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EI8GQB/EI1A activation

Date Until: 
04/04/2013
EI8GQB/EI1A activation between 23rd March and 3rd April 2013.

Olivier ON4EI is back to Ireland to operate EI8GQB/EI1A from a caravan with green energy. He will activate EI1A callsign during the CQ WPX SSB contest (30-31st March). QSL MANAGER: PA3249.

Follow the activity and antenna experimentation on qrz.com where you will find a live information banner with on air frequencies and information. Also, video live streaming will be provided here.

Equipment: 18 m top loaded vertical monopole for 160-80m-40m bands + 32 radials; 3 element East-West directional inverted V beam for 40m band. 200 m long beverage RX antenna East-West directional. 2 Spiderbeam antennas for 20/15/10m bands. Rigs are Elecraft K3+P3 & Kenwood TS-2000 100W. 500 Ah battery bank + 180W solar panel and 400 W wind generator. Objective: run the 48 hour contest with green energy only. Score: among TOP 10 Europe stations in SOABLP category.