[amsat-bb] Off to the Motherland

[Kenneth P Alexander]

Good luck Gabe and enjoy yourself!

73

Ken, VE3HLS
So Phisai, Thailand
Blog:  bueng-ken.com

On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 12:07 Gabriel Zeifman <gabrielzeifman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello fellow bird folk and sky yellers,
>
> I am on the first of four flights now on the way for another one of my
> signature trips. This voyage will take me to Poland (Feb 24-28), Lithuania
> (Feb 28-Mar 4), Kaliningrad (Mar 4-7), Saint Petersburg (Mar 7-11), Åland
> Islands (Mar 11-13), and Helsinki (Mar 13-14). I think the most desired
> entities are going to be UA2 and OH0 (unfortunately OH0 is gonna be quick,
> get in in the evening and leave in a morning, so two nights and one full
> day). I’m hoping to make US contacts from every entity and will try to hit
> as many grids as feasible (I’ll have a car in Vilnius and Kaliningrad), but
> good transatlantic locations will take precedence over grids. Don’t expect
> me on every pass, I’m traveling with family and we’ll be doing touristy
> stuff, but I’ll make my best effort to be on the great AO-7 and FO-29
> passes across the ocean, updates will be on Twitter @AL6D_Alaska. I’m
> operating ninja portable like the good ole days, QRP with two FT-817NDs and
> an arrow, hopefully that doesn’t attract too much negative attention from
> customs in Russia.
>
> 73,
>
> Gabe “Harambe” Zeifman
> AL6D/VE6NJH/Harambe1
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