FM satellites - from Antarctica to VK and ZL

Bill Erhardt, K7MT, will be deploying back to McMurdo Station, Antarctica Nov 15, 2009 - Feb 20, 2010.

Bill reports that he will be active from KC4USV Sundays
0000 GMT on SSB. He has also received requests from Europe to come in early around 1800 GMT on Saturdays so they can work Antarctica.

Equipment will include a Rigblaster for PSK-31 on 14.070 and CW on 14.043 if time permits.

Bill is also taking an Arrow II antenna and Kenwood TH-7 to work the FM satellites to VK and ZL land.

Finally, if Bill can get it operational, APRS VHF to HF with a Kam Plus. VK6CO will help with HF 30 meters with their HF APRS parameters. You just might see Bill driving out on the Ross Ice Sea as K7MT-7 in Ivan the Terra Bus.

Pictures and information will be available on Bill's home web page at: http://www.mt.net/~k7mt

QSL is via K1IED Larry who has done a terrific job with the QSL cards from Excel spread sheets sent to him weekly from McMurdo.

Andrew, VK4TEC

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