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Cancelled – SV/A – Mount Athos

Posted on 2015-05-19 by SM0IMJ — No Comments ↓

The team did not receive the necessary permissions to operate from Mount Athos. Is it time to consider DXCCs like Mount Athos, where permission to operate depends on the holy council and not the Greek authorities, to be deleted?

QRM and Frustration

Posted on 2015-05-18 by SM0IMJ — No Comments ↓

There is an interesting article at the DXU website, written by Wayne/N7NG, regarding DXpeditions and the fact that they always had some form of on-the-air difficulty in conducting their operations. Read the article here.

SV/A – Mount Athos

Posted on 2015-05-16 by SM0IMJ — No Comments ↓

MountAthos

A team consisting of YL2GD, YL2GM, YL2KA and YL3CW will be active from Mount Athos as SV2/YL7A between May 19-28, 2015. Question remains if this will be counting as the DXCC “SV/A” or just Greece.

ON4WW cancel 3Y/B Bouvet expedition

Posted on 2015-05-10 by SM0IMJ — No Comments ↓

Mark/ON4WW announced that he will not continue the planning of the one-man-expedition to Bouvet Island / 3Y/B. He was not able to raise the necessary funding for the expedition.
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News from DX World

KH8A – American Samoa

[NEWS UPDATE] – On October 29, our group of nine arrived by plane in Pago Pago after dark and was busy setting up the stations well past midnight. The QTH is a spacious house with a large living room and surrounding property, providing room for several antennas. The same house was used by the KH8T […] The post KH8A – American Samoa first appeared on DX-World. [...]

VP2MCV – Montserrat

Chuck, KG9N will be active from Montserrat as VP2MCV during November 3-16, 2026. QRV on all bands / all modes. QTH: Gingerbreadhill. QSL via LoTW or homecall. The post VP2MCV – Montserrat first appeared on DX-World. [...]

D44PX – Cape Verde

Giovanni IZ2DPX will be active from Boa Vista, Cape Verde (AF-086) as D44PX during November 4-11, 2026. QRV on 40-6m; SSB & FT8/FT4 using a combination of dipoles and vertical antenna; FT-891(100w). Club Log livestream will be in use. Grid: HK86mc. QSL via H/c, OQRS. The post D44PX – Cape Verde first appeared on DX-World. [...]

DX-World DXpedition Soundbites

DX-World DXpedition Soundbites now extends to 135 pages and covers approx 42 months worth of DX related audio clips. Not every DXpedition or DX station during that period has been recorded but certainly a good mix of over 1300 interesting DX sounds – there’s even a collection album too. A search function is available and […] The post DX-World DXpedition Soundbites first appeared on DX-World. [...]

VP0SG – South Georgia Island

[NEWS UPDATE] Several members of the VP0SG team gathered in Oslo this weekend to prepare and load our shipping container, now bound for Stanley in the Falkland Islands. Months of planning, equipment preparation, and coordination have come together as we take another major step towards our South Georgia DXpedition in March 2027. A big thank […] The post VP0SG – South Georgia Island first appeared on DX-World. [...]