* DXPEDITION REPORT* 14DA/SI Sète Island

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Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées_region_locator_map_svgHere is my brief account of the dx adventure 14DA/SI Sète Island in Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées in August 2016…

Excited, I arrived on Sete Island on Saturday evening at 5:00 pm French time with my bags and installed the radio equipment.

This comprised of a Yaesu FT857D transceiver and KLV 400 amplifier, Heil Headset, Alinco DM- 33 switch mode power supply, OMVE 30A, paper log and the STIK antenna on the balcony.

IMG_1191The activation started on Sunday 07-08-2016 at 9:00 hours French time with numerous calls made on the International Call Frequency  27.555 MHz USB.

The first station to find this diminutive island in French Department 34 on the eleven meter airways was 14TW001 Manu in the Essonne department in Île-de-France.

Fortunately, the spread of stations from across Europe was good this Sunday with more than 80 people in the log.

The remainder of the 114 stations logged in the 2 weeks I was on the island, however, was done little by little over the rest of my seaside vacation as propagation was not so good.

The last contact in the log was 47PL122 Arne in the Kingdom of Denmark.


Log Data

  • DXCC Worked: 17 [ Italy (1), Germany (13), France (14), Belgium (16), Greece (18), The Netherlands (19), England (26), Ireland (29), Portugal (31), Austria (35), Denmark (47), Northern Ireland (68), Scotland (108), Hungary (109), Poland (161), Wales (163), République Togolaise (164) ].
  • Delta-Alfa members worked: 5 (14DA014 Phil – 14DA049 Fred -14DA050 Bruno – 68DA090 Richard – 164DA101 Herve).

A big thank you everyone for your support and congratulations to those guys who made the log.  

The special QSL confirmation card can be obtained from me direct with standard contribution please…

The coordinations are:

14DA021 Eric, 40 RTE DE FEUCHY, RESIDENCE KENNEDY, 62223 ST LAURENT, BLANGY, FRANCE

73 de 14DA021 Eric


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