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Concept |
We will be on the air from two of the VK9 islands this summer, 2014. We
will do the vacation-style operation. And we will make effort to be QRV
as long as possible. It'll be our pleasure, if we could be your new one.
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General Infomation |
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Cocos-Keeling Islands. |
Christmas Island. |
Dates |
July 29 - August 2 |
August 2 - August 8 |
Call Signs |
VK9EC |
VK9EX |
ITU Zone |
54 |
54 |
CQ Zone |
29 |
29 |
IOTA Ref. |
OC-003 |
OC-002 |
Locator |
NH87JT |
OH29UO |
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Modes / Frequencies |
SSB/FM/CW/RTTY/PSK31 on 6 - 160m.
Please find us at around the ordinary DX frequencies. (i.e. 14.025, 21.295
etc.)
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QSL Routes |
LoTW |
Available after our operation (Highly recommended) |
OQRS(Clublog) |
Available after our operation (Highly recommended) |
Bureau |
Your QSL should go to JF3PLF (Closed) |
Direct |
To JF3PLF with SAE + IRC/2GS |
eQSL |
All QSOs have been uploaded to eQSL system. |
All QSL cards have been sent via the bureau or by mail by December 5th
2015. Therefore, please refrain from further bureau QSL requests. However,
your direct QSL requests are still available.
CAUTION: Those who wish to receive our VK9 hard copy QSL card(s), please be sure
to send your QSL card(s) to us via Bureau and/or Direct so that your card(s)
arrives at us before the first anniversary of our QSO. We won’t be able
to send our VK9 hard copy QSL card(s) after the first anniversary of our
VK9 operation.
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Special Thanks |
We very nuch appreciate the great support from : ICOM Japan, ICOM Australia,
Radio Parts Japan, Spiderbeam, JA3ART, JA3BVG, JA3GFL, JA3IHI, JH3FEN,
JH3FJG, JH3QNH and JH8BKL. We would like to pass our many thanks to WIA(The Wireless Institute of Australia) for their assistance and advice.
Also our thanks should go to all of radio amateurs in all over the world
who call us during our DX-vacation.
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Our Main Sponsors |
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We used IC-7100, IC-7000 and IC-2KL with SpiderBeam Antenna. They helped
our operation very much. Our QSL cards were printed by Emil, LZ3HI -Gold
Print Service-. Quality is excellent. Thanks!
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