[OKDXA] 3Y0J Bouvet Donation

[Jeff Martin]

Good Morning OKDXA...
   The 3Y0J DXpedition recently put out a press release asking for more 
money, which I have copied below this note. The OKDXA made a donation to 
the 3Y0J Bouvet DXpedition in August of 2021 in the amount of $200.
   There have been several DXpeditions on the air in recent days. 
However, most of them do not meet our criteria for support, specifically 
most have been to entities NOT in the top 100 on the needed list.
   Since the 3Y0J DXpedition is a very worthwhile effort for DXers, very 
high on the needed list, and meets our criteria, the OKDXA Board of 
Directors has agreed to donate an additional $200 to their effort. Our 
treasurer, Roger, has made the donation.
   Hope everyone puts 3Y0J in the log in January/February... Good Luck... 
This will be a very rare one...

73,
Jeff - K5WE
OKDXA President

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3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island

Amateur Radio DXpeditions (ARD) is making great progress for our 
upcoming 3Y0J Bouvet DXpedition! With only 2 months left until we go 
onshore Bouvet, we approach November that will come with another major 
milestones for us!

1st December 2022 we will pay 30% of the vessel contract – which is a 
significant amount! At the same time our projected budget shows a 
negative balance of $35,000 indicating that we are at risk of having to 
increase the operator fee. The operators have already paid approximately
$25,000 each on this adventure to activate Bouvet. With only 2 months to 
go, we critically need your support to balance the budget before our 
departure January 13th from Port Stanley. In worst case the operators 
will have to cover up the negative balance to pay the bills! Still, 
we’re determined to go to Bouvet!  Let’s see if we can close the gap!

We have made a tremendous effort through the last 15 months to prepare 
for the trip. We have matured the 3YØJ DXpedition to a level we think is 
needed to achieve the necessary success. And we have made significant 
improvements the last few months to your benefit.

Amongst other, we quite recently attended a climbing course to prepare 
for the rough vertical 90 degree climbing to be expected at Bouvet. This 
knowledge will enable us to safely rescue an injured operator from the 
camp. Next week we prepare for attending a glacier course to train for a 
300m glacier crossing at the Bouvet glacier. During the whole process 
since June 2021, we have engaged with an experienced Norway based 
Expeditioner and sailor, Peter, that has an incredible knowledge and 
hands-on experience in assisting Expeditions to succeed in difficult 
Antarctica waters! Peter is leading the zodiac operation and vessel 
loading. His experience is a huge benefit to us! We have engaged with 
former NPI employees that have visited Bouvet more than 60 times. With 
all these preparations, we now find us in at the end of a long marathon 
after 2.5 years of planning! With all the expertise on the team – we’re 
confident in the end-result and the team is  determined to go to Bouvet!

You can trust we will do what we can to give you that much needed ATNO!

Follow our progress and plans on our website and the 3Y0J Facebook
pages:

http://www.3y0j.no

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129



Thank you, Oslo Nov 05th 2022

Ken Opskar LA7GIA, Co-Leader 

Rune Oye LA7THA, Co-Leader 

Erwann Merrien LB1QI, Co-Leader