ARLA/CLUSTER: DXpedition à Ilha Robinson Crusoë em 2015

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

DXpedition to Robinson Crusoë Island

Members of the Provins ARC (F6KOP), who were recently active from
Tromelin, will activate Robinson Crusoë Island (SA-005, aka Juan
Fernandez Archipelago) between February 20th and March 8th. Callsign
is pending.

The DXCC entity is rated #60 on Clublog, #45 for DX Magazine and #32
at DARC. The last DXpedition on this IOTA (SA-005) was in 2013.

The team composed of 20 operators plans to be active with 8 stations
on the air at the same time from 160-6 meters, using SSB, CW and the
Digimodes. A special effort will be made on low bands. Some WSPR
activity is also planned. They target 100k QSOs.

Their stations will have about 700W into Spiderbeams on the higher
bands and verticals on the lower bands. The team plans radio contacts
with schools to show their passion and promote the hamradio activity.

Logs will be uploaded on a daily basis on Clublog and LoTW depending
on the local internet access. QSL policy is to answer every request,
direct or by the Bureau.

The operators are well-known as participating in DXpeditions like
Réunion, Mellish Reef, Bangladesh, Clipperton, San Andres, Bonaire,
Cameroon, Uganda...

Operators mentioned are Alain, F5JTV (Leader), Tony/F8ATS (Co-leader),
Jean-Luc/F1ULQ (Co-leader), Norbert/DJ7JC, Heye/DJ9RR, Jeremy/EI5GM,
Dave/EI9FBB, Patrick/F2DX, Jimi/F4DLM, Michel/F5EOT, Antoine/F5RAB,
Stéphane/F5UOW, John/F5VHQ, Gilles/F6IRA, Günther/OE3GCU, Karl/OE3JAJ,
François/ON4LO, Eric/ON7RN and Kenneth/OZ1IKY.

Pilot stations are Col/MM0NDX, John/K6MM and Andre/V51B.

Look for a Web site to be online soon.

A FaceBook page is now available at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/JuanFernandez2015/747628888649765

More details will be forthcoming.

Fonte: OPDX