Ah... I never did score 100%, including my IQ tests.
;) 73, Gary KA1J > > Hi Gary, > > The link in your email is their current location in Mayotte where > they were active as FH/F2DX and FH/F6BEE. > > Juan da Nova, the future location of FT4JA, is 340 miles to the > south-south-west. > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > > > > > > From: "Gary Smith" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 2:09:15 PM > Subject: Topband: OT - Juan De Nova BC station > > Absolutely OT but I thought I'd pass it along; the upcoming FT4JA > DXpedetion to Juan De Nova has some good links on their web page > including > http://www.juandenovadx.com/en/track-us-in-real-time/ > > I took a look at the island (habited) and saw the smaller island on > the satellite view & wondered about its NW coastline so was checking > it out and noticed at the far north part of the straight coastline, a > broadcast station with obvious radial marks in the ground. Now > that... would make one fine antenna. > > And continuing off topic and speaking of fine websites, you might > want to check out the current VK0EK, Heard Island website. While its > all good, what is most impressive is their real time log page. I've > never seen anything like it and it will have to cut down on SLIMs and > dupes. It leaves no question where they are operating, who they > worked within the last minute and what directions they are working DX > in. Type in your call and enter and you see what bands you've worked > them on. Leave your call in there and when you work them on a new > band, a pop-up window tells you so within 1-2 minutes of working > them. > > One hell of a desolate place. I scouted around it with google and > couldn't find any sign or previous habitation. Normally there's some > whaler's shacks but if so, I couldn't find them. > > https://www.google.com/maps/place/Heard+Island+and+McDonald+Islands/@- > 53.0998772,73.3977204,24585m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xb301524b88922bf > d:0x261ddac2e5b3767e > > or click here: > http://tinyurl.com/zemgpc2 > > Oh, and the news from Heard is they are hopefully getting their 80 & > 160 antennas up today. > > 73, > > Gary > KA1J > > > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
