Some NEW Antarctic bases rcvd !

Last week i received via the bureau a bunch of cards and i found 3 NEW Antarctic bases confirmed .
DP1ANF - Potter Cove -King George Island , WABA DL-07 .
HL8KSJ -King Sejong - King George Island , WABA HL-01 .
R1ANF/p -Ardley Island ,WABA LU-22 .
All IOTA AN-010 , Tnx a lot Nick /RK1PWA for new bases !

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3Y0X - QSL Card arrived

I recieved 3Y0X QSL Card .
IOTA AN-004 , Peter I Island .

Reference MN-08 for Antarctica award .
IOTA Credit : 23.9 % .

Thanks Robert /N2OO for this one !

Now i have both 3Y0C and 3Y0X Cards ! i hope to get soon the recent 3Y0E QSL Card !
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3Y0E , IOTA AN-002

On the 19 December 2007 , Petrus ZS6GCM was granted a temporary permission to operate an Amateur Radio Station for the duration of the 2007/2008 scientific expedition from Bouvet Island .

The call sign will be 3YØE .
QSL Via LZ3HI .

Photo taken from Qrz.com .

[ Thanks Colin /MM0NDX ] .

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W.A.P Antarctic Bulletin Nr. 217

The Antarctic bulletin # 217 is now available on the W.A.P. Website .
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The last online version is available here .
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W.A.P Antarctic Bulletin Nr. 214

The Antarctic bulletin # 214 is now available on the W.A.P. Website .
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R1AND - Novolazarevskaya base , on air

Novolazarevskaya Base (WAP RUS-Ø9) in Antarctica , has recently been re-opened as every year and R1AND is very active after 15:00 UTC on SSB , at 14160 - 14165 KHz .

QSL card via Home Call to RU1ZC .

[ Tnx W.A.P. ] .

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IT9MRM's Polar Ships Website - reminder...

Click on the banner below and check Alberto /IT9MRM's excellent Website , great source for the Polar Ship Award program , full of Polar ships listings ,rules and other info .
There you can get also the Polar Ships Book 2007 , made by Alberto /IT9MRM , highly recommended !

Polar Ship "R/V Tangaroa" - January 2008

It was announced this past weekend that Wilbert / ZL2BSJ , will take part in an ocean ographicmission as technician near ZL7 and ZL9 on board of a research vessel called "R/V Tangaroa" in January 2008 and will activate that very wanted New Zealand research vessel .

More details later on .

[ Tnx Mehdi / F5PFP and Gil /F5NOD ] .

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8J1RL-Syowa Base ,IOTA AN-015 -Confirmed

Today the 8J1RL QSL Card arrived here via direct .
IOTA AN-015 , Syowa Base , Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition ,WABA JA-02 .
Special thanks to Stan /SQ8AQD and to Kimio/ JA9BOH who helped me to get this New one !
Kimio was based in Syowa on January 2000 as 40th party member .

The first QSL Card is for the 38th Party Operation in 8J1RL and the second QSL is for the 40th Party Operation in 8J1RL by Kimio /JA9BOH .
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Grigoriy Mikheev Polar Ship - Pictures

Click on the photo above , and look at the pictures from F6DWQ's trip on the Grigoriy Mikheev polar ship , active at these days .
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Thanks to the French Polar Team .

ZD9BCB, Gough Island SANAP Base -IOTA AF-030

Brian / ZD9BCB who is actually on Gough Island , was spotted few moments ago at 17:58 GMT, on Clusters on 14.315 MHz , the Antarctic Net !
Gough Island is uninhabited nature reserve and there are no other buildings but the SANAP station .
SANAP weather station is managed by the Southern Africa National Antarctic Program and is now valid for the "Antarctic Challenge " .
QSL Via SQ8AQD .
Thanks Stan /SQ8AQD and Mehdi/F5PFP for Info .

Special thanks of course to Gil/F5NOD for a great work on the Antarctic Challenge web pages !

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W.A.P. Antarctic Bulletin Nr. 213

W.A.P. Antarctic Bulletin Nr.213 is now available on the W.A.P. Web site .
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The Online version is available here .
was posted on the Antarctic Reflector .
Thanks Alessandro /IZ1HKE for permit and congratulation to the W.A.P. Committee for a new Website ! well done !
[ Thanks Gianni I1HYW , Max IK1GPG and W.A.P. Staff ]

Grigoriy Mikheev Polar Ship - by F6DWQ

Mehdi /F5PFP , inform that , Michel /F6DWQ ( ex:FB8ZP ) has just received the permission to operate on board of the M/V Grigoriy Mikheev polar ship .
That vessel made several supply missions to Antarctica and this
operation will be valid as polar ship for the Antarctic Challenge .
Michel should start to transmit July 15th and for 2 weeks .
QSL Via F5PFP .
[ Tnx Mehdi / F5PFP ] .
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VP8ROT -Rothera Base on Adelaide Island ,Antarctica

I have just logged VP8ROT on the 20m band ,was replying to Ivan UR9IDX CQ's Call at 17:43 Utc and talked with him until 17:47 Utc , name of Operator was Tris . Ivan gave him a 59 report and i have logged him with a 56 report . 07 May '07 on the Log , first time for this Base .
This is IOTA AN-001 , is located at Rothera Base on Adelaide Island in Antarctica .
I will send Mike GM0HCQ his Manager a QSL tommorow morning .
Not a New one but definatelly a Rare operation , it is always nice to hear and log such Antarctic stations !
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W.A.P. Antarctic Bulletin Nr. 212

W.A.P. Antarctic Bulletin Nr.212 is available on the WAP Web site :
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was posted on the Antarctic Reflector .
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