[ETS/PARC List] Antarctica KC4USV on the air

[Drew Moore]

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Subject: 	Antarctica KC4USV on the air
Date: 	Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:58:28 -0500
From: 	Marvin Bronstein <marvbrons at verizon.net>
To: 	Moore, Drew <drumor at optonline.net>



* Antarctic Station QRV Until February 18: KC4USV, the Amateur Radio
station at McMurdo Station
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurdo_Station> on Ross Island in
Antarctica is now on the air. According to Bill Erhardt, K7MT, who is
stationed at McMurdo, the station boasts a new transceiver, amplifier
and antenna. "We set up the equipment on January 19, tested it and went
on the air," Erhardt said. "The station will be in operation on Sundays
on 14.243 MHz, starting at 0001 UTC. We had a nice pile up Sunday,
February 1 with US hams on the East Coast and in the Midwest." Erhardt
leaves McMurdo on February 18 and is unsure if the station will be on
the air over the Antarctic winter.