Marion Island ham radio station suffering severe QRM

Pierre, ZS1HF/ZS8M, is partially QRT for a while until he identifies the severe electronic interference from the new base. He hopes to operate for short periods during this time.

He thinks he has identified the fire alarm system and the air handling units as the main culprits. Once switched on, they cause severe broad band interference, preventing successful HF operations, even on the commercial frequencies.

Pierre has relocated his ZS8M operation to the old radio room in the old base for the time being and will be operational from there until he can eliminate the QRM.

Pierre was heard this past Saturday on 15 meters (around 21250 kHz) between 1345-1517z. He also mentions that he has been away from home for 8 months now and only has
5 months left on the island. He expects to be back in Cape Town on May 11th.

Pierre has also released another newsletter from Marion Island (Special Christmas edition) where he provides more pictures, along with more details about the happenings and activities on the island. His newsletter can be found online at: http://www.iz8epy.it/html/zs8m.html

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