J42ARET on-air from Drenia Islands

J42ARET (Amateur Radio Emergency Team) will be QRV as SX8DI from one of the Drenia islands from August 28-31st.

These are 6 uninhabited islands, four of them are rocky, and are between Ammouliani Island and Ouranoupoles, the last city before the Monasteries of Mount Athos.

Administratively, Ammouliani and Drenia Islands, are part of the municipality of Stagira-Akanthos. Their base camp will be established on Penna Island (EU-174, GIOTA NAS-045, WLOTA L2124, WW Loc. KN10XH).

The group also plan to activate the lighthouse on Frini Island as SX8DI/LH.

Operators include Demetrius SV2GWY Angelo SV2GWR, Cleanthis SV2XI, Dimitris SV7HRJ, Nick SV7HVI, Themistokles SW2HQF and Nikos SW2HVD.

Activity will include HF, VHF and UHF, all modes, using Icom IC-7000 (3), Yaesu FT-897 (3), Kenwood TS480HX (1), TH-D700 (1). Antennas: Homebrew Discone 80m~2m, SpiderBeam 5B HD (1), 12m Vertical+GRK (2), 30m Delta loop (1), 82m OCF dipole (1), 30m kite Antenna (1), 5el.VHF SSB Yagi SSB (1), Diamond X-50 VHF FM (1). Power: 30A Alinco (5), Fuel Generator 5,5kVA (1), 3.5kVA (1), AC Stabilizer 5kVA (2), 12VDC/55Ah PdO (2).

QSL cards via the bureau, eQSL or direct (enclose 1IRC or 2GSs + SAE) to SV2GWY.

Further information and log search can be found at: sx8di.blogspot.com/

Source: Dave Raycroft's ICPO Bulletin