April 18, 2025

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Bouvet Island

Via the ARRL: Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air!

The 3Y0J team has arrived and begun operations on Bouvet Island. The conditions have been difficult and the team is not yet operating at full capacity.

The 3Y0J Media Officer and East Coast Pilot, Steve Hass, N2AJ, wrote on Facebook that, as of Wednesday, February 8, 2023, the team has only enough power to operate two radios simultaneously. A storm is forecasted to bring high winds to the remote…

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/bouvet-island-dxpedition-is-on-the-air