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Online logs
Click HERE to search in the T32 line Dxped logs If you have pop-up blocker(s) installed you will need to disable them in order to see the search page Stats follow: Band vs UTC Cont vs UTC DXCC stats … Read more
QSL info/policy
QSL info QSL POLICY The QSL cards (4 different) will be full colour cards with pictures from the various islands. The DX-pedition is not over until the end of April. Cards will then be designed and printed, meaning THERE WILL BE NO QSL CARDS READY TO SEND OUT BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF JULY!! Direct cards… Read more
Sponsors | Donors
SPONSORS DONORS 7K3EOP | 9A2AA | 9M6XRO | AA5AT | AB5EB | AB6QM | AD5A | CT1ZW | DF6EX | DJ9KM | DL1ROJ | DL5ME | DL8MLD | DL8NU | EA8AKN | F6BFH | F6CKH | F9RM | G0APV | G3NUG | G3PJT | G3RTE | G3USR | G3ZAY | G4DJZ | G4LWB | G4SOZ | HB9DKZ | HB9RG | I1SNW | I2YDX | I4EAT | I4GAD | I4MKN |… Read more
Team
Team The IOTA dxpedition to the Southern Line Islands is lead by Nils-Göran Persson, SM6CAS. The team comprises Steve-G4EDG, Mike-K9AJ, Derek-G3KHZ, Steve 9M6DXX + 5 Kiribati Government officers. Click on the callsign to see personal profile … Read more
Frequencies
Frequencies Intended frequencies: CW SSB 28.040 28.460 (alt 28.495) 24.920 24.950 21.040 21.260 18.098 18.128 14.040 14.260 (alt 14.195) 10.103 - 7.030 7.078 3.530 3.795 All QSX up except 80m: QSX down for Europe, QSX up for VK, JA, W. We realise that there… Read more
Equipment
Equipment Site 1 – 2 stations K3 & FT100 Antennas Vertical dipoles for 15m and 17m Loaded vertical dipoles for 20m and 30m Loaded ground plane for 40m 3kVA Honda EB3000 generator Site 2 – 2 stations TS-480SAT + Acom 1010 amplifier and spare TS480SAT FT-100 Antennas Sigma 40XK 40 thru… Read more
Prop charts
Prop charts Open Prop charts If you have pop-up blocker(s) installed you will need to disable them in order to see the search page Propagation maps created with HamCap… Read more
Starbuck isl
Starbuck isl Barren Starbuck Opening in reef for zodiacs Starbuck stations T32SI stations … Read more
Caroline isl
Caroline isl Coconut crab T32CI site … Read more
Malden isl
Malden isl Abandoned tower Remains of buildings Rusting truck … Read more
9M6DXX
9M6DXX (G4JVG) Steve Telenius-Lowe: I was first licensed as G8FEO in 1970 while still at school and later upgraded to G4JVG. In the 1980s I was active as G4JVG/SM0 with frequent side-trips as OH0/G4JVG. During this period I took part in two expeditions to Market Reef, OJ0, the latter with Steve… Read more
SM6CAS
SM6CAS Nils-Göran Persson. SWL from 1955 he got his license in 1959. IOTA 100 # 7 in 1967. Been active asV63CS,OC 12,OC 78, OC 180,T33CS, 3D2CT/CU (Exp of the year 1995), TF4WW(EU 169),ZK3DX/CW, T31K/T, KH8 and various SM islands This activity has been on his own or together with SM7PKK,Mats… Read more
K9AJ
K9AJ Mike Mc Girr. Generally prefers CW but might do some SSB on this trip. Past trips: 4S7AJG, 8Q7AJ, 9N1MM (guest op for CW WPX contest), K9AJ/HC8, XF4DX, K9AJ/KH5K, AH1A, T30AJ, T32BJ, VK0IR, J3J (NA-147), H79W/YN4 (NA-228), K6VVA/6 (NA-178), CE8A (SA-094), VP6DI, VP6AJ (OC-056), BS7H, V63J (… Read more
G3KHZ
G3KHZ Derek Cox. Prefers CW. Expedition experience: N0AFW/KH5, 3B6RF, T88SI (OC-248), V8PMB (OC-184), 5 Papua New Guinea visits using P29NI and other calls covering OC- 008, 041, 102, 105, 115, 116, 153, 181, 205, 256, 283, 284, GW3KHZ/P (EU-106), 9M8PSB (OC-165), and a few more. RSGB Premier IOTA… Read more
Vostok isl
Vostok isl View Larger Map … Read more
G4EDG
G4EDG Steve Taylor. My first Dxpediton was to Market Reef in 1987(with Steve G4JVG), the bug bit, but it was not until 1999 that I had the opportunity of joining Nils, SM6CAS (organizer of this trip) for a Dxpedition to T31 and ZK3…….quite an adventure! This has been followed by activity as a team… Read more
Bound for Starbuck
We should arrive Starbuck your Sunday morning (our evening). If we can land before dark we could be QRV that day. We are used to putting antennas up in the dark! BTW we stay on the islands and cannot easily get back to update you during the activity days. Propagation conditions on Flint were very disappointing… Read more
9M6DXX on ship log
Steve wrote on ship log: "What shall I write? I have been asked by our most excellent cook on this voyage to write something for the 'Kwai' website. I'm one of four radio amateurs, or 'hams', who have chartered 'Kwai' to take us to four uninhabited islands in the Line Group belonging to the Republic… Read more
We are at Vostok
We are at Vostok. The landing looks impossible. Two crew got ashore but the zodiac overturned. It's too dangerous for us. We will make for Flint island now and if that is similarly hazardous we will head north again checking Vostok a second time. Expect to reach Flint at around 18:00gmt Monday. 73 Derek… Read more
T32CI QRV soon
After searching along the lee side we have anchored off Caroline Island. Quite difficult due to the deep water up close to the reef. It is low tide and we cannot get onto the island until the tide rises. All equipment is being brought up on deck for the dash to the beach in a few hours time. We should… Read more
Two more nights
Our first QSO was 00:22gmt on 25th March. We are QRV with 3 stations. Extreme temperature and high winds have limited setting up more antennas and a 4th station. We are combining the 2 sites today to ease the strain of the long walk between sites. Shore landing is a little tricky over the reef. We plan… Read more
QSL policy
Read about QSL policy here… Read more
Progress to Vostok
Apologies for the absence of updates but we stayed on Caroline the whole time as trips back to Kwai were difficult. We made over 11,000 Q's from T32CI. We should arrive Vostok 02:00gmt Monday but it will be evening here so expect about a 14 hour delay before T32VI becomes QRV. On Vostok we plan to erect… Read more
K3 problem. Any ideas ?
This morning local time (Saturday 21:00 gmt) we started our journey to Caroline island. Estimate 5 days sailing. Almost 9,000 Qs in our logs from the 3 days on Malvern. Derek's beloved Elecraft K3 has a problem! On 40m only, the instant the rig is keyed, even at min power, it switches off as if the… Read more
Update on Starbuck
Hi Maury, We expect to land on Starbuck early on Sunday morning gmt (assuming it is possible to land)! We may have enough time to stay 4 days there. Everyone is fine. Steve's discomfort was over within an hour. 73 Derek … Read more
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