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DX ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADD PETER I ISLAND 3Y TO THE DXCC LIST WHEN THE
FIRST CREDITABLE OPERATION OCCURS FROM THERE.  JUST OVER THREE YEARS LATER
NORWEGIAN OPERATORS EINAR ENDERUD, LA1EE/3Y1EE, AND KARE PEDERSEN,
LA2GV/3Y2GV, ACTIVATED PETER I ISLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME.  BOTH TEAM
MEMBERS AND ALL OF THEIR EQUIPMENT WERE LOADED ON A SMALL HELICOPTER AND
TRANSPORTED TO THE ICY ISLAND.  THEY SET UP CAMP AT EVAS ODD ABOUT 125
METERS 425 FEET ASL WITH A CLEAR SHOT TO ALL DIRECTIONS, EXCEPT THE SOUTH.
THE TWO MADE A TOTAL OF 17,000 QSOS IN JUST 10 DAYS OF OPERATIONS.  THE
NEXT DXPEDITION TO THE REMOTE ISLAND TOOK PLACE IN THE FIRST HALF OF
FEBRUARY 1994.  THE TEAM DEPARTED FROM THE FALKLANDS ABOARD THE RUSSIAN
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County Amateur Broadcasting Society N4TY 2440 2 8 7,444 KY Fond Du Lac ARC
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