Medal № 69
Dr. Volker Strecke, DL8JDX (former Calls DM3LTG, Y43UG, Y24LN) has 43 years experience in Radio Communications now. He achieved his first Amateur Radio License in 1975. In 1983 he had the unique experience to get a first shortwave HF contact with the continent in the south. It was the russian scientific research station Molodezhnaya 4K1HK in Antarctica.
Since then he focused on exploring long distance DX communications, especially with the polar regions. Only 6 years later, in 1988, he did set his foot on the antarctic continent. In that time Volker Strecke was responsible for Information Technology and polar communication services and between 1988 and 1994 he was member of three overwintering expeditions in Antarctica.
From 1988 to 1989 and 1990 to 1992 he did operate with the call Y88POL from the german research station Georg Forster in the Schirmacher Oasis and from 1992 to 1994 he was active as DP0GVN from the Neumayer II base on the Ekstroem Shelf Ice.
With his work during these expeditions, with many thousands QSO contacts with ham radio stations from more than 100 countries all over the world, and with many presentations and lectures in the later time he contributes to communicating to the public about the fascination and the importance of the polar regions for our life.
A special highlight was a rare HF contact between the two polar caps of our planet. Exact 30 years ago, during his stay in Antarctica as Y88POL, at 19th April 1988, 1104 UTC he managed to get in contact with the drift station Northpole-29 in the Arctic with the call 4K0E in telegraphy CW in the 20 meters band.
In 1993 when Volker was working in the Neumayer II station as DP0GVN he was member of an international radio network with several antarctic research stations, including the Amundsen-Scott southpole base KC4AAA, in order to coordinate a rescue operation for a norwegian explorer group moving on the ice which had an accident in a crevasse area.
In the later years he supported many antarctic and arctic radio communication events, such as for example the Worldwide Antarctic Programme WAP, several RAEM contests or the RAEM-110 celebration activities. He was honoured with several antarctic and arctic awards.
In 2009 together with other operators from the bavarian ham radio district C he did work with the special call DR09ANT in order to support the International Polar Year.
Today Dr. Volker Strecke, DL8JDX, works as a manager for information technology and he is still active in hunting for polar radio stations and supporting polar radio communication activities.
Antarctic and Arctic Awards:
-WAP WADA Award 62 Antarctic Bases #116 05.04.2008
-WAP WADA Honour Roll Award #21 08.11.2008
-WAP WACA Award 120 Antarctic Calls #99 05.04.2008
-WAP WACA Honour Roll Award #13 08.11.2008
-WAP ASEA Award 5 Special Event Stations #56 20.10.2008
-WAP IPY Award 5 IPY Callsigns #46 20.10.2008
-RAEM-110 Award Mixed #2902 05.01.2014 SRR
-RAEM-110 Award CW #2989 05.01.2014 SRR
-W-RAEM-100 Award 24.12.2013 R-CW-C
-Ernst Krenkel 110 Years Award Mix #199 31.12.2013 RC Arktika
-Ernst Krenkel 110 Years Award CW #257 31.12.2013 RC Arktika
-RAEM is my callsign Plaque 22.01.2014
-Calling Antarctica Award 6 Special Callsigns #006 17.02.2018
Volker Strecke, DL8JDX
Dr. Volker Strecke, DL8JDX (former Calls DM3LTG, Y43UG, Y24LN) has 43 years experience in Radio Communications now. He achieved his first Amateur Radio License in 1975. In 1983 he had the unique experience to get a first shortwave HF contact with the continent in the south. It was the russian scientific research station Molodezhnaya 4K1HK in Antarctica.
Since then he focused on exploring long distance DX communications, especially with the polar regions. Only 6 years later, in 1988, he did set his foot on the antarctic continent. In that time Volker Strecke was responsible for Information Technology and polar communication services and between 1988 and 1994 he was member of three overwintering expeditions in Antarctica.
From 1988 to 1989 and 1990 to 1992 he did operate with the call Y88POL from the german research station Georg Forster in the Schirmacher Oasis and from 1992 to 1994 he was active as DP0GVN from the Neumayer II base on the Ekstroem Shelf Ice.
With his work during these expeditions, with many thousands QSO contacts with ham radio stations from more than 100 countries all over the world, and with many presentations and lectures in the later time he contributes to communicating to the public about the fascination and the importance of the polar regions for our life.
A special highlight was a rare HF contact between the two polar caps of our planet. Exact 30 years ago, during his stay in Antarctica as Y88POL, at 19th April 1988, 1104 UTC he managed to get in contact with the drift station Northpole-29 in the Arctic with the call 4K0E in telegraphy CW in the 20 meters band.
In 1993 when Volker was working in the Neumayer II station as DP0GVN he was member of an international radio network with several antarctic research stations, including the Amundsen-Scott southpole base KC4AAA, in order to coordinate a rescue operation for a norwegian explorer group moving on the ice which had an accident in a crevasse area.
In the later years he supported many antarctic and arctic radio communication events, such as for example the Worldwide Antarctic Programme WAP, several RAEM contests or the RAEM-110 celebration activities. He was honoured with several antarctic and arctic awards.
In 2009 together with other operators from the bavarian ham radio district C he did work with the special call DR09ANT in order to support the International Polar Year.
Today Dr. Volker Strecke, DL8JDX, works as a manager for information technology and he is still active in hunting for polar radio stations and supporting polar radio communication activities.
Antarctic and Arctic Awards:
-WAP WADA Award 62 Antarctic Bases #116 05.04.2008
-WAP WADA Honour Roll Award #21 08.11.2008
-WAP WACA Award 120 Antarctic Calls #99 05.04.2008
-WAP WACA Honour Roll Award #13 08.11.2008
-WAP ASEA Award 5 Special Event Stations #56 20.10.2008
-WAP IPY Award 5 IPY Callsigns #46 20.10.2008
-RAEM-110 Award Mixed #2902 05.01.2014 SRR
-RAEM-110 Award CW #2989 05.01.2014 SRR
-W-RAEM-100 Award 24.12.2013 R-CW-C
-Ernst Krenkel 110 Years Award Mix #199 31.12.2013 RC Arktika
-Ernst Krenkel 110 Years Award CW #257 31.12.2013 RC Arktika
-RAEM is my callsign Plaque 22.01.2014
-Calling Antarctica Award 6 Special Callsigns #006 17.02.2018
Volker Strecke, DL8JDX
