Helsinki - Åland - Stockholm - Åland - Helsinki : 1 - 3 February 2013
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Helsinki - Åland - Stockholm - Åland - Helsinki : 1 - 3 February 2013 |
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| DXers at the Contest Club Finland / OH DX Foundation convention chatting in the meeting area on board the Mariella ferry that sails back and forth between Helsinki and Stockholm, stopping at Åland/OH0 on the way. | ||||||||
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| The Mariella heads towards Helsinki harbour through the broken sea ice. | The outside decks are emply as the ferry heads into Helsinki harbour. | The Mariella OITI appears to be registered in Mariehamn, the capital of Åland/OH0. | ||||||
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| Tonno ES5TV shows his new massive 15m array which consists of eight Optibeam 5-el 15m beams in a two-times four-stack. | Dmitry RW4WM provides a glimse into the future of contesting with an introduction to online contesting and cqcontest.ru | |||||||
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| Four FOCers at the CCF Convention Cruise : Rag LA5HE, Lionel G5LP, Rune SM5COP and Nigel G3TXF | Small lighthouse next to icy waters at the entrance to Helsinki harbour. The entrance to Helsinki harbour is extremely narrow. | |||||||
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| The ferry enters Helsinki harbour. The line of clear water through the broken sea ice can be seen behind the ship. | The CCF Cruise starts and ends at the Grand Marina in Helsinki. Swedish DXers join the convention for a few hours in Stockholm. | |||||||
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| No meeting of SM and OH contesters would be complete without a discussion of the future of the ever popular SAC Contest | 2012 SAC Winners: Jaakko OH1TX, Dan SM5IMO, Kari OH5TS and Jukka OH0V (OH6LI) receive plaques from Ingemar SM5AJV. | |||||||
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| Nigel G3TXF queuing for the tram to Helsinki station at the ferry terminal at the end of the 2013 CCF Baltic Cruise. | Lionel G5LP and Rag LA5HE at the end of an enjoyable weekend on the CCF Cruise on the Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki ferry. | |||||||
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