OA/HC1ACW/M travel Peru South America
Mobile Ham radio station OA/HC1ACW/M. Nissan Patrol, Transceiver IC-706MKII, Mobile Antenna MFJ-1620T, HF Stick, 20M.
Peru is a country in South America that’s home to a section of Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city high in the Andes mountains. The region around Machu Picchu, including the Sacred Valley, Inca Trail and colonial city of Cusco, is rich in archaeological sites. On Peru’s arid Pacific coast is Lima, the capital, with a preserved colonial center and important collections of pre-Columbian art.
Map Nazca Lines Peru
| IC-706MKII – HF/6m/2m Mobile/Base All Mode Transceiver |
HF/6m/2m all mode transceiver
Base or Mobile
RX: 30 kHz-200 MHz
TX: all HF amateur bands + 6 meter and 2 meter amateur bands
Output power: 100 W HF and 6m (40 W AM), 20 W on 2m (8 W AM)
Modes: CW, USB, LSB, RTTY, AM, FM, WFM
Receiver sensitivity: see the table in detailed specifications
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MFJ-949E Deluxe Versa Tuner II Antenna Tuners are 300 watt RF output power antenna tuners that will match any transmitter or transceiver to virtually any antenna.
The Pan-American Highway in Peru
The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads stretching across the American continents and measuring about 30,000 kilometres (19,000 mi) in total length.
Except for a rainforest break of approximately 160 km (100 mi), called the Darién Gap, the roads link almost all of the Pacific coastal countries of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to Guinness World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world’s longest “motorable road”. However, because of the Darién Gap, it is not possible to cross between South America and Central America with conventional highway vehicles. Without an all-terrain vehicle, it is necessary to circumnavigate this terrestrial stretch by sea.
The Pan-American Highway passes through many diverse climates and ecological types, from dense jungles, to arid deserts, to barren tundra, some of which are passable only during the dry season, and in many regions driving is occasionally hazardous. The Pan-American Highway system is physically mostly complete and extends in de facto terms from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in North America to the lower reaches of South America. Several southern highway termini are claimed to exist, including the cities of Puerto Montt and Quellón in Chile and Ushuaia in Argentina. West and north of the Darién Gap, it is also known as the Inter-American Highway through Central America and Mexico where it splits into several spurs leading to the Mexico–US border.
Nissan Patrol Y-60 (1987-1997). The new generation Y60 is radically different technically from its predecessors. The Patrol received a spring suspension instead of a leaf spring, which increased the comfort and cross-country ability of the car.
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Near Lake Titicaca, straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains, is one of South America’s largest lakes and the world’s highest navigable body of water.
Said to be the birthplace of the Incas, it’s home to numerous ruins. Its waters are famously still and brightly reflective.