[SFDXA] Solo DXpeditioner Says Operating from Crozet is Limited by Nature

[Eric Spero]

This entire antenna deal is crazy, we need to change the rules with the 
DXCC , or most new hams will not ever make Honor Roll....something has 
to change....we need to get rid of the board who run the DXCC rules 
committee, ...things have changed in today's ham world from the past and 
we who are trying to make honor roll in the new ham world of wacky rules 
being forced on us need to have a changing of the guards. Good start 
would be using "Grids for DXCC"! Not allowing a beam on the building is 
just crazy, or guy wires on antennas to hold them up, because a bird 
MIGHT fly into a guy wire but they will allow wire antennas, 
really...come on........we hams who have not made honor roll need to 
fight for a big, big change in the DXCC committee who control the DXCC 
rules.
73
Eric/wa1sxk

Eric S.
cfogri1 at aol.com

On 11/12/2021 4:58 PM, Bill wrote:
> /From Tony N2MFT: - Bill W2CQ
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>     Solo DXpeditioner Says Operating from Crozet is Limited by Nature
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> 11/11/2021
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> The recent announcement of a pending 3-month DXpedition to activate 
> Crozet Island (FT5W) in 2022 – 2023 has generated enthusiasm within 
> the DX community. Right on the heels of the announcement, the Northern 
> California DX Foundation (*NCDXF* <https://www.ncdxf.org/>) pledged 
> $20,000 to support the DXpedition. The point person for the planned 
> event, Thierry Mazel, F6CUK, wants to temper any overblown 
> expectations, as demand will be extremely high for the third 
> most-wanted DXCC entity — right behind North Korea and Bouvet Island. 
> Thierry says nature-related factors, including climate, will dictate 
> the manner in which the DXpedition takes place.
>
> “The wind blows almost constantly at 70 kilometers per hour (43 MPH), 
> with gusts that can reach 150 kilometers per hour (93 MPH) within a 
> few minutes,” Thierry and co-planner Paul Granger, F6EXV, said in a 
> recent news release. “There are no real seasons on Crozet, so these 
> conditions apply all year long, even if, during the austral summer, 
> nicer days can be expected.”
>
> Added to the possibility of gale or hurricane-force winds, the “fairly 
> hard” volcanic rock that covers the archipelago and “very strict 
> rules” in place to protect fauna and flora, will severely restrict the 
> sorts of antennas that might be deployed. “For bird protection, 
> antennas, guy wires, and anything that could be an obstacle are 
> forbidden,” Thierry and Granger said. Just securing guy lines for a 
> four-square would require more than 30 concrete blocks, [because] 
> digging holes is not permitted. The original idea to erect four-square 
> arrays for 40 and 20 meters was refused, they said. The French Austral 
> Islands are United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
> Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites and declared as protected 
> areas.
>
> “The only possibility that the administration allowed, was to have an 
> [antenna] attachment point to an existing building and have wire 
> antennas from there,” Thierry and Granger said. “No beam! This is 
> clearly stated in the permit we received.”
>
> As if those weren’t enough roadblocks, any equipment brought onto the 
> island must be thoroughly cleaned to prevent the introduction of 
> pollen, seeds, or non-native organisms.
>
> DXpedition planners are pondering the “best solution for the best 
> antenna possible.”
>
> The last ham radio activity from Crozet was in 2009 by Florentin Bard, 
> F4DYW, who operated as FT5WQ. Contrary to earlier accounts, the 2022 – 
> 2023 DXpedition has not announced its call sign, which will not be 
> made public in advance. The solo DXpedition in is anticipated to cost 
> as much as $58,000.
>
> The Twitter account is*@crozet2022*, and a website is expected to be 
> online soon. When it’s up and running, it will include details of how 
> donated funds will be applied. Thierry has pledged that all 
> contributions will be refunded if the operation does not take place.
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