'd choose the penguin-pooh paradise of South Shetlands over
> the
> >> sunshine and mortar shells of the Spratleys.
> >>
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