NRRL Supports Bouvet Island Dxpedition

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Following an application from 3Y0J, NRRL's Executive Board has decided to financially support DXpedisjonen 3Y0J to Bouvetøya in November 2022. 20.000.

In connection with the decision to support the DX, the NRRL's Executive Board states: "This high-profile DX commission is of great interest to radio amateurs around the world. The DXpedition is suffered by Norwegian radio amateurs and takes place from the Norwegian subantarctic area with a Norwegian call sign. The Executive Board considers it important that NRRL is a contributor to the fact that radio amateur activities of significant importance and with a Norwegian connection can be realized and allocate NOK. 20,000 in financial support for the 3Y0J DXpedition. "

DXpedisjonen 3Y0J has the following management team:

  • LA7GIA Kenneth

  • LA7THA Runa

  • LB1QI Erwann

In addition, LB5GI Gjermund will participate in the expedition team.

Eight other and internationally renowned participants are also part of the team where countries such as the US, Canada and Germany are represented.

NRRL - NRRL https://IARU-Norway

German North Pole DXpedition

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Operators Martina DF3TS and Thomas DC8TM will activate Svalbard (EU-026) as JW/homecalls to start their DXpedition between April 9-12th. Activity will be on SSB and FT8.

They will then be active from a Russian "Severnyi Polyus" the Scientific Polar Drifting Base (enclave by RFF) approx. 80kms from the North Pole on the Arctic Ocean where they will activate the WWFF area RFF-0176.

Operators will use their special callsigns DP0LE (like POLE) and RA/DC8TM/P and RA/DF3TS/P to represent the Russian flag of the camp between April 14-17th.

Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 metres using SSB and FT8. Activity from the North Pole (90 Degrees North) - under DP0LE and DC8TM/P together with Martina DF3TS/P will take place sometime during this time (The exact schedule will depend very much on weather conditions) on 20 metres [14244 kHz (+/-)]. !! Activity is limited to approx. 30 minutes!!

For more details and updates - https://www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM

They mention the following: The success of the expedition depends very much from the WX conditions and the time schedule could change, updated information on the QRZ.com page. Unfortunately, the expedition did not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the Corona crisis and was postponed until 2022 (3rd try).

German North Pole DXpedition

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Operators Martina/DF3TS and Thomas/DC8TM will activate Svalbard (EU-026) as JW/homecalls to start their DXpedition between April 10-13th, 2022.

Activity will be on SSB and FT8. They will then be active from a Russian "Severnyi Polyus" the Scientific Polar

Drifting Base (enclave by RFF) approx. 80kms from the North Pole on the Arctic Ocean where they will activate the WWFF area RFF-0176.

Operators will use their special callsigns DP0LE (like POLE) and as RA/DC8TM/P and RA/DF3TS/P to represent the Russian flag of the camp between April 14-17th, 2022. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters using SSB and FT8. Activity from the North Pole (90 Degrees North) - under DP0LE and DC8TM/P together with Martina DF3TS/P will take place sometime during this time (The exact schedule will depend very much on weather conditions) on 20 meters [14244 kHz (+/-)]. !! Activity is limited to approx. 30 minutes!!

For more details and updates - https://www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM