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VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS (Reminder/Update/YL Op!). Just a reminder that an
international group of YLs will activate the Falkland Islands (SA-002)
between January 17-31st. Each operator will be signing with the callsign
"VP8YL*", where the third letter of the suffix will be assigned to each
YL operator at beginning of the operation. There will be 8 YLs from the
following countries active from Falkland Islands:
2 from the UK 1 from Japan
1 from the Netherlands 1 from USA
1 from Italy 1 from Norway
1 from Greece
YL operators mentioned at present include: Janet/VP8AIB, Chantal/PA3GQG,
Unni/LA6RHA, Jeanie/WA6UVF, Mio/JR3MVF, Liz/M0ACL, Victoria/SV2KBS,
Nicky/M5YLO and Ruth/IT9ESZ. The YL team will fly into the Falklands on
January 17th. Together with Janet, VP8AIB, and other YLs from Falkland
will all activate VP8YL* for 14 days. All the YLs coming from around the
world will be getting their VP8 callsign on Monday, January 19th. During
the first weekend they will operate as VP8YLC which is the YL club's
callsign on Falkland. The YLs will be operating from QTHs in Stanley
(one from the home of Bob/VP8LP and Janet/VP8AIB and the other from a
hut not far from Bob/Janet's home). Some of the YLs will bring along
their own HF rigs. Some will stay for a week and the others for two
weeks. The activity will be mainly on SSB, on all bands (80-10m), but
only 20 hours every day. There will be 4 stations with the following
antennas: two SteppIR 3 element beam and two vertical SteppIR.
QSL via operator's home callsign. Look for more information to become
available at: http://www.radioclubs.net/aa_vp8yl_/
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS (Reminder/Update/YL Op!). Just a reminder that an
international group of YLs will activate the Falkland Islands (SA-002)
between January 17-31st. Each operator will be signing with the callsign
"VP8YL*", where the third letter of the suffix will be assigned to each
YL operator at beginning of the operation. There will be 8 YLs from the
following countries active from Falkland Islands:
2 from the UK 1 from Japan
1 from the Netherlands 1 from USA
1 from Italy 1 from Norway
1 from Greece
YL operators mentioned at present include: Janet/VP8AIB, Chantal/PA3GQG,
Unni/LA6RHA, Jeanie/WA6UVF, Mio/JR3MVF, Liz/M0ACL, Victoria/SV2KBS,
Nicky/M5YLO and Ruth/IT9ESZ. The YL team will fly into the Falklands on
January 17th. Together with Janet, VP8AIB, and other YLs from Falkland
will all activate VP8YL* for 14 days. All the YLs coming from around the
world will be getting their VP8 callsign on Monday, January 19th. During
the first weekend they will operate as VP8YLC which is the YL club's
callsign on Falkland. The YLs will be operating from QTHs in Stanley
(one from the home of Bob/VP8LP and Janet/VP8AIB and the other from a
hut not far from Bob/Janet's home). Some of the YLs will bring along
their own HF rigs. Some will stay for a week and the others for two
weeks. The activity will be mainly on SSB, on all bands (80-10m), but
only 20 hours every day. There will be 4 stations with the following
antennas: two SteppIR 3 element beam and two vertical SteppIR.
QSL via operator's home callsign. Look for more information to become
available at: http://www.radioclubs.net/aa_vp8yl_/