Deon Erwin ZS1ZL

7P8DX

Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho DXpedition 2007
on
Mahlasela, the highest mountain peak on the northern escarpment of the country

Period of operation – 05 to 12 April 2007

Country – Kingdom of Lesotho

Location – Mountain peak Mahlasela 3302 m (10833 ft) AMSL

Co-ordinates – 28d 48m 40s S 28d 43m 17s E

Maidenhead locator – KG41ie

Expedition callsign – 7P8DX

Operators

· Barry Fletcher ZS1FJ

· Shaun Overmeyer ZS1RA

· Tony Baard ZS1APB

Pilot station

· Dennis Wells ZS1AU in Cape Town

Bands of operation

· 80m

· 40m

· 20m

· 17m

· 15m

· 12m

· 10m

Transceivers

· Yaesu FT-857D

· Icom IC-706Mk2G

· Icom IC-718

· Icom IC-740

· Kenwood TS-50

Amplifiers

· Alpha 89

· Kenwood TL-922

Antennas

· Cushcraft A3S beam for 20-15-10m with 40m add-on kit

· Cushcraft A3WS beam for 17-12m

· 80m dipole, full length

· Hex beam, selectable single band

View expedition maps and photographs.

Official Website

Visit the official website of the
7P8DX expedition for the latest
news and information at
www.qsl.org.za/7p8dx
and online logs at
www.dxped.com

Important

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