Story 47DX/FY010 Story from 47DX/FY010 From Wikipedia: Avernakø is a Danish island south of Funen island. The island covers an area of 6 km² and has about 100 inhabitants. The island can be reached by ferry from Faaborg and Lyø (crossing time is 30 and 70 minutes respectively). Originally, Avernakø was two separate islands, "Korshavn" and "Avernak". In 1937 the two islands were connected by a dam named "Drejet" ("The Turn"), due to its peculiar shape. Main occupations are agriculture and tourism. Children attend the school at nearby island Lyø. Story 47DX/FY010: When Jesper and Leif completed the activity on Lyo island 47DX/FY009 last year, we agreed that we would try to find a new island and activate the coming year. The choice was not difficult. Our Ferry taking us to Lyo island did a short stay at Avernako island, and when the island had previously not been active on 11-meter band the choice was easy. We also decided to expand the team this year and 47DX002 Soren was not difficult to persuade to go. During March we began planning, and dates were set to the weekend 3/5 to 5/5 2013 and a nice summer house was rented on the east side of the island. A few days before leaving we found out that Avernako island actually is two islands: Avernako and Korshavn islands, connected with a dam made back in 1937. Obviously we then decided to activate also Korshavn island (as 47DX/KI), Thanks to Darran for quick response. Friday, May 3rd, Soren arrived at the two islands one hour before Jesper and Leif and immediately drove to Korshavn to start the activation of this island - as 47DX/KI - starttime: 13:40. One hour later Leif and Jesper arrived and we shut down 47DX/KI and found the Summer house, a small hourse for 7 persons, a true summer house without external heating and situated in a fantastic spot - with view over a lovely bird habitat and the ocean in the background. We erected Jespers glas fiber mast and Bamby antenna and at 16:39 we started the transmissions from Avernako island. Propagation was bad and we logged only 22 stations Friday - the last station at 21:18 (23:18 local). Saturday morning started with freshly cooked eggs, bread, butter, cheese, ham etc. - and the first station logged at 7:17 (9:17 local). Despite plans for a huge Pile Up, testing of antennas and many other things, it was fine that propagation was not too good. Time flew, and as a team we were perfect. Chatting and talking, having fun, debating, exchanging information and enjoying the nature from the house took all time. The radio was manned most of the day with one operator calling CQ… giving the other two persons great opportunity to chat ? Saturday afternoon we took a trip around the island making some photos, also presented at this page. 108 stations logged Saturday - and thousands of "CQ's" - was all wrapped up Saturday evening with Jesper's deliciously Cooked "Hen in cream sauce and cheece with Rice" dish, served late Saturday. This fantastic dinner was prepared while Soren was activating Korshavn island and Leif worked the radio next to the Kitchen. Later Leif told, that it got harder and harder manning the radio due to the fantastic smell from the Kitchen… BRAVO Jesper. While Leif and Jesper was strogling - in different ways - Soren actually heard the very rare "klokkefrø" Frog (Bombina bombina) that’s lives on Korshavn. The frog is nearly extinct here in Denmark with less that 2.000 frogs left. Last station worked 20:06 (22:06 local), and some hours later we tugged in. Sunday, again a day without great propagation and 85 stations logged, from 6:55 (8:55 local) to 12.32 (14.43 local). At that time the house was cleaned and only the radio and antenna needed to be reassembled. At 13:15 we left and agreed to speak at channel 37 and with low power (5 watts) while driving to the Harbour. The Ferry arrived short time after at Faaborg (Fun island) and we splitted up in 3 different directions - still with radio on 5 watts!!! - not too smart when trying to CQ later that day.... :-) Thanks to all that worked us - see QSO statistics at DXRC website. return