WFA 1929 First Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Bay of Whales

The exploring expedition organized by Richard E. Byrd in 1928 may be considered the first of the mechanical age of exploration in Antarctica. The program was the first of its kind to utilize the airplane, aerial camera, snowmobile and massive communications resources.
Other Antarctic groups used radio communications before Byrd. However, Byrds use of communications equipment overshadowed that of the others as regular wireless communications were established with the outside world (as proof with the above card for a QSO with W5JC in San Antonio, Texas).

Read about this expedition at
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000107.htm

Courtesy of W5ODD