Bert - PA3GIO/6W

DXpedition to Somone Senegal

3 - 11 Januari 2007 from the 6W7RV DX Shack in Somone Senegal !
Despite on some bands most of the time heavy local noise (S9 on 15 & 12M, and S9+25dB on 17M I made about 5600 QSO's in about 8 day's and I enjoyed my stay

Compilation video created by PA3GVI

http://www.le-calao.com/
DXpédition dans un fauteuil ! Par Dany F5CW, 2004

Equipment: Kenwood TS-50S & TS-870 100W
Operating on 160 to 10M in SSB only
Antennas:
V80 Titanex for low bands (160, 80 , 40M)
monoband yagi 3 el. voor 20M
monoband yagi 3 el. voor 15M
monoband yagi 3 el. voor 10M
Doublet for 17 & 12M

Bureau QSL's: confirm your QSO's by using this form.
Direct QSL: SAE with 2 US$ or 1 NEW(!)IRC for outside Europe.
inside Europe: 1 US$ or 1 (NEW!) IRC.
Senegal local time: UTC
Sunrise: 7:37 UTC, sunset: 18:55 UTC

EU Propagation time!

QSL

Jan-François, 6W7RV fixing the feedpoint for the Doublet for 17 & 12M.

Jan-François, 6W7RV getting the doublet across the guide wire of the tower

The view from the bungalow to the Antenna's!

The 15, 20 and 10M monobanders

The V80 Titanex vertical for 160, 80 and 40M

PA3GIO/6W working the pile up's

Links:

BBC Country profile
Lonely planet
Wikipedia English
Wikipedia Dutch
Senegal Tourism

Last update: 19 December 2006