3YØK DXpedition to Bouvetøya January 2026
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The landing and Operations plan
Plan:
We are negotiating the vessel contract for a DX-pedition to Bouvet Island in the period November 2025 to February 2026. Exact dates TBD.
The DX-pedition team will consist of up to 20+ operators with extensive experience in DX-pedition and contesting.
The plan is to stay 3 weeks around Bouvet Island, and we will use a large vessel and a helicopter to go to Bouvet.
The overall expedition budget is estimated to be in the order of $1,600,000 where we will team up with a small private group who will share the cost.
The trip will be fully financed upfront but we will continue to seek donations from clubs and individuals to recover some of our expenses.
At the time of signing the contract we will launch a fundraising campaign, until then we will not seek donations.
Permits:
We will use the callsign 3Y0K and have applied to Norwegian Polar Institute for a helicopter permit to setup camp on the rocks at Bouvet Island.
NPI have said we will receive the helicopter permit, and we are waiting for the formal notification.
Camp:
Plan is to stay 3 weeks around the island, and we are considering to setup two camps, one camp at Cape Fie and one camp further west.
The second QTH will be dedicated to give better conditions for North America and can be as far west as Larsøya on the southwest side of the island.
Above Larsøya with a clear take off to the entire North America from NA east coast to west coast there is a plateau that can be used as camp area.
However, the final decision where the second camp will be located will be decided upon doing a recon flight at arrival. For safety and evacuation reasons we will not setup camp on top of the glacier at Olavtoppen.
Krassy K1LZ will be in charge of providing the station equipment, testing, and preparing the setup. A station and camp setup will be published later.
We are developing a team of international expeditioners and youth members
Click on a photo to visit the team member’s QRZ page
Team lead Ken LA7GIA
Co-leader Adrian KO8SCA
Co-leader Allan EA3HSO
Co-leader Cezar VE3LYC
Equipment & Antenna lead Krassy K1LZ
Installation lead Roman RN5M
Installation lead Manu LU9ESD
Chak JT1CO
Dennis KT8X
Donato IK2EGL
Jeff W7BRS
Installation lead Velimir K3JO
Operator EU -TBA
Operator EU Youth – TBA
Operator NA Youth – TBA
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Our DXpedition Sponsors
Equipment Sponsors:
We’re happy to once again thank one of the major sponsors of DXpeditions – our friends at DX Engineering.
For this adventure they have offered to provide some YAGI antennas to help focus our signals around the world.
We’ll be using much of the equipment and accessories they provided for 3Y0J last February as well.
Thanks Tim and Teri for always helping the DX community
The RF-KIT amplifier, made in Germany, is a solid state Amplifier capable of running on either 120 or 240 volts while delivering unparalleled performance. It can provide the power the team needs to be heard around the world. The amplifier is lightweight and durable, qualities that are needed in an extreme environment such as that found on Bouvet Island!.
On Bouvet we will have five units to use so if you can’t hear us, check your antenna..
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