Arcala History

  • Project started late 2001 by a 2 hour phone call between Juha and Veijo
  • Key criteria for the estate:
    • Minimum 10 hectares
    • Minimum 3 km to big power lines
    • Minimum 1 km to the closest ‘TVI customer’
    • Maximum 1 km to electricity
    • Good ground and road
  • During late 2001 –mid 2003 more than 50 potential places had been checked visually and for spectral purity
    • Arkala estate (20 ha/45 acres) was bought in June 2003
    • Location is 40km to the east from Oulu in OH8 land
  • During summer -autumn 2003 the ham shack, towers (M2-M4) and antennas were constructed
  • Autumn 2004 tower M1 was put up
  • 2007 Radio Arkala – “Arcala Extremes (OH8X)” – mission and strategy was
  • established and radio team was selected.
  • 2008 M7 low band monster coming up
  • 2008 Full station automation in use, touch screen based Cockpit