[SFDXA] More Rare DX for the Masses is on the Way - ARRL

[Bill]

    More Rare DX for the Masses is on the Way

03/08/2016

Coming up at the end of March is an opportunity to work the 6th 
most-wanted DXCC entity, according to the ClubLog *DXCC Most Wanted 
List* <http://www.clublog.org/mostwanted.php> — Juan de Nova — a small 
island located between Mozambique and Madagascar. Last activated in 2003 
(TO4E/TO4WW), Juan de Nova is expected to be back on the ham bands as 
*FT4JA* <http://www.juandenovadx.com/en/>, starting on March 29 and 
continuing through April 11. FT4JA will be active on 160 through 6 
meters (CW, SSW, and RTTY). A “We are Ready” *video* 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6OlsgpKrgg> offers more information.

Leading up to the Juan de Nova DXpedition, two of its operators, F2DX 
and F6BEE, will head to Mayotte Island, which is northeast of Juan de 
Nova, and be active as FH/ using their home call signs from March 18-24, 
on 40 through 6 meters. They welcome reports, since they anticipate 
similar propagation to what they will encounter on Juan de Nova. The 
other eight FT4JA operators will join them later. Their focus will be on 
30, 20, and 15 meters.

The Mayotte Island operators will upload their logs daily to ClubLog, 
and to Logbook of The World (*LoTW* 
<http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world>) once they are back in 
France. Jacques, F6BEE, said the Mayotte operation will be a way to get 
ready for the FT4JA DXpedition./— Thanks to /*The Daily DX* 
<http://www.dailydx.com/>/, Juan de Nova FT4JA website
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