Conference : Science and Support : This Conference is for topics related to any of aspect of scientific investigation in Antarctica and the dedicated support that makes that science possible. http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/ We have just posted the Navy logs from McMurdo and South Pole Stations for the first year of Operation Deep Freeze. The logs are more than 540 pages total and make for very interesting insights on the challenges of those early days, particularly for the Navy Seabees who had to build the first permanent U.S. bases on The Ice. These historical documents were submitted by Seabee Patrick "Rediron" McCormick who was a young lad when he participated in Deep Freeze I. Take a look. http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=8515F74C-3048-7C5C-1F3F4D0A966D0091&r=1 2010-05-11T01:58:48-07:00 Deep Freeze I Daily Logs Just received the following e-mail from Gianni in Italy: HI Dale, Good afternoon from Italy. My name is Gianni I1HYW. I have got your adress from Adam K2ARB, who sent me some details of your experience done in Antarctica at the time of Deep Freeze. I did take a liberty to write few lines about it on WAP web site (Worldwide Antarctic Program) www.waponline.it . Now I'm wondering if you have kept some QSLs of KC4USB and KC4USW as I would like to add this missing ones on WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery. Over here we have more than 2000 Antarctic QSLs and for sure this is the largest Antarctic QSL Gallery WW. Also, if you have some pictures of the epic expeditions we'll be pleased to write something more about. Happy New Year to you and yours. Greetings from Italy. Ciao Gianni I1HYW www.waponline.it http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=AF35A4CD-3048-7B4D-A96EB4D987A16DDE&r=2 2009-01-07T03:49:35-07:00 Amateur Radio on the ice. Howdy Tom. Spent a lot of time between 57 and 61 running KC4USW and KC4USB sometimes phone patching with a blind ham in Phoenix where my folks lived. And a couple times into Boulder to talk to my secretary at the National Bureau of Standards who I eventually married over 46 years ago. Went on a airborne VLF traverse(tents, etc)my last month or so on the ice so had to learn how to determine where we were so the Marine pilot in his JATO equipped Goony Byrd would know where to pick us up. Used a Kern theodolite and once when learning at Byrd Station I saw the sun spots coming around and warned the Morse Code Navy to get their messages out quickly because the Ionosphere would soon be unusable. Took about three days for it to came back. Good to hear from you Tom. Stretches this Ole Geezer's mind to remember those Good Old Days on the ice a very long time ago. Dale http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=2E332B5D-3048-7B4D-A919A9D033598A03&r=3 2008-12-13T02:35:52-07:00 Amateur Radio on the ice. Dale: What a difference 26 years makes! When I wintered at Pole in 1981-82, amateur radio operators were our only link to the rest of the world from April to October. Even then, there was a six-week period in July-August when radio transmissions were disrupted by gamma ray activity in the upper atmosphere. Our most reliable operators were Big John Stagnaro in San Diego and Ken McLean in Tucson. They could always be counted on to be on the air at the designated times. My parents live in Tucson, and I always tried to go through Ken when calling home. The reason? The stateside caller only paid for the call between them and the radio operator. So a call from me at South Pole to my parents in Tucson was a local call! Amateur radio operators have definitely provided a great service to Antarcticans over the years. Tom Henderson http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=2D7A57EF-3048-7B4D-A9735589A954868A&r=4 2008-12-12T23:13:59-07:00 Amateur Radio on the ice. http://www.k2arb.blogspot.com/ Interesting article in the January QST published by the arrl.org. Dale KB7VEJ http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=29660FA7-3048-7B4D-A982EBF147D91507&r=5 2008-12-12T04:13:21-07:00 Amateur Radio on the ice. Dave: Yes, thanks, both Pole and Palmer have been contacted (Katy Jensen assisted with the contacts), and we hope to hear from them eventually. Glad you got past your registration problems. Tom Henderson http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=AE6956C2-3048-7B4D-A9A76ED495F97F40&r=6 2008-06-22T03:55:16-07:00 Welcome to Palmer Winterovers Tom, Assume you have sent something to Palmer Station already. If not the email address is Pal.manager@usap.gov Dave B http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=AC26A652-3048-7B4D-A9FF2EB7A9F01475&r=7 2008-06-21T17:23:11-07:00 Welcome to Palmer Winterovers Welcome Palmer Station winterover crew! This is now your website so use it, enjoy it and feel free to contribute to any of the Forums. There are a number of Palmer Station veterans in The Antarctican Society who would enjoy hearing about your winter and possibly striking up a conversation. Also, feel free to comment on any aspect of the website, good or bad. I am always looking to improve it. And once more, welcome aboard! Tom Henderson, Webmaster http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=7FE72526-3048-7B4D-A93F713FFB5ACBD3&r=8 2008-06-13T03:10:32-07:00 Welcome to Palmer Winterovers Welcome to the 2008 Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station winterover crew! We are pleased to have you as members for the remainder of the winter. Please explore our website and use these Forums to introduce yourselves and let us know how the winter is going. There are lots of veterans of Pole (including me! - 1982) that will be interested in hearing about your winter and maybe starting up a conversation. Feel free to use any of the forum areas. Also, feel free to let me know what you like and don't like about the site - I'm always looking to improve it. BTW, I'll be posting soon my recollections of the mid-winter airdrop at Pole in 1982 - look for it. And once again, welcome aboard! Tom Henderson, Webmaster http://67.199.27.3/antarctican_society/cfmbb-1.23/messages.cfm?messageid=7FDE8425-3048-7B4D-A9A6F5D802DF9ED3&r=9 2008-06-13T03:01:06-07:00 Welcome to South Pole Winterovers