C21EU - Nauru DXpedition 2015

C21EU – Nauru DXpedition 2015

Posted date: March 23, 2015in: DxingNo Comments

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“We (Ernoe DK2AMM, Guenter DL2AWG, Hans DL6JGN and Ron PA3EWP) are glad to inform you that our group will be on from the Republic of Nauru (IOTA OC-031). The operate period is of March 25th to April 4th 2015.

The coordinates: 00^o32′ S, 166^o55′ E

Nauru is a 21 square kilometres oval-shaped island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, 42 kilometres south of the Equator. The island is surrounded by a coral reef, which is exposed at low tide and dotted with pinnacles. Nauru was one of three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean (the others were Banaba and Makatea). The phosphate reserves on Nauru are now almost entirely depleted. Mining has stripped and devastated about 80 percent of Nauru’s land area.

Ernoe, DK2AMM

Born 1947, licensed 1966 (as HA2MM).

Guenter, DL2AWG

Born 1952, licensed 1974 (as DM3ZCK). Other calls used: ZK1AWG, 3D2AW, A35WG, 5W0GW, FG/DL2AWG, J79WG, FM/DL2AWG, S79GG, YJ0AWG, TI7/DL2AWG, TI9KK, H44WG, 6W/DL2AWG, ZK3N, KH8/DL2AWG.

Hans, DL6JGN

Born 1947, licensed 1968 (as DM5XBN). Other calls used: DM2FGN, Y26GN, TX9, 5H1GHW, 3D20CR, E51M, ZK3N, XR0ZR, KH8/DL6JGN, T30D.

Ron, PA3EWP

Born 1961, licensed 1982 (as PD0NAL). Other calls used: HB0/PA3ERC, VP5/PA3EWP, VP5C, FG/PA3EWP, TO5C, J77C, J79WP, FM/PA3EWP, J6/PA3EWP, 9Y4/PA3EWP, 6Y5/PA3EWP, ZF2WP/ZF9, PJ7/PA3EWP, FS/PA3EWP, V47WP, VP2EWP, 8Q7WP, V26WP, 8P9JU, J3/PA3EWP, J38PA, J8/PA3EWP, J8PA, TI9M, TI9/PA3EWP, GM/PA3EWP, J75WP, J75PA, VP2MWP, VP2MPA, OY7WP, OY8PA, 3D2WP, T30RR, T33C, T33WP, ZB2/PA3EWP, PZ5C, PZ5WP, TY5WP, VU3SXR, VU7RG, V8FWP, 5Z4/PA3EWP, DL/PA3EWP, OE/PA3EWP, 3D20CR, MD/PA3EWP, 6W/PA3EWP, MJ/PA3EWP, F/PA3EWP, KH6BB, TN2T, T32C, E51M, E51EWP, ON/PA3EWP, 9Q50ON, LX/PA3EWP, 9U4U, XR0ZR, KH8/PA3EWP.

Our QTH is the Menen hotel on the eastern side of the island. It is unobstructed to the north direction, i.e. no hills. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. We using two stations (K3’s and 600 Watts homemade amplifiers), a Spiderbeam and vertical antennas. One station running 24/7. Our focus on the end of the sunspot cycle is on the high bands.
Subject to a reliable Internet connection, we will upload the log to Clublog on a daily basis. Otherwise the complete log will be uploaded upon our return.
QSL via DL2AWG (OQRS, direct, bureau)