JX7GIA

[IK0ZCW]

Ken, LA7GIA was on Jan Mayen (EU-022) on 4 April for about five hours. This time included selecting the QTH, installing and taking down all gear and antennas. He was active as JX7GIA and made 630 CW QSOs on 20 metres in four hours. "I really felt like winning a powerball lottery when I was allowed a free seat at the 3 hour Military flight going from Oslo Military airport directly to Jan Mayen", he says. "I have been discussing this possibility with the Military for about 5 years. They have regular flights going to Jan Mayen, but there are very rarely available seats both ways, and one also need a special invitation to be allowed to enter this military flight. They let me know the day before that there was an opportunity. It was a big surprise to me as I almost had given up this possibility a long time ago". Read the JX7GIA story on http://la7gia.com/jx7gia/index.html. All 630 QSOs have been uploaded to LoTW; traditional QSLs are via LA7GIA direct only (note that "if you made a dupe, there is no LoTW, but you will get your QSO confirmation via direct").