[OKDXA] ZD7X

[John Geiger]

As one who needs Bouvet, South Sandwich, and Tristan,
this sure made my day!

73s John AA5JG

--- "Charette, Douglas" <ChareDo at tulsaschools.org>
wrote:

> I got this from QRZ.com
> 
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> 
> "Hello all,
> 
> 
> I will be departing St. Helena island in late June &
> travel to my next
> DX location of Tristan da Cunha island. My callsign
> on Tristan will be
> ZD9X. The Tristan will last 4 - 6 months, maybe
> longer. A home has been
> secured for myself with a backyard measuring one
> acre. Plenty of room
> for antennas as ZD7X.
> 
> Operating from St. Helena has been rather fun. I
> will be excited for a
> new DX location after all is said & done though.
> Full story to come out
> someday!!!
> 
> With almost 35,000 QSO's now, the radio & vertical
> antenna have been
> doing a good job. I DO NOT want to have to break out
> the spare radios of
> a Kenwood TS-2000 & a Yaesu 100D if something should
> go wrong with my
> main "good" radio. 
> 
> Once on Tristan, my plan is to explore a way of
> getting to Bouvet island
> & to operate from there before a TENATIVE operation
> to the three islands
> of South Sanswich, South Orkney & South Georgia via
> the Falkland
> islands. 
> 
> According to the 100 Most Needed List, (2006) Bouvet
> is ranked at 8th in
> the world. It would be a crying shame to be less
> than 1400 miles from
> Bouvet and not to give a 100% effort to try to put
> Bouvet on the air.
> Bouvet is located nearest to Tristan than any other
> island. 
> 
> Still no plans of any RTTY/PSK activity as either
> ZD7X or ZD9X. My
> MicroHam unit that should allow Digi operation has
> not worked since I
> got here. Personal interest the Digi modes is also
> not that great.
> 
> 
> 
> Good DX,
> 
> 
> 
> Tom ZD7X"
> 
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> 73, Doug W5GA
> 
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