The VU4G QSL Card
Summary:
Call-Sign: VU4G
Operating Dates: 24 February to 4th March 2018
Operating statistics: https://clublog.org/charts/?c=VU4G#r
Log Search & OQRS: https://clublog.org/charts/?c=VU4G
QTH: Sea Princess Resort, New Wandoor Beach, Port Blair, Andaman Islands.
QRA: NK61ho
QSL: Via G4IRN (OQRS via Clublog, LoTW soon).
Station: Icom 7300 + Expert 1.3k into elevated wire mono-band Ground Planes (band changes made with wire-jumpers made from Anderson Power Pole plugs).
Andaman Licensing Info : https://www.g4irn.com/home/articles-information/andaman-islands-licensing
Heathrow departure
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Local boy climbs a coconut tree to hang a pulley to be used for the antennas at VU4G
Hanging the Pulley
The wire ground-plane antenna.
VU4G Shack
FT8 pile-up
Crocodiles were a real danger.
Andaman Taxi
New Wandoor Beach.
Tsunami damage at Wandoor Beach
New Wandoor Beach
The police booth at New Wandoor Beach.
Taxi drive through Port Blair town centre.
The grounds of the Sea Princess Resort were spacious and tropical.
Fresh coconut
Sea Princess Resort
Local fishermen
New Wandoor Beach
New Wandoor Beach