The Plan:
We have negotiated the vessel contract for the DXpedition to Bouvet Island with a departure day of February 1, 2026 from Cape Town, South Africa.
The DXpedition team will consist of 24 operators with extensive experience in DXpedition 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 $1,700,000 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.
The Permits:
We will use the callsign 3Y0K and the Norwegian Polar Institute has issued the helicopter permit as of June 2024
The Camp:
Our plan is to stay 3 weeks around the island, and we are considering to setup two camps: one camp at Cape Fie and another one further up the hill.
The second QTH will be dedicated to give better conditions for North America. Th exact location of this camp will be decided after the first reconnaissance helicopter flight over Bouvet, after our arrival on the island.
For safety and evacuation reasons we will not setup camp on top of the glacier.
Krassy, K1LZ has provided a major portion of the station equipment. A station and camp setup will be published later.
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We’re happy to once again thank one of the major sponsors of DXpeditions – our friends at DX Engineering.
DX Engineering is providing us with: A3WS antennas, Rohn H40 masts, coaxial cable, RX loop antennas, 80 & 40m 4-square controllers, 12VCC Power Supplies and much much more!
We’ll also be using much of the equipment and accessories they provided for 3Y0J in February 2023.
Thanks Tim and Teri for always helping the DX community!
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