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color=#000000>Newly licensed operator Petrus, ZS6GCM is currently on Bouvet
Island and is expected to stay there till 14 February 2008.
<SPAN> </SPAN>He is part of a five man Norwegian led research
team.<SPAN> <BR><BR></SPAN>Petrus is the medical officer of the team and
will also be involved with the
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<DIV><BR>A Icom IC-735 and Hustler 4-BTV vertical antenna were made
available by the NCDXF, OKDXA and Bernie van der Walt, ZS4TX.<SPAN>
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color=#000000>Being newly licensed, Petrus ZS6GCM has limited HF experience.
<SPAN>He underwent a</SPAN> brief training session on operating procedures
by Rhynhardt Louw ZS6DXB, prior to his departure.
<SPAN> </SPAN>Video footage and audio recordings of past DXpeditions were
used to give Petrus an understanding of what he is letting
himself in for. <SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif><FONT
color=#000000>ZS6DXB will act as the station pilot and media officer.
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color=#000000>Petrus will have limited time to operate due to a heavy workload
and availability of electrical power</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=3>Fonte: <A
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