[K6NCG] Antarctica phone patches?

[Desmond Crisis]

That's totally awesome.  What a great story.  My friend here it work says
that the internet connection there isn't much better now ....than it was in
the 60s.  :)

DC

On Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 3:53 PM Jim <k7jaj at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Desmond,
> Here is another memory I hadn’t recalled for a very long time. In the
> early seventies I was priveleged to participate in a phone patch wedding
> for a crewmember of one of the icebreakers that was stuck in the ice up
> north, who had planned a wedding ceremony for a long time, but couldn’t get
> out to attend. They arranged with a minister in Washington state to perform
> the ceremony via a phone patch that included the skipper. (I have an audio
> recording of that somewhere.) It was the thrill of a lifetime for me, and
> sufficient justification for patches for people in such isolated areas.
> 73,
> Jim, K7JAJ
>
> From: Paul Rasp
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 12:32 PM
> To: Discussion of K6NCG
> Subject: Re: [K6NCG] Antarctica phone patches?
>
> When I was stationed at TI in 1972-1973, there was a member of the club
> that had spent several tours on the ice. His name was Bob. Can’t recall his
> callsign.
>
> 73
> Paul
> W4ARK
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 28, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Jim <k7jaj at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________
> >
> > K6NCG mailing list
> >
> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/k6ncg
> >
> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> >
> > Post: mailto:K6NCG at mailman.qth.net
> >
> >
> >
> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> >
> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________
> > K6NCG mailing list
> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/k6ncg
> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> > Post: mailto:K6NCG at mailman.qth.net
> >
> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> K6NCG mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/k6ncg
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:K6NCG at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> K6NCG mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/k6ncg
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:K6NCG at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html