Team Alex IK8YFU, IZ8CZR Salvatore and Domenico IW8RAO

callsign: IK8YFU/p IZ8CZR/p & IW8RAO/p

QSL via home call

info: www.calabriadxteam.it

Faro di Punta Stilo

We’re talking about a DXpedition led by Don, N1DG to Mozambique. This African country is in 148th place in the most wanted clublog’s list.

QRV between 03rd and 20th June (approx) 2013 “Holiday Style”

Callsign D44TWO

QSL via MØOXO

“I will be QRV next time in Market Reef 2.6.-7.6.2013

QSL info: Please DO NOT send your QSL card direct if you are not in my log. I will return your QSL card and you loose your money or IRC!

QSL status: I have uploaded my logbook to LoTW and sent direct QSL cards which I have received until 31.12.2011
If you still need my QSL card PSE contact me!

I am working here in Market Reef with other members of The Finnish Lighthouse Society. We are repairing lighthouse buildings, so I have very limited time to work QSOs”.

We wish to announce that the expedition to Heard Island has been rescheduled for January, 2015. The primary reason for this decision was the cost of using the preferred vessel, the Marion Dufresne to put the team on Heard Island for the required time. In spite of extensive negotiations and rescheduling of the cruise, it became clear that the cost of using this vessel will exceed $1 million, and therefore the total cost for the project would be about $1.5 million, as we noted earlier. In spite of our plan to increase the team size to 50 (which the M-D can accommodate) to partially cover this cost, we reluctantly concluded that sponsorship at this level would be impossible. We have therefore decided to delay the expedition to January, 2015, to allow more time to restructure the project, locate a more suitable vessel, and bring the cost more in line with projected available resources.

One benefit of this rescheduling will be to enable the mountain science team to carry out the exploration of Big Ben on the 50th anniversary of the first ascent (in 1965). The 3000 meter volcano on Mawson Peak is currently erupting, and study of the changes brought by this eruption will be safe and significant during the 2015 season. A major component of the expedition will be to document the effects of the eruption, the state and condition of the flanking glaciers, and the changes in evanescent lagoons on the east slopes of the mountain.

A second benefit of the restructuring is that we will plan for amateur radio operations to be carried out over a longer time, up to 30 or more days. Furthermore, the campsite will be located on the east side of Heard Island, enabling paths to areas of the world that were not accessible in the last operation (in 1997). With the requirement of the longer stay on Heard Island, we will be assembling a new radio team with operators who are highly experienced and dedicated to the challenge of activating Heard Island with the new project requirements.

The third benefit of rescheduling is to have the time to develop sophisticated instrumentation and systems for state-of-the-art real-time communications with the expedition. We will have satellite links to enable real-time reporting of the radio log (using a new version of DXA, which was successfully used on previous DXpeditions (K7C and TX5K). In addition, we plan to implement real-time interactive communications and reporting from the mountaineering team as they explore the volcano, and to enable scientific and educational groups to work interactively with the onsite team.

The budget for the restructured project will likely be significantly less than $500k. We plan for a total team of 12-15 persons, and we will solicit team members with experience, motivation, and multiple skills. Except for the organizing principals, we are starting anew to build the team for this very different mission. We will work to keep the cost to participants below $15k, and will expect the team to work together to find support and make the appropriate preparations. Safety will be paramount.

We will post an update on 15 June 2013, including an updated Project Description (under DOCUMENTS). For more information, please contact Dr. Robert Schmieder, KK6EK Organizer and Expedition leader, Schmieder (a) cordell.org, or Rich Holoch, KY6R, Co-planner rholoch (a) comcast.com.We have posted updates on the expedition website www.heardisland.org.

Other references: GIOTA NAS-037, MIA MG-124 and WLOTA 4186 will be participating at the CQ WPX CW (25/26 May) category SOAB.

QSL info: qrz.com

IOTA reference AS-013.

Holiday style operation on HF, SSB and CW.

More info on QRZ.com

QSL via G3VDB

From 13 May to 30 May

From 1 July to 16 July

From October 22 until November 27

Vlad will have good equipment that will allow us to receive good signals throughout the day, as has been the case in the past for other activations by Le Calao.

QSL via RK4FF

They will be active on the HF bands with a station dedicated to SSB, a station to CW on the HF bands and yet another for digital modes on 6 meters and 2 meters.

QSL via bureau or direct.

Activity will be on all HF bands.

QSL via HD2A