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Friday, February 3, 2023

LH4C - The 1962 expedition to Bouvet Island by W4BPD


In response to a recent post on the blog about the predicted 28 MHz propagation for the 3Y0J expedition on Bouvet Island, someone left a comment about a previous expedition from the 1960's.

In November 1962, Gus Browning W4BPD landed on Bouvet island with a guide and operated for four and half days. He recounted his exploits in the October and November 1967 issues of 73 Magazine.

It's an interesting account of what the conditions were like and it was certainly a very different time with less environmental concerns about wildlife disturbance.

It is reproduced below if anyone wants to read it. 

Bouvet Island - Gus Browning W4BPD Cordova, South Carolina