Ham and Antarctica

[coppercone2]

I found this interesting from a historical prospective m, it is about how ham operators allowed for improved communications with Antarctic expeditions many years ago

https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/when-hams-helped-polar-researchers-come-in-from-the-cold/

[Wallace Gasiewicz]

My "Uncle" actually a second cousin,was the base chaplain during the IGY. It was really cool to get a Christmas card from Antarctica!!!!

[cgroen]

DP0GVN is active using QO-100, heard them just the other day doing QSO's and talking with (I think) a German school
https://amsat-dl.org/category/dp0gvn/
(probably not too interesting for US based Hams.....)

[Wallace Gasiewicz]

I also know a local Ham who operated the base station in Antartica which was the primary way for the sailors to contact home.
He says that the radio was a Kenwood 520. This was in the 70's

[coppercone2]

I wanna see if I can receive that satellite one day, working on it

gonna be busy servicing the 8015 for a while though, and again the rack buckled under weight, I really need to add a structural support. The theory that all the weight was on one side and a single reinforcement was enough was not correct.

But TBH its worth taking them apart and putting some grease on the screws and whatnot, the chassis was like fused in some places, and I am sure the ground was not the best... and so much dust was removed. Damn corrosive primary cell chemistry.