{"id":699427,"date":"2021-08-18T14:26:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T18:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=699427"},"modified":"2021-08-18T14:26:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T18:26:52","slug":"antarctica-dp0gvn-qo-100-antenna-destroyed-rebuild-planned-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=699427","title":{"rendered":"Antarctica: DP0GVN QO-100 antenna destroyed, rebuild planned for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AWI Neumayer Station III Antarctica \u2013 image from AMSAT-DL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

AMSAT-DL reports the antenna used by DP0GVN in Antarctica for the QO-100 geostationary satellite amateur radio transponder is completely destroyed.<\/p>\n

According to the Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI), a severe winter storm hit Atka Bay (Antarctica) at the end of last week. At Neumayer Station III, about 20 kilometres away, wind speeds of max. 94.9 knots (175.7 km\/h) were recorded as a minute average during the night from 13 to 14 August. The strongest gust was 112 knots (207 km\/h). This is by far the highest wind speed in recent years.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the satellite antenna for the geostationary QO-100 amateur radio satellite was also completely destroyed during the storm, despite the weatherproof radome, so no school contacts with DP0GVN can take place until further notice. AMSAT-DL and AWI hope to erect a new antenna early next year, in particular to continue the very successful contacts with schools.<\/p>\n

Source AMSAT-DL
\nhttps:\/\/amsat-dl.org\/en\/dp0gvn-antenna-destroyed-rebuilding-planned-2022\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/amsatdl<\/a><\/p>\n


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