Topband: Robben Island

[Raoul Coetzee]

I have been invited to join the party of Amateurs that will operate over
this weekend, 18 and 19 August from Robben Island, (Where Nelson Mandela has
been kept imprisoned ), IOTA AF064, during the International
Lighthouse/Lightship weekend.
My aim will be to operate on 160m.As this was proposed to me this morning ,
very short notice, it will be understood that this is a 'lets hope we can''
opration.Please see it as such, where I will prepare a rather makeshift
vertical antenna.I am hoping to use somebody elses linear amplifier as my
own is too bulky and cumbersome to carry on and offshore.
We have a lot of static today ,like yesterday, but maybe conditions will
improve.
This trip will also be somewhat of a recce for me, to take pictures and note
points of interest  for a possible follow up operation, better planned and
maybe even dx quality
 international operators that may want to participate.?
I will have my cell and laptop with me to monitor the cluster.

The call will be ZS1RBI.

73,
Raoul, ZS1REC


Please note my new email :raoulc at smmcape.co.za


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