St Helena Island
アフリカ大陸西岸より 2,800 km 離れている。ギネスブックによると「地球上で他の陸地から距離が2番目に遠い陸地」とされる(最も遠い陸地はイースター島)。スエズ運河完成まではインド洋に向かう航路上の要衝であり、給水地として用いられた。また、絶海の孤島であることから流刑地として用いられた。
火山島で最高峰がダイアナ山(820m)である。島の周囲は断崖が多い。
Saint Helena
( /ˌseɪnt həˈliːnə/ saynt-hə-lee-nə), named afterSaint Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[3]which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,255 (2008 census).[2]
The island was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguesein 1502. It is one of the most isolated islands in the world. For centuries, it was an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa. The British also used the island as a place of exile, most notably for Napoleon I, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo and more than 5,000 Boer prisoners. Saint Helena is Britain's second oldest remaining colony (now termed overseas territory), after Bermuda.
Radio
Radio St Helena, which started operations on Christmas Day 1967, provides a local radio service that has a range of about 100 km from the island, and also broadcasts internationally on Shortwave Radio (11092.5 kHz) on one day a year.[31] The station presents news, features and music in collaboration with its sister newspaper, the St Helena Herald. As of 2012, the station is set to go off the air permanently, giving way to a new three-channel FM station run by the St. Helena Broadcasting Corporation.[32]
Saint FM[33] provides a local radio service for the island which is also available on internet radio[34] and relayed in Ascension Island. The station is not government funded. It was launched in January 2005. It broadcasts news, features and music in collaboration with its sister newspaper, the St Helena Independent.
Radio St HelenaはBCLファンにとっては重要な放送局です。
今は年に一回放送されるか否か・・・
そろそろ季節柄この話題が多く上ってくることでしょう。
Radio St Helena 15-12-2007 to Europe
RX: YAESU FT-1000MP
シグナルは強くないものの非常にクリアです。
これが日本だとなかなか旨くないでしょう。
しかし、時には予想を裏切った伝播があるものです。
「夏枯れ」と言われるお盆の頃ですが、ZD7VCとQSOに成功しました
下記はその頃に受信したZD7VCのQSOの模様です。
RXのみならず2wayQSOの難しさはTryした者にしか判らないでしょう。
では、多くのJA局がQSO成功の様子をお聞きください。
Date : 15/Aug/2012 0917UTC
Freq : 14089kHz RTTY
Rig : ICOM IC-7200
ANT : LOOP
PC recording