Disko Island

Yes, QSOs -if we manage to make any- count for IOTA (Islands on the Air) diploma, i.e. EU-026 Svalbard.

From April 13th till April 23rd I am on a backcountry skiing trip on Svalbard starting off from the norwegian settlement of Longyearbyn towards the russian mining village of Barentsburg and from there heading towards Van Miljenfjord and later returning back to Longyearbyn.

During that trip I use my solar powered QRP equipment (FT817 . . . → Read More: JW/DB5MH/p – Svalbard DX-Pedition ahead!

Some folks asked me about details of my skiing (and DX-pedition) tour. Below is the route I am heading for. I am likely to deviate from this route if time and weather permits. You may want to download the trackfile for display in Google Earth. Here is the link.

var latlng = new . . . → Read More: Route & Map

My first attempts in documenting my most recent trip to Disko Island have materialized. My Disko Island Crossing trip of last autumn is now documented beneath the Part1-PartX links above. Enjoy. Comments are welcome.