DL7DF
Sigi Presch - DL7DF and Crew DXpeditions
DXpeditioning since 1993
This year we have chosen for our DXpedition two destinations. The first stop is from Oct 26, 2010 to Nov 2, 2010 in Rwanda, 9X. The second stop is from Nov 2, 2010 to Nov 9, 2010 in Burundi, 9U.
Our callsign in Rwanda will be 9X0SP and in Burundi 9U0A . We will be active with several stations on 160m through 10m on CW, SSB. One station is exclusively dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV.Please check our News Page as well as the Pictures Pages 9X and 9U.
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| DL7DF & Crew DXpedition Logo 2010 |
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| Rwanda Flag |
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| Burundi Flag |
Our equipment consists of 3 transceivers (3 x K2), 2 x XV600 , 1 x TY900 , 2 x 18 m Lowband Vertical, a verticals for 40, verticals for 30, Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/12/10, some Beverage antennas as well as some laptop computers.
Our experienced crew includes:
DL4WK, Wolf
DL7DF, Sigi
DL7VEE, Rolf
DL7UFR, Frank
Sigi Preschor via the German QSL bureau DARC to DL7DF.
DL7DF
Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123
D-12621 Berlin
Germany
Postage needed for 1 envelope with 20 Gramm (FYI):
Masa - JA5XWB
Tom - DJ6TF
Andy - DL5CW
Tom - DL2RUM
Manfred - DK1BT
Rwanda
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| Country name: | Republic of Rwanda (short form: Rwanda) |
| National capital: | Kigali |
| Location: | Central Africa, bordering to the countries Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km |
| Area: | 26,338 sq km (slightly smaller than Maryland) |
| Land boundaries: | 893 km |
| Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate: | temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
| Terrain: | mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east |
| Natural resources: | gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
| Population: | 11,055,976 (July 2010 est.) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% |
| Languages: | Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers |
| Independence: | 1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Economy: | Rwanda is a poor rural country with about 90% of the population engaged in (mainly subsistence) agriculture and some mineral and agro-processing. In 2008, minerals overtook coffee and tea as Rwanda's primary foreign exchange earner. The 1994 genocide decimated Rwanda's fragile economic base, severely impoverished the population, particularly women, and temporarily stalled the country's ability to attract private and external investment. However, Rwanda has made substantial progress in stabilizing and rehabilitating its economy to pre-1994 levels. Rwanda joined the East African Community and is aligning its budget, trade, and immigration policies with its regional partners. |
| Reference: | CIA - The World Factbook -- Rwanda |
Burundi
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| Country name: | Republic of Burundi (short form: Burundi) |
| National capital: | Bujumbura |
| Location: | East Africa, bordering to the countries Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km, 3 30 S, 30 00 E |
| Area: | 27,830 sq km (slightly smaller than Maryland) |
| Land boundaries: | 974 km |
| Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate: | equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January) |
| Terrain: | hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains |
| Natural resources: | nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone |
| Population: | 8,390,505 (July 2006 est.) |
| Religions: | Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10% |
| Languages: | Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) |
| Independence: | 1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration) |
| Economy: | Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The economy is predominantly agricultural with more than 90% of the population dependent on subsistence agriculture. Economic growth depends on coffee and tea exports, which account for 90% of foreign exchange earnings. The ability to pay for imports, therefore, rests primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices. Food, medicine, and electricity remain in short supply. Political stability and the end of the civil war have improved aid flows and economic activity has increased. |
| Reference: | CIA - The World Factbook -- Burundi |
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