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Amateur Radio Quiz: Polar Pursuits

From the ARRL  this stuff is just cool (pun intended)!

TAGS: Antarctica, bonus question, reunion island, South Africa, South America, ward silver

02/24/2011

By H. Ward Silver, N0AX n0ax@arrl.net

The VP8ORK DXpedition has just concluded, with the Braveheart sailing back into Ushuaia, Argentina — all hands safe and sound after crossing the Drake Passage! Polar expeditions and stations have been a big part of ham radio lore since the days of Admiral Perry and Ernst Krenkel. Now let’s see how much you learned about our globe’s southern pole while waiting for your chance to put the South Orkneys in your log!

1) Which CQ zone is not included in Antarctica? a. 39 b. 29 c. 22 d. 13

2) Which Southern Hemisphere country does not

“And Now the Rest of the Story – “Amateur Radio Quiz: Polar Pursuits