Amateurfunk von Cocos Island

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A - Geografie und Geschichte

Kontinent: Nordamerika - Koordinaten: 6N 87W, EJ65 - Zonen: WAZ 7, ITU 11 - Zuweisung: TI9 - IOTA: NA-012 (ex NA-192)

Die Kokos-Insel (spanisch Isla del Coco, englisch Cocos Island) ist eine unbesiedelte Insel im Pazifischen Ozean. Sie gehört politisch zum Kanton Puntarenas der gleichnamigen Provinz des zentralamerikanischen Staates Costa Rica.
Die vorwiegend aus vulkanischen Gesteinen bestehende Insel liegt 494 km vor der Pazifikküste Costa Ricas auf dem sogenannten Kokosrücken (Cocos Ridge), einer über 1000 km langen und 250 bis 500 km breiten untermeerischen Struktur, die allgemein als Spur des Galápagos-Hotspot gedeutet wird. Die Kokosinsel ist annähernd rechteckig geformt, 7,49 km lang, bis zu 4,61 km breit und hat eine Fläche von 23,85 km². Die höchste Erhebung ist der Cerro Iglesias mit 634 m im Westen. Seit 1978 ist die Kokosinsel ein Nationalpark von Costa Rica. 1997 wurde sie in die Liste der UNESCO-Welterbestätten aufgenommen.

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Video: Isla de Coco from the Air
01-04 Die Insel / The island
05/06 - Standorte / Expedition sites
07-09 - Impressionen / Impressions
10/11 - Chatham Bay
12 - Ranger House, Chatham Bay
13 - Nur scheinbar kurzer Weg: 3h über den Berg / Not really a short trip: 3 hours over a mountain top
14/15 - Wafer Bay

B - QSL Gallery

C- DXpeditions

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D- Berichte - Reports

01 - Article on Forbes treasure sharing in: 'Desert Sun', CA, 1940/01 [PDF , 2.15 MB]

03 - TI9AA - WATTS, Monthly Newsletter of the Pretoria Amateur Radio Club, 2018-03, p.11/12 [PDF , 651.67 KB]

04 - TI9MHB - NCDXC 'The DXer' 1955/03 [PDF , 173.23 KB]

04 - TI9MHB - NCDXC 'The DXer' 1955/04 - Talk by John R. Beck, W6MHB [PDF , 546.39 KB]

04 - NCDXF Tribute to John Beck, W4AI [PDF , 98.91 KB]

14 - TI9CF - 1970/02 - Report in 'Ham Gallery' [PDF , 929.64 KB]

18/19 - Controversy between TI9DX and TI9FAG, WCDXB 1975/04, 1975/05, SWN 1975/06 [PDF , 1.07 MB]

22 - TI9AEL - HamRadioHorizons, 01/1979 - Expedition report [PDF , 1.39 MB]

23 - TI9CF/TI9BY - WCDXB report on cancelled DXpedition [PDF , 1.91 MB]

31 - TI9XXX - Article in Tico Times, 2006 [PDF , 194.55 KB]

45 - TI9TTY - Article in RTTY May-June 1985 [PDF , 1.65 MB]

63 - TI9X TE9RLI - Article in The DX Magazine 1996/09-10 [PDF , 4.5 MB]

69 - TI9KK - Report in NIAR Ham News 2008/02-03 [PDF , 725.04 KB]

69 - TI9KK - VU2YAM Portrait in 'The Hindu' 2008-01-26 [PDF , 390.28 KB]

04 - TI9MHB

February 1955

W4AI, John R. Beck *1919 †2008-02-11, age 89. John was originally licensed as W6MHB in San Francisco. In 1955 he went on his first DXpedition to Cocos Island as TI9MHB. The following year he joined RCA on the Air Force Eastern Test Range, where he worked as a Resident Engineer on many of the tracking stations. During this assignment he held the calls VP7BT on Eleuthera Island, VQ9J in the Seychelles, ZD8J on Ascension, and VP2A and VP2AAA on Antigua. After he left the Range he worked with RCA Alaskom in Alaska where he held the call KL7AI. He retired from RCA in Alaska and returned to FL where he was licensed as K4LJV, then W4AI. He also spent a year in Brazil as PY1ZFO. John was an avid DXer and contester, and had worked all but two countries. He is best remembered in the contesting world for his two # 1 World placements in CQWW DX CW Contests in 1966 and 1967 as ZD8J . ... He entered a nursing home in October 2004. (By Fred Perkins, K4LQ)
This was the third recorded operation from TI9 and the first specifically as a Dx-pedition. The QSL card acknowledges the help of the Radio Club of Costa Rica and the Northern California DX Club. The operator was John R. Beck W6MHB, (1919-2008), later W4AI. (For a tribute see the Reports). There is a talk on the Dx-pedition given by Beck
The ship “ Isle of Capri “ sailed from Los Angeles on 8 January 1955. Operation was from Chatham Bay. The Isle of Capri was separately carrying a well-organized treasure hunting expedition searching for the Loot of Lima gold ( ref: Sandusky Register 10 Jan 1955) (also mentioned Popular Electronics 1954/63). That operation failed. TI9MHB made 2042 QSO’s.The operation was in the month of February, as was the TI9BR activation in 1949, presumably an optimum time for sailing. Interestingly, about TI9BR, Beck said: “ They operated from aboard ship at all times and he has a signed statement from one of the crew members to that effect “.

10 - TI9FG

02/1964

Frederic Theodor Gaspard - "The Bluenose I was a worldwide famous Canadian schooner - the fastest ever built. She raced the best ships in America, and was never defeated. In 1946 she went aground off Haiti, rough seas destroyed her within 24 hours. Bluenose II was built during 1963 with identical hull, sail and rigging. (Length overall 160fr, draft 15 ft., displacement 285 tons) Our expedition chartered her for her maiden voyage for a treasure hunt to Cocos Island. We made a movie and a TV show of the ship, the voyage and the treasure hunt." (George, K2UO, ex WA2UOA). The Canadia 10c coin shows a replica of the Bluenose I
"Frederic Theodor Gaspard, †January 15, 2008, Puerto Madryn, Argentina. Fred was president and CEO of Gaspard Sons, a successful manufacturing company, with a head office and factory in Winnipeg, plus branch offices in Toronto, Minneapolis, and two factories in Puerto Rico. He had diverse interests; he was a private pilot, and for years enjoyed the challenge and sport of flying, joining friends on numerous adventure trips to northern Canada and Alaska. He was a world traveler, no trip was ever too long or far away. Traveling inspired a deep interest in photography both video and still. His talent as a photographer developed through the years, the latest state of the art camera was his constant companion." (Winnipeg Free Press, 2008)

25 - James T. Plowman, WA6EWI/TI9

Expedition Report with WA6EWI, now VK3EWI, F4WBZ (Recorded by OE1WHC, June 2019) [MP3 , 3.89 MB]

43A -Tracey K. Werner Sherry, N1CWH / Thomas Sherry, KA1KXF

Courtesy of Ms Tracey Werner Sherry

67 - TI9M

February 2002

Modified version of an excellent Powerpoint Show © and courtesy by Ronald Stuy, PA3EWP

67 - TI9M - Presentation [PDF , 12.91 MB]

70 - TI9/3Z9DX

16 - 22 Feb 2015

February 16 – Shortly after 20:00z, Dom 3Z9DX started activity from Cocos Island.
“Hi All. I have some free minutes before another TX.Looks like most of people dont understand the situation. This is super low budget operation from TI9. We have 2 people (operators) who are not real DXers. Jorge TI2 Local guy….without him will not be possible to be here, same as Przemek SP8 guy with National Geographic connection. I want them to operate too! so please have patience to work them. Don’t blame them ! ”slow”,”stupid” etc….even if using psk mode….because he only will use that! Repeat – without them will be not possible to be here. Dima and I have to put Antennas (4 sq, spiderbeams, verticals,160, 80…gp7 for upper bands, 2 and 3 el buddipoles) and in the same time operate, sometimes sleep and eat.
Over 210 applications for TI9 were rejected by ministry of telecoms for TI9 the last 8 years…..if this is not explanation….well….just buy tickets and try to do better. Our antennas are covered by huge cliffs for EU, AF, VK and this is the only location we can use in National Park."

February 17 – Apparently they are not permitted to move from their location by the island manager. They will soon start to assemble Spiderbeams.
Dom reported they have extremely poor propagation to many parts of Europe on all bands and are only really hearing and working some stations in Scandinavia. In addition their QTH is almost entirely blocked to Europe. They have been QRV on 40m also and Dima RA9USU is finishing off the 4-squares for 80 and 160m.
"Why somebody try to compare our trip to NAVASA expedtiton with 500,000$ budget and 12 operators? I have no idea. We are doing our best to make as much contacts we can.Main target was 10,000qso’s, so far 3000 in 24h operation time."

February 19 - Cocos Island suffered from a terrible storm just after 07:00 UTC today. The island is known for an average annual rainfall of over 7,000 mm (over 7m of rainwater a year!). The 4-square antennas suffered being almost washed away but during low tide the team made the necessary repairs. Everything is under control now.

February 20 Dom managed to get permission to install 1 station and 1 antenna (multiband vertical) in Chatham Bay, a more favourable location towards Europe till the end of the dxpedition! Dom himself will be moving there some time tomorrow. The expedition finishes at midday local time on February 24th. They are leaving Cocos Island in the evening of Feb. 24th.

February 22 20:00z. Due to bad weather forecast, and to avoid problems on the return sailing to the mainland, the TI9/3Z9DX is now QRT.
©DX World Net .http://www.dx-world.net - and Expedition homepage .http://www.nielsen.net/ti9a/ (both now defunct)

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74 - TI9A

02.-09. February 2020

Team: Dmitry Zhikharev, RA9USU; Andrey Chesnokov, UA3AB; Mats Strandberg, RM2D; Jorge Aguilar Montoya, TI2JV. Operation from the Chatham Bay. First CW and SSB camp located on top of the hill. Open to almost 360 degrees around. Three element RR-33 antennas with 13m masts, Four Square antennas for 40 and 30 meters bands, Verticals for 80 and 160. Second camp located next to the water, right at the shore. All VDA and Vertical antennas for FT8. Clear direction pass to EU & US & JA. 30.000 contacts. Operation supported by Cocos Island Rangers, SUTEL & MICITT - Expedition homepage: ext. Link - QSL: UA3DX

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01 - RA9USU, Dmitry
02 - RM2D, Andrey
03 - UA3AB, Mats
04 - TI2JV - Jorge
05 - Gina Cusa Jones (General Director PNIC), Andrea Chaves Cordero (MBA Financial Admin PNIC), and Team
06 - Departure from Moscow
07 - Okeanos Aggressor II
08 - Directions
09 - Camp 1: CW, SSB - 1. RR 33 3 el 10/15/20 - 2. RR 33W 3 el 17/12/20 - 3. 4SQ 40 - 4. 4SQ 30 - 5. Vertical 80 - 6. Vertical 160/80 - 7. Beverage EU - 8. Beverage JA - 9. Inv-L 160 - 10. VHF
10 - Camp 2: Digimodes - 1. RR 33 3 el 10/15/20 - 2. RR 33W 3 el 17/12/20 - 3. 4SQ 40 - 4. 4SQ 30 - 5. Vertical 80 - 6. Vertical 160/80 - 7. Beverage EU - 8. Beverage JA - 9. Inv-L 160 - 10. VHF

TI9A - 80m - CW - 2020-02-02 [MP3 , 976.15 KB]

TI9A - 40m - CW - 2020-02-02 [MP3 , 976.15 KB]

75 - TI9C

30.01.-09.02.2020

Operators: XE1B/4A4A, Mark; HK5OKY, Francisco ("Frank") Antonio Rodriguez Gonzalez - 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6m, SSB and FT8 only - 20 and 40 monoband verticals, 120fr OCF, 2ele cophased multiband. ICOM 7600, ICOM 7300. Acom 1010 700W. QSL: XE1B (10$ for paper QSL) - Expedition homepage: ext. Link - No activity reported so far.

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