[Waverley ARS] Clipperton and other islands

[Colin Marks]

Tnx Brad
I would be very interested to see each video at Club meetings (separate 
nights!). (Secretary Jim please note).
Clipperton will have personal associations for you because of your ownership 
of an excellent example of one of those famous Dentron linear amps you 
mentioned....
The still pix from Peter Island DXped were indeed fb. I think there were 
also a few short video clips but certainly nothing comprehensive.
Good to see SBS TV giving the showing to-morrow.night of Clipperton.
73         Colin         VK2LV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Crowe" <bcrowe at tpg.com.au>
To: "VK2BV Members" <members at cactii.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:43 PM
Subject: [Waverley ARS] Clipperton and other islands


> Hello Dx-pedition buffs,
>
> SBS TV is featuring Clipperton Island show tomorrow night (Sunday) at 8:30 
> pm.
>
> Clipperton is a very isolated desolate and uninhabited island in the north 
> east pacific.  It is somewhat well know for the  very few dx-peditions 
> that visit there.
>
> The "Clipperton L" is the name adopted by Dentron for its once popular HF 
> linear.
>
> I recently obtained a video of the 2000 dx-pedition to Clipperton Island 
> (FO0AAA).  The video quality is first rate. Luckily the organisers took 
> into account the need to document this rare event by bringing along  a 
> professional cinematographer.  The video production has excellent audio, 
> interviews and of course photography.  It goes for 60 minutes...it is not 
> all ham radio, to break the monotony of HF crackling in your ears for 60 
> minutes the footage is broken up with interesting segments about the 
> island's history, and inhabitants (birds/crabs etc) and environment.
>
> The video shows Clipperton as a fairly neglected place littered with 
> rubbish and ruins and wrecks.  It will be interesting to compare this with 
> tomorrow nights SBS show.
>
> I also have a video of the 1999 Campbell Island (ZX9CI) dx-pedition it is 
> produced by the same guy as the Clipperton Island one and is also first 
> class.  (Duration 60 minutes).  Campbell is a beautiful, pristine island 
> located way south of New Zealand.  Both videos give a good idea of the 
> planning, organisation and operational considerations of a successful 
> dx-pedition.  There is plenty of product placement on both.
>
> Both vids are available for showing at the club if people are interested.
>
> It would be great to get a video of the recent Peter Island dx-pedition as 
> the still pictures were sensational.
>
> 73 Brad VK2CEC
>
>
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