{"id":18562,"date":"2023-10-04T17:16:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/?p=18562"},"modified":"2023-10-04T17:16:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:16:12","slug":"neil-conant-veteran-de-lantarctique-n8bpr-sk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/2023\/10\/04\/neil-conant-veteran-de-lantarctique-n8bpr-sk\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Conant, v\u00e9t\u00e9ran de l&rsquo;Antarctique, N8BPR, SK"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n<table align=\"CENTER\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"500\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sm-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cropped-adelie_penguins_at_davis_c_matt_low_aad.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\"\/><\/center><br \/>\n<center> W.A.P.   Worldwide Antarctic Program<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Antarctic veteran  Neil Conant N8BPR,  SK<\/span><\/b><\/center><br \/>\n<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-09-30T08:44:23+01:00\">30 Settembre 2023<\/time><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3989 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/black-ribbon-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/black-ribbon-5-1.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/black-ribbon-5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/black-ribbon-5-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>Another &nbsp;Ham radio friend, <strong>Antarctic veteran<\/strong> has flown on heaven.<br \/>\nWith sadness we must report the passing of <strong>Neil Conant N8BPR\/KC4<\/strong> &nbsp;last September 18, 2023, at the age of 86.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10212 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-1024x723.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-768x542.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-50x35.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR.jpg 1303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>He was chief communications operator and supervisor at <strong>KC4AAA \u2013 South Pole Station<\/strong> (<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WAP USA-21<\/span><\/strong>) in support of the United States Antarctic Program. Neil spent a total of 15 austral summers at the pole from 1984\u20132001 and three summers were at <strong>Siple Station<\/strong> (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>WAP USA-24<\/strong><\/span>) in the 1980\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bob Hines K4MZU<\/strong> wrote<\/em>: \u00abI know that &nbsp;Neil was respected and loved. We will always remember him on the radio for many years to come. Conant Valley located between <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10213 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/r1anm-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/r1anm-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/r1anm-50x38.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/r1anm.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Duncan Bluff and Communication Heights in the southern part of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica, &nbsp;was named after Neil, a genuine veteran of the ice \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The pics attached show&nbsp; QSL\u2019s and a photo with <strong>Neil<\/strong> and <strong>Nikolai<\/strong> (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>UA3YH\/KC4- R1ANM<\/strong><\/span>) when Nick visited <strong>South Pole Station<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <strong>Les K03G\/KC4<\/strong> who worked with Neil for his updates.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TNX K4MZU<\/strong><\/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;\">Neil Conant, v\u00e9t\u00e9ran de l&rsquo;Antarctique, N8BPR, SK<\/span><\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3989 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/black-ribbon-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/black-ribbon-5-1.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/black-ribbon-5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/black-ribbon-5-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><br \/>\nUn autre ami radioamateur, <strong>v\u00e9t\u00e9ran de l&rsquo;Antarctique<\/strong>, s&rsquo;est envol\u00e9 vers le ciel.<br \/>\nC&rsquo;est avec tristesse que nous devons annoncer le d\u00e9c\u00e8s de <strong>Neil Conant N8BPR\/KC4<\/strong> \u00a0le 18\u00a0septembre\u00a02023 dernier, \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge de 86 ans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10212 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-1024x723.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-768x542.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR-50x35.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KC4AAA-N8BPR.jpg 1303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nIl \u00e9tait op\u00e9rateur en chef des communications et superviseur \u00e0 <strong>KC4AAA \u2013 South Pole Station<\/strong> (<strong><span style='color: #0000ff;'>WAP USA-21<\/span><\/strong>) \u00e0 soutien au programme antarctique des \u00c9tats-Unis. Neil a pass\u00e9 un total de 15 \u00e9t\u00e9s australs au p\u00f4le entre 1984 et 2001 et trois \u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e0 <strong>Siple Station<\/strong> (<span style='color: #0000ff;'><strong>WAP USA-24< \/strong><\/span>) dans les ann\u00e9es 1980.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bob Hines K4MZU<\/strong> a \u00e9crit<\/em>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Je sais que \u00a0Neil \u00e9tait respect\u00e9 et aim\u00e9. Nous nous souviendrons toujours de lui \u00e0 la radio pendant de nombreuses ann\u00e9es. Conant Valley situ\u00e9 entre <img decoding='async' class='size-medium wp-image-10213 alignleft' src='http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/r1anm-300x225 .jpg' alt=' width='300' height='225' srcset='http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/r1anm-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/r1anm-50x38.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/r1anm.jpg 640w' tailles= '(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' \/>Duncan Bluff et Communication Heights, dans la partie sud des montagnes Darwin en Antarctique, \u00a0a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 en l&rsquo;honneur de Neil, un v\u00e9ritable v\u00e9t\u00e9ran de la glace \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Les photos ci-jointes montrent des QSL et une photo avec <strong>Neil<\/strong> et <strong>Nikolai<\/strong> (<span style='color: #0000ff;'><strong>UA3YH\/KC4- R1ANM <\/strong><\/span>) lorsque Nick a visit\u00e9 la <strong>Station P\u00f4le Sud<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Merci \u00e0 <strong>Les K03G\/KC4<\/strong> qui ont travaill\u00e9 avec Neil pour ses mises \u00e0 jour.<\/p>\n<p><span style='color: #ffffff;'>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TNX K4MZU<\/strong><\/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>W.A.P. Worldwide Antarctic Program Antarctic veteran Neil Conant N8BPR, SK 30 Settembre 2023 Another &nbsp;Ham radio friend, Antarctic veteran has flown on heaven. With sadness we must report the passing of Neil Conant N8BPR\/KC4 &nbsp;last September 18, 2023, at the age of 86. He was chief communications operator and supervisor at KC4AAA \u2013 South Pole &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/2023\/10\/04\/neil-conant-veteran-de-lantarctique-n8bpr-sk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuer la lecture<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> de &laquo;&nbsp;Neil Conant, v\u00e9t\u00e9ran de l&rsquo;Antarctique, N8BPR, SK&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":[35,24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-info","category-trafic-radio","category-trafic-radioamatuer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18562","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=18562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18562\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}