5H1HS on Zanzibar (2002)

We started our second trip to Zanzibar on the 2nd of October 2002. Original we wanted to go on this travel with 4 persons. But one day before we started, Rainers XYL became ill. We arrieved Zanzibar on the 3rd of October at 06.00 UTC (09.00 local time). The owner of the White Villa, Marina and Kadir Mwadini picked us up at the airport. We went to the east side of Zanzibar to Uroa and checked in in our bungalow. With help from Kadir and a local palmtree climber (the same as 5 years ago)we erected the dipole, ca. 10 meters above ground.

At 11:00 UTC I had my first QSO with UT5SI on 24 MHz. The conditions during our stay changed permanently. My indicator for this, was the daily meeting with my father-in-law (DL3BRE). The dipole was exact tuned for the 80 meters band, but only one night I got some stations in the log. On 160 meters I heard nothing. Many fun I had with RTTY QSO's. The program MMTTY from Mako (JE3HHT) is very practicable. Thanks Mako.

Until the 22nd of December I got 160 written inquiries for QSL. Some words about QSL - I answer all QSO's with a QSL card via the DARC bureau. If anybody wants to have the QSL card direct, please an envelope and enough portage. That means for Europe 1 USD and outside Europe 2 USD or one IRC. No old stamps please - because we have now the currency "Euro" in Germany and mostly I got stamps with "German Mark". I can do nothing with Italian Lira, Ukrain Kupon ???, Rubel, old german stamps, IRC without signature etc.

The most QSO's (7) I did with John (N8DX) in Ohio. Different from 1997 I got more asian (HL,YB, BY) and more VK/ZL radio amateurs in my log, because the direction and height of the dipole was better. A highlight was a very fine CW-QSO with ZK1AKX on 18 MHz at the last day. The last QSO was with Karl (SM3AHM) on 21 MHz on the 21st of October at 05:58 UTC.

QSO - Statistic:

CW - 3111
RTTY - 385
PSK - 1
MHz 1,8 3,5 7 10 14 18 21 24 28
QSO 0 26 26 379 565 650 553 964 334

Here you can find the L O G - search

I had contact with the following c o u n t r i e s

QSL is possible via the DARC bureau or direct to Harald Schlesinger, Buergerheimstr. 19, 10365 Berlin, Germany (SASE) QSL card

The QSL-cards are back from the printing office. (12/22/2002)

All direct QSL are answered. (12/23/2002)

Bureau QSL are answered from 0 to 9 and A to I. (01/06/2003)

Bureau QSL are answered from J to UA. (01/19/2003)

Bureau QSL are answered from UK to ZS. (02/13/2003)