| :: RING |
- Radio:
kenwood 570
- Antenna: R5
- Ampli: NO |
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| EUROPE : IZ8CCW Ant
p.o.box 360 87100 Cosenza
Italy
other parts of the World :
SILVANO
AMENTA
5028 HEARST AVE
METAIRIE LA 70001
USA |
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| INFO from
Delta DX Association web page |
| Breton Island (29.4N, 89.2W) is part of the Chandeleur Island group in
the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Nearby "hotel barges" accomodate
sports fishers, who come in by boat or sea plane to fish the productive waters of Breton
Sound. Last activated in April, 1994 by members of the DDXA, this island was since
devastated by hurricanes, leaving only a small spit of sand in the warm Gulf waters. To
satisfy the needs of IOTA seekers worldwide, Silvano, KB5GL, accompanied by his courageous
wife, Adele, made the rough trek from New Orleans to Breton Island to activate it once
again. Staying overnight in one of the hotel barges, the couple was able to travel to the
island by boat on each of two days, spending the day on the beach where the station was
set up in the open, without any protection from sun or wind. |
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1 KB5GL and his wife before leaving to Breton
Island |
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The Orion, a 32 feet boat with 2 x 250 HP
outboard.
5 The captain with Honda generator, helping my wife, going to the
beach |
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| :: Silvano Putting up the antenna R5 |
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my legs after 3 days |
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Captain Ryan
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The two house boat were we stayed over night
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The Honda generator is ready..
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Silvano KB5GL during the operations. |
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