Ham Radio at the most REMOTE place on Earth

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It's cold, it can be in complete darkness and weather conditions make it almost impossible to operate from. So how did Paul VK0PD / VK2PAD manage to successfully operate an amateur radio station from Casey Station in Antarctica? Paul shares his photos, experiences and life living and working down one of the most remote places on earth.

Chapters⏱️
0:00 Introduction
2:19 Casey Station overview
3:52 Noise on 20m on base
5:02 Hobby hut shack
8:13 Homebrew foot switch
9:20 Antarctic sunsets and sunrises
10:40 Improvised desk microphone
11:57 Some of the jobs to do in Antarctica
15:51 Weather forecasting in Antarctica
17:30 What happens to your antenna in a blizzard
20:12 V-Beam antenna experiments
23:00 More Antarctic activities
31:29 Diagnosing antenna faults
33:45 The flight out.... or was it?
35:14 Boeing C17 landing and flight

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