Category Archives: 2018

We are happy to share with you that the EUDXF Board decided to support the currently active 3C3W / 3C0W DXpedition from Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea (prefix 3C and IOTA AF-010)  and Annobon (prefix 3C0 and IOTA AF-039) by Yuris/YL2GM, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Girts/YL2KL. After the success of the recent 3C3L / 3C0L DXpedition the EUDXF Board is confident that also this adventure will be a success and bring many of the demanding in Europe a new bandpoint. More information about this DXpedition can be found at www.lral.lv/3c0w_3c3w/

A short update from the team at Rotuma 3D2EU: The team is having a hard time keeping the antenna’s up as the weather is challenging them. Today a small tropical storm hits the island with winds up to 120 km/h. Such a environment does certainly not help in picking up the weak signals from a static loaded band. The temperature is +30C and humidity is extremely high. As you can see from the pictures this is not a 5-star Rotuma-Hilton DXpedition. The building on the picture houses the radioshacks.  

Hello, Last week Tony 3D2AG told us that he couldn’t come with us as the fifth team member due QRL. That announcement was a disappointment for the whole group. But we are still continue with our plans. All team members will be on 1 location on the Island instead of 2 different QTH’s. Our equipment (2 boxes, 2 generators and 2 drums of fuel) are waiting in Suva to be shipped to Rotuma. The boat has some delay by tropical cyclone Gita. They expect to departure to Rotuma soon. We have no special permit to operated on 60m, so the… Continue reading →