LIEPÃJAS un GOTLANDES
2000
RADIOAMATIERU SALIDOJUMS
| We were 12 persons from Gotland Radioamateur Club (GRK) who visited some friends in Liepaja in july 2000. Here is some pictures from the touristbrochure... |
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This is "Madamen" who was supposed to take us over to Latvia... | |
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Sunshine and calm... | |
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Eric/SM1TDE is hanging up an antenna for 80 m. When he pushed down the key the boats autopilot went crazy and the boat begun to go in circles :-) | |
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8 hours later... The Pavilosta harbor. | |
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We kept us clean... | |
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...had something to drink... | |
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...and ate a little bit... Eric/SM1ALH says YAMMY... | |
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...while Eric/SM1TDE is happy with the russian sparkling wine :-) | |
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Gotland and Latvian amateurs together... | |
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Later there was a party at the hotel... Eric/SM1TDE, Dagge/SM1NVX and Rolf/SM1NFH are having a bite... | |
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...as well as Eric/SM1ALH, Ilmars/YL2FC, Andris/YL2GQG, Kim/SM1TDX and Janis. | |
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Lars/SM1CAI and Eric/SM1ALH are happy... | |
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...as well as me, Dagge/SM1NVX and Rolf/SM1NFH. | |
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Eyeball QSO with Henrijs/YL2GRF. | |
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Late evening at the hotel room - Kim/SM1TDX, Dagge/SM1NVX and me. | |
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We did some sight-seeing also. Here is a pile of wood.... | |
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...and here is a soviet VLF station ( 10-20 kHz ). A number of 200 m high towers were around the site. | |
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Here is the tower base... | |
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...and this is the transmitter building, looks like a bunker. | |
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Stork is common in Latvia. | |
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Some houses needed some paint.... | |
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....like this one. | |
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This house needs more than paint ! | |
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The beach in Liepaja is many km long. Unfortunately the weather was poor all days we were in Latvia. | |
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But the poor weather could not keep Eric/SM1ALH from taking a dip. | |
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The W I D E S T waterfall in Europe... | |
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....not more dangerous than you can walk over it :-) | |
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Eric/SM1TDE and me chatting with some local people... | |
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Eric/SM1TDE is telling a last story for Kaspars/YL1ZF and Ilmars/YL2FC. Henrijs/YL2GRF nearest the camera. | |
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Eric/SM1ALH, Egils/YL2GUI, Janis and me. | |
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Back in Pavilosta habor. | |
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Some kind words.... | |
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....before its time to enter the "Madamen". | |
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Our friends on the dock... | |
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...and Eric/SM1ALH sees the last light in Pavilosta disappear... |
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Members : Erik / SM1ALH + Monica Kalle / SM1HPV + Maud Lars / SM1CAI Eine / SM0UQW Kim / SM1TDX Erik / SM1TDE Dag / SM1NVX Rolf / SM1NFH Anders / SM1IRS Harri / SM1OII |
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