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<table id=cafe_editor_main_table_color bgColor='#654505' cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=100%><tr><td id=cafe_editor_main_table class=text><A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html">http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html</A> 여기도 spiderbeam을 사용하는 군요 <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=middle> <IMG height=106 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fimages%2Fdl7df.jpg" width=107> DL7DF </TD> <TD vAlign=top> <IMG height=27 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fimages%2Fspacer27.gif" width=27></TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> Sigi Presch - DL7DF and Crew DXpeditions DXpeditioning since 1993</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>A25/DL7DF - Botswana - September/October 2008</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>Navigation</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html#date">Date</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html#operation">Operation</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html#equipment">Equipment</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html#operators">Operators</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.php">Online Log</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html#qsl">QSL Information</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html#sponsors">Sponsors</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.html#about">About Botswana</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/index.html">Home</A></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/news.html">News</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/index.php">Online Log</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/pictures.html">Pictures </A>|  <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/guestbook/add.php">Sign Guestbook</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/guestbook/index.php">View Guestbook</A></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><A name=date></A>Date</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> Our next DXpedition goes to Botswana, A25. We will be on the air between Sep 23, 2008 and Oct 06, 2008.</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><A name=operation></A>Operation</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> Our callsign is A25/DL7DF. We will be active with several stations on 160m through 10m on CW, SSB. One station will be exclusively dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. Please check our <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/a25/news.html">News Page</A>.</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> <IMG height=480 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fa25%2Fimages%2Fa25-logo.jpg" width=352></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle> <IMG height=192 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fa25%2Fimages%2Fbw-lgflag.gif" width=326></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><A name=equipment></A>Equipment</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> Our equipment consists of 4 transceivers (2 x K2, 1 x IC 735, 1 x IC7000), 3 x kW linears , 3 x 18 m Lowband Vertical, a 4 square for 40, a 4 square for 30, a Hexbeam for 20/17/15/12/10, a Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/12/10, some Beverage antennas as well as some laptop computers.</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><A name=operators></A>Operators</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> Our experienced crew includes: <BLOCKQUOTE> DK1BT, Manfred DL4WK, Wolf DL5CW, Andy DL7DF, Sigi and XYL Sabine DL7UFR, Frank SP3DOI, Leszek</BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><A name=pilot></A>Pilot</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>Pilots for this DXpedition are <A href="mailto:bernd@df3cb.com">Bernd, DF3CB</A> and <A href="mailto:n5fg@mdxa.org">Floyd, N5FG</A>.</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><A name=qsl></A>QSL</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top>The QSL-Route is via DL7DF either direct to: <BLOCKQUOTE>Sigi Presch DL7DF Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123 D-12621 Berlin Germany </BLOCKQUOTE>or via the German QSL bureau DARC to DL7DF. </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>If you prefer a direct QSL please send a SASE and 1 IRC or 3 US$ for outside of Europe and 1 IRC or 2 US$ for mail within Europe. When sending IRC's please check the expiration date, the new ones are valid until the end of 2009. Any donations are very welcome and needed for the high shipping costs.</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>If you do not provide the right return postage or a self addressed envelope, we reply via the buro. Please only one call sign per letter! If more than one, all additional cards go via the buro.</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> Postage needed for 1 envelope with 20 Gramm (FYI):</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>A letter within DL = 55 Euro Cent, a letter within Europe costs 70 Euro Cent, a letter outside of Europe is 1.70 Euro. 1 US$ is equal to 51 Euro Cent. So please keep in mind that 1 US$ - due to the bad exchange rate between the US$ and the Euro - does not cover the postage needed for an overseas airmail letter or for a letter within Europe!</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><A name=sponsors></A>Sponsors</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our sponsors for this DXpedition:</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <TABLE cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=4 border=0> <TBODY> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.funkamateur.de/" target=_blank> <IMG height=114 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Ffalogo.gif" width=149 border=0></A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.qslshop.com/" target=_blank> <IMG height=114 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fqsl_shop.gif" width=149 border=0></A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.funkamateur.de/" target=_blank>www.funkamateur.de</A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.qslshop.com/" target=_blank>www.QSL-Shop.com</A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A target=_blank> <IMG height=163 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2FDM2XO-1.jpg" width=130 border=0></A></TD> <TD><A target=_blank> <IMG height=163 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2FDJ2BC.jpg" width=134 border=0></A></TD> <TD> </TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A target=_blank>Rudi - DM2XO ex. DL7VFR</A></TD> <TD><A target=_blank>Bert - DJ2BC</A></TD> <TD> </TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.qsl.net/dl7io/" target=_blank> <IMG height=114 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fberlin_dx_group.gif" width=178 border=0></A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.westafrika.de/" target=_blank> <IMG height=114 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fwestafrika.jpg" width=234 border=0></A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.qsl.net/dl7io/" target=_blank>Berlin DX Group</A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.westafrika.de/" target=_blank>B&B Westafrikaspezialist</A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A target=_blank> <IMG height=163 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fdm2ayostation.jpg" width=244 border=0></A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.spiderbeam.net/" target=_blank> <IMG height=114 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fspider_logo.jpg" width=421 border=0></A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A target=_blank>Sid - DM2AYO</A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.spiderbeam.net/" target=_blank>Spiderbeam</A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.ndxa.net/" target=_blank> <IMG height=114 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2FNDXA.JPG" width=169 border=0></A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.appellofunk.de/" target=_blank> <IMG height=74 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fappello-funk.gif" width=174 border=0></A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.ndxa.net/" target=_blank>Nippon DX Association (NDXA)</A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.appellofunk.de/" target=_blank>www.appellofunk.de</A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD colSpan=2><A href="http://www.dx-wire.de/" target=_blank> <IMG height=50 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fdx-wire.gif" width=600 border=0></A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD colSpan=2><A href="http://www.dx-wire.de/" target=_blank>DX Wire</A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.cdxc.org.uk/" target=_blank> <IMG height=174 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fchiltern_dx_club.jpg" width=276 border=0></A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.gdxf.de/" target=_blank> <IMG height=174 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fgdxf.gif" width=235 border=0></A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.cdxc.org.uk/" target=_blank>Chiltern DX Club: The UK DX Foundation</A></TD> <TD><A href="http://www.gdxf.de/" target=_blank>German DX Foundation</A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.qrpproject.de/" target=_blank> <IMG height=170 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fsponsorlogos%2Fqrpproject.jpg" width=272 border=0></A></TD> <TD><A target=_blank></A></TD></TR> <TR align=middle> <TD><A href="http://www.qrpproject.de/" target=_blank>QRP Project</A></TD> <TD><A target=_blank></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top></TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>Individual sponsors</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top></TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2>Jan - DL7UFN</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><A name=about></A>About Botswana</TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> </TD> <TD> <IMG height=353 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dl7df.com%2Fa25%2Fimages%2Fbw-map.gif" width=329></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Country name:</TD> <TD>Republic of Botswana (short form: Botswana)</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>National capital:</TD> <TD>Gaborone</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Location:</TD> <TD>Southern Africa, north of South Africa, bordering to the countries Namibia 1.360 km, South Africa 1.840 km and Zimbabwe 813 km</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Area:</TD> <TD>total: 600,370 sq km land: 585,370 sq km water: 15,000 sq km</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Land boundaries:</TD> <TD>4.013 km</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Coastline:</TD> <TD>0 km (landlocked)</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Climate:</TD> <TD>semiarid; warm winters and hot summers</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Terrain:</TD> <TD>predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Natural resources:</TD> <TD>diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Population:</TD> <TD>1.842.323 (July 2008 est.)</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Ethnic groups:</TD> <TD>Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Religions:</TD> <TD>Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Languages:</TD> <TD>Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Independence:</TD> <TD>30 September 1966 (from UK)</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Economy:</TD> <TD>Botswana has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966, though growth slowed to 4.7% annually in 2006-07. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, Botswana has transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country in 2007. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for 70-80% of export earnings. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors. On the downside, the government must deal with high rates of unemployment and poverty. Unemployment officially was 23.8% in 2004, but unofficial estimates place it closer to 40%. HIV/AIDS infection rates are the second highest in the world and threaten Botswana's impressive economic gains. An expected leveling off in diamond mining production overshadows long-term prospects. </TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD>Reference:</TD> <TD><A href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html" target=_blank>CIA - The World Factbook -- Botswana</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <HR> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <HR> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=middle>Webdesign by <A href="http://www.df3cb.com/" target=_blank> DF3CB</A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><A href="http://www.dl7df.com/index.html">Home</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/previous.html">Previous DXpeditions</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/guestbook/add.php">Sign Guestbook</A> | <A href="http://www.dl7df.com/guestbook/index.php">View Guestbook</A></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top> </TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <IMG src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fdl7df.com%2Ftinc%3Fkey%3DhwdbFxtx%26no%3D4"> visitors since July 20, 2000 | Last updated: Mai 25, 2008</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></tr></td></table>