ARLA/CLUSTER: Estação de McMurdo (Antarctica) "cantou" em 7995 kHz/USB no dia 24 de Dezembro às 23:00 UTC

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Weak signal DX challenge: Christmas carols in Antarctica

UPDATE: Check out Nathaniel’s message with recordings.

Many thanks to Mark Phillips (via the SWL Fest group) and Sheldon
Harvey  (via the International Radio Report) for sharing the following
message from Nathaniel Frissell (KC4/W2NAF) who is stationed at the
McMurdo Station, Antarctica:

Hi, everyone. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and any other
holidaysyou may celebrate!

Things are going well down here (Antarctica), and I’m glad to have
worked some of you on the air. I apologize for any weak signals, but
there has been a lot of space weather activity recently and the
station here is rather modest.

Each year, the residents of McMurdo Station, Antarctica celebrate
Christmas by singing Christmas Carols to the remote, Antarctic field
camps on the HF radio. This year, we are asking ham radio operators
(and shortwave listeners) around the world to listen in and e-mail
short wave listening reports telling us how far away the carols are
heard. Listen on 7995 kHz USB on 24 December 2014 2300z and e-mail
reports to w2naf  arrl.net.

For a Christmas in Antarctica SWL QSL card, please send an SASE to my
Blacksburg address. NATHANIEL A FRISSELL, 1412 North Main Street,
Blacksburg, VA 24060 United States Special cards will be made for this
event.

Please share this information with as many hams and SWLs as possible.
It would be really interesting to know how far we are heard. I believe
we will be running about 1000 W for this.

Merry Christmas!
73,
Nathaniel, KC4/W2NAF