St Brandon Island DXpedition

Don Field, G3XTT, FSDXA Publicity Officer, posted a press release (their 5th) on the 3B7C DXpedition web page this past week.

Excerpts from that release state that operations will take
place from Isle du Sud, St.Brandon, between September 7-24th.

Operators Neville G3NUG and Don G3BJ have taken a vacation in Mauritius and used the opportunity to confirm the various logistical arrangements for their September operation. Don also visited Isle du Sud to make a detailed site survey.

Everything is looking good, and the contracts are in place, both for the ship which will take them to the island and for
accommodation and logistics on the island. It seems that they will have the island to themselves.

A container full of gear has been shipped and will arrive in Mauritius on August 12th. Six large diesel generators have also been shipped.

Good news for 6m enthusiasts. Even though 6m operations are not normally allowed from Mauritius and its outlying
islands, they have been able to gain a short-term permit.
It is limited to three fixed frequencies: 50090 (CW), 50102 (CW) and 50145 (USB).

A new team member has been added. Bob, N6OX, has now joined the team. They are still looking for another operator (details are on the Web page). Their Web site continues to be updated on a regular basis. There are photographs of the island and of the container being loaded. Also, included are details about QSLing on the Web, site and you may wish to
check this out before they fire up. They will, of course, be fully supportive of LoTW, for those who are looking for DXCC credits.

Remember that if you are a sponsor, you will receive priority treatment for QSL cards. Also on the Web site you will find details of how to pre-order the DVD that they will be making of the 3B7C operation.

For more details and the complete press release, please visit their Web page at: http://www.3b7c.com/

Source: OPDX