Bert - 5H3/PA3GIO

IOTApedition to Tanzania

18/19 - 24 June 2000:      Mafia Island - IOTA AF054
Operating on IOTA or DX frequencies (only SSB)  80-40-20-17-15-12-10M
Equipment: Kenwood TS-50, 100 W,  Doublet
QSL preferable by the Bureau to PA3GIO
Tanzania local time: UTC + 3  hours
Sunrise: 03:28, sunset: 15:09 UTC

10.000 QSO's in 11 days (6 days on Mafia AF-054 and 5 Days on Pemba AF-063)

11 October 2000:
All 5H QSL's are in the QSL Bureau.

25/26 June - 1 July 2000:      Pemba Island (5H1) - IOTA AF063

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QSL preferable by the Bureau to PA3GIO

(Click to enlarge) Cessna Caravan plane we used from Dar Es Salaam to Mafia Island	(Click to enlarge) Feedpoint setup
(Click to enlarge) Operating setup	(Click to enlarge) Kinasi Cessna plane departing from Mafia to Pemba Island

The QTH is Kinasi Lodge at Chole Bay, in the southeast.

Links:

Mafia Island & Kinasi Lodge
Tanzania Tourist Board - Mafia Island
Jambo Safari Club - Mafia Island (in Dutch)
Mira Reisen: Insel Mafia (in German)
Weather Forecast
TANZANIA HIGH COMMISSION
Lonely Planet - Destination Tanzania
Tanzania Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org