Portable Operations ~ A Practical Overview
Christian Bravo ~ W4ALF 6 August 2016
Northern Kentucky Amateur Radio Club
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W4H Graveyard Isl., TN047L 2014 Oct. 30 – Nov. 2
Submitted by Dan – W9DLK.
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WI060L Horseshoe, KD9FM
It took me 2 attempts but got the 5 contacts I needed plus 20 more to qualify Horseshoe Island WI060L off the Door County Peninsula of Wisconsin yesterday 24 September. I was so grateful that conditions on the band were better than on August 27th 73’s, Paul KD9FM.
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KL7USI Special Event Operations
by John Reisenauer Jr., KL7JR (former NL7TB)
When the fish aren’t biting, hoist up the antenna and catch some DX, if you’re not too awestruck by the breathtaking scenery, that is!
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The KL7AK Expedition to Mekoryuk, Alaska
Featured in QST November 1999, by John Reisenauer Jr, KL7JR/VE8JR
Part DXpedition, part cultural exchange, these ops discovered that making new Eskimo friends in Mekoryuk – a remote village off Alaska’s west coast – was simply unforgettable.
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DXing with Polar Bears
Featured in QST May 2002, by John Reisenauer Jr, KL7JR/VE8JR
The author’s self-described “best trip to date” involved a rare island, a rare county, 10-10, contesting, Northern Lights and polar bears. For a dedicated Arctic ham-traveler, it doesn’t get any better than that.
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Shemya Story
Story and Photos by John Reisenauer Jr., KL7JR
From one of the most remote places in the United States, history and DX come alive.
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Living, Working and DXing in the Caribbean
Featured in QST May 2002, by John Reisenauer Jr, KL7JR/VE8JR
Tropical DXing just wasn’t in my vocabulary until my job took me to St Croix in the US Virgin Islands.
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NH018L Eastman Pond KX9X ~ September 2010
Sean KX9X
ARRL Contest Branch Manager
kx9x@arrl.org
ARRL’s intrepid contest manager braves a speck of an island in a New Hampshire pond to activate a new American island
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USI: A Look Back and Ahead
by John Reisenauer Jr., KL7JR (former NL7TB)
It was the summer of 1994 when I really got hooked on island chasing, both IOTA and CISA. Why didn’t the US have an island program I asked. I was told the idea had been discussed but no action was ever taken. That would soon change. With my own ideas and advice from others, the United States Islands Awards Program (USI) came to be.
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