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2010: IOTA EU099
april 2010
IOTA expedition
The Minkies Reef / Les Minquiers EU099
callsign used during the dxpedition: MJ/OP9X/P
Operators:Patrick ON7PQ (30m CW only), ON4PQ (mostly CW), Geert ON7USB (SSB all night long, some RTTY), Tim ON5HC (SSB and RTTY) and myself (SSB and RTTY)
QSL info: via ON4PQ, bureau or direct (see www.eu099.be)
Statistics
QSO: (including dupes)
DXCC:
WAZ:
Mix
9071
121
34
PHONE
4193
104
32
CW
4305
85
27
RTTY
573
58
18
80M
1303
49
9
40M
3532
101
30
30M
2359
74
24
20M
1337
69
22
17M
481
51
15
15M
56
16
5
12M
3
3
2
Total different callsigns worked: 6553
Testing our hard- & software
That’s a lot of stuff!
Last group photo before departure, at the bottom Lieven ON4PQ and Tim ON5HC, at the top Jurgen ON5MF, Patrick ON7PQ, Geert ON7USB
Our gear on the deck of the tug
Lieven getting the keys and last instructions from Ian
Lieven at the helm of the tug
We couldn’t get ashore with the tug so we needed to do the transfer with this boat
The reef, still far away!
A little closer
And closer
The houses start to get visible
Clear view on the houses now
Mooring at the pier, unloading needs to be quick, the tide is falling *VERY* rapidly
Lots of gear to carry up the pier
Our gear is about half way
The gear is up near the houses, time to enjoy our first beer
Sign outside the shack-building, it reads “Etats de Jersey / Impôts”
Entrance to the CW-shack
Setting up our 40m vertical
Setting up an 80m vertical in so much wind was clearly not a good idea…
Setting up our R7000, a waste of time… this antenna never worked well. Piece of junk.
Double Zepp above one of the ruins
Group photo near the 40m vertical
Lieven setting up one of the CW stations
Operating positions CW
Operating position SSB and RTTY
Our power plant: 2 generators and lots of fuel
Geert enjoying a meal in the kitchen
Patrick and Geert in the kitchen: “should we make apple sauce or not?”
Our bedroom
The toilet
Patrick operating 30m CW
Patrick, running another CW 30m pileup
ON5MF operating SSB
“can someone turn up the central heating?”
Tim, making a backup of one of the logs
ON7USB and ON5MF, SSB-shack
Lieven meditating…
“How would me wife and kids be?”
Lieven enjoying a cup of coffee in front of the kitchen
Tim, making some more of the magnificent photographs you see on this site
Geert, after a long night of operating
Jersey at night
The ferry from St Hélier (Jersey) to St Malo (France)
Low tide
From the bottom of te sea at low tide… 11 meters between high and low tide is a lot!
Shark!!!! No, dolphin…
Even the seals visited us
A kind of beetle or cockroach, if anyone can name this, please leave a remark!
Rainbow from the 40m vertical…
…to the 30m vertical
Lieven badly needs to shave
Jurgen needs to shave even more
Only happy faces at the end of our trip Lieven ON4PQ
Only happy faces at the end of our trip Patrick ON7PQ
Only happy faces at the end of our trip Jurgen ON5MF
Only happy faces at the end of our trip Geert ON7USB
Ready to go home
Patrick, Geert and Lieven waiting for our ride home
Returning, our taxi arrives
Returning, our taxi has arrived
The landing boat coming to get us
Ready for the transfer back to the tug
Returning home after a week of fun!
Will we ever come back here?
The front side of our QSL-card
The back side of our QSL-card
Pictures: Tim ON5HC, Lieven ON4PQ and Francis ON8AZ
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