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7O6T DX-Pedition,
Republic of Yemen, Socotra Island - April 30 thru May 15, 2012 - DXCC Most
Wanted # 5
Socotra Island, Republic of
Yemen, Zone 37, Africa, IOTA AF-028
7O6T DX-Pedition,
April 30, 2012, 2100 GMT thru May 15, 2012, 2100 GMT
Hadiboh, Socotra Island, Hadhramaut Governorate,
Republic of Yemen
Leader: Dima (RA9USU), Co-Leader: Igor (RA3AUU)
and Co-Leader: David (K3LP)
Great support from the
Ministry of Interior Republic of Yemen, Ministry of Information Republic
of Yemen, Ministry of Radio Republic of Yemen, Ministry of
Telecommunications and Information Technology Republic of Yemen
162,029 QSO's in 15 days, 10 Operators, 6 Stations
Socotra Island, Republic of Yemen
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7O6T Team Last
Lunch at Summerland Hotel, Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 16, 2012 |
David (K3LP)
operates SSB Camp - No Chair Needed - 7O6T DX-Pedition - Socotra
Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
David (K3LP)
with local states person on the streets of Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
David (K3LP)
at local store on the streets of Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
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CW Camp -
Summerland Hotel on Socotra Island - Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
David (K3LP)
and Dima (RA9USU) - CW Camp on Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen - May 2012 |
Alex (UA4HOX)
and David (K3LP) -
7O6T Dx-Pedition - Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen - May 2012 |
Local Door
Manufacturing Shop on the streets of Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
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David (K3LP)
and Dima (RA9USU) on the streets of Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
Local store
guys on the streets of Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
David (K3LP)
and local kids on the streets of Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
Making fresh
nan bread on the streets of Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
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Final
Packing - Summerland Hotel, Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 16, 2012 |
Alex Alex
(UA4HOX) breaks chair joking around at Summerland hotel - Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 16, 2012 |
Visiting
travel office on Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 16, 2012 |
David (K3LP)
on the streets of Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
Sanaa, Republic of Yemen - May 9, 2012
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David (K3LP) - Sanaa, Republic of
Yemen |
L to R: Andy (LZ2HM), David
(K3LP) and Jeff (K1ZM) arrive in Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 8:55 AM |
David (K3LP) in Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
David (K3LP) in in Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
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David (K3LP)
traveling - Sanaa, Republic of Yemen - May 2012 |
David (K3LP) - Sanaa, Republic of
Yemen |
David (K3LP) - Sanaa, Republic of
Yemen |
David (K3LP) - Sanaa, Republic of
Yemen |
Arriving on Socotra Island, Republic of Yemen - May 9, 2012 via Felix
Airlines, 3:30 PM
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David (K3LP) - arriving at Socotra
Island, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
L to R: Jeff (K1ZM), Andy
(LZ2HM) and David (K3LP) arrive in Socotra Island, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
David (K3LP) on Socotra Island,, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
David (K3LP) operating at SSB Camp -
7O6T DX-Pedition, Republic of Yemen
on May 2012 |
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David (K3LP) on Socotra Island,, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
David (K3LP) on Socotra Island,, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
David (K3LP) on Socotra Island,, Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
View from our Hotel Room on Socotra
Island,Republic of Yemen
on May 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM |
The Team
7O6T Team is composed of the following
operators:
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RA9USU – Dmitri Zhikharev (Team Leader)
RA3AUU – Igor "Harry" Booklan (Co-Team Leader)
K3LP – David Collingham (Co-Team Leader)
YT1AD - Hranislav-Hrane Milosevic
UA4HOX - Aleksey Romanov
UA3AB - Andrew Chesnokov
RL3FT - Yuri Khmelenko
R7LV - Vlad Lesnichy
R3FA - Oleg Zhukov
RM2M - Alexander Melnikov
WD5COV - David Jorgensen
N6PSE - Paul Ewing
JT1CO - Choigonjav Chadraabal "Chat"
K1ZM - Jeff Briggs
LZ2HM - Andy Sachkovy
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Ahmed Nasser Al-Hamadi
- Deputy Minister of Information
Ahmed Muslah Al-Lahabi
- Manager of public relationships in Ministry of
information
Mohammed Nasser Hasan
- Colonel Brigadier in Ministry of Interior
Abdulmalek Alarashi
- General manager of Sanaa Radio
Ahmed Hussein Amer
- Secretary from the Ministery of Information
Mohammed Mohammed Alfagi
- Professional in Radio and TV guide
Fares al Sanabani
- Chief Editor & Owner of Yemen Observer & Al Agiq
TV Channel
Karina Zheleznova
- Manager of Friendly Yemen Tours Company
Abdul Hameed Ahmed
Gahnima - Assistant
manager of Friendly Yemen Tours Company
Yaroslav Zheleznov
- Assistant manager of Friendly Yemen Tours Company
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Here are some photos
from our 7O6T DX-pedition Team:
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David (K3LP)
and Dima (RA9USU) celebrate 7O6T DX-Pedition - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
David (K3LP)
operates from CW camp with other team members during 7O6T DX-Pedition
- Republic of Yemen - May 2012 |
Chat (JT1CO)
and David (K3LP) celebrate 7O6T DX-Pedition - Republic of
Yemen - May 2012 |
David (WD5COV)
operating SSB - 7O6T DX-Pedition - Republic of Yemen - May 2012 |
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David (K3LP)
on the streets on Socotra Island - Republic of Yemen - May 2012 |
Chat (JT1CO)
and Team members operate CW - 7O6T Dx-Pedition - Republic of Yemen -
May 2012 |
Alex -
7O6T Dx-Pedition - Republic of Yemen - May 2012 |
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EQUIPMENT
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Station |
TX/RX |
PA |
Antennas |
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Station 1 |
Elecraft
K3 |
Acom 1010
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TX:
10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m - 3 ele
Robinson, SpiderBeam, A3S,
CT-HF37, BiggIR (10-40m);
30m, 40m - 2 el vertical array,
BiggIR (10-40m);
80m, 160m - Verticals 18m;
RX: BVs, K98 |
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Station 2 |
Elecraft
K3 |
Acom 1010
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Station 3 |
Elecraft
K3 |
Acom 1010
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Station 4 |
Elecraft
K3 |
Acom 1010 |
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Station 5 |
Elecraft
K3 |
Acom 1010 |
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Station 6 |
Kenwood
TS-590 |
THP-400 |
CW Camp # 1 - Summerland Hotel;
three radios and three ACOM 1010 amps
SSB Camp # 2 - Taj Socotra Hotel;
three radios, two ACOM 1010 amps and one
Tokoyo High Power Amp (*)
160/80 Meter Camp # 3 - 9 Miles away
a beach area, used one radio and one
ACOM 1010 amp from SSB Camp # 2 at night
BANDS PLAN
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Band |
CW |
SSB |
RTTY |
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160 |
1824/
Listen 1821 JA |
1845 |
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80 |
3504 |
3780 |
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40 |
7004 |
7065 - QSX
7080 & 7160 |
7035 |
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30 |
10104 |
None |
10140 |
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20 |
14024 |
14145 |
14080 |
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17 |
18074 |
18145 |
18100 |
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15 |
21024 |
21295 |
21080 |
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12 |
24894 |
24945 |
24920 |
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10 |
28024 |
28495 |
28080 |
STATISTICS
162,029 QSO's in 15 days, 10 Operators, 6
Stations
Operating Time
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Number of QSOs
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First QSO: 2012-04-30 21:00:54
Last QSO: 2012-05-15 21:01:00 |
Total QSOs: 162029
Unique Calls: 37863 |
Band/Mode breakdown
| Band |
PH |
CW |
RTTY |
Total |
| 160 |
99 |
2454 |
0 |
2553 |
| 80 |
1238 |
3211 |
0 |
4449 |
| 40 |
2093 |
3779 |
0 |
5872 |
| 30 |
0 |
7944 |
439 |
8383 |
| 20 |
15030 |
15516 |
2167 |
32713 |
| 17 |
13928 |
13686 |
2321 |
29935 |
| 15 |
18767 |
14798 |
1417 |
34982 |
| 12 |
10073 |
9774 |
1913 |
21760 |
| 10 |
11769 |
9075 |
538 |
21382 |
| Totals |
72997 |
80237 |
8795 |
162029 |
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DXCC by Band/Mode breakdown
| Band |
PH |
CW |
RTTY |
Total |
| 160 |
22 |
73 |
0 |
73 |
| 80 |
57 |
78 |
0 |
79 |
| 40 |
88 |
95 |
0 |
106 |
| 30 |
0 |
115 |
49 |
115 |
| 20 |
145 |
134 |
84 |
156 |
| 17 |
143 |
132 |
91 |
155 |
| 15 |
151 |
136 |
73 |
160 |
| 12 |
131 |
122 |
76 |
144 |
| 10 |
138 |
121 |
59 |
147 |
| Totals |
178 |
155 |
105 |
187 |
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Daily QSOs (last 30 active)
| Date |
Total QSOs |
Uniques |
Uniques % |
| 15-05-2012 |
6665
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1199 |
18.0 |
| 14-05-2012 |
8671
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1412 |
16.3 |
| 13-05-2012 |
9632
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1793 |
18.6 |
| 12-05-2012 |
7907
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1443 |
18.2 |
| 11-05-2012 |
8623
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1932 |
22.4 |
| 10-05-2012 |
7895
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1665 |
21.1 |
| 09-05-2012 |
5806
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1034 |
17.8 |
| 08-05-2012 |
8607
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1685 |
19.6 |
| 07-05-2012 |
9801
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1863 |
19.0 |
| 06-05-2012 |
12190
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2596 |
21.3 |
| 05-05-2012 |
14320
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2895 |
20.2 |
| 04-05-2012 |
14870
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3572 |
24.0 |
| 03-05-2012 |
13314
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3083 |
23.2 |
| 02-05-2012 |
14782
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4002 |
27.1 |
| 01-05-2012 |
17259
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6629 |
38.4 |
| 30-04-2012 |
1687
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1060 |
62.8 |
| Totals |
162029 |
37863 |
23.4 |
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Multiband QSOs
| Band |
Total |
| 9 |
1271 |
| 8 |
874 |
| 7 |
1213 |
| 6 |
2397 |
| 5 |
3557 |
| 4 |
3126 |
| 3 |
4217 |
| 2 |
5869 |
| 1 |
15339 |
| Totals |
37863 |
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Breakdown by Continent
| Continent |
Total |
| Africa |
1107 |
| Asia |
22017 |
| Europe |
104550 |
| North America |
31785 |
| Oceania |
1245 |
| South America |
1325 |
| Totals |
162029 |
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Continent By Mode
| Band |
PH |
CW |
RTTY |
Total |
| AF |
675 |
407 |
25 |
1107 |
| AN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AS |
7467 |
13176 |
1374 |
22017 |
| EU |
47852 |
50466 |
6232 |
104550 |
| NA |
15544 |
15148 |
1093 |
31785 |
| OC |
645 |
551 |
49 |
1245 |
| SA |
814 |
489 |
22 |
1325 |
| Totals |
72997 |
80237 |
8795 |
162029 |
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Continent By Band
| Band |
160 |
80 |
40 |
30 |
20 |
17 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
Total |
| AF |
10 |
13 |
23 |
39 |
198 |
190 |
261 |
178 |
195 |
1107 |
| AN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AS |
206 |
558 |
503 |
1230 |
3574 |
3646 |
5261 |
3474 |
3565 |
22017 |
| EU |
2083 |
3236 |
3973 |
5204 |
18280 |
17992 |
21741 |
15677 |
16364 |
104550 |
| NA |
249 |
635 |
1299 |
1834 |
10075 |
7620 |
7037 |
2113 |
923 |
31785 |
| OC |
4 |
4 |
20 |
37 |
277 |
283 |
314 |
140 |
166 |
1245 |
| SA |
1 |
3 |
54 |
39 |
309 |
204 |
368 |
178 |
169 |
1325 |
| Totals |
2553 |
4449 |
5872 |
8383 |
32713 |
29935 |
34982 |
21760 |
21382 |
162029 |
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