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DXPeditions |
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I8/DF2ZC (JM89BC & JM87BX) 6. Oct. - 11. Oct. 2007 |
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From 3 October to 14 October 2007 my family and I spent a vacation in the Southernmost part of Italy, Calabria. Very much to the dislike of xyl and children I took some ham radio gear with me - to make some 2m meteorscatter activity from our rented holiday cottage in Amantea JM89BC (same as in 2004) and also for some hours of dxpedition activity from a spot near Brancaleone Superiore, in the very rare grid JM87BX.
When we arrived in Amantea on 3 October after 19 hours non-stop travel by car I decided not to set up equipment yet as I had planned the transfer to JM87 for Sunday 7th. However, wx forecasts spoke of thunderstorms on Sunday so I brought the JM87 event forward to Saturday. Around 3.30 am local time I left our cottage and traveled the some 250 km down to Brancaleone where it still was pitch dark when i arrived around 7 am local. However, with the help of car navigation system and handheld GPS receiver I found the way across the unpaved roads to the spot I was working from in 2004. Quick setup of 9 ele Tonna and portable mast, and at 0600Z I8/DF2ZC was operational, with about 100 watts out and a 80 Ah akku.
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Logs (not yet all data entered, sri)
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I8/DF2ZC (JM87BX) |
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Date
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UTC
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Callsign
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Reports
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Remarks
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06.10.2007
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0604-0610
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HB9EFK
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R26/26
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C
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0606-0627
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DD0VF
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R27/27
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C
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0610-0613
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YU1EV
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R27/27
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C
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0627-0629
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DG2KBC
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R27/27
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C
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0629-0633
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DJ9CZ
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R27/26
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C
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0633-0636
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YU1IO
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R27/27
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C
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0636-0645
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HA5CW
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R27/26
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C
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0653-0656
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HA5CRX
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R27/27
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C
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0656-0707
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F6HVK
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R27/27
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C
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0707-0725
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F5JNX
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R27/27
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C
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0727-0731
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S53J
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R27/26
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C
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0731-0736
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9A3JH
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R27/26
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C
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0736-0803
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YU7AA
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R27/27
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C
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0803-0808
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YU7EW
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R27/27
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C
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0808-0820
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SP8RHP
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R27/27
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C
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0820-0834
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F5VHX
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R27/27
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C
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I8/DF2ZC (JM89BX) |
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Date
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UTC
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Callsign
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Reports
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Remarks
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08.10.2007
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1804-1809
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F6BEG
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R26/26
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C
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1819-1826
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PA4EME
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R26/26
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C
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1822-1834
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PE1BTX
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R26/26
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C
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1841-1843
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F6HVK
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R26/26
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C
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1843-1850
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DK5OX
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R26/26
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C
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1907-1915
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DL8DBU
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R26/26
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C
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1915-1923
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PA4PS
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R26/26
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C
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09.10.2007
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0434-0439
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DF8IK
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R26/27
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C
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0441-0450
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S51AT
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R26/26
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C
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0450-0501
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EB3JT
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R26/26
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C
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0501-0506
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HA5CRX
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R26/26
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C
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0506-0510
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HA8CE
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R27/27
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C
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0510-0526
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OZ1IEP
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R26/26
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C
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0526-0540
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HA5CW
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R26/26
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C
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0540-0550
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PA3CWN
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R26/27
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NC
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0548-0619
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YU1IO
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R26/27
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C
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0602-0630
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DL1SUZ
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R26/26
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C
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0838-0844
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IZ5ILX
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R26/26
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C, also tropo
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0850-0922
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EA3GKU
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R26/26
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C
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0922-0930
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F5DQK
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R26/26
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C
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0930-0950
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DF6YL
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R26/26
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C
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0940-0942
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S54T
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R26/26
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C
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1735-1744
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PA1GYS
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R26/26
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C
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1813-1819
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PA2DW
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R27/27
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C
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1819-1836
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ON7GB
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R26/27
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C
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1840-1910
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PE1GUR
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R26/27
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C
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other QSOs will soon be entered here
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QSLs please preferably direct to DF2ZC SASE or SAE with 1 US-$, address in http://www.qrz.com/df2zc
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Pictures |
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I8/DF2ZC (JM87BX)
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Access "road" to JM87BX and view on Ionian sea
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View on the shack in JM87BX
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The 9 ele TONNA in JM89BC
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View on Amantea (CS) JM89BC
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Stromboli vulcano could often be seen from JM89BXC this time, distance is 85 km.
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