I could hear people all around me, most by backscatter, working the various openings, but not once did a signal appear here. Strange and very frustrating, and it wasn t for the sake of suitable equipment or the required diligence. But that s life. For me, it has also been a costly exercise in terms of local, STD and international telephone calls, faxes and e-mails, but it has been completed in the interests of amateur radio and to provide something of historic value for those who follow. The information may be freely used provided due acknowledgement as to source is included.
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Order to Eric Jamieson VK5LP, PO Box 169, Meningie, South Australia, 5264. Orders may be made by e-mail, but will be dispatched after receipt of cash.