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NEWS UPDATE – Today is the last full day of 7Q5RU activity. The team haven’t any electricity for almost a day and are powering from generators.
Tomorrow (11th of July) they’ll start disassembling antennas and stations, but will QRV until the evening.
The locals !
Campfire / cooking place
Something got fried !
RW9JZ in fixing mode
CW/SSB station (Vasily RA1ZZ is the op)
The main source of power are two generators
JULY 8 – Vasily, R7AL passes the following news:
Many hams are asking why 7Q5RU activity is limited mostly to the higher bands. This is because very high noise levels occur on the low bands and they become unworkable. Yesterday, a delta loop antenna for 80m was installed to try avoid some of the QRN, but still no change.
JULY 2 – More pictures to follow later, but here’s some sent by Vasily R7AL to DX-World:
Antenna assembly
Leo, RW9JZ @ 7Q5RU
Antennas @ 7Q5RU
JULY 1 – The team continue to set up antennas. Similar to Zimbabwe they have electricity problems; it’s not always available. In fact, R7AL says it’s probably worse than their 7Q7RU 2020 DXpedition. Currently they look for back-up rental generator, and 7Q7JN (Junior) will also try to help them.
JUNE 29 – Vasily R7AL, Leo RW9JZ and Vasily RA1ZZ of the recent Z21RU (Russian DXpedition Team) will now be QRV from Malawi as 7Q5RU during June 30 to July 10, 2022. QTH: Embangweni Mission Hospital. QRV on similar bands / modes as Z21RU. QSL via Club Log OQRS. Pictures of 7Q5RU activity to follow.
*Previously the RDXT were active from Malawi as 7Q7RU during November / December 2020.
Hallo, my 2 qso for 10m not in my Log,
07.07.22 07:16 28,074 FT8
07.07.22 18:21 28,074 FT8
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vy 73 55 gldx de Peter dm2dmi
To Whom it may convern
Just to say T U for our qso 07 – 07 – 2022 15:44 UTC on 28015.0 kc/s.
I have heard 7Q5RU on other band(s), I did not reach u on those band(s).
Even I worked u or not, the team is fantastic.
Be course of the Russian DX Team I have now worked 5 for me, new African intities.
Like Zimbabwe I will of course ask for direct qsl card, I hope to hear and to work u on one more band.
I am grateful, surprised as well as proud, I use 100 watt and inverted W3DZZ.
Good luck, all my best, vy 73,
Vagn//OZ1OXQ
Not always easy to tell on FT8 if ur on F/H or simplex
because one minute 2 calls are being answered followed by several minutes of only one stn being answered at a time and noted many stns were answered with no rr73 to folow. Plus for a while on 15 2 streams were on the same exact fq. I cud not hear Z21RU at all on any band but that was due to vy bad condx while u were there but copy 7Q7RU on 20 15 and 17 for several hours here in SW Montana. Just noting some things to be aware of from this side of the world but appreciate the qsos with 7q7 and 7p8 and look forward to mni more. DSW
Last night very good signals on 80 m ft8 but no answer to any of the callers…. Need 7Q for a nrw one on80m.Will be looking tonight same time as yesterday.
TNX for many contacts from Z2 Land, look on 6m / 50Mhz from Malawi !
73 Manne
Grateful for the Z21RU qso’s and now fantastic 7Qs good luck everyone and thanks for your travels.
73 Edmundo CE2EC