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Satellite DXpedition to NamibiaA DXpedition to Namibia in January will operate through the Amateur Radio Satellites as well as EME and 144/432 tropo. Information at http://hb9q.ch/joomla/ says Our main target is to activate Namibia on 50, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz EME. At the same time we will be QRV for transatlantic Tropo on 144 and 432 and on satellite (AO-7, FO-29 and AO-51). EME operation: We intend to operate 144 and 432 all our moon-windows, 50 and 1296 will have limited activity times. We will announce them when on site. We will be QRV in JT65 on all bands and will do some CW on 144 and 432. The details of activity will be announced later. As soon as we arrive in Luderitz we will check-out the QRM situation and announce our frequencies on http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ Equipment: For 50 MHz we will be using 1 x 6M7JHV and Acom 1000 which puts out 1KW. For 144 MHz we will be using 4 x M2 2M9SSB yagis mounted on the trailer with az/el rotators. We will have 400W and ARR preamp. For 432 MHz we will be using 8 x M2 432EME-12 yagis on a low tower manually rotated. We have a TE Systems 180 watt and ARR preamp. For 1296 MHz we will be using 1x59el yagi (21wl) and 80W (transverter and PA made by DJ9YW), no preamp. For the 144 MHz the cross-Atlantic tropo attempt we will take an M2 2M19XXX long yagi and will have 180 & 300 watt amplifiers available. For Satellite operations we will be using M2 crossed Yagis for 144 & 432 MHz with az/el rotator as the primary array with M2 Eggbeaters available for backup. We hope to have (limited) internet access from our QTH. The operators will be ZS6WB Hal, ZS6OB Pine, ZS6BUG Dick, ZS6AC Sarel, N7BHC Dave, HB9CRQ Dan. We would like to get as many contacts as possible in the log and all contacts will be confirmed. For further updates regularly check Namibia DXpedition January 2009
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