{"id":14998,"date":"2021-02-11T07:50:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T06:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/?p=14998"},"modified":"2021-02-11T07:50:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T06:50:30","slug":"georgie-du-sud-nouvelle-entree-wap-wada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/2021\/02\/11\/georgie-du-sud-nouvelle-entree-wap-wada\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00e9orgie du Sud, Nouvelle entr\u00e9e WAP-WADA"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n<center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">VP8AR Leith Harbour, South Georgia,WAP-WADA New Entry<\/span><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-02-06T15:20:40+01:00\">10 February 2021<\/time><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7153 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VP8AR-1950-W6UCX-TNX-F5PFP-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/>Thanks to <strong>Mehdi F5PFP<\/strong> for having shown an old QSL card of <strong>VP8AR<\/strong> who did operate from <strong>Leith Haurbour<\/strong> in <strong>1950<\/strong>,  <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>WAP<\/strong><\/span> is happy to issue a reference number for this unreferenced Brithish station in the <strong>South Georgia islands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leith Harbour, <\/strong>Britain&#8217;s abandoned whale hunting stations is now <strong>WAP GBR-41. <\/strong>Th<strong>e <\/strong>New reference  will be add to <strong>WAP-WADA Directory<\/strong> on its next release (June 2021).<\/p>\n<p>Between 1909 and 1965, the whaling station of <strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong> on South Georgia was one of the busiest whaling stations in the world, with more than 48,000 whales processed into oil for margarine, bone meal for fertiliser and other products. A film crew was granted access to the abandoned whaling stations, and a new BBC4 documentary shows the remains of whaling life, and the wildlife that is re-colonising <strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leith Harbour Whaling Station 3D Laser Scan\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X_sstn-c4Ls?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong> whaling station and Stromness Bay, in South Georgia, is part of British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The station was established in 1909, and finally abandoned for good in 1965. It is now off-limits to visitors due to dangerous buildings and high levels of asbestos. At its peak Leith Harbour housed 500 men and was the biggest whaling station in the world. A steam-saw on the bone loft used for cutting up the skulls and spines of whales, which were boiled to extract oil. Up to 29 tonnes of oil could be extracted from each whale by putting its blubber, meat and bone through different industrial processes. In 1933, 37% of the fat in British margarines was from whales. <br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7157 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aerial-view-of-Leith-Harbour-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aerial-view-of-Leith-Harbour-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aerial-view-of-Leith-Harbour-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aerial-view-of-Leith-Harbour-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aerial-view-of-Leith-Harbour.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>WAP<\/strong> <\/span>has actually  no evidence that, other than <strong>VP8AR<\/strong> in 1950 someone else did operate Ham Radio from there. So far, it looks like no one operated from <strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong> after this one. (<em>Pic aside shows an aerial view of Leith harbour)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more and watch the nice pics to \u201cThe Guardian\u201d site, to which we say <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Thanks and credit:<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/gallery\/2014\/jun\/10\/britains-whale-hunters-in-pictures\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/gallery\/2014\/jun\/10\/britains-whale-hunters-in-pictures<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong> <strong>WAP GBR-41<\/strong> was a whaling station on the northeast coast of <strong>South Georgia<\/strong>, established and operated from 1909 until 1965. It was the largest of seven whaling stations, situated near the mouth of Stromness Bay.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read also<\/span>:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-27734930?piano-modal\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-27734930?piano-modal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><HR width=\"50%\"><\/p>\n<p><center><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Version traduite en Fran\u00e7ais via Google Translate<\/span><\/b><\/center><br \/>\n<center><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">VP8AR Leith Harbour, G\u00e9orgie du Sud, Nouvelle entr\u00e9e WAP-WADA<\/span><\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7153 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VP8AR-1950-W6UCX-TNX-F5PFP-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/><br \/>\nMerci \u00e0 <strong> Mehdi F5PFP <\/strong> pour avoir montr\u00e9 une ancienne carte QSL de <strong> VP8AR <\/strong> qui fonctionnait depuis <strong>Leith Haurbour<\/strong> en <strong>1950<\/strong>,<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>WAP<\/strong><\/span> est heureux de d\u00e9livrer un num\u00e9ro de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour cette station Brithish non r\u00e9f\u00e9renc\u00e9e dans le <strong>South Georgia islands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leith Harbour, <\/strong>Les stations de chasse \u00e0 la baleine abandonn\u00e9es de la Grande-Bretagne sont maintenant <strong>WAP GBR-41. <\/strong>La nouvelle r\u00e9f\u00e9rence sera ajout\u00e9e \u00e0<br \/>\n<strong>WAP-WADA Directory<\/strong> sur sa prochaine version (juin 2021).<\/p>\n<p>Entre 1909 et 1965, la station baleini\u00e8re de <strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong> sur la G\u00e9orgie du Sud \u00e9tait l&rsquo;une des stations de chasse \u00e0 la baleine les plus fr\u00e9quent\u00e9es au monde, avec plus de 48000 baleines<br \/>\ntransform\u00e9 en huile pour margarine, farine d&rsquo;os pour engrais et autres produits. Une \u00e9quipe de tournage a eu acc\u00e8s aux stations de chasse abandonn\u00e9es, et un nouveau documentaire de la BBC4 montre le<br \/>\nles vestiges de la vie baleini\u00e8re et la faune qui recolonise <strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leith Harbour Whaling Station 3D Laser Scan\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X_sstn-c4Ls?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong> La station baleini\u00e8re et Stromness Bay, en G\u00e9orgie du Sud, fait partie du territoire britannique d&rsquo;outre-mer dans le sud de l&rsquo;oc\u00e9an Atlantique. La station a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9e<br \/>\nen 1909, et finalement abandonn\u00e9 d\u00e9finitivement en 1965. Il est d\u00e9sormais interdit aux visiteurs en raison des b\u00e2timents dangereux et des niveaux \u00e9lev\u00e9s d&rsquo;amiante. \u00c0 son apog\u00e9e, Leith Harbour abritait 500 hommes et<br \/>\n\u00e9tait la plus grande station de chasse \u00e0 la baleine au monde. Une scie \u00e0 vapeur sur le grenier \u00e0 os utilis\u00e9e pour couper les cr\u00e2nes et les \u00e9pines des baleines, qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bouillis pour en extraire l&rsquo;huile. Jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 29 tonnes d&rsquo;huile<br \/>\npourrait \u00eatre extrait de chaque baleine en soumettant sa graisse, sa viande et ses os \u00e0 diff\u00e9rents proc\u00e9d\u00e9s industriels. En 1933, 37% des graisses des margarines britanniques provenaient<br \/>\n de baleines. <br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7157 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aerial-\nview-of-Leith-Harbour-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>WAP<\/strong> <\/span>n&rsquo;a en fait aucune preuve que, \u00e0 part <strong> VP8AR <\/strong> en 1950, quelqu&rsquo;un d&rsquo;autre a fait<br \/>\nexploiter Ham Radio \u00e0 partir de l\u00e0. Jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, il semble que personne n&rsquo;op\u00e8re depuis <strong> Leith Harbour <\/strong> apr\u00e8s celui-ci. (<em> La photo \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 montre une vue a\u00e9rienne du port de Leith) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lisez plus et regardez les belles photos sur le site \u00abThe Guardian\u00bb, auquel nous disons <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Merci et cr\u00e9dit:<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/gallery\/2014\/jun\/10\/britains-whale-hunters-in-pictures\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/gallery\/2014\/jun\/10\/britains-whale-hunters-in-pictures<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leith Harbour<\/strong> <strong>WAP GBR-41<\/strong> \u00e9tait une station baleini\u00e8re sur la c\u00f4te nord-est de <strong>South Georgia<\/strong>, \u00e9tabli et exploit\u00e9 \u00e0 partir de 1909<br \/>\njusqu&rsquo;en 1965. C&rsquo;\u00e9tait la plus grande des sept stations de chasse \u00e0 la baleine, situ\u00e9e pr\u00e8s de l&#8217;embouchure de la baie Stromness.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Lire aussi<\/span>:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-27734930?piano-modal\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-27734930?<br \/>\npiano-modal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Info de la Source Publi\u00e9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> * ICI<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VP8AR Leith Harbour, South Georgia,WAP-WADA New Entry 10 February 2021 Thanks to Mehdi F5PFP for having shown an old QSL card of VP8AR who did operate from Leith Haurbour in 1950, WAP is happy to issue a reference number for this unreferenced Brithish station in the South Georgia islands. Leith Harbour, Britain&#8217;s abandoned whale hunting &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/2021\/02\/11\/georgie-du-sud-nouvelle-entree-wap-wada\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuer la lecture<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> de &laquo;&nbsp;G\u00e9orgie du Sud, Nouvelle entr\u00e9e WAP-WADA&nbsp;&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-dx","category-trafic-radio","category-trafic-radioamatuer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14998\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}