[IRCA] Ready to DX very soon in the Finnish Lapland?

[Mika Makelainen <mika@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a unique once-in-a-lifetime offer to foreign AM DXers. Are you 
interested in DXing in the Arctic DX paradise of Aihkiniemi in the 
Finnish Lapland with some local help? Can you leave for a week of DXing 
at a short notice?

If so, read on. DXing in an entirely new location can be very 
challenging, because it is difficult to know what antennas to use (we 
have 13 1-km-long Beverage antennas), when to listen to which directions 
and how to interprete the changing propagation conditions. Learning it 
all is sooo much easier if you go there with someone who is already 
experienced in the Arctic conditions.

Now there is a possibility that one of you could join me for a week in 
Aihkiniemi from October 28 to November 4. I would be able to personally 
guide you to the secrets of Arctic DXing, and I can promise you an 
unforgettable DXing experience, whatever the space weather happens to be.

I'm one of the founding members of Aihkiniemi, which was built in 2010. 
This is the first time in these seven years that anyone of us is making 
an offer like this, although the cabin is and has been open to foreign 
DXers to rent and to explore the AM band on their own, and many have 
taken advantage of that opportunity.

Here's the thing. I'm going to Aihkiniemi already on October 21 for two 
weeks of intensive AM DXing. Fellow DXer Jim Solatie will join me, but 
it looks like he needs to leave before the first week is over. In that 
case there would be room for another DXer for one week. I will be 
traveling back to southern Finland on November 4, arriving by train in 
Helsinki in the morning of November 5, so that's when the fun will be 
over. These dates are fixed.

So how much would it cost? You would be paying:
- half of the weekly cabin fee (250 out of 500 euros) plus expenses when 
we go for shower in nearby premises
- half of our return trip costs by car and rail from Aihkiniemi to Helsinki
- your own groceries, meals and other personal expenses
- your travel to and from Finland, naturally ;)

What kind of a place is it? You can find out everything here: 
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/aihkiniemi_dx_cabin_for_rent.dx

Aihkiniemi has the antennas, but you would need to bring your own 
receiver(s), hard drive(s), earphones, an antenna splitter and the 
necessary cables, all-weather clothing, bedsheets and other personal items.

Consider seizing the opportunity if you:
- already have several years of AM DXing experience
- are healthy and fit enough to walk for miles in the Arctic terrain, 
checking the antennas
- don't have a major snoring problem (the cabin is small and we are 
sharing one bedroom)
- are flexible and fast in making your travel arrangements
- your equipment don't cause RFI (electrical interference)

You would need to fly to Inari/Ivalo in Finland or to Kirkenes in Norway 
on October 28. I would pick you up at the airport, and after the 
DXpedition, you would be departing from Helsinki on or after November 5.

If this sounds great, then please be in touch with me, and depending on 
how many interested DXers there are, you could be the lucky one. Don't 
make any firm plans or reservations before a confirmation from me.

I just returned from my previous DXpedition to Aihkiniemi last weekend, 
and here's my report: http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/aih72rep.htm 
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- might be useful to know what to expect. I need to point out that I 
already have thousands of verified AM stations from both east and west 
so that if you have less, you can count on getting numerous new stations 
no matter what the propagation conditions will be. Expect the 
temperatures to range from +10 C to -15 C.

DXing in Lapland has never been as easy as this. Interested? :)

I'm not following these mailing lists regularly, so email me directly 
(and not on mailing lists) to express interest or to ask questions.

(Don't share this publicly, but you can share this info with a limited 
circle of fellow DXers in your country/club.)

73
Mika Makelainen
Finland, www.dxing.info
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