Crossing my e-mail was a note that Svalbard (JW) shore operations were approved for July 4th and July 14th of this year. You may work this short operation with radios, vertical antennas and less than a 100-watts. But, that's not why you should pay attention to this operation. It is the photography Breathtaking is the best way ...
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Suitcase DXpedition to St. Martin and Saba
Can you do a ham radio DXpedition in one 50-pound suitcase? These enterprising hams did exactly that. DXing on the beach, on bikes and from mountaintops. [HTML1] h/t to N9PUZ and the SMC reflector
Online QSL Requests for VP6DX
Does every ham in the world now have online access? Let's hope so as the major way this DXpedition wants their QSL requests is via an online request form. From the Ducie ...
Marion Island ZS8T Web Site Up
The Marion Island DXpedition web site is up. The DXpedition is scheduled for May of this year and the web site will be a great place to follow the progress. You can subscribe to changes on the site through their RSS (Really Simple Syndication) ...
DXpedition Search
I've spent a lot of time the last 3-4 days looking for places to go on a personal DXpedition. I'm not positive I'm going to do it, but I have the time and the dollars to do something that isn't too extravagant. Here's the criteria: ...
Bermuda Flags
Bermuda flag on top, with Canada and United States flags below. From the VP9/K9JY contest DXpedition. Scot, K9JY
9V1YC has ZL8R and BS7H DVD’s
Most of us contesters are also more than a little interested in DXpeditions. Maybe not in chasing them, necessarily, but we all know what a tremendous effort goes into putting stations -- especially rare ones -- on the air for the deserving. Steve, K9ZW, notes: ZL8R Kermadec Island is an ...
E51 on the air
A little reminder from one of the reflectors I belong to: E51 is up and working stations and will be in the CQ WW CW contest working the deserving. While you're at it, check out the preparations at the South Cook Island blog -- George, K5KG, and Ron, KK9K, ...
VP2M DXpedition video
Scott over on the 100 Pound DXpedition blog (a great blog that talks about all things planning and executing on a DXpedition) offers up two videos on the Montserrat DXpedition. I'm pretty late in posting this -- it was in my ...
YW5AS DXpedition pictures now online
Pictures are up of the YW5AS Aves de Sotavento DXpedition -- and they are pretty cool. There's a bit of narrative that goes along with the web site as well. It was a pleasure to see the use of all of the verticals ...
