Teemu SM0W, Tore SM0T, Don G3XTT and Nigel G3TXF travel to Market Reef for the IOTA Contest
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Teemu SM0W, Tore SM0T, Don G3XTT and Nigel G3TXF travel to Market Reef for the IOTA Contest |
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| Our first view of Market Reef (OJ0). The three buildings: store house, power generator house and the main light-house building. | IOTA Contest operators at OJ0R on Market Reef : Nigel G3TXF, Teemu SM0W, Don G3XTT and Tore SM0T. | |||||||||||
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| Teemu SM0W assembles the five-band HF vertical antenna fed through 150m of coax. | Tore SM0T and Don G3XTT hold antenna while Teemu SM0W ties off a guy rope. | Teemu SM0W prepares the wires for the radials for the 40m/80m HF2V vertical. | ||||||||||
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| Tore SM0T and Teemu SM0W fix the guy ropes to the five-band vertical while Don G3XTT enjoys the warm sunshine on Market. | All calm on OJ0: Don G3XTT, a passing catamaran and the newly installed five-band antenna on Market Reef. | |||||||||||
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| The Åland Island flag fles on Market Reef, next to the shower house. | The Finnish Lighthouse Society (FLS) takes great care both of the lighthouse and of the visitors to Market Reef. | |||||||||||
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| The light at the top of the Market Reef lighthouse. A small cellular radio antenna can be seen on the left, used to provide Internet. | Teemu SM0W at the second (spotting station) K3 used during the OJ0R IOTA Contest operation. | |||||||||||
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| Don G3XTT operating OJ0R during the IOTA Contest. There were two K3s in operation at OJ0R. This is the 'run' station. | The 23km sea crossing from Northern end of the island of Singö on SM0 was made in this small vessel. | |||||||||||
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| The plaque on Market shows clearly how the SM - OH border winds carefully around the lighthouse and across the island. | Don G3XTT and Tore SM0T loading the equipment on board ready for the departure back to SM0. | |||||||||||
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| Teemu SM0W keeps an eye on Tore SM0T (SM0DZB) while he's operating the contest! | Meals are served at regular times by the Finnish Lighthouse Society volunteers. | The magnificent sea view from the OJ0R shack on Market Reef during IOTA 2012. | ||||||||||
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