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Archives for January 2018

General Meeting Monday, January 8, 2018 at 7:00PM

January 2, 2018 by John Comanzo

Meeting Location: First United Methodist Church, 603 State Street, Schenectady
Thanks to Rudy Dehn W2JVF and Darrin Nash KD2LCH, this year’s SARA meetings will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church.

FT5ZM: DXPedition to Amsterdam Island

Program: FT5ZM: DXPedition to Amsterdam Island

Abstract: Here is an opportunity to vicariously enjoy a major ham radio expedition to one of the most remote locations on earth, Amsterdam Island, in the southern Indian Ocean–3000 km away from the nearest continent. Amsterdam Island was discovered by the Spanish in 1522 and named by the Dutch in 1633. The first recorded landing was in 1696. Captain Cook once described it as “the most awful place on earth. Landing here is difficult, with high surf and strong winds.”

A team of 14 hams boarded the Braveheart, an experienced DX sailing vessel, in Freemantle, Australia on January, 15, 2014—mid-summer—and travelled 9 days to reach Amsterdam Island. They set up multiple stations, and completed nearly 165,000 QSOs, before QRT. This is another “over-the-top” DXpedition that shows the results of teamwork and commitment.


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About SARA

The Schenectady Amateur Radio Association (SARA) was established in 1930. The club station, K2AE, is the Henry Primm Broughton Memorial Station. SARA operates repeaters on  2 meters (147.06 MHz.), and on 70 centimeters (444.200 MHz.) which are located at the top of Crawford Hill in Schenectady County near New York State Thruway exit 26.

The club is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliate and has about 100 members from all over New York State’s Capital District (Albany, Schenectady, Troy), and beyond.

For additional information about the ARRL see https://arrl.org

Last updated: 31-August-22