Young Dxpeditioners Plan for Guyana Trip

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A pandemic-delayed trip by a team of DXpeditioners -- all in their 20s -- is finally going forward to Guyana. Four friends, Jamie MØSDV, Philipp, DK6SP, Tomi, HA8RT, and Sven DJ4MX, are young: Sven is 21, team co-leader Jamie is 22; Tomi is 24 and co-leader Philipp is 25.

“We have been fortunate enough to visit some amazing locations worldwide.”
— Jamie MØSDV

Their youth hasn't stopped them from becoming veteran DXpeditioner - They putting together their plan to operate in Guyana between the 14-24th of next February, operating CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY on the HF bands.

They have not yet been assigned a callsign.

The Northern California DX Foundation said it has given the team a $5,000 grant as a way of encouraging the next generation of adventuring amateurs.

Jamie said that the group's website will be updated regularly to keep DX hunters apprised and, of course, to encourage others to support the activation.

Jamie MØSDV Website - http://www.m0sdv.com/

C6AJB Eleuthera Island

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Steve, KG4LJB will be active as C6AJB from Eleuthera Island, IOTA NA-001, Bahamas, 11 - 24 March 2023.

He will operate on HF bands, SSB, FT8.

Recent DX Spots C6AJB

QSL via home call.

Ads for direct QSL:

Steven Senft, 5415 16th St West, Bradenton, FL, 34207, USA.

Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air!

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Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air!

The 3Y0J team has arrived and begun operations on Bouvet Island. The conditions have been difficult and the team is not yet operating at full capacity.

The 3Y0J Media Officer and East Coast Pilot, Steve Hass, N2AJ, wrote on Facebook that, as of Wednesday, February 8, 2023, the team has only enough power to operate two radios simultaneously. A storm is forecasted to bring high winds to the remote island, so the team is taking precautions. Some of the antennas may be taken down to prevent damage. According to Facebook posts, the yacht that brought the team to the island, the S/V Marama, has been moved farther offshore in anticipation of the winds.

Despite the challenges, the DXpeditioners say they logged 5,000 QSOs in the first 48 hours of operation. To date, the team has been heard working CW on 17 meters and SSB on 15 meters. No matter the mode, the operators will always be listening up. That means hams should listen for them on their frequency and transmit back to them 5 - 10 kHz above that frequency. The operator will be tuning back and forth to try and pull out the strongest station.

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