 FSDXA
St. Brandon DXpedition
Plans for the September FSDXA DXpedition to St.Brandon are progressing
well.
A suitable boat has been chartered to take the team and its 6 tonnes
of equipment to the island, the licence has been received, and all permits
are in place for our stay on the island.
The team will be operating from Isle du Sud, the southern end of what
is shown on the charts as Cocos Island (not to be confused with Cocos
Island in TI9 or the Cocos-keeling Islands VK9!).
Lighthouse on the Air enthusiasts might be interested to note that Cocos
Is. has a beacon for WLOTA-Ref. LH 1017. This will be an all-time new
one for lighthouse collectors - assuming the light is accessible from
Isle du Sud.
TEAM CHANGES
Some of the previously-announced members have, unfortunately, had to drop
out of the expedition.
These include G3VMW, G4KIU, SM5AQD, WF5T and W3WL.
However, we are delighted to announce that they will be replaced by
Bob MD0CCE (also known as N2BB), Pete SM5GMZ (recently QRV from 6W), Gordon
G3USR and Clive GM3POI (well-known as a low band expert living in the
Orkney Islands).
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