equipped kitchen (including a two-burner stove fed by gas cylinders, a Lehel refrigerator, a combination microwave oven and "bread-making facilities"), a couch with a dining table, a bathroom with shower, a toilet, a radio booth, a storage closet at the back of the vehicle, and three sleeping berths for the crew. The bus also had comfort-enhancing amenities such as an air conditioning system designed for tropical weather, a Hajdu Minimat washing machine, a 3.6 kW Honda engine-generator, a hot water and a cold water tank. Overall the living space was roughly . The team has paid special attention to balancing the equipment, and later measurements confirmed that the weight imbalance between the left and right side of the vehicle was less than . The exterior included extra auxiliary lights, a custom-made grille guard provided by Ikarus, a roof carrier, and various antennas. The bus was assigned the vehicle registration code BRZ-685. Radio equipment The vehicle was equipped with various high frequency (HF), very high frequency (VHF) and ultra high frequency (UHF) radio and antenna systems. The equipment included Icom and Yaesu devices (such as a Yaesu FT-990 high frequency transceiver), a Drake L-4B linear amplifier, as well as two personal computers. For antennas, the Ikarus had a high, extendable antenna mast, a Hy-Gain 18AVT/WB omnidirectional vertical antenna, a three-element, 4-band Cushcraft Yagi–Uda array, as well as various dipoles. Among the transmitters, the strongest was a 1.2 kW shortwave unit. The bus itself as a mobile station was assigned the call sign HA5BUS. Radio operation modes included CW (Morse code), SSB, FM, RTTY (radioteletype), AMTOR and packet radio, and used the 3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz frequency bands. The frequencies used were up 25 kHz from band edge (except on 7 MHz, where it was 7025 kHz) for CW; 3775 (outside of Australia), 3795 (in Australia only), 7075, , and kHz for SSB; 7075, and kHz for RTTY. Journey Overview Preliminary route maps on Globex promotional materials in early 1990 included South America in the itinerary. During the expedition, Hungarians living abroad tried assisting them by reserving hotel rooms. The team have kept a detailed technical log about all repairs being done to the bus. Early on, yachtsman József Gál (a travel partner of Nándor Fa) gave the team advice concerning group cooperation. The team couldn't travel alongside the bus on sea routes, and it bus