π§π» RI1FJZ UPDATE: the Franz Josef Land camp is being dismantled. The team planned to leave 160, 80 & 40m antennas up overnight, then remove them and load the yacht on 25 Sep, the last favourable sailing day. gars.org.gg #HamRadio #DX #RI1FJZ

π§π» RI1FJZ UPDATE: the Franz Josef Land camp is being dismantled. The team planned to leave 160, 80 & 40m antennas up overnight, then remove them and load the yacht on 25 Sep, the last favourable sailing day. gars.org.gg #HamRadio #DX #RI1FJZ
π§π» UPDATE: RI1FJZ reports six HF positions active from Franz Josef Landβ2 CW, 1 SSB and 3 FT8βplus LEO satellite work through 23 Sep. QO-100 reception is established; transmit setup was planned next. gars.org.gg #HamRadio #DX #RI1FJZ
π§π» UPDATE: RI1FJZβs 18 Sep report says CW is now active on 40, 30 & 17m, alongside FT8, from Alexandra Land (EU-019). The official project runs 14β29 Sep; SSB timing remains unclear. gars.org.gg #HamRadio #DX #RI1FJZ
π§π» RI1FJZ is QRV from Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land (EU-019), 14β29 Sep. The team says it is using shared/regular FT8 frequencies; CW, SSB and digital are planned. gars.org.gg #HamRadio #DX #RI1FJZ
π§π» UPDATE: DX-World reports RI1FJZ is now QRV from Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land (EU-019), after weather and landing delays. The project dates are 14β29 Sep; current activity is using regular FT8 frequencies. gars.org.gg #HamRadio #DX #RI1FJZ
π§ RI1FJZ update: at 0600UTC on 8 Sep, Apostol Andrey was north-east bound at 5.4 knots, with about 700 miles to Alexandra Land. DX-World says arrival is expected 13β14 Sep. gars.org.gg #HamRadio #DX #RI1FJZ #Arctic
π§ RI1FJZ update: Apostol Andrey was casting off from Murmansk at 1830UTC on 7 Sep, bound for Franz Josef Land. The official plan is RI1FJZ on air 9β25 Sep with CW, SSB, digital and satellite stations. gars.org.gg #HamRadio #DX #RI1FJZ #Arctic