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ZS1B/TPK 1.82 Msg #:6 Date:27-03-00 Time:10:42Z
ZS31ER IOTA DX-PEDITION TO ELEPHANT ROCK ISLAND 31 MARCH TO 8 APRIL 2000
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A new IOTA Island Group on the West Coast of South Africa is being
activated on the above dates. The island group number will be allocated
by the IOTA Committee after 50 contacts in 5 countries and will be given
by ZS31ER over the air.
We will be running two stations using maximum legal power into 3 element
tri-band yagi antennas. One station will run 400 watts on SSB and the
other will run 150 watts on CW on the usual IOTA frequencies.
When propagation is suitable we will also operate on 40 and 80 metres and
possibly on the WARC bands using a G5RV and dipole antennas .
TEAM MEMBERS
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ZS1FJ Barry Fletcher (Team Leader)
ZS1RON Ron Marlow
ZS5BBO Edwin Musto
ZS1B Bud Voortman
ZS1GRM Gerald Meneses
ZS1MAL Mal de Beer
QSL INFORMATION
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Barry Fletcher ZS1FJ will be the QSL manager. All QSLs must be sent direct,
or via the bureau to ZS1FJ. Address : 18 Valley Road, Kenilworth, 7700,
Republic of South Africa.
INFORMATION ABOUT ELEPHANT'S ROCK ISLAND
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Elephant's Rock is located up the West Coast about 25 km West of Vredendal,
and 4 miles North of the Olifants River Mouth (Elephant's River) which is
about 450 km North of Cape Town. The island is about 100 to 150 metres
long and about 50 to 75 metres wide, with the highest point about 50 ft
above sea level. It lies 250 metres off shore. It used to be called
Morrel's Rock many years ago and is also known as Robeiland (Seal Island)
by the local inhabitants and is located near De Punt Mine. They suck up
alluvial diamonds with large boats operating out of the river mouth.
The co-ordinates are 31 deg 36 min S and 18 deg 11 min E.
It is a Nature Reserve, and ZS1FJ has obtained the necessary permit. It has
plenty of seals and bird's nests and is a very malodorous environment.
Your nose gets used to it within 10 minutes ! They say the sea never breaks
over the highest point which is 70 feet above sea level on the prevailing
weather side of the island (West side). Planned "shacks" will be on the
East side.
OPERATING FREQUENCIES (MHZ) ..........(Normal IOTA Frequencies)
SSB 28.460 (Alt 28.560) CW 28.040
24.950 24.920
21.260 21.040
18.128 18.098
14.260 (Main IOTA frequency) 14.040
(NIL) 10.115
7.055 ** 7.040 *
3.755 3.530
* No specific IOTA CW frequency is allocated on 40 metres, but a
frequency above 7.025 allows for USA contacts when the band is open
to N. America.
** On 2 April between 05h00 and 08h00 UTC we will look out for VK / ZL and
Pacific stations and also for South African stations on 80 and 40
and 30 metres.
----------73 from BUD ZS1B---------------------------------------------------
BUD VOORTMAN Tel : +27-21-715-2748 FAX : +27-21-712-1464
PACKET ROUTE : ZS1B@ZS0STB.TBG.WCP.ZAF.AF GRID LOCATOR : JF95FW
ADDRESS : 17 TUDOR ROAD, TOKAI, CAPE TOWN. 7945. REPUBLIC of SOUTH AFRICA.
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