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  Paul ,LA5PN has been active as ST2PN in spare time during his work for the WFP of the UN in Khartoum, the main city of Sudan. His first activity was on the 2nd of august 2004 and his last activity in january 2005. Paul is not realy known with dxing from a rare country so be patient with him. He's doing whatever he can.  He was active in SSB, but mainly in PSK31,RTTY and SSTV. 

PICTURES OF FIRST SSTV CONTACTS FOR ST2PN

OR THIS NICE SSTV DX ???

You can't imagine maybe...but it can be quite windy in Sudan.  The 10el logper antenna came down during a storm..... some photo's of this monster in the pictures section.

  During his stay out in the filed , in Darfur, there was no activity as his license was not valid in that part of the country.  

Paul, LA5PN/ST2PN.

More about Sudan::

 

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of the Sudan
CAPITAL: Khartoum
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Republic
AREA: 2,505,813 Sq Km (967,500 Sq Mi)
ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 29,810,600

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Sudan is located in North East Africa. It is bound by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) to the south, Uganda and Kenya to the southeast, Ethiopia and Eritrea to the east and the Red Sea to the northeast. The country has three distinct regions. (1.) A flat plain which comprises most of the country, with its center the convergence of the Blue and White Nile Rivers. Sudds or swamp lands are located in the southern part of this region. (2.) The Libyan and Nubian Deserts in the northern quarter of the country. (3.) Four mountain zones, the Red Sea Hills in the northeast, Jabal Marrah in the west, the Nuba Mountains in the center as well as the Immatong and Dongotona Ranges in the south. The principal rivers are the Blue and White Nile. Major Cities (pop. est.); Omdurman 526,300, Khartoum 476,200, Khartoum North 341,100, Port Sudan 206,700 (1983). Land Use; forested 19%, pastures 46%, agricultural-cultivated 5%, desert and other 30% (1993).

CLIMATE: Sudan's climate ranges from tropical to continental while most of the northern half of the country experiences a desert climate. The dry season ranges from three months in the humid tropical south to nine months in Khartoum with the hottest months July and August. Average annual precipitation varies from 160 mm (6.3 inches) to around 1,000 mm (39 inches) in Khartoum with most rainfall occurring between April and October. Average temperature ranges in Khartoum are from 15 to 32 degrees Celsius (59 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit) in January to 26 to 41 degrees Celsius (79 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit) in June.

PEOPLE: Sudan's ethnic composition consists of 56 groups and over 595 subgroups. The principal ethnic majority are the Arabs who constitute around 49% of the population and are located in the northern half of the country. The southern half of the country is predominantly Black African of the Nilotic and Sudanic groups as well as other minorities including Nubians.

DEMOGRAPHIC/VITAL STATISTICS: Density; 12 persons per sq km (30 persons per sq mi) (1991). Urban-Rural; 22.0% urban, 78.0% rural (1990). Sex Distribution; 50.2% male, 49.8% female (1990). Life Expectancy at Birth; 48.6 years male, 51.0 years female (1990). Age Breakdown; 45% under 15, 26% 15 to 29, 15% 30 to 44, 9% 45 to 59, 4% 60 to 74, 1% 75 and over (1990). Birth Rate; 44.6 per 1,000 (1990). Death Rate; 15.8 per 1,000 (1990). Increase Rate; 28.8 per 1,000 (1990). Infant Mortality Rate; 108.0 per 1,000 live births (1990).

 

ST2PN  IN   SUDAN

 Paul was active from the same qth as ST2DX and also ST2T, being the UN WFP office in Khartoum, Sudan .  There is a great 10 el. logperiodoc antenna available at the roof of the office wich is not in use for anything else but hamradio. Paul was using 100W from an IC706 on al bands including 6m !!   Paul was mainly  'in the field', being Darfur, where it's not possible to operate any radio, so operations were pretty much limited.

 Below :   10 elements log periodic antenna on a nice tower,some 25 meter above the ground.

If you want your qso confirmed, pse read the QSL rules and please do take some time to sign the guestbook. Off course there is a nice photo qsl card for you collection if you want. ( and have made at least one qso ).

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