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G3SWH > IOTA 06.02.99 01:14l 51 Lines 1739 Bytes #-9870 (0) @ WW
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Subj: LAMU ISLAND - 5Z4LI
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From: G3SWH@GB7TJZ.#41.GBR.EU
To : IOTA@WW
With slightly less than two weeks to go, here is the latest information:
Jim, G3RTE; Phil, G3SWH; John, G3WGV and Rob, 5Z4RL will activate Lamu
Island on the northern Kenyan coast between 17th and 24th February 1999.
Lamu counts as AF-040 for IOTA purposes and has been activated only
twice before. It also counts as 5Z for DXCC purposes, of course.
We will be active with two (and possibly three) stations on CW, SSB
and RTTY on all bands from 160 to 10 metres, with the exception of
30 metres, which is not permitted in Kenya. Neither is 6 metres
permitted.
Subject to good propagation, we plan to have at least one station on the
air for 24 hours a day.
Thanks to Rob, 5Z4RL, we will have an A3S beam with a 40 metre extension
and an SB-201 amplifier. We will use wire dipoles and 100 watt
transceivers for the other bands.
We plan to use the following frequencies, +/- QRM and will *ALWAYS*
listen at least 5 KHz up.
CW: 1830, 3503, 7005, 14025, 18073, 21025, 24895, 28025 KHz
SSB: the usual IOTA frequencies
RTTY: 14080, 21080, 28080 KHz
We will be QRV during the ARRL CW Contest, but will *NOT* work USA
stations to the exclusion of the rest of the world.
Our callsign will be 5Z4LI, and our thanks go to 5Z4NU and 5Z4RL of
the ARSK for their assistance with this allocation.
QSL's will be handled by G3SWH, Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove,
Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom or via the RSGB bureau.
Donations towards the cost of the expedition are invited and may be sent
to G3SWH.
Further information may also be obtained from G3SWH.
73 and we hope to work you from the island.
Phil Whitchurch
G3SWH
Work is the curse of the drinking classes!
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