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KC4USW Ellsworth Mountains Camp WAP USA-46, New Entry on WAP-WADA<\/span><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n

Thanks to Jim Reisert AD1C <\/strong>and Alan Jubb 5B4AHJ <\/strong>for their continuous research and help, WAP has just issued a new Reference to the US<\/strong>
\nEllsworth Mountains Camp <\/strong>referred to the activity of KC4USW<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>First of all, Ellsworth Mountains Camp <\/strong>(WAP USA-NEW<\/strong><\/span>) has not to be confused with Ellsworth
\nStation <\/strong>(WAP USA-31<\/strong>) and Ellsworth Base<\/strong> (WAP ARG-14<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

KC4USW<\/strong> was QRV from McMurdo Station,<\/strong> Ross Island (WAP USA-22), in 1957 before moving to Ellsworth Mountains Camp<\/strong>, from where he was QRV
\nuntil February 1959. CQ May 1959 gives the last day of operation from Ellsworth Station as 1959,Febr.1st<\/sup> (letter from W8LIO<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\"\"MARIST
\nArchives & Special Collections has available a recording of an interview with Antarctic explorer Captain Finn Ronne<\/em><\/strong> from amateur radio station KC4USW
\n<\/strong>, Weddel Sea, Antarctica, dated 1957, Nov.11.
\nFor sure, QSL of that date (pic on the Left<\/em><\/span>) is a genuine one for Ellsworth Mountains Camp <\/strong>at 79\u00b007’00” South,
\n85\u00b039’00” West, on Ellswort Mountains, Weddell Sea area (The Weddell Sea<\/strong> is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are
\ndefined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norway at Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land. To the east of Cape
\nNorway is the King Haakon VII Sea. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive Ice Shelf field, the Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Ellsworth station<\/strong>, the one we know after 1957-1959, was another entity built later , that\u2019s why KC4USW has been used when QRV from Ellsworth Station<\/strong>
\nin 1979-80, and why CQ January 1996 reports KC4USW as QRV from Ellsworth. 1979-80 QSL (tnx ND4V): Note that the 1979\/80 QSL shown in Club Log says “Ellsworth Mts (Mountains)”.
\n(See pic on the Right here below<\/em><\/span>)<\/p>\n

A bit of history<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n(Ellsworth Mountains Camp <\/strong>mistakenly called Ellsworth Station) <\/strong>was built by US Navy Seabees under the command of Capt. Finn Ronne<\/em> with the support of the
\nIcebreackers USS Staten Island and USS Wyandot.<\/p>\n

The originally planned site for the station was Cape Adams, but when the terrain proved impractical due to huge ice cliffs, an alternate location on Gould Bay was selected, on the western
\ncoast of the Wededell Sea over the Filchner Ice Shelf, and close to the Argentinean Belgrano I Base<\/strong> (WAP ARG-\u00d85).<\/p>\n

Part of the scheduled agenda for the IGY, Ellsworth Station was commissioned on 11 February 1957<\/strong> and less than two years later, on 17 January 1959<\/strong>, was
\nhanded over to the Argentinean Antarctic Institute<\/strong>. Along with the handover, the United States government gave all the buildings, facilities, and existing food supplies
\nwhile Argentina provided the logistical and administrative services necessary for the continued operation of the station. It was agreed that scientists of both countries would work together
\nat the place in technical studies and scientific research.<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nFeasibility of the station came into question when structural problems caused by the unstable ice had the base half-sunken during most of the spring. To protect personnel and equipment,
\nEllsworth Mountains Camp<\/strong> (mistakenly called Ellsworth Base)<\/strong> was closed and all of its staff and equipment were evacuated on 30 December 1962, during the
\n1962\u201363 Antarctic summer campaign. It continued to be inspected periodically by Argentinean exploration teams: it was eventually covered by snow and ice. The Filchner Shelf sector where it
\nwas located as split off a giant iceberg, and then it drifted through the Southern Ocean, where the base’s remains have been lost at sea.<\/p>\n

So, it looks like the Ellsworth Station (WAP-USA-31)<\/strong> and Ellsworth Base (WAP ARG-14)<\/strong> both at 77\u00b0 39\u2019 S, 41\u00b0 05\u2019 W<\/strong> were the same one.
\nThe 1st<\/sup>, the one managed by US, the 2nd<\/sup> managed by LU when it was turned over to Argentina.<\/p>\n

Ellsworth Mountain Camp (WAP-USA-NEW) <\/strong>was located at 79\u00b007\u2019S, 85\u00b039\u2019W<\/strong> and it was in activity only from 1957 through 1959<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The ones reported active from 1979-80 and 1996 are referred to Ellsworth Station 77\u00b0 39\u2019 S, 41\u00b0 05\u2019 W, s<\/strong>o, 2 different locations which may confuse a bit.<\/p>\n

Following the KC4USW<\/strong> QSL dated 1957, WAP is issuing WAP USA-46<\/strong> <\/span> reference to Ellsworth Mountain Camp,
\n79\u00b007\u2019S, 85\u00b039\u2019W on <\/strong>Ellswort Mountains, Weddell Sea area<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>TNX Jim AD1C <\/strong>and Alan 5B4AHJ<\/strong>. Note and info on KC4USW<\/strong> have been updated the in Club Log at:
\nhttps:\/\/clublog.org\/test.php?call=KC4USW<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Version traduite en Fran\u00e7ais via Google Translate<\/span><\/b><\/center>
\n
KC4USW Ellsworth Mountains Camp WAP USA-46, Nouvelle entr\u00e9e sur WAP-WADA<\/span><\/b><\/center><\/p>\n

Merci \u00e0 Jim Reisert AD1C <\/strong>et Alan Jubb 5B4AHJ <\/strong>pour leurs recherches et leur aide continues, le WAP vient de publier une nouvelle r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 la US<\/strong>
\nCamp des montagnes d’Ellsworth <\/strong>r\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 l’activit\u00e9 de KC4USW<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tout d’abord, Ellsworth Mountains Camp <\/strong>(WAP USA-NEW<\/strong><\/span>) ne doit pas \u00eatre confondu avec Ellsworth
\nStation <\/strong> ( WAP USA-31 <\/strong>) et Ellsworth Base<\/strong> (WAP ARG-14<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

KC4USW<\/strong> \u00e9tait QRV de la station McMurdo,<\/strong> Ross Island (WAP USA-22), en 1957 avant de d\u00e9m\u00e9nager au Ellsworth Mountains Camp <\/strong>, d’o\u00f9 il \u00e9tait QRV
\njusqu’en f\u00e9vrier 1959. CQ Mai 1959 donne le dernier jour d’op\u00e9ration de la gare d’Ellsworth comme 1959, 1er f\u00e9vrier st <\/sup> ( lettre de W8LIO <\/em>).<\/p>\n

\"\"MARISTE
\nArchives & Special Collections dispose d’un enregistrement d’une interview avec l’explorateur de l’Antarctique Capitaine Finn Ronne <\/em> <\/strong> de la station de radio amateur KC4USW
\n<\/strong>, mer de Weddel, Antarctique, dat\u00e9e du 11 novembre 1957.
\nBien s\u00fbr, la QSL de cette date ( photo \u00e0 gauche <\/em><\/span>) est authentique pour Ellsworth Mountains Camp <\/strong> \u00e0 79 \u00b0 07’00 \u201dSud,
\n85 \u00b0 39\u201900 ‘Ouest, sur les monts Ellswort, r\u00e9gion de la mer de Weddell (La mer de Weddell <\/strong> fait partie de l’oc\u00e9an Austral et contient le gyre de Weddell. Ses limites terrestres sont
\nd\u00e9finie par la baie form\u00e9e des c\u00f4tes de Coats Land et de la p\u00e9ninsule antarctique. Le point le plus \u00e0 l’est est le cap de Norv\u00e8ge sur la c\u00f4te de la princesse Martha, sur la terre de la reine Maud. \u00c0 l’est du cap
\nLa Norv\u00e8ge est la mer du roi Haakon VII. Une grande partie de la partie sud de la mer est couverte par un champ permanent et massif de plateau de glace, le plateau de glace Filchner Ronne <\/strong>). <\/p>\n

La gare d’Ellsworth <\/strong>, celle que nous connaissons apr\u00e8s 1957-1959, \u00e9tait une autre entit\u00e9 construite plus tard, c’est pourquoi KC4USW a \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9 lorsque QRV de Ellsworth Station <\/strong>
\nen 1979-80, et pourquoi CQ Janvier 1996 rapporte KC4USW comme QRV d’Ellsworth. 1979-80 QSL (tnx ND4V): Notez que le QSL 1979\/80 affich\u00e9 dans Club Log indique \u00abEllsworth Mts (Mountains)\u00bb.
\n(Voir la photo \u00e0 droite ci-dessous<\/em><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Un peu d’histoire<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
\n(Ellsworth Mountains Camp <\/strong> appel\u00e9 \u00e0 tort Ellsworth Station ) <\/strong> a \u00e9t\u00e9 construit par l’US Navy Seabees sous le commandement du Capt. Finn Ronne <\/em> avec le soutien du
\nBrise-glace USS Staten Island et USS Wyandot. <\/p>\n

Le site initialement pr\u00e9vu pour la station \u00e9tait le cap Adams, mais lorsque le terrain s’est av\u00e9r\u00e9 impraticable en raison d’\u00e9normes falaises de glace, un autre emplacement sur la baie de Gould a \u00e9t\u00e9 choisi, \u00e0 l’ouest
\nc\u00f4te de la mer Wededell au-dessus de la plate-forme de glace Filchner, et \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de la base Belgrano I <\/strong> argentine (WAP ARG-\u00d85). <\/p>\n

Faisant partie de l’ordre du jour pr\u00e9vu pour l’IGY, la gare d’Ellsworth a \u00e9t\u00e9 mise en service le 11 f\u00e9vrier 1957 <\/strong> et moins de deux ans plus tard, le 17 janvier 1959 <\/strong>,
\nremis \u00e0 l’Institut antarctique argentin. Parall\u00e8lement \u00e0 la remise, le gouvernement des \u00c9tats-Unis a donn\u00e9 tous les b\u00e2timents, installations et approvisionnements alimentaires existants
\ntandis que l’Argentine a fourni les services logistiques et administratifs n\u00e9cessaires au fonctionnement continu de la station. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 convenu que les scientifiques des deux pays travailleraient ensemble
\n\u00e0 la place dans les \u00e9tudes techniques et la recherche scientifique.<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nLa faisabilit\u00e9 de la station a \u00e9t\u00e9 remise en question lorsque des probl\u00e8mes structurels caus\u00e9s par la glace instable ont fait couler la base \u00e0 moiti\u00e9 pendant la majeure partie du printemps. Pour prot\u00e9ger le personnel et l’\u00e9quipement,
\nLe camp des montagnes d’Ellsworth <\/strong> (appel\u00e9 par erreur base d’Ellsworth) <\/strong> a \u00e9t\u00e9 ferm\u00e9 et tout son personnel et son \u00e9quipement ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9vacu\u00e9s le 30 d\u00e9cembre 1962, au cours de la
\n1962\u201363 Campagne d’\u00e9t\u00e9 en Antarctique. Il a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00eatre inspect\u00e9 p\u00e9riodiquement par les \u00e9quipes d’exploration argentines: il a finalement \u00e9t\u00e9 recouvert de neige et de glace. Le secteur Filchner Shelf o\u00f9 il
\na \u00e9t\u00e9 localis\u00e9 comme s\u00e9par\u00e9 d’un iceberg g\u00e9ant, puis il a d\u00e9riv\u00e9 \u00e0 travers l’oc\u00e9an Austral, o\u00f9 les restes de la base ont \u00e9t\u00e9 perdus en mer. <\/p>\n

On dirait donc la gare d’Ellsworth (WAP-USA-31) <\/strong> et la base d’Ellsworth (WAP ARG-14) <\/strong> toutes deux \u00e0 77 \u00b0 39 ‘ S, 41 \u00b0 05 ‘W <\/strong> \u00e9taient les m\u00eames.
\nLe 1 \u00e8me <\/sup>, celui g\u00e9r\u00e9 par les \u00c9tats-Unis, le 2 \u00e8me <\/sup> g\u00e9r\u00e9 par LU lors de sa remise en Argentine. <\/p>\n

Ellsworth Mountain Camp (WAP-USA-NEW) <\/strong> \u00e9tait situ\u00e9 \u00e0 79 \u00b0 07’S, 85 \u00b0 39’W <\/strong> et il \u00e9tait en activit\u00e9 seulement \u00e0 partir de 1957 jusqu’en 1959 <\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Ceux signal\u00e9s comme actifs de 1979-80 et 1996 sont r\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s \u00e0 Ellsworth Station 77 \u00b0 39 ‘S, 41 \u00b0 05’ W, s <\/strong> o, 2 endroits diff\u00e9rents qui peuvent d\u00e9router un peu. <\/p>\n

\u00c0 la suite de la QSL KC4USW <\/strong> dat\u00e9e de 1957, le WAP \u00e9met WAP USA-46 <\/strong> <\/span> r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 Ellsworth Mountain Camp,
\n79 \u00b0 07\u2019S, 85 \u00b0 39\u2019O sur les <\/strong> monts Ellswort, r\u00e9gion de la mer de Weddell<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Merci Jim AD1C <\/strong>and Alan 5B4AHJ<\/strong>. La note et les informations sur KC4USW <\/strong> ont \u00e9t\u00e9 mises \u00e0 jour dans le journal du club \u00e0 :
\nhttps:\/\/clublog.org\/test.php?call=KC4USW<\/a><\/p>\n

Info de la Source Publi\u00e9 * ICI<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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