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Subject: [The Daily DX] ZS8T - Marion Island - Press Release # 1
From:    "Bernie McClenny, W3UR" <bernie at dailydx.com>
Date:    Tue, March 18, 2008 1:22 pm
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Following the fairy tale of 3Y0E Bouvet Island, Petrus Kritzinger ZS6GCM
sets out to yet another unique amateur radio venture that many DX’ers around
the world can only dream about. Petrus will be QRV from Marion Island #6 on
the DX Magazine 2007 Most Wanted List as ZS8T. He is expected to be QRV by
May 2008 dependent on work load.Building on the success of the 3Y0E Bouvet
Island operation, Petrus wanted to take his amateur radio activity to the
next level. Having more time to effectively plan the operation from Marion
Island as ZS8T work began to set a team together that could rise above the
high standards that were set during the 3Y0E Bouvet Island operation.

The ZS8T team consists of the following people:

Rhy ZS6DXB - Press Officer/Logistical Support
Don N1DG - Finance/Logistical Support
Tom N4XP - Finance Support
Emil LZ3HI - QSL manager
Christian DL6KAC - Website construction
Col MM0NDX - Website construction
Stan SQ8X - Website design, graphics & multimedia, media & PR advisory

One of the first tasks was to start work on a website that could take
DX’pedition websites to a new standard. Chris DL6KAC, Col MM0NDX and Stan
SQ8X really stood up to the challenge and created an interactive website
that will change the future of DX’pedition websites. The team has built in a
unique news cluster into the site that you can subscribe to that will enable
you to receive all the latest news from the team behind ZS8T direct. Please
register to the website on the following link: http://zs8t.net/newsletter/ .
The second challenge was to obtain better radio gear that was used during
3Y0E.

The ZS8T team is proud to announce the following principle sponsors to the
ZS8T operation; these principal sponsors were strategic in getting the
hardware needed for ZS8T. Without these sponsors ZS8T would never off made
it out of the harbor


ICOM America donated an IC7000
Spiderbeam donated a 5 band HD Spiderbeam yagi
NCDXF donated funds to obtain an Ameritron AL80 Amplifier, with a SteppIR
Vertical.
Tigertronics donated a Signalink USB digital interface
Mr. Emil LZ3HI at Gold Print Services donated all QSL cards and QSL
management services
INDEXA, GDXF, GMDX, EUDXF, Chiltern DX Club, Clipperton DX Club, David Topp
W5BXX, Mile Hi DXA, Aurum Telemedia, Funkamateur, Passau DX Club, Danish DX
Group, DXXE and EUDXF made financial donations to offset costs. Donations
from kind individuals during 3Y0E, we are pleased to announce some of that
money helped offset the cost of radio equipment now being used on Marion
Island. It also greatly assisted with shipping costs to South Africa. In
addition, Marios 5B4WN offered his awesome online log facility that has been
used with a great success at VP6DX, TX5C etc. for ZS8T online log check-ins.


The team behind ZS8T would like to thank each and every organization and
individual that has contributed to date in making the operation a full
success.

Petrus ZS6GCM has also undergone extensive training and will be active on
the following bands 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 12 and 10 meters. He will be
active on the following modes: SSB, CW and RTTY. A detailed timetable with
frequencies and modes will be made available closer to the QRV date. Petrus
will also be communicating with Rhy ZS6DXB on a regular basis, and you can
expect regular updates with photos and even the possibility of videos from
the Island as the year progresses. ZS8T will be uploaded to LOTW on
completion of the operation.

Without any further ado please join us on a life changing journey to Marion
Island, official website address: http://zs8t.net

Within ZS8T.net you will find an abundance of information, discussions,
images/movies and enough viewing to entice you into working Petrus. The
entire ZS8T Team would be delighted if you joined us in following Petrus by
subscribing to the RSS-feed at http://zs8t.net/feed/ or our ZS8T-newsletter
at http://zs8t.net/newsletter/

73
Rhynhardt Louw ZS6DXB


Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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