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DXpeditioning since 1993 |
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Tonga - March 2012 - Pictures Page |
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Pictures from Tonga | Operators |
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l.to.r Jan - SP3CYY, Jan - DL7UFN, Wolf - DL4WK, Reiner - DL7KL, Manfred,
DK1BT, Andy - DL5CW,
Frank - DL7UFR, Les - SP3DOI, Sigi - DL7DF |
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Arrival |
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This picture was taken after the arrival in Auckland on March 6. |
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It shows l.to.r. DL7DF, DL4WK, DK1BT, DL7KL, DL7UFN, DL7UFR. |
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DL5CW, SP3DOI and SP3CYY arrived a little later. |
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We met John, ZL1BYZ (left) at Auckland airport. |
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Arrival at Fua'amotu - the international airport of Tonga |
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Welcome at the airport of Tonga with music -- great! |
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Jan and Les waiting fro customs at the airport -- it's hot |
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Antennas |
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Jan, Les and Manfred buildig the verticals |
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The gardener is taking care of good grounding of the radials - noone shall stumble over them |
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Building the verticals - Jürgen and Reiner |
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The A35YZ station with flags |
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The Spiderbeam in the garden of the neighbour's property |
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The doggy is taking care of the Spiderbeam parts |
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We don't need to worry: security patrols at the antennas |
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Operating |
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Final inspection by the license authority - Mr. Feao Vakata and Sigi |
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Talks with the license authorities about DXpeditioning and licensing terms worldwide |
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The antennen are built. Sigi, Les and Reiner having the first QSOs. Andy in the background. |
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All initial problems solved - ready to go. The pileups are enormous, there is no time to move the heads to the camera. |
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A35YZ workshop - Wolf, Andy and Reiner |
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DL5CW and DL7UFR |
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Thanks very much to all sponsors who made this DXpedition possible! |
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We have had a few more sponsors but no flags of all of them. |
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Tonga Pictures |
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Office of the licensing authority in Nukualofa |
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The King's Palace of Tonga |
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No, it's not the Craibbean, the Heilala Logde Beach on Tonga |
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If you dare you can take a ride on the sea... |
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Pictures from Tonga (Thanks to DL7ZG) |
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View to the Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace |
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Thrilliton Tongatapu |
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Blow Holes |
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Our experienced crew |
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DK1BT
Manfred
on air since 1974
ex calls:
Y24RL
Y54ZL
Y21RO |
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DL4WK
Wolfgang
on air since 1974
ex-calls:
DM6LAC
Y44VC
Y22IC
DL2NWK |
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DL5CW
Andy
on air since 1975
ex-calls:
DM3PFF
Y34YF
Y24VF
DL3VHF |
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DL7DF
Sigi
on air since 1961
ex-calls:
DM4ZBD
DM2CUO
Y23UO
DL7UUO |
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DL7KL
Reiner
on air since 1962 |
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DL7UFN
Juergen
on air since 1976
ex-calls:
DM3WMO
Y51XO |
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DL7UFR
Frank
on air since 1984
ex-calls:
Y54ML
Y54ZO
Y24NO |
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SP3CYY
Jan
on air since 1968 |
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SP3DOI
Leszek
on air since 1968 |
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DL7UFR &
DF3CB |
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