{"id":6080,"date":"2015-02-21T02:11:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T01:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/?p=6080"},"modified":"2015-02-21T02:11:27","modified_gmt":"2015-02-21T01:11:27","slug":"castles-on-the-air-curt-von-francois-feste-v5-00005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/?p=6080","title":{"rendered":"Castles On The Air: Curt von Fran\u00e7ois-Feste V5-00005"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summit Activation #466<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6081\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_00.jpg\" alt=\"Das &quot;von-Francois-Fort&quot; liegt an der Stra\u00dfe von Windhoek nach Swakopmund\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_00.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_00-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Das &#8222;von-Francois-Fort&#8220; liegt an der Stra\u00dfe von Windhoek nach Swakopmund<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dl.gif\" alt=\"dl\" width=\"20\" height=\"11\" \/>Etwa 50km westlich von Windhoek, der Hauptstadt Namibias, liegt die &#8222;Curt von Fran\u00e7ois-Feste&#8220;. Von Fran\u00e7ois war Offizier der deutschen Schutztruppe in der ehemaligen Kolonie Deutsch-S\u00fcdwestafrika und er gr\u00fcndete 1890 Windhoek. Das Fort ist eine Ruine eines milit\u00e4rischen Lagers mit einer Grundfl\u00e4che von etwa 8&#215;10 Metern und liegt auf einem H\u00fcgel. Es diente als Aussichtsposten zur \u00dcberwachung der Handelsroute zwischen Swakopmund und Windhoek.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heute ist das Fort, das unter Denkmalschutz steht, teilweise verfallen. Lediglich die aus einzelnen, aufeinander gelegten Schiefersteinen bestehenden Innen- und Au\u00dfenw\u00e4nde sind noch erhalten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gb.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"13\" \/>About 50km west of Windhoek, Namibia&#8217;s capital, the &#8222;Curt von Fran\u00e7ois-Fortress&#8220; is located. Von Fran\u00e7ois was officer of the German colonial force in the former German colony of South-West Africa and founded in 1890 Windhoek. The fort is a ruin of a military camp with a floor area of about 8&#215;10 meters and is situated on a hill. It served as an observation post to monitor the trade route between Swakopmund and Windhoek.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today the fort is a listed building, partially forfeited. Only the inner and outer walls are still standing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_21-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"v5-0005_21\" width=\"185\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_21-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_21.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_16-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"v5-0005_16\" width=\"185\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_16.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_02-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"v5-0005_02\" width=\"185\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_02.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dl.gif\" alt=\"dl\" width=\"20\" height=\"11\" \/>Funkbetrieb wurde nur auf 28 MHz gemacht. Als Antenne diente nun wieder die MP-1 Antenne, mit der ich in den Tagen zuvor schon gute Erfahrungen auf dem 10m Band gesammelt hatte. Das Band war gegen 14.00 Uhr Ortszeit (= 12.00 UTC) gut nach Europa offen. Allerdings herrschten dann auch Temperaturen weit \u00fcber 30 Grad und man muss sich ein schattiges Pl\u00e4tzchen suchen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gb.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gb.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"13\" \/><\/a>Radio operation was made only at 28 MHz. The antenna was again the MP-1 antenna with which I had in the previous days already good experience on the 10m band. The band was around 14.00 local time (= 12:00 UTC) well open to Europe. But then in this area were temperatures above 30 degrees and I had to look for a shady spot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6082\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_01-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Um ein bisschen Schatten zu bekommen ...\" width=\"275\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Um ein bisschen Schatten zu bekommen &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6084\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_03-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"... musste ich mal von &quot;innen&quot; und von &quot;au\u00dfen&quot; FUnkbetrieb machen\" width=\"275\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_03.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230; musste ich mal von &#8222;innen&#8220; und mal von &#8222;au\u00dfen&#8220; Funkbetrieb machen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6104\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6104 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_30.jpg\" alt=\"Mit ein bisschen DX-Cluster R\u00fcckenwind kam heute eine gute Anzahl QSOs ins Log\" width=\"682\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_30.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_30-300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mit ein bisschen DX-Cluster R\u00fcckenwind kam heute eine gute Anzahl QSOs ins Log<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6159\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dj3ax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dj3ax.jpg\" alt=\"portable to portable: tnx QSO Lutz DJ3AX!\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dj3ax.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dj3ax-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">portable to portable: tnx QSO Lutz DJ3AX!<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6105\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_31.jpg\" alt=\"Fast jede Minute ein QSO, alles DX,  so macht Portabelfunk Spa\u00df\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_31.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_31-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fast jede Minute ein QSO, alles DX, so macht Portabelfunk Spa\u00df<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6106\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_32.jpg\" alt=\"Die Arbeitsbedingungen\" width=\"582\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_32.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_32-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Die Arbeitsbedingungen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6116\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_40.jpg\" alt=\"eQSLs\" width=\"500\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_40.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/v5-0005_40-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">eQSLs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summit Activation #466 Etwa 50km westlich von Windhoek, der Hauptstadt Namibias, liegt die &#8222;Curt von Fran\u00e7ois-Feste&#8220;. Von Fran\u00e7ois war Offizier der deutschen Schutztruppe in der ehemaligen Kolonie Deutsch-S\u00fcdwestafrika und er gr\u00fcndete 1890 Windhoek. Das Fort ist eine Ruine eines milit\u00e4rischen Lagers mit einer Grundfl\u00e4che von etwa 8&#215;10 Metern und liegt auf einem H\u00fcgel. Es diente &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/?p=6080\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201eCastles On The Air: Curt von Fran\u00e7ois-Feste V5-00005\u201c <\/span>weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13,433],"tags":[482,446,436,435],"class_list":["post-6080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cota","category-gma","category-v5-namibia","tag-cota","tag-dj3ax","tag-namibia","tag-v5dl4mfm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6080"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6160,"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6080\/revisions\/6160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adventureradio.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}