Topband: Antarctica QSOs

[Steve Ireland]

G'day

 

It has been interesting reading about the QSOs with Antarctica.  Probably my
most best 160m QSO ever was on 9 July 1999, when, along with Mike VK6HD, I
worked Mike Fokin, R1AND from Novolazarevskaya Base, Antarctica, just before
sunrise here.

 

You may ask what was surprising about this QSO, as Antarctica shouldn't be
difficult from Australia.  R1AND was on the far side of Antarctica from VK6
- and subject to the usual huge propagation problems in getting a signal
across a polar area.

 

I think Mike 6HD had also heard and worked R1AND also a week or so earlier.
Neither of us ever heard R1AND's signal again on 160, despite him being
quite active.

 

Vy 73

 

Steve, VK6VZ