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Kimio, JA9BOH, activated 8J1RL on 144MHz EME during late 1999 and early 2000 from the Japanese Antarctic research station at Syowa base, latitude 69 degrees South, longitude 39 degrees 35 minutes East on the Ongul Islands off the Prince Harald coast of Antarctica. Kimio worked 49 different stations via 2 metres EME using a pair of 3.1 wavelength DJ9BV yagis. The station transceiver was an FT 736 with no CW filter.
Listed below are Real Audio clips of a sample of EME signals working 8J1RL. Note that you will need the Real Audio player to listen to these clips.
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Kimio has also supplied some photos of the station. Click on any photo to enlarge.
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Aurora above Syowa base. This photo will be incorporated into the 8J1RL QSL card | ||||||||||
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3.1 rmelength DJ9BV yagis used for EME
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Kimio at Syowa base. Behind him is part of the HF radar antenna | system used for auroral research
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Kimio at the operating position at 8J1RL. The shack is not heated! |
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A more comfortable operating position for the AO10 station |
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Kimio in front of the AO10 satellite antennas |
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The 8J1RL EME station. The object on the right is the | two metre PA. On the left is an FT736. The monitor is displaying W9IP's moon tracking program
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