Ham radio couple in Ghana

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Jeff, W7JVN, along with his wife Beverly, WB7NLY have been called to a church mission in Ghana, West Africa and will be active as 9G5AC.

Jeff thought it would be nice to be on a DX expedition in Ghana, so he brought his FT-857 and have set up a humble little station at their house.

Jeff has a 20 metre inverted V dipole antenna mounted on a 30 foot bamboo pole. He will use a 12 volt battery off his generator for power for the radio.

Jeff will get on 20 and 15 metre SSB whenever he gets a chance and when the

bands are open. Jeff and his wife will be located in Asamankese, Ghana, (which is in the bush) for about 16 months.

Ham Radio satellite operation from Guernsey

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Peter Goodhall 2E0SQL/2U0SQL will be active on the amateur radio satellites from Guernsey during 24-30 July 2013

Peter will be active sporadically on satellite passes from Guernsey (IN89RL) as 2U0SQL.

Peter will shall be focusing on FO-29 [SSB] and SO-50 [FM] passes but no firm pass times, but hopefully will have internet access and will try posting on Twitter (@2E0SQL) when I'll be on.

Twitter - https://twitter.com/2e0sql

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Australian SKI DXepedition

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Each August, a team of amateurs and close family and friends head up to the Alpine High Plains for some backcountry XC skiing and exploration of the alpine environment. We tend to ski around during each day and settle into a hut each night. On radio, we work 40m (around 7.100 MHz) each afternoon and 80m (close to 3.600 MHz) each evening. Other HF bands are sometimes activated depending on activity and conditions. Various 2m and 70cm FM repeaters are also worked while we ski around and 146.525 MHz simplex is used as a liaison channel. APRS is also utilised.

All gear must be carried in and each team member has to be reasonably self-sufficient with food, shelter, survival gear etc. Weight needs to be kept to a minimum in order to make packs manageable while on skis. With careful planning, it is possible to carry as little as 10-16 kg for a four day trip.