cs Sir Eric Sharp

 

9th June to 15th August 2003

cs Sir Eric Sharp was based in Bermuda and has subsequently been sold to a Canadian company. The ship was used to repair cables in the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean and she carried a tracked submersible which can be seen above being test dived in Bermuda.

 

Bermuda is a wonderful holiday island and there are many things to see and do here and is also a popular destination for DXPedition. VP9GE is the one to contact if you would like to operate from the island; he has accommodation and antennas available.

                

This picture shows the antennas I used during the trip. The HF antenna is a Diamond HM6 which can be set for any HF band. The dipole was made out of two telescopic elements bought from the local Radio Shack store. A bit of connector block,  some wood and cable ties and there it was, a 6m DX magnet!

My cabin onboard, showing the FT817 beside the laptop. The other computer is networked to the ships systems.

 

18th June to 15th August 2003

I got my operating permit on 18th June and was quickly on the air on 6m.

18/6/03 VP9GE FM72
19/6/03 NW5E EL98, VP9GE FM72, W4SO EL96
20/6/03

AA6TT FN34, K1SIX FN43, K3HX FN00, K3KYR FN24, K3ZO FM18, K4QI FM06, K8MFO EN90, N2AU FN12, N3DB FM18, NG4C FM16, N4MM FM09, N4NX EM73, N8CJ EN84, N0LAN EN13,  N0QJM EN13, VE3RM FN25, W1JJ FN41, WA2BPE FN12, W2MPK FN23, W3BZN FN00, WA3WUL, W3FP FN20, W7XU EN13
21/6/03 VP9GE FM72
22/6/03 CN2R IM63, CT1DYX IN51, CT3DL IM12, CT3EN IM12, CU1CB HM76, K2AXX FN12, K2PGB FN20
23/6/03

AA1K, AA4H EM86, AA5XE EM00, AE4FA EM94, EH8BYR IL38, HI8ROX FK58, HP2CWB FJ09, K1DA, K1EM FN31, K1KI FN32, K1RV, KD2I FM29, K2PLF FM19, K2PS FM29, K3DSP, K3NZ FN20, K3ONW FM19, K3OO, K3UL FN11, K4DJ, K4DLJ FM04, K4DY EM95, K4LQ EL97, KB4FQ, K4CNW EM94, K4HGX FM03, K4IQJ EM72, K4MM EL97, K4MQG EM94, KX4S FM04, K4UTE EM90, K5MA FN41, K5XX EM21, K7BV FN31, KI8L EN80, K8WW EM75, K9RJ, K9SM EM59, N1BUG FN55, N1IW FN42, N3AM FM19, N3DB FM18, N3DG FN20, N3II, N3KN, N3PXU FM27, N4AH FM02, N4AVV FM04, N4BG/2 FN31, N4DA EM74, N4GM EL96, N4LC EL98, N4NX EM73, N4XD FM05, N8II FM19, NR0X, VE1YX FN74, VE1ZZ FN84, VE3KZ FN03, VE3NH EN93, WA1T FN43, W1CWU FN42, W1JR FN42, WB2AMU FN30, WA2FGK FN21, W2MF FN29, W2WG FN20, W2/JJ2RCJ FN30, W3BO, W3EP FN31, WA3OXM FM18, W3UR FM19, W4GF EM83, WR4K EM90, W4KDY EM95, W4SO, W4TJ FM08
24/6/03 K3HCE FM19, KP4EIT FK68, VP9GE
27/6/03 FG5FR, WP4LNY FK68
28/6/03 KP4RE, VP9/W3CMP FM72
29/6/03

C6A/W6JKV, EH8BPX IL18, IK5MEN, IK0FTA, IS0GQX JM49, IW5DHN, I0JX, K2RTH, K4SN EL96, NN4X EL98, VP9/W3CMP FM72, WA1JAS FN55, W4SO
30/6/03

K1BO EM95, K4DY EM95, K4QI EM85K, K4RWP EM86, N4FW EM95, N4GN EM78, VP9/W3CMP
01/7/03 EH8BPX EL18, N2KU/MM FK78
02/7/03

CO8DM FL11, EH7KW IM67, EH7RM IM87, EH8BYR IL38, HI8ROX EK58, N4LC EL98, W4AX EL98, WP4N FK78, WA8WV EM98, ZF1DC EK99
03/7/03

AE3T FN20, CO8LY FL20, CT1EEB, EH5BM IM99, EH7AJR, EH7KW, EH7RM IM87, HI8ROX FK58, KE1FW FN42, K1NV FN34, KC2TN FM29, KF2O FN30, K3UL FN11, K4AU FM06, K4JAF EM70, K4PI, K8WK/HI9 FK59, K9VV EL96, N2LT FN20, N3AO FN20, N3DG FN20, N4DA, N4VC FN22, NW5E EL98, VA3KA FN15, VE1CSM FN74, VE3AX FN02, VE3NZ FN03, W1BS FN32, W1NG, W1RA FN41, WB2QLP EL96, W3BZN, W3JO FM29, W3TC FN00, WA3WUL FM29, W4DR FM17, W4VQ EL98, WP4D FK78, WP4G FK68, WP4NEG FK68, WP4NIX FK58, W4TRH EM84, W5VU FN32
04/7/03

C6A/W6JKV, K7BV FN31, K8ZBY EN90, N1NK FN41, N9FH, VE9DX FN75, W1GUD EL87, WB2TPS FN30, W4AG FM06, W4IHI EL87, W8FAX EM79
05/7/03

CT1DYX IN51, VP9GE FM72
06/7/03