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January 2023. 3Y0J is an amateur radio Dxpedition to Bouvet Island (Bouvetøya), one of the most isolated island in the world. This island is also "most wanted" #2 among the amateur radio community wordwide.
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- Preparations
This cone-shaped inactive volcanic island reaches 780m (2,559 ft.) above the ocean level (Olavtoppen peak) and is 93% covered by snow and ice. It was discovered by a French explorer, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, on January 1, 1739, but the Norwegians were the first to set foot on the island in 1927 during the Norvegia expedition. It beca...
A group of 12 amateur radio operators led by Ken, LA7GIA; Rune, LA7THA; and Erwann, LB1QI are planning to start the journey to Bouvet Island on January 14, 2023 with the goal to stay and operate on the island for a period of about 22 days and make more than 200,000 QSOs. Bouvet Island is like no other DX entity; it is like the Mount Everest of the ...
Marama is a 101-foot-long Oceanic Ketch, a sailing vessel with an aluminum hull, designed and built in France. Marama is an extremely robust expedition yacht capable of any type of navigation. Secondly and equally important, Marama’s crew is a critical asset for the DXpedition team. The skipper (who is also the owner) of Marama has been doing cold-...
Safety planning started with choosing Marama as the transportation means to get to the island. Its experienced crew members, who have made many previous trips in cold and harsh climates, know exactly what a DXpedition team needs and what is the safest way to achieve that. As a top priority, the DXpedition team leaders have decided to add two doctor...
Choosing antennas for Bouvet was not a trivial task. The gusts of wind often reach close to 100 miles/hour, and low temperatures pose a serious challenge for antennas and masts. Many off-the-shelf products won’t survive the harsh weather on Bouvet. As such, the antenna sub-group teamed up with InnovAntennas and WiMo, who provided sturdy, easy-to-as...
The co-leaders of the DXpedition have been already involved with this project for almost two years, working closely with the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) as well as a very experienced off-island team of five Norwegian professionals, and experts, former researchers, and captains. Many of this group have been to Bouvet for several seasons and have...
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The 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition was an amateur radio event that occurred February 6–13, 2023. The expedition's goals were the same as other DXpeditions : [4] to contact as many amateur radio stations as possible from a remote location.
3Y0J is a team of 13 international amateur radio operators who, in January 6, 2023, will be sailing to, and operating from, Bouvet Island with the goal of making over 200K QSOs.
Feb 10, 2023 · The expedition’s goals are simple: to contact as many amateur radio stations as possible from a remote location. A dependent territory of Norway, Bouvet Island is an uninhabited...
January 2023. 3Y0J is an amateur radio Dxpedition to Bouvet Island (Bouvetøya), one of the most isolated island in the world. This island is also "most wanted" #2 among the amateur radio community wordwide.
Many locations around the world are not often represented on the Amateur Radio bands. Why? Some are hard to get to or dangerous to operate from due to harsh weather. Bouvet Island is a good example. Others are protected areas or spots where Ham Radio is not allowed on a regular basis.
