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| VP8TXF and VP8CIW QSLs are being printed by Gennady UX5UO. | The VP8CIW 80m antenna was close to a salt water tidal inlet. |
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| Ian G3WVG packs up for the drive to BZZ and the flight to VP8. | Second sector of the journey : Ascension (ZD8) to Falklands (VP8). |
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| Soon arriving at MPN, the international airport in the Falklands. | Salt-water in front of Hustler 4BTV Vertical used on 40-20-15-10. |
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| Hustler 4BTV Vertical was fed with 50m of UltraFlex-5 coax cable. | VP8TXF : much travelled K3s and KPA-500. Logging with N1MM. |
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| Ian VP8CIW - Nigel VP8TXF with HF vertical. | An 80m vertical was used by VP8CIW. | Mike VP8NO with OptiBeam 9-5 and crank-up. |
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| Ian VP8CIW with Renato, the ever helpful Darwin House manager. | Ian VP8CIW's 80m vertical had radials running into the salt-water. |
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| VP8CIW-VP8TXF with WARC band vertical. | A storm delayed our departure by one day. | Chilling out in between CW pile-ups. |
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| Mario VP8EME/VP8A visits the VP8CIW/TXF shack. | The two operators in the VP8CIW/VP8TXF comfortable shack. |
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| VP8TXF: Outside of BERU all QSOs were on WARC 30-17-12m Bands. | Bob VP8LP's QTH is above the water's edge with good take-off. |
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| A single wind generator provided all the power for Darwin House. | There were also storage batteries as well as a diesel generator. |
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| Nigel VP8TXF and Mike VP8NO at Mike's Port Stanley QTH. | Nigel VP8TXF running stations on CW on the WARC Bands. |
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| Ian G3WVG with Mike VP8NO and his neat K3 plus amp set-up. | Mike VP8NO : thanks for the interesting drive around Port Stanley! |
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| Ian G3WVG operated as VP8CIW on 80-40-20-15-10m. | Nearly there : on the long flight back from the Falkland Islands. |
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| VP8TXF: 16th trip made for the RSGB's "Commonwealth Contest". | Commonwealth : VP8TXF operated on 40m-10m, VP8CIW on 80m |