A QSL from Kystradio Nord for the reception of Svalbard Radio (Spitsbergen) on 8414.5 kHz. It was the first time I received them on this frequency. Earlier I heard them on 2182.5 kHz, please consult my previous post for more details about this station.

This time I heard them responding to a test call of the Russian Ice Class Crude Carrier “Kapitan Gotsky, which was located near Nova Zembla. On the picture below you can see the very special design of such a ship.

Ice Class Crude Carrier Kapitan Gotsky

Kapitan Gotsky acts as a shuttle between a production location near Nova Zembla and the port of Murmansk (source: shipinfo.net).

And no suprise, the ship is on Sanction List as a consequence of the war between Russia and the Ukraine.