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| Preparation |
| March 23 |
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May 24 |
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| We were in Osaka. |
Our first Meeting
at Cafe. |
IC-2KL is running
properly. |
Parts for the Vertical,
Cushcraft R-7000J. |
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| Assemble R-7000J. |
Almost dune. |
Make dipole antennas
for 80/40/30 metres. |
Well done. |
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June 14 |
June 21 |
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SWR=1.0 on 7025.
Pretty good antenna. |
Call Sine Plates are
ready. |
We'll use a SpiderBerm
for HF. |
Assembling is a
tough job. |
| June 28 |
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| Parts of Spiderbeam. |
Inside of Balun. |
Installing Matching
Section. |
Attaching the Upper
Guy Lines. |
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July 5 |
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Well done. This is the
Spiderbeam! |
We re-assembled this at
another place. |
Members of JA3YQD
help us. |
Measure SWR of
Spiderbeam. |
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Almost Perfect!
Excellent Antenna. |
Setup our PCs. We'll use
N1MM logger. |
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| On the way to the Islands |
| July 27 |
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July 28 |
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At Kansai International
Airport. |
Our Flight, Jetstar
3K-722. |
Light of Taiwan (BV). |
At Singapore (9V1). We
encountered 4 hrs delay! |
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July 29 |
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Wecould finally get to
Perth. (VK6) |
At the Kings Park,
Perth. |
Pizza Party! |
At the Ticket Counter
of Perth Int'l Airport. |
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| Cocos-Keeling Islands (VK9EC) |
| July 29 |
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Cocos-Keeling Islands
from Airplane. |
Finally, Aircraft took us
to this Paradise Island! |
Tiny Welcome Board. |
Cocos Islands Airport. |
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Put 40m Dipole using
Fishing rod. (Site #1) |
30m Dipole between
Palm Tree. (Site #2) |
We rented this car
during our stay. |
Our first dinner! |
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July 30 |
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Operation started.
Masa at Shack #2. |
Assembly new Dipole
for 17m at Shack #2. |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Visitors Center. |
A small Jetty which we
try to get Fish for Dinner. |
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July 31 |
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| Prepare to Fish. |
Why Bus Stop at
the Beach? |
Stopgap AWX antenna
for 17/30m. |
Insulator was a
fallen branch. |
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Not so high, but it
worked well. |
Ichi - JA3QWN tried to
fish. No fish at all. |
Spraut of Palm. |
Hermit Crabs. |
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Aug 1 |
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Beautifil Coastline used
for Back Side of QSL. |
Ikuo - JA3TJA
at the Shack #1. |
Dipole for 40m and
Inverted L for 160m. |
Feeding Point of
the Inverted L. |
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| Let's go Shnorkelling. |
Main Road on the Island. |
It lead us to the Beach. |
Sandy Beach. |
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| Sausage Roll at the Cafe. |
We liked this. |
Taka - JH3FUK
at the Shack #1. |
Delicious Dinner. |
| Aug 2 |
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Final Day Operation
by Mars - JA3FVJ. |
The Seat Belt of our car
was broken, though.... |
A Little Visitor at
Shack #2. |
We have to leave Cocos
soon. |
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Crack the Coconut to
get Coconut Milk. |
Good Tropical Taste. |
With Annelies & Graham
- Castaway Orners |
Beautiful Tropical
Flowers (1) |
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Beautiful Tropical
Flowers (2) |
Strong Wind at the
Cocos Int'l Airport. |
We are heading to Next
Destination, VK9X. |
Snacks on the Flight. |
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| Christmas Island (VK9EX) |
| Aug 2 |
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Christmas Is. welcomed
us with Rain in Dark. |
Few People, Few cars.
Where's our car? |
Captain's Last Resort.
The Shack #2. |
Nice Room! Masa - JF3PLF stayed here. |
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Aug 3 |
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Ready to get pile-ups.
But We need Antennas! |
Captain's Last Resort. |
The Sunset, Shack #1.
4 Guys in 2 Rooms. |
Our car on this Island. |
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We could always enjoy
such a nice ocean view. |
License Plate. |
Blowholes. |
Assemble our
Spider Beam. |
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| Almost done. |
Perfect shape! |
Next, Setting up
R-7000J on the Cliff. |
Good SWR through
10 to 40m. |
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Wild Chickens here and
there. |
Red Crabs Migration
will be on Nov. - Dec. |
Another Crab.
(Coconut Crab) |
Entrance to the Airport. |
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Three differentLlanguages
there. |
Signboard on the Road. |
This Jim Beam was gift
from VK9X/K7CO. |
Our Car was from Nara.
(JA3) |
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Aug 4 |
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Mars - JA3FVJ
activated VK9EX.. |
Wash our clothes at the Launderette near by. |
Masa and Ikuo
by our Hotel.. |
Our Hotel - Shack #1
The Sunset. |
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| Post Office. |
Tai Jin House - for
Original Governer. |
Six-inch Naval Gun for
Diffenses during WW2. |
Entrance to
the Trek Route. |
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The Only Traffic Light
on the Island. |
Our Hotel has a tiny
Swimming Pool. |
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| Post-operation |
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August 9 |
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Returned to Perth and
enjoyed its Night View. |
Earn money for the trip?
No. Just stopped by. |
Four of us took a flight
back to Japan. |
Mars and Masa stayed in
VK6 a bit more. |
| October 7 |
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Preview of our QSL for
VK9EC. |
Preview of our QSL for
VK9EX. |
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