In such a short space of time two of the most wanted DXCC entities have been made possible by one man. Petrus ZS6GCM, most recently on Bouvet as 3Y0E, is now headed to another rare DXCC - Marion Island using the callsign ZS8T.
Petrus will be QRV from Marion Island #6 on the DX Magazine 2007 Most Wanted List as ZS8T. He is expected to be QRV by May 2008 dependent on work load.Building on the success of the 3Y0E Bouvet Island operation, Petrus wanted to take his amateur radio activity to the next level. Having more time to effectively plan the operation from Marion Island as ZS8T work began to set a team together that could rise above the high standards that were set during the 3Y0E Bouvet Island operation.
The ZS8T team consists of the following people:
- Rhy ZS6DXB - Press Officer/Logistical Support
- Don N1DG - Finance/Logistical Support
- Tom N4XP - Finance Support
- Emil LZ3HI - QSL manager
- Christian DL6KAC - Website construction
- Col MM0NDX - Website construction
- Stan SQ8X - Website design, graphics & multimedia, media & PR advisory
The ZS8T team is proud to announce the following principal sponsors to the ZS8T operation; these principal sponsors were strategic in getting the hardware needed for ZS8T. Without these sponsors ZS8T would never off made it out of the harbor…
- ICOM America donated an IC7000
- Spiderbeam donated a 5 band HD Spiderbeam yagi
- NCDXF donated funds to obtain an Ameritron AL80 Amplifier, with a SteppIR Vertical.
- Tigertronics donated a Signalink USB digital interface
- Mr. Emil LZ3HI at Gold Print Services donated all QSL cards and QSL management services
- INDEXA, GDXF, GMDX, EUDXF, Chiltern DX Club, Clipperton DX Club, David Topp W5BXX, Mile Hi DXA, Aurum Telemedia, Funkamateur, Passau DX Club, Danish DX Group, DXXE and EUDXF made financial donations to offset costs. Donations from kind individuals during 3Y0E, we are pleased to announce some of that money helped offset the cost of radio equipment now being used on Marion Island. It also greatly assisted with shipping costs to South Africa. In addition, Marios 5B4WN offered his awesome online log facility that has been used with great success at VP6DX, TX5C etc. for ZS8T online log look-ups.
The team behind ZS8T would like to thank each and every organization and individual that has contributed to date in making the operation a full success.
Petrus ZS6GCM has also undergone extensive training and will be active on the following bands 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 12 and 10 meters. He will be active on the following modes: SSB, CW and RTTY. A detailed timetable with frequencies and modes will be made available closer to the QRV date. Petrus will also be communicating with Rhy ZS6DXB on a regular basis, and you can expect regular updates with photos and even the possibility of videos from the Island as the year progresses. ZS8T will be uploaded to LOTW on completion of the operation.
Without any further ado please join us on a life changing journey to Marion Island, official website address: http://zs8t.net
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