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Jan 11, 2021
JANUARY 11, 2021 UPDATE by Antoine, 3D2AG for DX-World
The boat is still on schedule arriving on the 15th January. Station dismantling is in progress, with the 6m yagi already packed and the Spiderbeam due to be taken down later this morning. As expected, last night was the first really good short-path opening into Europe on 20m, and if it happens again tonight it will have to be done on the inverted-V antenna facing the beach on a high coconut tree. The 160m conditions were poor again this morning, with just one EU station worked, but last night many JAs came in. North America is still very elusive on 160m from here; the inverted-L will be taken down on the 13th Jan and all operations cease by 0000 UTC on the 14th to pack the equipment. Several thousand QSOs were made so far and the logs (both CW and FT8) will be uploaded to Club Log after my return to Fiji. Sometimes stations might not have received their final RR73 on FT8, but nevertheless if reports were exchanged correctly they will be in the log. Fuel is running low, but should last over the remaining days; my health is slowly recovering despite the extreme heat. VY 73s and see you on the bands, Antoine 3D2AG
JANUARY 9, 2021 UPDATE by Antoine, 3D2AG for DX-World
Conditions have been pretty bad last 24hrs, with very little on 160m and higher bands. On 60m OTH radar smothers the band regularly from about 0900 UTC until late morning here. Today or tomorrow will start taking down the 6m antenna, then the Spiderbeam will follow next day. I am slowly regaining use of my foot but the swelling is still quite bad.
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MISE À JOUR DU 11 JANVIER 2021 par Antoine, 3D2AG pour DX-World
Le bateau est toujours à l’heure d’arrivée le 15 janvier. Le démantèlement de la station est en cours, avec le yagi de 6 m déjà emballé et le Spiderbeam devant être démonté plus tard ce matin. Comme prévu, la nuit dernière a été le premier très bon chemin court ouvrant en Europe sur 20m, et si cela se reproduit ce soir, il faudra le faire sur l’antenne en V inversé face à la plage sur un haut cocotier. Les conditions de 160 m étaient encore mauvaises ce matin, avec une seule station de l’UE fonctionnait, mais la nuit dernière, de nombreux JA sont entrés. L’Amérique du Nord est encore très insaisissable à 160 m d’ici; le L inversé sera démonté le 13 janvier et toutes les opérations cesseront à 0000 UTC le 14 pour emballer l’équipement. Plusieurs milliers de QSO ont été réalisés jusqu’à présent et les logs (CW et FT8) seront téléchargés sur Club Log après mon retour aux Fidji. Parfois, les stations n’ont peut-être pas reçu leur RR73 final sur FT8, mais néanmoins si les rapports ont été échangés correctement, ils seront dans le journal. Le carburant est bas, mais devrait durer les jours restants; ma santé se rétablit lentement malgré la chaleur extrême. VY 73s et à bientôt sur les groupes, Antoine 3D2AG
MISE À JOUR DU 9 JANVIER 2021 par Antoine, 3D2AG pour DX-World
Les conditions ont été assez mauvaises ces dernières 24 heures, avec très peu de bandes de 160 m et plus. Sur 60m, le radar OTH étouffe régulièrement le groupe de
environ 0900 UTC jusqu’à tard le matin ici. Aujourd’hui ou demain commencera à démonter l’antenne de 6 m, puis le Spiderbeam suivra le lendemain. Je reprends lentement l’usage de mon pied mais le
le gonflement est encore assez mauvais.
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VE1HQ, Mr. Sheldon Roy Donaldson from Pubnico, NS, Canada, is a keen DXer and Antarctic chaser. He has just received his WAP-WADA Honor Roll plate and certificate on Jan 8th 2021.
Credit: SE3A
Often, studies were carried out on the scientific traverse as for example the 1978–1984 Mirny–Komsomolskaya–Ridge B, Denman Glacier and Dome Concordia, or the 1999-2000 Mirny-Vostok traverse with intermediate stops at Pionerskaya (WAP RUS-1Ø), and Konsomolskaya (WAP RUS-Ø5) as well as the so called Vostok I (WAP RUS-14) and more specifically the stopping sites on the way to the North and South of Vostok I Base as reported on several QSL cards.
So for example: Ham radio did operate from there so for example R1ANB/A at 70° 14’ South-95° 44’ East (3 dec.1999), 71° 55’ Sout-96° 28’ East (11.dec.1999), 75° 12’ South-97°02’ East (14 dec.1999), R1ANC did operate at 69° 24’ South-95° 11’ East (27 dec.1999), where most of the ground Radio Echo Soundings inspections have been done.
From 25 dec.2002 through 15 jan.2003, on the 48th Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE) R1ANC/P did operate at 78°18’ South, 106°32’ East as well reported by the operator (UA1PAC Alex Kuz’menko) itself:
Antarctica. 
During the austral summer season of 48 RAE (2002/03) we collected sub-ice relief and ice sheet information along profiles of radio-echo sounding survey. The ice thickness over the water-table of the subglacial Lake Vostok is app. 4,000 m (13120 ft). The average temperature which’ were observed during the field season was app. -35C (-31F). The RES routs was about 550 km long (342 miles).
