August 25, 2009

GLORIOSOS 2009 and Magic band.

The propagation forecast for the Magic band from Gloriosos is very bad at the expedition time, quite in all directions.
Taking advice from 6 meters specialists, they inform us that chances to give FT5GA to world hams are very low and even less.
The only one antenna available is a 2 element HB9CV, with no other possibility to bring an or several other more efficient one(s), included for EME ; So it has been considered we had to focus on HF bands.
So we sadly decided to concentrate our activity only from 160 to 10 meters...
We ask the 6m community to understand our decision.

73's de Didier, F5OGL  - Gloriosos 2009 team leader

August 19, 2009

The FT5GA team has in hand, the flight tickets from Paris CdG to the St Denis Réunion Island airport.
The departure is scheduled on September 11^th and the return on October 8^th.

The information about the French Forces Transall flight from Saint Denis to Grande Glorieuse will be published as soon as the FASZOI Hq will have confirmed them. (FASZOI = French Armed Forces for the South Indian Ocean Zone)

The stay on Grand Glorieuse is considered having about three weeks length.

All the gear has been picked up and is now ready packed on pallets, to be sent to the Reunion island, in the next few days.
Thanks especially for that to the Provins ARC, F6KOP members Serge, F6AML and Frank, F4AJQ.

73's de Didier, F5OGL  - Gloriosos 2009 team leader