F/DL8JJ/p
Saint Marcouf island - IOTA most wanted EU-081
05.07.2015 - 09.07.2015
Group Name: Basse-Normandie (Manche East) Region group
Location: 49.37N - 49.83N / 1.1W - 1.97W



Drive  more than 900km down to Saint Marcouf region in France. By boat I drive 9 km to the island of Saint Marcouf IOTA EU-081.
I will take about 1300 kg stuff with me on board.


PREPARATION TIME:

Notebooks prepaire:
>> Dell Inspiration 6500 i7- X940, 8x2.1GHz, 17" power NB for FlexRadio SSDR, Windows 7 Pro, 16 GB RAM
>> Lenovo Thinkpad x200 for Logging

Ultra lightweight D-HexPedition portable Hexbeam prepaire:
>>  6 BANDS
>>  6.5 KG
>> 100 x 20 x 20CM

ANT farm  general test in the field
>> First TEST QSO: VE3AXW = SSB = 18MHz = 31.05.2015
>> RIG: KX3 = 10 Watts

ANT FARM IS READY FOR SAINT MARCOUF ISLAND EU081


04.05.2015 Ready to drive.


Base Normandie - The D-Day history 06.06.1944.

Hugues Dupuy wonderfull family and friends. Warm wellcome for us. BIG thanks for kindly support!

On board with about 1300 kg stuff for the island Saint Marcouf IOTA EU-081 most wanted.


On the way to the island - 9 km away from mainland.


I'm here! I'm so happy! my dreams becomes reality!

ANT farm is on the air: New one G3TXQ  lightweight Hexbeam - DREAM ANTENNA!, Dipole with 2x27mtrs. arms and 27mtrs wiremann wire & Palstar symetrical tuner for LowBands.


Wild life. Beautiful, magical and historycal place - The Saint Marcouf island.

Wild life. Beautiful, magical and historycal place - The Saint Marcouf island.

See my antenna farm. I'm on the air. PeilUp-warm wellcome!


Support my paddle for perfect  CW skills.


My shack on the island: I'm proud of all equipmets. Every first DX-pedition with FlexRadio-6300. It's work like a tank!
 Acom 1011 for strong singnals and lot of stuff to make the expedition realy professional one.


Ebb and flow -  Beautiful, magical and historycal place - The Saint Marcouf island.


Antenna farm.

Beautiful, magical and historycal place - The Saint Marcouf island.


Tired, but still keep the PeilUp! 4500 QSOs done in 3,5 days CW, SSB & DiGi

I'm so proud and so happy! Thanks for all QSOs!

Leave the island on 09.07.2015 - An wonderful memory lifetime remain!