VP8/SQ1SGB – Antarctica Jan 8, 2022….

NEWS UPDATE provided by Gianni, I1HYW:

Nice pileup last night in 7189 where Sebastian SQ1SGB tested the new antenna just installed at Halley VI Base (WAP GBR-40). VP8/SQ1SGB came in with a fairly good stable signal, from S-5 to S-7. Seba sent a couple of photos of his multiband antenna well placed between two pylons in the ice. Check 40 meters from 22:00 GMT onwards. According to Seba, yesterday at 23.00 utc the band was open to the US, Russia, North, Central and South America with a lot of pileup. QSL via EB7DX.

VP8/SQ1SGB – Antarctica