To all the Hams collecting Polar Ship, WAP reminds that Fragata ARA Libertad is valid for WAP Awards as well as for Polar DX Challenge.
February 10, 11 and 12, 2024, the Argentine Ship Fragata ARA Libertad will be on air for 3 days. It will be a chance, an opportunity not to be missed!
Within the framework of a great celebrations, the ARA Frigate Training Ship “LIBERTAD”, will moored at Mar del Plata Naval Base to honor the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the City of Mar del Plata.
LU8AEU will be on air CW, SSB, FT8, FM on 10,20,40, and 2 meters at 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m LU time which correspond at 14:30 through 24:00 GMT. A Memorial QSL will be issued to a single contact
LU8AEU will be operated by volunteer members of the Auxiliary Radio Amateur Service of the Navy, from the Mar del Plata Naval Base.
Argentine and Foreign Amateur Radio Stations will be able to download their QSL by entering the QSLOG.AR integrated system, through the website www.qslog.com.ar , once the event has ended and the Logs have been processed.
In case you do not see your QSL coming up, you must contact the event organizer in order to verify your QSO data.
The SWL stations will be able to confirm the listening of each station, sending all the corresponding data to the email (arasaraeventos@gmail.com ) subsequently downloading in the same way the corresponding QSL of each operator listened to.
TNX Armada Argentina and the Friends of Fragata Libertad.