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20-02-2006 21:30 UTC The story about our travels by Alex /UT5UY/ is available in english.

09-11-2005 13:00 UTC The story about our travels by Alex /UT5UY/ is available in russian. The story in english is coming soon.

28-08-2005 10:00 UTC We've got a permission from Roger Balister, G3KMA to publish his letter to our team leader Alex, UT5UY: Hello Alex Many thanks for all the validation material. Everything is in order and on the basis of your C93DY operation from Chiloane Island we can confirm the issue of AF 098 to the Sofala District group. Please accept our congratulations. We were sorry to hear about your problems with getting the equipment from Johannesburg. This must have been a big disappointment after all your planning. Glad you were able to borrow some equipment from Silvano. Anyway you had a workable signal on most bands although it was best on CW, hi! About the cards, please make sure they have Chiloane Island printed on them. Back on the mainland I was particularly pleased to work C91CW on Top Band - signals were weak but readable on one evening only - and on the other LF bands. Thanks for all your efforts and please pass our appreciation to the whole team. Iam sure that Victor would have been proud of your operation in his memory. Best wishes Roger Balister, G3KMA RSGB IOTA Manager

16-08-2005 12:00 UTC 3DA0UY & C91UY logs was received and uploaded Webmaster

10-08-2005 11:30 UTC Complete logs of C93DY, C91CW and C91NM was uploaded and available for log search Webmaster

10-08-2005 10:00 UTC C91NM is QRT. Ukrainian DXpedition to Mozambique is finished. TNX to all and 73's! Webmaster

09-08-2005 07:10 UTC C91NM will be active today after 09:00Z on 18MHz. Andy, OK8ANM

09-08-2005 07:00 UTC C91NM log is available on-line. Webmaster

08-08-2005 12:30 UTC C91CW log is updated. Webmaster

08-08-2005 09:00 UTC UT5UY is back from 3DA0. Total score is 150 QSO's for 3DA0UY. C91CW is now QRT and preparing to departure back to Ukraine. C91NM (OK8ANM, Andy) will stay in Maputu up to 10.08.2005 and QRV mainly on WARC. Webmaster

07-08-2005 12:00 UTC C91CW log is updated. Webmaster

05-08-2005 09:00 UTC C93DY log is available on-line. Webmaster

04-08-2005 16:40 UTC Our team is in Maputu. Total score is 7000 QSO's from Chiloane. We've finally got our luggage. Inverted-V for 160m, 80m, 40m is installed and PA's are prepared for operation. Wait for us on the low bands tonight. Alex, UT5UY

04-08-2005 05:00 UTC We left the island and are coming back to Maputu. 800 km of road... We have no information about our luggage. If it was delivered to Maputu, we would try 160m operation. Stay tuned :) 04-08-2005. Roma, UR0MC

03-08-2005 12:00 UTC Have no info from guys since 29-07-2005. I think the operation from Chiloane island is over and they are on the way back to Maputu Webmaster

29-07-2005 16:56 UTC C93DY have contacted G3KMA (16:52Z on 21 MHz, CW). AF-098 reference number is previously issued to Sofala district group. Igor, UR4LWC

28-07-2005 19:11 UTC We are surfing Mozambique channel

28-07-2005 09:22 UTC We are in marine port of Beira. Waiting for the ship... Alex, UT5UY

27-07-2005 21:50 UTC We arrived in Beira. A road was heavy... Alex, UT5UY

27-07-2005 20:30 UTC We are approached to Beira. The roads in Mozambique are almost absent (like in Ukraine hi hi). Wonder if the bus would survive ... Roman, UR0MC

27-07-2005 C91CW log available on-line. Webmaster

27-07-2005 14:56 UTC Our aerials for Chiloane: A3S, UA1DZ Vertical + wires Alex, UT5UY

27-07-2005 14:45 UTC We are on the way. 500 kilometres stayed till Beira. Alex, UT5UY

27-07-2005 09:31 UTC We are on the way to Beira! Probably we will landing at Chiloane Islands this Friday. I think we arrive to Mbabane (Swaziland) on August 3-4. Alex, UT5UY.

26-07-2005 17:30 UTC Luggage still not delivered !!! But any way we are planning to depart to Beira tonight (tnx to C91A Mozambique Motorola local representative). We purchased some wear to survive on the island. Chiloane island would be reached at friday. Alex, UT5UY

25-07-2005 12:11 UTC All necessary food and some parts for antennas masts was bought. We have installed DELTA and waiting for our luggage. Alex, UT5UY

25-07-2005 Message from Roman, UR0MC Привет Всем с Мозамбика! Сидим третий день в Мапуту. Багаж еще не получили, и не известно, когда получим. Сейчас идет забастовка на South African Airways, и не понятно, когда она закончится. Так что наша экспедишн под срывом. И это мягко сказано. Мы можем навсегда расстаться со своей техникой. Будем надеяться на лучшее! 73! Roma UR0MC P.S. А работали пока на ICom-706 без блока питания,который в багаже. Купили к нему аккумулятор автомобильный в гипермаркете:-))). И напоследок любителям НЧ бендов. По моей просьбе мой отец UT3MD переходил на 80 и 160 метров и работал только на передачу. Я на 20-ти метровый диполь, расположенный на высоте 3 метра, принимал его на 80-ке около семи баллов, а на 160--около пяти баллов (и это притом что у меня не суперсетап на НЧ). Так что с приемом здесь все ОК. Это означает-готовьте свои приемные антенны и наверняка у Вас появится newone TOP BAND.Но это только в том случае,если мы все-таки получим свой багаж!!!! Regards from Mozambique ! 3-th day staying in Maputu. Luggage still not received yet, due strike of workers of South Africa Airways. No info about finishing date of the strike. It's possible to loose our equipment... We will hope on the best ! 73! Roma UR0MC P.S. We have one IC-706 and bought battery and wire in hypermarket. Now we use 20 m dipole, erected 3 meters by the groung At this night we made a test of condition on low bands with my father, UT3MD. He sent the signal on 160 m and 80 m (1 kW and Inv.Vee) from Rubezhnoe, Lugansk region in Ukraine. We hear this signal S7 on 80 m and S5 on 160. All TopBanders have good chance to make new one ! Stay tuned !

24-07-2005 We successfully reached C9-land. Luggage still not delivered yet. But we had bought battery and some wire and first 15 qso's was made. Stay tuned !

14-07-2005 Members of DXpedition received (tks to Anselmo C91D) licenses for operation from Mozambique. We will be active from Mozambique with the following callsigns: C93DY DXpedition call for activation IOTA NEW ONE - CHILOANE ISLAND C91UY - Alex /UT5UY/ C91MC - Roman /UR0MC/ C91LL - Alex /UX0LL/ C91UJ - Dim /UT7UJ/ C91UT - Boris /UT7UT/ C91CW - Dim /UT5UGR/ C91NM - Andy /OK8ANM/ C91JMG - Andy /UU4JMG/

12-07-2005 Members of DXpedition received (tks to Andy 3DA0TM) licenses for operation from Swaziland. So, the following callsigns will be active from Swaziland: 3DA0UY - Alex /UT5UY/ 3DA0MC - Roman /UR0MC/ 3DA0LL - Alex /UX0LL/ 3DA0UJ - Dim /UT7UJ/ 3DA0UT - Boris /UT7UT/ 3DA0GR - Dim /UT5UGR/ 3DA0JMG - Andy /UU4JMG/

08-07-2005 One more big step is made. This week all members of DXpedition have received visas to Mozambique

03-07-2005 Members of our team prepared antennas these weekend. The Tribander YAGI Cushcraft A3S has been demounted from a roof of Dimas /UT5UGR/ house.

Then a few vertical self brew antennas had been tested on the coast of the Dnepro river. These antennas showed a good results on Low bands. By the way, they are made of telescopic fishing tackles and have very small weight, that certainly is big plus. Here is the list of the equipment which is planned to be used: - transceivers Yaesu FT847, Kenwood TS-570D, Yaesu FT100D, Alinco DX70 and Icom MKIIG. - amplifiers Ameritron AL-811 and home made 500 watts (GU-43B tube) - antennas YAGI Cushcraft A3S and Fritzel FB-33, verticals for Low and WARC bands, numerous of wires antennas - notebooks, generators, masts etc. All about 300 kg. of cargo.

28-06-2005 Seems the long road with many adventures waits for us. During DXpedition we will overcome more than 25000 kms by airplane, bus, ship in total. Probably the most heavy would be a way from Maputo to Beira Port by minibus. It is about 1000 kms on bad roads of Mozambique. Then the fishing schooner will deliver us to Chiloane Island. It will be eight hour extreme navigation across Indian ocean. The airplane is the most comfortable transport which will be used by the members of our DXpedition. We fly on a route: Kiev-Dubai-Johannesburg-Maputo. Here is our air ticket:

22-06-2005 The answer from Mr. Anselmo Ferrao, officer of INCM, is received. He informs, that radioamateur licenses will be prepared at the moment of arrival DXpedition members to Mozambique.

19-06-2005 The official inquiry on reception of radioamateur licenses for DXpedition is directed to National Institute of Communication of Mozambique (INCM) . This Institute is a division of the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MTC) of Mozambique.