Mike DF8AN will be active from Layang Layang Island, IOTA AS-051 – Spratly Islands, 19 to 29 April 2016 as 9M0S.
QSL via home call.
Mike DF8AN Announcement:
“It was many many years ago…I was a young licenced operator and I sit at my old Kenwood TS520SE tubes-radio in april 1983… looking for the announced german Spratly DXPedition, which ended in a tragedy just before they reached Spratly…
I had to wait many years more, until I got my first contact with Spratly: it was a group of famous, well knowed radioamateurs and they activated 9M0S in Summer 1993. It was a time without DXclusters or digital communication. At that time, I was sitting on the radio every day: looking through the bands, looking for a 9M0S contact. I was so glad to reach them – not on 9 bands – but: I got a SSB and a CW contact and showed their QSL card weeks later to my local ham friends. It was a time, when you receive your DX QSL even via the bureau. A time without Paypal or OQRS….and I hoped, to be there once in my life. At Spratly: in the middle of the south chinese sea.Today I am proud to inform the DX-community: I received a permission and licence from the malaysian government to install and operate my amateur radio equipment from the malaysian Layang-Layang island in the Spratly archipelago. And I got that famous call 9M0S which I worked 23 years ago.
I specially thank the malaysian government, the malaysian communications and Multimedia commission, the national security council of Malaysia, the Maritime security Souvereignty division, the malaysia amateur radio transmitters society and 9M6XRO. Special thanks also to Baldur, DJ6SI.
Without their help it wouldn’t be possible to be on the air from 19. april till 29.april 2016 from 160 to 6 meters, mainly CW
It’s a honor for me to make my wish come true and get qrv from Spratly shortly.
I wish you all good DX and enjoy the pile-up. Please be patient with me: even when I worked from more than 130 DXCC countries: I still use my ETM9 keyer and you will make a real contact with a human – not a laptop. I’ll promise to be as much qrv as I can; I promise to sleep not during band-openings, I will not go fishing or penguin watching (hi). But remember: even if you not reach me: be fair – don’t qrm and remember: it’s all a hobby 🙂
I keep you up to date at my facebook group 9M0S for latest information and also for contact me during the DXPedition. For joining the facebook group look here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/227645770903070/ And I also will blog a little bit on this qrz.com-9M0S site…
Mike, DF8AN / 9M0S
Source:
Commenting in response to an FCC Public Notice (DA 17-1180) released last month, ARRL addressed the extent of Amateur Radio’s response to recent hurricane disasters and efforts needed to expand the use of Amateur Radio services when it come... Read more
More
![Check out the new DX Engineering Retail Showroom! [ Video ]](https://qrznow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSC_0893-90x60.jpg)
Hermes Lite 2 Read more
BuddiStick Let’s take a good look at this antenna and see what all the hype is about. Designed as a multi-band, portable antenna for 40m –... Read more
Phenomenal characteristics! Big gain, perfect F/B and F/S ratios. 4 elements for 20 m, 6 elements for 15 m and 14 elements for 10 m! Antenna is fed by... Read more
2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio trade show. Ham Radio Out... Read more
Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS 50 Watt Mobile Transceiver With TONS Of Features Read more
FT-818 This week Tony and Gary revisit Yaesu’s FT-818 and discuss if it is still relevant in 2022? Read more
Not all PL259s are the same. The newer designs are a superior design and accurate. Anyway, I nearly cock this up. Perhaps rate me out of 10! Read more
SARK100 HF Antenna Analyzer “Here we take a look at the SARK100 Antenna Analyzer. Discontinued in KIT Form in 2011 but STILL available to purcha... Read more
Win4IcomSuite There is a new release of Win4IcomSuite (version 1.422). This release adds support for the Scroll modes for the CI-V based panadapters a... Read more
ACOM 06AT antenna tuner & switch teaser Are you looking for a desktop antenna tuner and switch for your astonishing ACOM solid-state amplifier? Ex... Read more
Introducing the brand new ARRL Radio Laboratory, W1HQ! Join Jherica Goodgame, KI5HTA, as she walks you through everything there is to know about this... Read more
What do I carry with me when I hit the road for a Parks on the Air or some other kind of portable radio activity. In this video I break down the conte... Read more
How to use WSPR. The Weak Signal Propagation Reporter. Great for testing Antenna Patterns & Directionality for RX & TX. Read more
While I was out at Dave Canterburry’s Gathering I tested the Chameleon Tactical Dipole 2.0 The CHA TD 2.0 is a broadband High Frequenc... Read more
VERO VGC VR-UV4 Here we take a look at the VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio from Vero, VGC. Product Name: VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio Item... Read more
Recent Posts
Hermes Lite 2 Back in PRODUCTION
Is the BuddiStick Pro Really That Good??
A gigantic tribander! Three big full-size yagis on one boom (15.1 m)
Elecraft – Dayton Hamvention
Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS 50 Watt Mobile Transceiver
Is an FT-818 worth it in 2022?
Regular Man Fits PL259 Coax Connectors
SARK100 HF Antenna Analyzer
Win4IcomSuite (version 1.422)
ACOM 06AT is almost ready
New ARRL Radio Lab Will Inspire Your Ham Shack!
Why is my signal so strong? My HF ham radio portable antenna kit
How Good is your Antenna? Use this to find out!
Why Is This Dipole Tactical? Chameleon TD 2.0
VERO VGC VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio
Warning: file_get_contents(https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqrznow.com%2F9m0s-spratly-islands-as-051%2F): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found in /home/qrznow/public_html/wp-content/themes/goodnews5/framework/functions/posts_share.php on line 151
