Dec 26, 2022
[UPDATE] – Antonello confirms there is a DXpedition in the works. Preparations are still ongoing and sponsorship is sought, then full detailed info will follow.
[PREVIOUSLY] Antonelllo, IK2DUW (QSL manager for well known DX traveller, Elvira IV3FSG (ex-5X3R, C92R, 5R8LH+ many others) recently added the callsign 9U5R to the QRZ.com database. While details are still scarce (we’ve asked Antonello for more info), it appears a DXpedition to Bujumbura, Burundi is in the offing for 2023. QRX for more.

[Mise à Jour] – Antonello confirme qu’une DXpedition est en préparation. Les préparatifs sont toujours en cours et un parrainage est recherché, puis des informations détaillées complètes suivront.
[PRÉCÉDEMMENT] Antonelllo, IK2DUW (responsable QSL pour le voyageur DX bien connu, Elvira IV3FSG (ex-5X3R, C92R, 5R8LH+ beaucoup d’autres) a récemment ajouté l’indicatif 9U5R à la base de données QRZ.com. Tandis que les détails sont encore rares (nous avons demandé à Antonello plus d’informations), il semble qu’une expédition DX à Bujumbura, au Burundi, soit en vue pour 2023. QRX pour plus.
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Cape Hallett 72°19’ South, 170°16’ East, was the location of a joint scientific base, Hallett Station, between the United States and New Zealand during the International Geophysical Year of 1957, and was manned permanently until 1964, when there was a major fire.
At the time, thirty Navy men and scientists were stationed at a “rookery” near Hallett Station from October through February to study the over 100,000 Adelie penguins which populate the area. These birds, 18 inches tall and weighing 14 pounds, return annually to breed and raise their young. An area of 74 ha, is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.106 because it contains habitats with a rich and diverse range of plant communities that are the most extensive and representative examples known at the northern end of the latitudinal gradient of Victoria Land and the Ross Sea.
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