[SFDXA] 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island - Press Release #8

[Bill]

*Press Release #8 from 3Y0J team - 08/02/2022*
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**3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island , January 2023*

Since we signed the contract with Marama we have been working on fine 
tuning the dates and port of departure. Today we can confirm that the 
departure date for the 3Y0J DXpedition will beJanuary 6th 2023. It is 
complex to plan the logistics of such a huge project like the 3Y0J 
Bouvet DXpedition which involves many parties. The new dates are mainly 
related to the Marama vessel logistics, but as well the new dates enable 
us to return to Cape Town in late February 2023. We can confirm the 
scheduled duration of the DXpedition is 44 days and that we have 
reserved a week additional contingency at the end giving us more 
flexibility. We have contracted 22 days at Bouvet Island, and it means 
we will spend more than 3 weeks at Bouvet. As we have the flexibility to 
still decide the port of departure Ushuaia or Port Stanley this will be 
done at a later stage.

It is with great pleasure we inform that we have completed all equipment 
selection for this trip.

For the station setup we will lineup 12 stations, that will include8 
human mode CW/SSB stations and 4 FT8 stations so to achieve our new goal 
of 200,000 QSOs. We will be using the Elecraft K3S, a well proven in the 
field DXpedition radio as the CW/SSB radio andSunSDR2 DXas the FT8 radio.

During peak time we will run up to 12 radios simultaneously by using 
4O3A triplexers and InnovAntenna/Wimo tribanders together with 
Messi&Paoloni coax. We plan for minimum downtime on the radios, and to 
achieve this we will setup the 4 FT8 stations to run 24/7 so that these 
can either be run by one operator separately or be run by any other 
operator in a simplified SO2R setup. This will be done so that each 
operator can log into the FT8 machine from his operator position and run 
CW/SSB and FT8 simultaneously. Running several radios by a single 
operator this way has shown to be very efficient.

At Bouvet we are pleased to announce that we will use the 
well-knownS.P.E. EXPERTamplifier. We will bring with us various models 
where the 1.5K-FA will be the main model, but for 160m we will be using 
a 2.0 kW amplifier and a vertical running a K3S with diversity RX. We 
will also have several spare amplifiers.

We are also pleased to inform that as the RX antenna system we will be 
using a ground independent RX loop system developed byLZ1AQ. This RX 
antenna will be located 300 meters away from the camp and will provide 
us with a RX antenna for 160-30m with 8xRX output signals. It also 
includes possibility to switch from loop to dipole mode.

We have procured5 rugged YANMARdiesel generators to provide the station 
supply that will also include 1 spare generator.

Going to Bouvet is a huge undertaking financially and it would simply 
not be possible without the support from the vendors and our 
sponsorsExpert Electronics,S.P.E., 4O3A, Messi&Paoloni and LZ1AQ.If you 
want to have the opportunity to work the rare #2 DXCC Bouvet island, 
please consider supporting us by donating upfront.

You can follow our plans from our website and the 3Y0J Facebook pages: 

http://www.3y0j.no  

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

Thank you, Oslo February 7th 2022

Ken Opskar LA7GIA, Co-Leader  

Rune Oye LA7THA, Co-Leader  

Erwann Merrien LB1QI, Co-Leader  


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