2005 Activation 13th - 17th June

We were on the island week commencing 13th June and logged our first contact at 10:52. We stayed in Looe and were taken across each day by boat but unfortunately could not get on to the island on Thursday due to fog.
We operated on 20, 40 and 80 metres..

Latest news: We were unable to extend our operating hours for an overnight session on the evening of Wedneday15th due to poor weather conditions and were unable to get onto the island on Thursday due to fog which persisted nearly all day.
Also we now have three stations available.
Two stations will be running the Icom 756 pro II and a further Icom 756 with linear will be running 400 watts into a vertical.

The boat arrived on Friday 17th for the last time of the week so reluctantly all the kit was loaded and taken off the island till the next time.
However the expedition was enjoyed by all and thanks to all the stations who worked us.
Better luck net time if you did not manage to work GB0SGI on this occasion.

Sadly the boat arrives to collect us and the equipment for the last time
Photo: M0BXR

More Photos Of The Expedition

Below you can see the 2005 QSL card, the cards have now been sent out for distribution through the bureau

The operators on the island were :-

Mike  G4VSS
Mike  M0ACK
Keith  G8MKO
John  M0ANM
Ron   G0WJX
Bill     G0PZP
Phil    G3TEX
Ian    M0BXR
Chris G7GZB
Cliff   M0MRC

You can run a query on our log to confirm your contact

The station consisted of three ICOM 756 Pro and one Ameritron linear running 400 watts. We used Carolina Windom for the L.F. bands and a two element folded beam on and 20 metres. A vertical was also used on 40 metres.

The following were approximate times of operation and are governed by tides to get on and off the island, however there may be operation outside these times if it can be arranged

Monday 13th       09:00 ~ 18:00
Tuesday 14th       08:30 ~ 18:30
Wednesday 15th 08:30 ~ 19:30
Thursday 16th     08:30 ~ 15:00  No Operation due to fog
Friday 17th          08:30 ~ 15:30     Times are GMT

St Georges Island Details:  

QRA              IO70SI
IOTA             EU120
WAB             SX25
Position        50° 20-75'N    4° 26-75'W   
 

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