RT9K/P R20RRC/8 Zhuravliny Island AS-109 5-11/8/2013

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Following an attempt to activate Zhuravliny AS-109 in April this year, the RT9K team will again try to reach the island in the Obskaya Gulf in early August.

The operation will take place between August 5 – 11, 2013 under two callsigns.

- RT9K/P — August 5-8 with QSL manager RX9KM
- R20RRC/8 — August 9-11 with QSL manager RZ3EC

Expedition team: UA9KDF , RG8K , RW0BG

You can trace the expedition by ua9kdf-2 (while moving) and rt9k-14 (on the island) using http://www.aprs.fi

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UPDATE: The team departed Nadym earlier today and will travel for about 16 hours by boat reaching Zhuravliny Island tomorrow afternoon local time. Track them here http://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FUA9KDF-2&timerange=3600&tail=3600

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UPDATE Team arrived much earlier than anticipated. Everything is OK and RT9K/P is now QRV. They hope to have first logs online later today. The team are here http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FRT9K-14&timerange=3600&tail=3600