Mangareva - IOTA OC-063
4,000 QSOs were made from Rikitea on Mangareva Island [Gambier Islands] by Vincent F4BKV and Nigel G3TXF on the journey back from the VP6T operation on Pitcairn
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Mangareva - IOTA OC-063 |
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| Refuelling of the Air Tahiti ATR-72 is done directly from fuel barrels which are connected to each other with earthing straps. | While transiting in Tahiti on the way to Pitcairn some 1,400 QSOs were made from the Royal Tahitien Hotel near Papeete as TX6T. | |||||||||
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| The cathedral in Rikitea has been recently totally rebuilt and modernised. | Vertical antennas at the Bonita et Benoit guest-house on the hill-side outside Rikitea. | For 12m CW a simple vertical dipole was attached to a 10m high fibre-glass pole. | ||||||||
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| The G3TXF operating position for 12m CW at TX6T/p. Vincent F4BKV operated on 15m SSB with a separate station. | Gilles VE2TZT, Jacques F6BEE and Vincent F4BKV load up the truck for the short journey to the Air Tahiti office in Rikitea. | |||||||||
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| Michel FM5CD, Gilles VE2TZT, Jacques F6BEE and Vincent F4BKV queue up outside the miniscule Air Tahiti office in Rikitea. | Because of its weight, much of the VP6T luggage was sent by accompanied air-freight rather than as normal airline luggage. | |||||||||
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| Fire engine on the tarmac at Totegegie airport (GMR), which is a 45 minute ferry ride from Rikitea. There is only one flight per week. | There was a local noise problem on the LF bands, hence the TX6T/p OC-063 operation was mainly on 15m SSB and 12m CW. | |||||||||
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