Refuge Luis Risopatrón (aka Luis Risopatrón Base) WAP CHL-17
Luis Risopatrón Refuge is an Antarctic Chilean refuge, located at 60°22’17” South, 59°42’53” West on the north shore of Coppermine Cove, Robert Island in Nelson Strait on South Shetland Islands The...
View ArticlePlatcha Hut, WAP AUS-NEW
It’s a real shame! Six people visited Platcha Hut, a brand “New One” for many Antarctic Hunters, and nobody brought an HF Radio, to operate a little while from there, and living us the pleasure to...
View Article“POSTVENTURE & Postal Adventure” another great idea of Velery Sushkov, RMØL...
Ham Radio is something of incredibile! Being a radio amateur is certainly a privilege; Radio gives us the opportunity to travel the air, make connections all over the world, meet extraordinary people...
View Article97 years since the first radiotelegraph contact with Antarctica
March 30, 1927 is an historical date, when the sounds of the Morse alphabet were heard for the first time in Antarctica; fundamental step in the development of communications at those latitudes, That...
View ArticleUEA Scientists say polar trip “really successful”
Climate researchers on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough have described their latest polar expedition as “really successful”. A team of 40 scientists, led by the University of East Anglia (UEA),...
View ArticleHappy and peaceful Easter
WAP staff wishes all Antarcticians a Happy Easter celebration, with the hope that Holy Easter brings PEACE to the world
View ArticleOne CW contact to get the certificate. Goal achievied!
It was a chance with profound symbolic value; losing it would have been a real shame. March 30th and 31st, hours and hours of listening to look for at least one of the 8 active CW stations that would...
View ArticleRI1ANE Progress Base WAP RUS-11
Let’s congratulate Igor Taranenko (RQ8K ), operator at the Russian Progress Base in Antarctica; Igor has begun his journey at Progress signing RI1ANE on last december 14th 2023 and is expected to be...
View ArticleIndia Post opens third post office in Antarctica
April 5th 2024, INDIA’s NCPOR 24th Foundation Day India’s National Center for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) did organize an engaging cultural program titled “From Labs to Stage.” This unique event...
View ArticleChilean Isla Gonzalo, WAP CHL-21
Gonzalo Island (56° 31’ 15” South, 68° 42’ 40” West), is a Sub-Antarctic island, uninhabited except for a Weather and Research Station (WAP CHL-21) operated by the Chilean Navy. With an area of 38...
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