Lars DL9LB is about to leave for South Georgia for another scientific trip. He will spend most of October 2008 in Husvik (pron. hoos-veek) - the former Norwegian whaling station situated in the North-East of the island. Expect him working on the bands as VP8DIF - the same callsign he held during his previous trips to the far South Atlantic.
Lars will operate SSB/CW with 100 watts depending on his duties and propagation conditions. Keep in mind he will use battery packs only (there’s no running electricity nor water in Husvik) so he won’t be able to operate longer than a few hours a day.
VP8DIF was one of the lucky guys to be able to communicate with 3Y0E Petrus - another scientist doing similar research on the island of Bouvet that time, on daily basis.
Despite the uniqueness of such contacts between rare DX destinations, it was great to fight the remoteness and feel a bit of friendship across the Southern Ocean - mentiones Lars in his web blog.
More details regarding Lars’ South Atlantic activities may be found at his website:
www.lars-boehme.de/vp8dif/
The QSL route is either via buro to DJ9ZB or direct:
DJ9ZB
FRANZ LANGNER
P.O. BOX 150
D-77950 ETTENHEIM
GERMANY
