DX EXPEDITION TO ILHA COMPRIDA (SP)
1ST BRAZILIAN YL DX EXPEDITION IN BRASIL
Abstract - Resumo
Expedition to ilha Comprida-SP, an island facing the city of Iguape,SP, válid for IOTA SA 24 and Brazilian Islands - DIB 21.
CALL SIGNS : PR2YL for SSB and PS2S for CW
TIME: October 29th to November 2nd 1998
QSL MGR: PP5LL JAY
ADDRESS: CP 08 CEP 88010-970 Florianópolis - SC Brasil
PP5ASN Alda ( Blumenau-SC ) PT2TF Teresa ( Brasilia-DF ), PY2ATL Afonsina ( Itanhaem_SP ), PY2DHP Elza ( Itanhaem-SP ), PY2KTT Alexandra ( São Paulo-SP ), PY5NT Adriana ( Curitiba-PR) e PY5OA Arilda ( Curitiba-PR ).
SUPPORT: PP5AP Rod ( COOK ), PP5LL Jay ( GENERAL SERVICES), PP5YZ Johny ( HELP FOR TECHNICAL and GENERAL SERVICES ), PY5AG ( GENERAL SERVICES ), PY5BF Fox, ( COOK HELP ), PY5HSD Her ( ANTENNAS) e PT2TG Walter ( RESPONSIBLE FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES ).
NUMBER OF CONTACTS MADE: 1.772
COUNTRIES WORKED: 4X Israel, 6W Senegal, 7X Algéria, 9A Croatia, CE Chile, CO Cuba, CP Bolívia, CT Portugal, CT3 Madeira Is., CU Azores Is., CX Uruguay, DL Germany, EA Spain, EA8 Canary Is., EA9 Ceuta, EI Ireland, ES Estonia, F France, FS Saint Martin Is., FM Martinique Is., G England, GD Isle of Man, GI Northem Ireland, GM Scotland, HA Hungary, HB Switzerland, HC Ecuador, HK Colombia, HP Panamá, I Italy, JA Japan, K USA, KH6 Hawaii Is., KL7 Alaska, KP4 Puerto Rico, LA Norway, LU Argentina, LX Luxembourg, LZ Bulgaria, OH Finland, OK Czek Republic, OM Slovak Republic, ON Belgic, OZ Denmarlg, P4 Aruba, PA Netherlands, PY Brasil, S5 Slovenia, SM, Sweden, SP Poland, SV Greece, TA Turkey, TI Costa Rica, TK Corsica, TZ Mali, UA European Russia, UR Ukraine, VE Canadá, VK Australia, VK9N Norfolk Is., VP2V Britsh Virgin Is., VP8 Falldand Is. XE Mexico, YO Romania, YU Yuguslavia, YV Venezuela, Z2 Zimbabue, ZK1 South Cook Is., ZL New Zealand, e ZP Paraguay.
EQUIPMENT USED: FT 747, 2 FT 301D, TS 440T, IC 728 ( All equipment used belonged to the ones listed above or borrowed from other radio amateurs).
ACESSORIES: TS 120 antenna tuner, eletronic keyers , antenna switches
ANTENNAS: 02 Directionals 3DX3Jr from Electril for 10, 15 and 20m, 02 Electril verticals for 40 and 80m and dipoles for 17, 40 and 80m (Electril antennas are a synonym of the best we have in Brasil ).
HOUSING: A brick cottage, lent by PY2AZ Cardoso, to be used for SSB operation and two apartments in Hotel Sheik to be used for the CW group and the men housing.
MEALS: Under the care of PP5AP and PY5BF, members of the support group.
TRANSPORTATION: To reach the city of Iguape,SP, PY2ATL, PY2DHP and PY2KKT drove their own cars. PY5AG and PP5YZ drove from Curitiba,PR and PY5HSD drove in his MotorHome.bringing along PP5ASN from Blumenau,SC. PT2TF e PT2TG flew from Brasília to Curitiba ,PR and drove to Iguape along with PY5AG and PP5YZ.
EXPENDITURE: Some financial help was received from PY2DBU, Helio Carlota, IOTA Check point at the time. Food expenditures were shared among the participants as well as boat transportation to the Island.
Spec ial QSLs: QSLs were paid by the QSL MGR PP5LL, JAY Lira
We thank PY5AZ for lending his Summer home to house part of our group, Marcos Oliveira, president of the Municipal Chamber of Ilha Comprida, Mr Décio, mayor of the Island , Mr Baroni and a couple of other people linked to the administration of Ilha Comprida; Mr Armando, the owner of Hotel Sheik, let us have two family size apartments for free, by the ocean .
We are deeply greatfull to our ham freinds listed above for having opened space in their personal professional and family agendas to be with us in the peformance of the First YL DxPedition caried on in an Island in our Country and that was a complete success.