9M6OO - August 1997
Layang-Layang Island
The long awaited return of N2OO to Spratly is over!!
Check out the pictures and Notes to get an idea of what it was like.
1997 TEAM:
Bob Schenck, N2OO/9M6OO
Bob Hamilton, N0RN
Jani Kusmulyana, NM6US/YB0US



The Dash8 plane at Kota Kinabalu waiting to leave for Layang-Layang Island

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Jani YB0US and Innocence from the Layang-Layang Resort staff help put together the TH3


The old TH3 borrowed from 9M6MU for this trip is up!


The WARC A3WS beam is up!


The AP8 vertical is UP!


N2OO makes the first QSO from Spratly Islands, 9M6OO.


A view of our operating site with the warc beam in view.


Jani YB0US and Bob N0RN operate in one room. N2OO was in next room. Notice N0RN's back in the mirror.


These are a few of the thousands of terns that inhabit the southwest end of the island.


A view of the resort from the southwest end of the runway.


Bob N0RN satisify's some of the demand for RTTY from Spratly.

REPORT: Total QSO's 10,000 in 3 1/2 days of operating. We ran three 100 watt rigs with 3 antennas.
bye to all!

SPRATLY ISLAND
LAYANG-LAYANG


The Spratly team in front of the main sign at the Layang-Layang Resort


The Spratly team standing at the milepost. Notice that Layang-Layang on the bottom of the sign points straight down!


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