Новости 5Z4EME

[RA3AQ]

Hello Dimitry

Another update from the jungle.
Things are going well here from dark Africa. In despite af regular power failure, giant thunder storms and stomach problems we managed to get almost 200 different initials in our log on 144 MHz.
Today, sunday we will start to test on 70 cm and make our first steps there.
On 144 MHz we are QRV from 13-14.30 UTC and 17 until 00 UTC: 144.124 5Z4EME in KI70mo 1st.

Monday we plan to be QRV on 70 cm if all is working well. Listen on 432.084 MHz. look for us on N0UK/HB9Q-loggers.
We are simultaniously QRV on 144 MHz

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we are not QRV because of safari.

So takes your changes and call as soon as possible!!!!!!!
Remember the condx will get worst this week more and more.......

73 Team 5Z4EME

[RX1AS Сергей]

Квадрат прежний KI79MO

[RA3AQ]

Hello Dimitry

Another update from dark Africa.
Things are going well here in Kenya. That's an understatement.
Up till now 275 different stations made it into the log. Many one-yagi station worked.
We're wondering if there still is anyone left who hasn't worked us...
Another highlight was working HB9Q, PI9CAM and DL9KR on 70 cm. Jan was loud in CW on our small antenna.
Our 100W was enough to give Jan DXCC #103. We are happy that we could contribute to the score of this highly respected man.
However our efforts on 70 cm are now over and out.

The safari was just wonderful. We are deeply impressed by this overwhelming experience.
Africa got into our blood for sure!
What a nice continent, what nice people around! No doubt we will be back once.
We're happy to stay in a rural area where white man are being stared at and considered to be an attraction.

This all made us fresh again so we will be QRV this weekend starting our moonrise today at 18Z.

Take your change and call us now you still can.
YES YOU CAN !!!!!!!

73 Team 5Z4EME

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[RA3AQ]

Hello Dimitry

Today it will be our last day on the moon.
We will be QRV again after moonrise on 144.124 at 19Z. QRV on N0UK-logger.

We got a visit from the Intelligence Agency. They were very interested, but we managed to distract their attention to guide them to our neighbour who's yelling in a mike the whole time.
We understand that he is operating on HF.
After an hour he disappeared, likely under the impression of the things that were shown to him.

So, take your chance.
We hope to be there, regarding the fact that our stomaches can cope with the heavy fishsoup (fishheads and heaven knows what more).
Yes, life in the jungle is hard.
Longing after a shower. We can find eachother easily by the tremendous smell.

This morning Rene stumbled while he manually was turning the antenes and injured his leg a bit.
We're now waiting for a witchdoctor (old woman) from the mountains to cure his leg. We hope she can find good herbs and pronounce the right spellings.

73 Team 5Z4EME in KI79mo
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[RA3AQ]

Hello Dimitry

Another experience from the Team in the jungle:

As announced before Rene had a lot of pain in his foot that had been injured this morning by stumbling over the coaxial cable. He wasn't able to walk anymore...
The old witchdoctor came by yesterday and with help of fresh chickenblood, secret smelly herbs and a kind of rough massage accompanied by loud screaming she managed that Rene now was able to walk a few steps.
We hope she said the right spellings in order to get him cured. Today she will finish the job. We wonder what kind of rituals will follow...

In the meantime our power (headfuse) went up into smoke after Eltje managed to overload the capacity of the 240V power. We're still wondering how he did it, its quite an achievement because not only we but the whole village in our neighbourhood had no power after the explosion.
The fuses and the mainswitch were placed in a small box in our wall that had the name "Crabtree" on it.
We already wondered what Gary Crabtree KB8RQ had to do with it, and we never will know because only some burnt parts could be discovered after we opened the smoky black box...
However by shortcutting all fuses we now have power again.

And that was important so we could be QRV with our moonrise again!
And so we did. To make happy the last few who still needed us.

Resume:
282 contacts
47 DXCC
45 firsts on 144 MHz
3 firsts on 432 MHz

We're looking back on a very successfull DXpedition. We had fun, our maids that were turning the aerials had even more fun and we're longing after a shower.
The "Mzungu's" from The Netherlands are satisfied and already planning another travel.
Where do we go next??

73 Team 5Z4EME
Ronald PA3EWP
Eltje PA3CEE
Rene PE1L