OG7D Activates KO09QS on QO-100 Satellite Oct 12, 2021

During the 3rd week of October 2021, my wife and I visted Utö ("outer island" in Swedish), Finland, a small yet very interesting island in the very south of the local archipelago for a few days during the 3rd week of October 2021 for some relaxation and exploration.  

On the 12th of October, I activated the QO-100 satellite as OG7D in grid-square KO09qs.  74 contacts were logged - participants were wanting the "rare" grid contact since Finland is active regularly itself.

Utö is an old fishing village that has a very nice lighthouse since 1812.  The round original lighthouse built a few decades prior was destroyed in the Russo-Swedish war (1788-1790).

About 40 people maintain residence all year round.  In the summer months, a few hundred tourists are expected daily.

Grid-square:  https://www.karhukoti.com/maidenhead-grid-square-locator/?grid=ko09qs

Pic of the lighthouse and main part of the village:

The island and town bodes extremely well with both bird-watchers and walking tourists.  Check out my drone footage I took while there which gives the best panning-view of the island and village:

View from the operating position:

Inside the lighthouse there is a church on the 3rd floor.  Tourists can only go up to the very top during 1 weekend each year.

Hanging from the ceiling is a weight used before electricity to make the light magnifier spin - it took about 2 hours before needing to be pulled-up again:

Some sort of beacon device:

Pilot boats ready to take drivers out to navigate large ships through the local rocks:

And, here is one of the new ships going through sea trials.  Does the "C" stand for Canard line ?

Here we are heading out from the island back to another island in the archipelago to drive back home: