Ducie Island DXpedition

Thirteen operators are still preparing for their large operation to this remote island which takes place in February.

The VP6DX international team consists of Dietmar DL3DXX, Ben DL6FBL, Carsten DL6LAU, Andy DL8LAS, Tonno ES5TV, Eric K3NA, Milt N5IA, Harry RA3AUU, Les SP3DOI, Robert SP5XVY, Cliff SV1JG, Andy UA3AB and Robert WA6CDR.

All operators will fly to Mangareva on February 5th and board "Braveheart" (already waiting in port). After clearing French Polynesia customs, the team will set sail to Ducie Island (as early as February 6th, but no later than February 9th).

Weather and sea conditions permitting, the team should be at the island early Saturday morning at sunrise (but no later than the 11th). The schedule for the beginning of the tear down will be February 27th.

They will have two operating sites with possibly 7 stations on the air. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via DL6LAU, Direct only to: Carsten Esch, Drosselweg 3, 21376 Salzhausen, Germany.

For Bureau QSL cards, they request you use the "Online QSL Request System" found on their Web site (See the Web site for details). They will confirm the online QSL requests for bureau cards at the very last after the direct requests are processed (probably 8-12 month after the expedition).
PLEASE DO NOT send cards via the bureau!

The team is still looking for contributions because of the very high cost of this operation. For details on how to donate funds, up-to-date news, profiles of the operators, and an on-line log search during the operation, please visit the VP6DX Web page at: http://www.vp6dx.com

Source: OPDX