LI2B

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LI2B was the amateur radio (ham radio) call-sign of Kon-Tiki raft expedition (1947). Through this expedition, Thor Heyerdahl tried to prove that it was possible for people from South America to have crossed the Pacific from east to west and thereby to settle the Polynesian islands. Heyerdahl was accompanied by five crew, including former Norwegian underground radio operators, Knut Haugland (LA3KY) and Torstein Raaby. Throughout the 101-day voyage, the expedition members collected meteorological and oceanographic data and sent them to the United States via widely-spread ham radio stations. The expedition's scientific and radio apparatus were their only concessions to the use of modern equipment.^[1]. During the voyage, LI2B kept a schedule with W1AW and other U.S. stations.

• National NC-173 receiver used on the voyage

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