The next PCARS meeting is coming up on Monday, February 13th, at 7 PM.
Our meetings are held at the On Tap Grille (4396 Kent Road (St. Rt. 59) in Stow).

This Months program will be “Expedition to Antarctica”, by Don DuBon, N6JRL.
More information can be found here

We hope to see you there.

At the February 13 PCARS meeting, all about one of the most difficult and risky DXpedtions ever: Antarctica.

Don DuBon N6JRL was a member of the 3Y0X DXpedition team on the uninhabited Antarctic island Peter I in 2006. It’s said that more people have been to outer space than to this island. Getting to Peter I took a flight from Atlanta to Chile, a charter plane to the South Shetlands, then a  week-long boat trip to finally reach the Island. The team built a city and for the next two weeks brought 3Y0X to the world.

The Peter I team consisted of 21 members from eight different countries. Don will explain how the team trained an prepared for this fantastic voyage and DX-Pedition.

Fun Fact: Six months after returning, their ship Dap Mares sunk off the coast of Chile while getting ready to take another Antarctic science expedition somewhere in the Antarctic ocean. Fortunately the ship was close to land and the five crew members were rescued by the Chilean Navy and Coast Guard.