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<h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">3Y0I Bouvet DXpedition</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Looking into more details on the 3Y0I DXpedition to Bouvet Island, their Web page points out specific goals the 3Y0I team wants to archieve:<br style="box-sizing:border-box">* To be the very first Polish expedition to the subantarctic island<br style="box-sizing:border-box">of Bouvet<br style="box-sizing:border-box">* To make radio contacts with amateur radio enthusiasts from all over<br style="box-sizing:border-box">the world with our ham radio expedition<br style="box-sizing:border-box">* To geographically explore the island, including reaching the island's<br style="box-sizing:border-box">highest peak, Olavtoppen (760m a.s.l.), which is 93% covered with an<br style="box-sizing:border-box">ice cap<br style="box-sizing:border-box">* To photo and video document their cruise and stay at the island<br style="box-sizing:border-box">including documentation for the Norwegian Polar Institute and their<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Sponsors<br style="box-sizing:border-box">* Place a "time capsule" at Olavtoppen<br style="box-sizing:border-box">* Bouvet is ranked #2 on the DXCC Most-Wanted List, and thousands of<br style="box-sizing:border-box">hams around the globe on all continents are waiting for a chance to<br style="box-sizing:border-box">make a radio contact with Bouvet since the island was last heard on<br style="box-sizing:border-box">the air over 10 years ago<br style="box-sizing:border-box">* Thanks to Bouvet's unique and demanding location, their 3 week long<br style="box-sizing:border-box">cruise on stormy seas and ability to broadcast live from the island,<br style="box-sizing:border-box">their expedition will become a world-wide event across Polish and<br style="box-sizing:border-box">international media</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Look for the 3Y0I team plan to update more details and news on their Web page<span> </span><a href="https://bouvetoya.org/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://bouvetoya.org</a><span> </span>as well as FaceBook and Twitter.<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">No specific dates have been announced for the 3Y0I DXpedition, but they state it will take place during the sub-antarctic summer in the Southern Hemisphere.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">BREAKING NEWS (Their Web page posted the following update on February 24th) [edited]: Once we rebooted preparations to our expedition, there are new, better ideas and breakthrough possibilities emerging. We also received a big number of questions, suggestions and comments from hams all over the world to which we wish to respond with our latest important news.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">-- A new vessel – new possibilities --<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Apart from our expedition yacht, we've managed to secure bigger ex- pedition vessel at really bargain rates. The vessel will secure transportation of team members and all the equipment to the island. The vessels' crew is experienced in troop landing at Bouvet and other sub-antarctic islands. Our cruise plan doesn't change; we'll depart from and sail back to Cape Town, which will reduce time and cost involved to possible minimum.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">We will publish dates of our expedition shortly.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">The bigger vessel will also allow to take a bigger amount of team members and payload without increasing the cost of our project. The landing procedure will be supervised by landing troops and will utilize special boats that will allow the team to transport our gear and to land at the island safely.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Our preparations to the expedition are taking place in extraordinary times and under unusual conditions. As we informed previously, our initial plans to go to Bouvet in late 2017 were suspended after receiving a kind request from the 3Y0Z's organizers. Bearing in mind their commitment, devotion and big budget they were forced to sacrifice while aborting their expedition, we took a breaking through decision, which – we hope – will find an acceptance not only of the 3Y0Z Team but also among hams waiting for Bouvet's ATNO all over the world.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">-- The invitation --<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Hereby, we – as the organizers of the<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">3Y0I</strong><span> </span>Bouvet Island Expedition – invite the team of the<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">3Y0Z</strong><span> </span>expedition to join forces and to participate in our common project. The common project that will also allow to make their initial plans coming true. Our decision is also caused by a fact we are fully aware and full of sympathy of their disappointment as the organizers followed by public opinions following the failure and cancellation of their plans.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Thanks to joining the projects, we'll be able to reduce cost of our common venture as well as we'll be able to bring Bouvet Island on the air under better conditions with more benefits to the ham radio society.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Our unprecedented decision opens not only new fantastic opportunities, but is also a proof that our plans are driven by the Ham Spirit and will of cooperation, not division.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Looking forward to cooperation and bringing Bouvet island on the air – together.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">The 3Y0I Bouvet island Expedition</strong></em></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font size="1" style="box-sizing:border-box">Fonte: via OPDX</font></p>
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