Vostok Base was founded on 16th of December 1957 at the Geomagnetic South Pole 3500 m above sea level and 1200 km off sea.

The mean annual temperature is -57°C, the lowest ever measured temperature was -89,2°C (21.07.1983).

R1ANC (ex 4K1C) - clubstation of the Russian Antarctic scientific base VOSTOK.

QSL managers for activities:

R1ANC 2000-2001 (op.Alex Janzhura - RA1PC) → QSL via RN1ON(ex UA1PAC);

R1ANC 2002-2003 (ops. Alan Kuz'menko - UA1PAC(now RN1ON) & Mike Fokin - RW1AI) → QSL via DL5EBE;

R1ANC/p 25.12.2002 - 15.01.2003 (op. Alan Kuz'menko) → QSL via RN1ON(ex UA1PAC);

(R1ANC/p - Ground based radio-echo sounding (RES) were carried out in the area of subglacial Lake Vostok)

R1ANC 2005 (op. Alan Kuz'menko - UA1PAC(now RN1ON)) → QSL via DL5EBE;

R1ANC 2006 (op. Alex Turkeev - UA1ZCK(now RV1ZC)) → QSL via RN1ON(ex UA1PAC) ;

R1ANC 2008-2009 (op. Alex Turkeev - RV1ZC) → QSL via RN1ON(ex UA1PAC).

  A logsearch for R1ANC 2008-2009 activity:   R1ANC(2008-2009) LOGSEARCH PAGE

Vostok base view from 40mh tower

Alex (RA1PC), Mikhail (RW1AI) and Alexei (RN1ON) on Vostok base in January'2002

R1ANC qsl card for 2008-2009 activity