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Nosy Be Island Mini-dxpedition

 

Start: october 1994

End: november 1994

Location: Nosy Be, Malagasy Republic, IOTA AF057

 

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Many Thanks to all HAM to have made QSO with me and thanks for the patience.

 

The 3 elements yagi monoband from Tagra worked very fine, just 2m (6 ft!) over the ground !

 

Main results:

1000 QSO

6 Continents

 

 

 

Base:

Fihavanana Club, into the deep forest, south-west of Nosy Be, 20 km from Airport, 20km from Hellville

 

Some news:

http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/56/Travel_to_Madagascar.html

http://www.3dmadagascar.com/salon800/page2d.asp?CAT=-1&STAND=1600&PROC=3&PAGE=3210

 

 

Where I stayed:

http://takelaka.dts.mg/gamtravel/angalis/circuits/5.htm

 

 

 

Working Conditions:

- Emperor 28 MHz monoband 25 W  - works great !

- Tagra Yagi 3 elements monoband

- dipole build on-site with copper wires.

 

 

Other Informations:

 

Time to get the Licence: onsite c/o the Malagasy Telecomunication Bureau in Antananarivo

Price to get the Licence: about 100 USD

Contact person: Ms. Devarieux

 

Approx. Price/person for the stay 4 weeks in Malagasy (self made and cathering) including flight from Italy:

about USD 1500-2000.

 

 

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