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EI8GQB (aka ON4EI) - Benneshill

Date Until: 
01/11/2011
Oliver will again be QRV from Ireland near Fethard (IO62EL) on top of Benneshill (170 m asl) with his Irish callsign EI8GQB.

He will enter the CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST as SOAB Low Power Non Assisted (October 29-30).

During the week before the contest, Oliver will set up 5 antennas to support SO2R operation. Reference frequency is 7.100 MHz +/- QRM.

Equipment
18m top loaded vertical monopole for 160-80m bands + 32 radials.
2 Spiderbeam antennas for 20/15/10 m bands.
200m long beverage East-West.
3 elements East-West bi-directional inverted V beam for 40m band.
Elecraft K3 & Kenwood TS2000.

Olivier will hold a daily blog.
See also the video about EJ8GQB Bere Island expedition in March 2010.