Thursday, July 23, 2015

Not A Lid, But What?

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Not A Lid, But What?



What do you call frugal, freeloading, whiny, crying Ham Radio Operators? Can’t call them Lids because they don’t fit the definition. So how do we address Mr. Frugal, Freeloading, Whiny, Crying Ham?

You know the type.

They don’t donate to DXpeditions. They don’t QSL but want yours for free. Better yet, they don’t QSL but they want a DXpedition to digitally upload their logs to Logbook of The World (LoTW) and Club Log before the DXpedition is even over. They want that digital confirmation, and they want it NOW! The cheap bastards fill up forums and blogs complaining that a half a million dollar DXpedition is asking for a $5 QSL Card (per callsign) donation. Didn’t they learn simple math back in elementary school? 100,000 QSO’s amongst 20,000 unique Callsigns at $5 (per Callsign request) raises all of $100K (and that doesn’t subtract outbound postage). That’s less than 1/5th of $500K Mr. Frugal, Freeloading, Whiny, Crying Ham.

Look, everybody knows money is tight for some. We here at Lid List get that. But where and when did Mr. Frugal, Freeloading, Whiny, Crying Ham get his sense of entitlement that a DXpedition (or a rare DX station) owes him anything at all?

“Pay to play” is not in their vocabulary.

So how do we address these moochers? Let’s hear’m!

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

YF1AR/0 IDO-236 OC-177 Payung Besar Island


YF1AR/0

ARLHS IDO-236 Payung Besar LightHouse
IOTA OC-177 Payung Besar Island
July 25-27, 201 including RSGB IOTA Contest
05°48'S 106° 32' OI34ge CQ28 ITU 54


Antenna Vertical 43ft put on top of Lighthouse, 40m asl for 10-15-20-40M band
Antenna Vertical Dipole full size 75M, put on top of LightHouse, 40m asl
time 11-13utc sunset and 21-23utc sunrise for 75M band



Pulau Payung Besar LightHouse ARLHS IDO-236






Pulau Payung Besar (Big Umbrella Island) (2)

Date unknown (station established 1890). Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A 2012 photo and a secondphoto are available, and Google has a good satellite view. The original lighthouse was similar but not identical to the present light. Located on a small island about 32 km (20 mi) east of Pulau Tunda and 90 km (55 mi) northwest of Jakarta. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-236; Admiralty K1058; NGA 23364.




Pulau Payung Besar OC -177 Thousand Island



Umbrella Island , one of a group of islands located in the thousand islands turned out to be the main destination for tourists visiting the island tidung . The reason , in addition to having vegetation beaches with soft sand and underwater scenery is good for sorkelling . The island has an area of ​​about 20 acres also has some fairly prominent object .

One of the object it is this lighthouse as a guide both ships after Island Lighthouse Jakarta Pause to enter the waters of the Sunda Strait . Umbrella of the island is 32 miles east of the island Snooze and 90 km from Jakarta . Big Umbrella lighthouse island accessible only by sea .

Until now , the tower with the white iron frame , still standing strong . With a height of 30 meter lighthouse was first operated in 1890 . As for the technical requirements , the tower is equipped with 2 pieces of white light , which lights every 10 seconds , with a focal plane height of 32 meters .



Thousand Islands (Indonesia)
Kepulauan Seribu

The Thousand Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Seribu) are a chain of islands to the north of Jakarta's coast. It forms the only regency of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It consists of a string of 110 islands[1] stretching 45 km north into the Java Sea.
A decree[2] states that 36 islands may be used for recreation. Of these 36 islands, only 13 islands are fully developed: 11 islands are homes to resorts and two islands are historic parks. Twenty-three islands are privately owned and are not open to the public.[3] The rest of the islands are either uninhabited or support a fishing village.[3]




Equipment

YF1AR/0 Radio Yaesu FT 450D with tuner FC 707 power 100W
Antenna Vertical 43ft put on top of Lighthouse, 40m asl for 10-15-20-40
Antenna Vertical Dipole full size 75m, put on top of LightHouse, 40m asl
time 11-13utc sunset and 21-23utc sunrise
Mode mainly on Phone as well as on CW n Digital



QSL Info 

YF1AR/0
OQRS via YF1AR Clublog
QSM via N2OO Bob Schenck
YF1AR/0_OC177_PB
Donation

please use yf1ar@yahoo.com for Paypal account

your donation is welcomed, the fund will be also used for the next DXpedition, TNX

Sponsor


Sponsor :

  

 

  





Personal Sponsor : YB2TJVW2FB, KD1CT, W5BOS, JA6TMU, KD1CT

Ticket,
speedboat Kerapu still in docking, so using traditional boat, where they are pick up the money on the boat without ticket, hihihi

Signboard,
posing in island gate and lighthouse gate

 




Equipment,
Two Bander wire Vertical antenna 75M and 40M, put on the top of Lighthouse, 40m asl

 

Operating Room
Radio FT450D, Tuner FC707 and Notebook Asus


Overview,
panoramic at sunset and sunrise

 

Special Thanks
thank you very much for hospitality Mr Agus, LightHouse officer






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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

YF1AR/0 OC-177 YBFF-025 Kelapa & Harapan Island

YF1AR/0

YBFF-025  Seribu Islands Marine National Park, New WWFF
OC-177 Kelapa Island - Seribu Islands, New Island
OC-177 Harapan Island - Seribu Islands, New Island

July 16 - 21, 2015
5'35"S  106'33E OI34gi CQ28 ITU54
5'34"S  106'32E OI34gi CQ28 ITU54





An area of 107,489 hectares of land and sea was declared by the Minister of Agriculture in 1982 and designated by a Forestry Ministrial Decree in 2002 as the Taman Nasional Laut Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands Marine National Park). Public access is prohibited on two of the islands, Panjaliran Barat and Panjaliran Timur, where sea turtles are conserved.[8][9]

The Thousand Islands Marine National Park is located 45 km (28 mi) north of Jakarta. It is mostly located on the Kecamatan of Kepulauan Seribu Utara (Subdistrict of North Thousand Islands) which is the northern part of the Thousand Islands). The complex contains 342 reef platforms, with 110 formes an island larger than half an acre. There may be as many as 700 individual reefs in the complex.[10]

The dominant animals in the Park include 54 sea biota species which form part of the coral reef ecosystem, 144 species of fish, 2 species of giant clam, 6 species of sea grass, sea worms of various colours and 17 species of coastal bird.[9]

Most coastal areas of this Park are surrounded by mangrove forest, where monitor lizards, golden ring snakes and reticulated pythons can be found.[9]





Seribu Islands District Administration is an administrative district in the Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. Its territory covers an archipelago in the Bay of Jakarta.

The county seat is located at Pramuka Island who started work as the county seat since 2003. There are two District in the Seribu Islands District of South Seribu Islands and the District of North Seribu Islands.

South Seribu Islands sub-district oversees three villages namely Tidung Island Village, Pari Island Village , and Untung Java Island Village . Sub-district of North Seribu Islands are also in charge of three villages namely Kelapa Island Village , Harapan Island Village , and Panggang Island Village.

Seribu Islands district has a population of approximately 20,000 inhabitants spread over eleven small islands uninhabited. Among the eleventh island of Untung Java Island, Pari Island, Lancang Island, Tidung Large Island, Tidung Small Island, Pramuka Island, Panggang Island, Harapan Island, Kelapa Island, and the Sebira Island. In addition to the uninhabited islands, there are also several islands that serve as tourist island, such as Bidadari Island, Onrust Island, Kotok Large Island, Puteri Island , Matahari Island , Sepa Island, and so on.

In the district there is also a conservation zone in the form of a marine national park called the Seribu Islands Marine National Park (TNKS). As an area that most of the area is water and in it there is also a conservation zone, it is not surprising when the development of the district is more emphasis on the development of marine aquaculture and tourism. These two sectors are expected to be the prime-mover of development of society and Administrative District Thousand Islands region





Equipment

YF1AR/0 Radio Yaesu FT 450D with tuner FC 707 power 100W
Antenna Vertical 43 feet 40 m band and HB9CV 20-15-10 m band

 
Mode mainly on Phone as well as on CW n Digital
QRV 10m - 40m band


QSL Info :
special qsl card design for dxpedition will be issued

YF1AR/0
OQRS via YF1AR Clublog
QSM via N2OO Bob Schenck


YF1AR/0_OC177_K
Donation
please use yf1ar@yahoo.com for Paypal account

your donation is welcomed, the fund will be also used for the next DXpedition, TNX


Sponsor :

  

      

  
Personal Sponsor Harapan Island : YB2TJVW2FB, KD3CQ, KD1CT, JA5IU, K3EST, G4MFX, N1WC, W5BOS, JG4OOU, VK7BC, G4VMXDL7UXG, JR0DLU/1, DL3APO



Personal Sponsor Kelapa Island : YB2TJVW2FBKD3CQ, IN3VZE, JA2AYP, KD1CT, W5BOS, K3EST, VK7BCJA5IU, JG4OOU, DL7UXG, JR0DLU/1, N4WW, G3TXF








Ticket,
speedboat Kerapu still in docking, so using traditional boat, where they are pick up the money on the boat without ticket, hihihi



Harapan Island antenna and radio
using 43ft vertical antenna and FT450D






Kelapa Island antenna and radio
using 43ft vertical antenna and FT450D








Signboard
YBFF0025 Seribu Islands Marine National Park 





Others,
sunset at Seribu islands



Special Thanks
thank you very much for hospitality for Mr Khayat @ Harapan Island, Mr Robby @ Kelapa Island, also Mr Hendra, Kerapu speedboat Captain






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