A Greek ancient system of communication with fire from torches above mountaintops is called fryktories from fryktos that means "the torch" in Greek .
On 13 of July 2008 and after 3200 years we will be climbing up the same mountaintops with Turkish Hams and will transmit through the hamradio frequencies a message from Troy – located in N.W Turkey up to Mykines that is in Southern Greece using a special call on every mountaintop that the original message passed through. The same mountaintops are mentioned from Aeshylus in his drama "Agamemnon" and they are the ones that brought back to the Mikines city the message that Troy has fallen into the hands of the ancient siege army.
The transmitted message will be passing along the nodes on the 2m band from one station to another.
The special calls that will be used through this campaign will be:
Turkey Mountain Ida(Troy): to be announced.
Greece Station 1 (Lemnos Isl): SX8FRA Station 2 (Athonas mnt) : SX2FRB/A Station 3 (Kandili Evia): SX8FRC Station 4 (Mesapio, Biotia): SX1FRD Station 5 (Kitheronas): SX1FRE Station 6 (Gerania): SX1FRF Station 7 (Arachneon, Peloponisos): SX3FRG Station 8 (Mikines): SX3FRH
Every Station will have at least 2m SSB/FM capability with yagi antennas. Before and after the event every station will be trying to make as many QSO's as possible with the special calls. Also that day we expect that many other hilltops will be activated in 2m band from other Greek and Foreign hams that will be joining this event.
I will be QRV from Kitheronas mountain with the call SX1FRE. Except me the other ops will be SW1JGW SV1EEX, SV1EOS, SV1JGX, and SW1JCO GRID LOC: KM18OE.
Will be active in 80- 70 cm. . Also will try LEO SATS and will operate through the 2008 IARU HF World Championship with the special call.
Operating times: Sat 12/8/08 at 10:00 local time till 13/8/08.
QSL cards will be sent via the SV buro or direct.
For scheds concerning the SX1FRE activity On HF/VHF BAND pse contact SV1EEX at : SX1FRE Site: http://sx1fre.blogspot.com
For scheds concerning the SX1FRE activity On Satellites pse contact me at [email protected] We will be QRV on the middle pass band
Any station that will contact us is requested in the existence of traffic not to call us again because we want to contact with as many stations as possible.
BEST 73 AND HOPE TO WORK YOU ON THE BIRDS ON BEHALF OF SX1FRE SW1IXP Kostas