8Q7AK Hotel Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi.

8Q7AK will be operational from Hotel Adaaran, Republic of Maldives from 5th January to 16th January 2011.It will be operated by Andrew, G7COD, on all bands from 80 to 12 metres including WARC frequencies using SSB and CW modes only.

Working conditions are an Icom IC7000, 100 Watts output to a 135ft multiband doublet and a 9m high Rybakov Vertical.

I will be QRV on 80 to 12 metres including WARC bands using SSB and CW.

I will be transmitting on the following times and frequencies +/- 10 kHz to allow for QRM.

 07:30 to 08:30, 09:00 to 10:30, 13:00 to 1500 and 17:30 to 18:00 UTC.

SSB 3.795, 7.063 MHz, 14.190 MHz, 18.133 MHz, 21.253 MHz and 24.953MHz.

CW 3.5003, 7.003 MHz, 10.103 MHz, 14.003 MHz, 18.073 MHz, 21.003 MHz and 24.893 MHz, +/- to allow for qrm.

If you require a quick return of your QSL card, please send direct to G7COD address,

ANDREW KITCHEN, G7COD 
4 DAIRY COTTAGE, NEWTON HALL FARM, BANK NEWTON 
SKIPTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE, BD23 3NT., 
England - U.K.

including a self addressed envelope, with  2 Green Stamps US Dollars. 

Any cards received direct without insufficient postage will be returned via the bureau.

If sending your card through the bureau, please mark your card “via G7COD” to make sure I receive it.
Any cards received via the bureau will be returned via the bureau.

If you would like an EQSL, I will send you one upon receipt of yours, however my preferred method of confirming
our qso is either via the bureau or direct with paper cards.

As I expect the path openings to be of a short duration, please be courteous to your fellow radio operators and myself by not calling when I have acknowledged a station. I will endeavour to work through any pile-ups as quickly as possible so as to work the maximum number of stations in the limited time available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. I hope that I can help some of you towards your awards and/or maybe giving you an all time new DXCC entity for your log.

GL ES VY 73

de Andrew, 8Q7AK