ARLA/CLUSTER: VP8RAF/100 e VP8FIR/100 :Radioamadores da RAF - Royal Air Force vão enviar uma expedição às Ilhas falklands

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

VP8RAF/100 Falkland Islands

The RAF Amateur Radio Society, G8FC, is sending an expedition to the
Falkland Islands and will be operating from the Joint Services Welfare
Facility Amateur Radio Station using the callsigns VP8RAF/100 and
VP8FIR/100

The callsigns commemorate the Battle of Coronel on November 1, 1914
and the 1st Battle of the Falklands on December 8, 1914.
All VP8 stations are able to use the suffix /100 between 1 November
and 15 December 2014.

The Battle of Coronel off the West coast of Chile saw a number of
Royal Navy ships sunk, both the HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth which
were lost with all crew.

What became known as the 1st Battle of the Falklands took place to the
South East of East Falkland and saw the Royal Navy sink eight ships of
the German Imperial Navy including the flag ship of Admiral Graf Von
Spee.

The RAFARS station will be using the following frequencies: CW 3.505,
7015, 10.112, 14.055, 18.070, 21.055, 24.892, 28.055. SSB 3.790,
7.155, 14.270, 18.123, 21.290, 24.945, 28.250.

Some maintenance work may have to be carried out on arrival, however,
the station should be active from December 5-9. The expedition will
always be looking for the best band to work the UK.

Battle of Coronel
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/
slaughter-at-sea-but-we-never-lost-hope-1-6396443

RAFARS Expedition to the Falkland Islands
http://www.rafars.org/content/News_Flash_files/
39e20a80ec58b86021efc22cf011d89f-30.html