Author Archives: Alex van Hengel

EUDXF supports VU4R Dxpedition

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The EUDXF Board decided to support the upcoming VU4R DXpedition to Andaman and Nicobar Islands The VU4R Team will be on the air March 20-31 mainly focusing on 160, 80 and 40 and hoping to get on 60 meters too, a first time thing from there. They will also be in the CQ WPX Contest. On the operator list for this Andamans operation are VU2ABS, VU2BGS, VU2DED, VU2DSI, VU2GHO, VU2KWJ, VU2NT, VU2RS (ex-VU3RSB) and VU3UFE. The QTH will be the northern tip of Neil Island with a clear shot to Europe and North America. All the antennas will be on… Continue reading →

T30ET – Postponed for COVID-19

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Alex 5B4ALX writes to the EUDXF: I am extremely sorry to inform you and all the donors that I have just received the following communication from the Ministry of Health of Kiribati: Mauri Alessandro you will need to undergo the 14 days quarantine in Honiara and to obtain a medical clearance before travelling to Kiribati ko rabwa Therefore T30ET is currently postponed to October 2020 I am considering, if Singapore Airlines does not agree to reprotect me in October, rather than losing 5000 eur of tickets and baggage allowance, an alternative destination that can be reached from Brisbane without travel… Continue reading →

W8S – SWAINS2020 – POSTPONED

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We received the following from the Swains2020 team: Swains2020 W8S Breaking News: In close cooperation with Alex Jennings, the representative of Swains Island, the team has decided to postpone the W8S DXpedition to Swains Island to autumn of 2020. The reason behind this postponement is the travel restrictions when entering American Samoa, restrictions imposed by the Department of Health of American Samoa as a result of the Corona virus outbreak. The Department of Health allows non-residents to enter American Samoa only via Hawaii, after a 14 days mandatory quarantine in Hawaii. For the team this is not a workable situation…. Continue reading →

News about T30ET – Western Kiribati

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Alex 5B4ALX shares the following information with us: Hi dear, I would like to inform you of some news on T30ET. Air Solomon informed me on Friday about the cancellation of my return flight from Tarawa to Solomon then Brisbane in the reason of changing the weekly day of the flight (only one flight per week lands), proposing to bring forward to March 31st instead of April 2nd. After a careful economic and impact assessment on the activities, I decided to postpone the return to April 7th. This will involve an additional expense of over 1000 USD but I think… Continue reading →

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