3Y0J Bouvet Island

[BJ radionut]

Update January 26, 2023: They are about 900 miles from Bouvet and expect to arrive in 5 or 6 days.

• The setup consist of up to 12 stations at peak time where 8 K3s radios will be fixed to human modes SSB/CW
  100W on FT8......
• 1500W on CW/SSB
  
  
• We have a pronounced focus on human modes:
• There will be NO FT8 robots running unattended at Bouvet.
• 
  10M BAND.....>28400 SSB .... Always give your full callsign.
• Listening is the key so be sure we call you before replying. 3Y0J will always listen up (using split) so it will be useless to call us on our transmission frequency.
  
  
• I like these guys already. Sounds to me like ROBO callers in ANY Mode will be ignored!!!!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

[Blackcat630]

This will create one of largest pileups ever seen..

 

[sp5it]

Baby here I come

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Mike, I take it that does not run a pair of 811A's.

 

[fourstringburn]

This will create one of largest pileups ever seen..

I'd say biggest Lid fest would be more like it!

 

[Blackcat630]

I'd say biggest Lid fest would be more like it!

Like a bunch of guys that have NO concept of what working split is.

 

[sp5it]

Mike, I take it that does not run a pair of 811A's.

It runs single GU-78B, ГУ-78Б Svetlana Tetrode.
Mike

 

[928bolo]

I think their biggest challenge will be getting on the island.

There were two attempts that failed in 2018 and 2019. Both times the weather near the island damaged the ships.

https://www.bouvetdx.org/
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-postponed/

If they can get to the island they will have a climb a 250 ft cliff to set up camp. The 2018 expedition had two helicopters on board.

I agree the pile ups will be immense. The ops are all top notch DXers with lots of DXpedition experience. We will have to be patient and exercise good technique. Good time to have an Extra incense. Likely the early days of the DXpedition will be in the US Extra part of the band to limit the pile ups.

I think my best chance to work them will be on 30m CW or FT8.

Here is the link to the 3Y0J website. https://www.3y0j.no/

 

[BJ radionut]

Marama now 780 Nautical miles from Bouvet Island. If they maintain their current speed of 8mph they will arrive at Bouvet in four days' time. 3Y0J.

 

[fourstringburn]

I'll be ready for Bouvet!

I just converted my Mosely TA-33 jr beam to a MP-33 NW which swaps the original driven element traps for a higher power version and also adds a high power 12 and 17m element (rotatable dipole only).

I should have went with this antenna first!

I'm also changing the coax with a run of 1/2 inch heliax to get even better performance.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

It runs single GU-78B, ГУ-78Б Svetlana Tetrode.
Mike

Nice. I started an amp a couple years ago that will use a single 3CX3000A7. I got as far as the power supply built which is capable of 4500 volts at 2.0 amps with variacs on both the plate voltage and the filament supply. that is about as far as I got so far. I have all then parts including the tube and socket etc but just never got around to going any further. I REALLY need to correct that problem.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

Marama now 780 Nautical miles from Bouvet Island. If they maintain their current speed of 8mph they will arrive at Bouvet in four days' time. 3Y0J.

They are going there on a sailboat, that's awesome! Would be nice to share in their adventure by making contact with them. I have to get back to studying, I am going to make the time to do it.

 

[BJ radionut]

Update January 29, 2023: Ken estimates Marama should arrive at Bouvet on Monday evening just before sunset. He says he anticipates a good weather window for at least two days then. The team will attempt to move the equipment and supplies onto the island using the zodiac then. They have two zodiacs. They are hoping to accomplish it in those two days.

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[BJ radionut]

Update January 31, 2023: Ken LA7GIA tells Steve N2AJ, “We are anchored off Cape Fie. We have started the preparations for landing. Conditions are difficult, windy and rain. At early afternoon we hope the sea will be better and the wind will turn to the NW. If possible we will go onshore during the short wx window to start setting up the route to the camp. Climbing. Glacier conditions have changed. We can see the seals up on glacier."

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[W4KVW]

Update January 26, 2023: They are about 900 miles from Bouvet and expect to arrive in 5 or 6 days.

• The setup consist of up to 12 stations at peak time where 8 K3s radios will be fixed to human modes SSB/CW
  100W on FT8......
• 1500W on CW/SSB
  
  
• We have a pronounced focus on human modes:
• There will be NO FT8 robots running unattended at Bouvet.
• 
  10M BAND.....>28400 SSB .... Always give your full callsign.
• Listening is the key so be sure we call you before replying. 3Y0J will always listen up (using split) so it will be useless to call us on our transmission frequency.
  
  
• I like these guys already. Sounds to me like ROBO callers in ANY Mode will be ignored!!!!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

It will be a New one for me but I have no doubt that I will work them on 10-20 meters & I don't care about the rest.I have not checked off a New one in quiet a while & I have been stuck at just 286 entities worked.

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