[K6NCG] Antarctica phone patches?

[Jim]

Desmond,

I was on the USS Burton Island (a USN icebreaker) from 1960-62 and operated KC4USS for Deep Freeze '62. Of course that was before satellite phones and Internet, but the ham radio was our lifeline, even used for USN communications on a couple occasions when Navy shore stations couldn’t be reached due to propagation.

Sad to say, things haven’t changed all that much. Last year the NSF hub in New Zealand was out of service for several months, and they again resorted to ham radio for essential communications. ARRL even gave exams by video conferencing to several people who wintered over.

73,

Jim, K7JAJ

 

-----Original Message-----
From: k6ncg-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:k6ncg-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Desmond Crisis
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 11:17 AM
To: Discussion of K6NCG
Subject: [K6NCG] Antarctica phone patches?

 

Group,

 

A couple of people in the office here have worked in Antarctica.  One is

going back shortly. I’m trying to show her the value of ham radio.

 

I remember hearing stories of K6NCG working phone patches for KC4US_

stations back in the day on 14292.

 

Does anyone here have any recollections of working Antarctica?

 

Incidentally, I try to use 14292 as a CQ channel whenever I use the club

call. Seems traditional.

 

Desmond

KC6VHG

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