Clipperton DXpedition 'live' on the web

It’s a DXpedition that you will be able to take part in, at least vicariously. This with news that the upcoming TX5C DXpedition expects to be active from Clipperton Island March 7th to March 17th, has arranged to bring much of its operation into your shack over the World Wide Web.

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of satellite phone dealer Outfitter Satellite Inc, the TX5C operation will be able to provide DX'ers with rich, high-bandwidth content from the DXpedition including more online log updates, webcams and live video from Clipperton Atoll.

Bob Grimmick, N6OX, will lead the international team to Clipperton.

The major sponsors include Icom America, SteppIR antennas, Alpha Radio Products, the Northern California DX Foundation, and the International DX Association. Operation will be on all the high frequency bands using C-W, SSB and RTTY plus 6 meter CW and SSB.

This happens to be the 30th anniversary of the 1978 FO0XA-XH operation from the atoll and the goal in 2008 is to hold 100,000 or QSO's worldwide.

More is on-line at http://clipperton2008.org.

Source: Amateur Radio Newsline, Clipperton 2008