Hearty congrats to Bob, KK6EK and the entire VK0EK team for a prestigious prize of winning the October 2016 QST Cover Plaque Award.
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Hearty congrats to Bob, KK6EK and the entire VK0EK team for a prestigious prize of winning the October 2016 QST Cover Plaque Award.
We are so very proud and thankful for this cover and very well written article by Leader Bob, KK6EK. Please consider voting for it for the October 2016 QST Cover Award: http://www.arrl.org/cover-plaque-poll
As promised, once we received the laptops back from Heard Island, we would reconcile all laptops with the master N1MM+ log, and more than 100 QSO’s have been recovered. We hope you were the lucky one – and if you have any questions – please contact our QSL Manager, Tim, M0URX: https://vk0ek.org/qsl/ We would like …
As an avid user of the statistical software R, Bill (AE0EE) did some analysis of the VK0EK log database. The Log Analysis (88 kB PDF) contains many tables and a few figures, which give glimpses into the statistical side of the VK0EK operation. In the data, it is clear that the there was a strong …
Bill, AE0EE, has created a video which encompasses the voyage of the Braveheart from Cape Town through the landing on Heard Island. In it, not only is there the rolling of the sea, but the deployment of two types of scientific buoys. First up is an ARGO diving buoy, followed by a NOAA drift buoy. …
You might remember Ruan was featured during the DX-pedition as making a QRP QSO using his portable station. He sent the full article that features Hans-Peter HB9BXE, featuring both Hans-Peters many DX-peditions and his excellent operating skill as well as details regarding the 30M Four Square that Hans – Peter and a friend he worked …
Please enjoy this excellent video made by Vadym, UT6UD who was one of the “dynamic duo” on Top Band (along with Dave, K3EL), and a major reason why VK0EK broke Top Band records from Heard Island:
June 3, 2016. Inmarsat Government today released the following announcement: Inmarsat Government Connects Antarctic Heard Island Expedition Inmarsat’s BGAN Satellite Services Play Critical Role in Success of Expedition by Delivering Highly Reliable Communications Support in Extreme Remote Polar Region Inmarsat Government, a leading provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S. government, today …
Tim, M0URX reports that all of the QSL cards for requests received so far are in the mail: http://www.m0urx.com/ Tim completed the processing of these QSL’s in record time, and Mike, KJ4Z provided all labels like a pro.
From the W5KUB Website: Our live Amateur Radio Roundtable show Tuesday May 31 will feature Dr. Robert Schmieder, KK6EK, the leader of the Heard Island DXpedition. Tune in to hear everything from the travel, terrible wx with winds up to 70 MPH, propagation, contacts, the team, scientific experiments, and much much more. Phone lines will …
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