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* Bulletin nr.306 (28 January 2025) *
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* W.A.P. Worldwide Antarctic Program *
* Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic and Peri-Antarctic News *
* SINCE 1979 *
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* Bases, Activities and Informations for *
* Amateur Radio Stations and Antarctic Enthusiasts *
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* WAP Antarctic Bulletin is a free of charge information sheet *
* edited by Max IK1GPG, Gianni I1HYW and Betty IK1QFM *
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* WEB Page : http://www.waponline.it/ *
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* Others Antarctic WEB Pages with our WAP Bulletin *
* http://f5nod.chez-alice.fr/antarctica.html *
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* Antarctica Mailing List *
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/antarctica_list/ *
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* W.A.P. Special Edition *
* 22 issues are available at WAP web site !! *
* We are waiting volounteers to continue the Monthly Issues pubblication *
* Those interested to do this work for free, PSE contact IK1GPG or I1HYW *
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* W.A.P. - W.A.D.A. (Worked Antarctic Directory Award) *
* Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic and Peri-Antarctic Directory *
* (24th Edition - Release 1.45 - 01 January, 2025) *
* List of more than 1.013 Bases, Camp, Hut, Refuge and Station used in *
* Antarctica since 1945. *
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* W.A.P. - W.A.C.A. (Worked Antarctic Callsigns Award) *
* Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic and Peri-Antarctic Directory *
* (24th Edition - Release 1.45 - 01 January, 2025) *
* List of more than 4.374 Callsigns used in Antarctica since 1945. *
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* Updated DataBase for Software WAP by IK6CAC #46 (January 2024) *
* Updated Software WAP by IK6CAC Version 2.8 (20 December 2021) *
* http://www.ik6cac.com/en_WAPprg.asp *
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* Result of 45 years of Antarctic passion! *
* Information, reports, suggestions and/or comments could be sent to: *
* E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] *
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* For this number we thank: All of WAP Chasers *
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* Antarctic Net: 23.00z random on Saturdays 7.078MHz by LU4DXU *
* Also check 14.160, 14.188, 14.203, 14.243 MHz from 17:00z and ahead *
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LU-X Various (ARG-23) - Tierra del Fuego Province
Several stations are frequently on the bands from Ushuaia.
Latest Stations spotted in the Web Cluster:
LU1XU, LU6XQB, LU8XW.
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CE8-Various (CHL-13) - Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Province
Several stations are frequently on the bands.
Latest Stations spotted in the Web Cluster:
CE8EIO, CE8MGZ, CE8WCI.
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DP0GVN & DP0POL (DEU-08)- Neumayer III Station
Alex, DL2ALY, is already very active making contacts with call sign DP0GVN
in SSB and digital modes from the same QTH, he will probably concentrate on
CW.
Felix DL5XL is actually at Neumayer III Station until Feb.25.2025. As usual,
his call sign is DP1POL. QSL via Ray, DL1ZBO. Contacts will be uploaded to
LotW and ClubLog. A new QSL card has been printed for the upcoming season,
designed by ON5UR. I am grateful to Michael Trautmann for providing the
photograph for that card. Felix hopes to be able to join the ARRL
International DX Contest (CW) in February for a few hours. We did ask Felix
to explore any possibility to activate the SORASEN camp, last and still
German "New One" in the area.
Manager: DL5EBE
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OJ1ABOA (FIN-01) - Aboa Station
Mika OH2FFP is currently active from the Finnish Aboa Station Till 10 of
February.
Check 14,155 +/- QRM
Manager: OH2FFP
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VP8AWU (GBR-25) - Stanley (East Falkland Island)
Operator Neil is always very active all bands.
Manager: K4MZU
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VP8LP (GBR-25) - Stanley (East Falkland Island)
Operator Bob is always very active all bands.
Manager: QRZ.com
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VP8ON (GBR-25) - Keppel Island
Operator Donald is always active.
Manager: QRZ.com
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VP8NO
(GBR-25) - Stanley (East Falkland Island)
Operator Michael is always active.
Manager: QRZ.com
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VP8VK (GBR-25) - Saunders Island
XYL operator Suzan is active now.
Manager: GM3ITN
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VP8WA (GBR-25) - Walker Creek Farm (East Falkland Island)
Operator Bobby is active now.
Manager: M0OXO
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AT44I (IND-04) Bharati Research Station
Denney, VU2DGR is part of the scientific team (Polar Ocean Research) within
the 44th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (44-ISEA) which will be
based at Bharati Research Station, Larsemann Hills. When time permits he
hopes to QRV as AT44I.
Manager: VU2DGR
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IA0/IZ1KHY (MNB-03) - Concordia Station
Danilo has been active from Concordia, only on Jan 9 2025 when he was there
to help setting the Loop antenna and doing some tests.
Manager: I1URL
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ZS7ANF (MNB-12) - Wolfs Fang Runway (aka Wolf's Fang Runway)
Oleg Sakharov ZS1ANF, UA1O (ex UA1PBA) will be in Antarctica until mid
February 2025. He is actually active from Wolf's Fang Runway.
Manager: DL5EBE or RK1PWA
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FT4YM/P (MNB-14) - Dome C Summer Camp (Old Epica Camp)
Operator David is active now and till January 2025.
In 1996, a French-Italian Team established a “Summer Camp” at Dome C.
Total area of Dome C Summer Camp is 1500 square meters.
The two main objectives of the camp were the provision of logistical support
for the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) and the
construction of a permanent new Research station, later called Concordia,
which became operational in 2005. David will end his presence in the area
by jan31 and will fly to Casey Station (WAP AUS-02) where (if everything
goes well) he hopes to be active as VK0/FT4YM for a couple of days, then
from there he will fly to France via Hobart-Australia.
Manager: F5PFP
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IA0/IZ1KHY (MNB-15) - Little Dome C - Beyond Epica Camp
Danilo has been active from Little Dome C-Beyond Epica Camp from Dec.12 2024
till Jan.16 2025, with some alternance as IA0/IZ1KHY/M on the trails from
Little Dome C to Concordia Station.
Manager: I1URL
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ZS7ANF (MNB-20) - Echo Base Camp
Oleg Sakharov ZS1ANF, UA1O (ex UA1PBA) has been active from this rare
location on last 15, 18, 20 and 22 December 2024.
Manager: DL5EBE or RK1PWA
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RI1ANE (RUS-11) - Progress Station (aka Progress II from January 1989)
Operator Igor RA0BB is active now.
Manager: RN3RQ
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RI1ANV (RUS-13) - Vostok Station
RI1ANV operated by Alex RD1AN is active till Febr. 2025 from the new Vostok
Station. Last Dec. 16 the Vostok Base has celebrate his birthday.
On December 16, 1957, during the 2nd Soviet Antarctic Expedition, the Vostok
station was founded. The most inaccessible station in Antarctica is named
after the sailing sloop Vostok, one of the ships of the Antarctic expedition
of 1819-1821, during which a new continent was discovered.
The East is called the "pole of cold" of the Earth because of the harsh
climatic conditions. But the station does not cease to attract more and more
new researchers into its icy embrace.
Manager: RN1ON
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KC4AAA (USA-36) - Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (New rebuilt Base)
Operator is active now.
Manager: K7MT
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22nd AAW 17-23 February 2025
A page has been set on WAP website.
Check : https://www.waponline.it/antarctic-activity-week/aaw-2025/
The 1st one to book for the Antarctic Activity Week 2025m has been
Massimo Simi, IZ5BTC.
Congrats to Massimo who will be on air as II5ANT WAP-025.
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KB1EHE/MM & KB1IFZ/MM
KB1EHE/KC4 & KB1IFZ/KC4
KB1EHE & KB1IFZ Eric and Elsie departed to Santiago, Chile on jan 27today.
Then to Punta Arenas for their air flight to King George Island.
Should be active starting Tuesday as /MM and /KC4 from various locations on
the island for 5 days. FT-8 and 14.243 Mhz SSB. Might want to turn up the
gain with their 20 watts and vertical. Further updates forth coming.
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IA0/IZ1KHY/Mobile
Danilo did operate “Mobile” aboard of a CAT Tractor on the trails from
Little Dome C to Concordia Station on Jan 5th and Jan 15th 2025.
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"FIN DE SEMANA DE LOS FAROS AMERICANOS"
Light House’s Week end: Friday 14 through Sunday 16, February 2025
A good opportunity to work some of the Light Houses valid for the WAP
Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic Light House program.
More info at: http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar
Check the WAP Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic Light Houses Directory at:
https://www.waponline.it/wap-antarctic-sub-antarctic-light-house-directory/
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WAP QSL Gallery
WAP Antarctic QSL gallery has gone!
It was hosted on a server that have quit its archive system so we have
practically lost the whole job! I1HYW have all the cards in his computer,
but really he doesn't know how and where load all of them in a safe and
cheap site. Bob, K4MZU suggetes us to go through Greg Cogar VK2GJC, the
owner of a company in Australia. Greg, said that there are many free plugins
we could use for an image library: https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/.
We would need to install and configure the plugin and learn how to use it to
achieve.
This is a job that probably we will carry on in the winter time, but for now
we thanks immensely Bob K4MZU and Greg Cogar VK2GJK for their friendship and
help.
In the mean time, thanks very much to all those Hams who are sending scan
copies of their cards, or scan copies of old cards from their friends.
K4MZU Antarcic QSL Gallery & web site at: http://www.k4mzu.net
K6EID Antarctic QSL Gallery & web site at: http://www.k6eid.com
http://www.qsl.net/k6eid/DXCC-Antarctica.htm
RRC Antarctic QSL Gallery: http://www.rdxc.org/RRC/QSL/list_e.asp?ID=1
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Don't forget to check daily information on Antarctic News at both W.A.P.
website at: www.waponline.it
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73s de John I1HYW, Max IK1GPG and Betty IK1QFM
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