RFF-0176 — the “Severnyi Polyus” Drifting Ice Polar Station
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UPD.26.III.2020 A week ago Thomas informed that their trip to Barneo is postponed for at least one year. Due to the global pandemic of the coronavirus, the Russian scientific drift ice camp will not take place this year.
Sorry for bad news. Hope for next, 2021 season…
On April 14–17, during their trip to the North Pole, Martina DF3TS and Thomas DC8TM will be active on air from the “Barneo” drifting ice camp as RA/DF3TS/p and RA/DC8TM/p.
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Prizes and remembrance certificates were mailed to all winners of the RFF Rating 2019 Top-10 activators and Top-44 hunters, thereby the line under the 2019 results is finally drawn.
Welcome to the year 2020. The new RFF 2020 Rating charts have already been published, anyone interested — stay tuned.
“Russian Flora and Fauna”. Results of 2019
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Results of radio amateurs activity in the RFF (Russian Flora and Fauna) award program for 2019 are summarised.
Comparing to results of previous year, the results of 2019 can be represented in one picture:
GPS tracks. What, how and why
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Introduction
More than six months have passed since we included GPS-tracks as necessary evidence (confirmation, proof) of the activator's stay in the activated territory.
Almost one and a half hundred logs provided with GPS-tracks were accepted from two dozen operators during this period.
The GPS-tracks were not always perfect, sometimes requiring additional effort and time to verify, and sometimes it was not at all clear even what, where and when it was.
The main complaint from potential activators was: “Why are you make things more complicated?! Make it easier and get more activators!”
I can not agree with these complaints. Although this is just a hobby, in WWFF, as in any other game, there are certain rules and conventions that must be followed if you decide to play this game.
