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A35JT 160m FT8 Activity – Video

Posted on October 12, 2019 by vk5gr

Andrew VK5AKH was a first time FT8 operator on this expedition.  It all started however when he tuned to 160m early in the expedition during the US morning greyline. Here is the screen recording my first ever attempt to run … Continue reading →

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A35JT 6m EME Activity Report

Posted on October 11, 2019 by vk5gr

A35JT’s journey to running 6m EME from Tonga has been a long one. It began at the end of 2018 with an email from Lance W7GJ encouraging us to give it a go. Little did we know what that would … Continue reading →

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Some signals received from A35JT around the world

Posted on October 10, 2019 by vk5gr

Clearly not an easy path to Europe. Thank you to the JA stations in particular who stood by when asked by the team as we attempted to work these very weak stations.

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Last Photos from Tonga

Posted on October 10, 2019 by vk5gr

Packed and ready to depart. @A35JT_2019 pic.twitter.com/mrcDtOJb67 — Andy VK5AKH (@vk5akh) October 6, 2019

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Press Release #8: OQRS is now open for A35JT

Posted on October 8, 2019 by vk5gr

We are pleased to announce that OQRS (Online QSL Request Services) are now available for those who wish to request QSL cards. These are provided via our QSL manager Charles M0OXO. We have completed background extraction and comparison of the … Continue reading →

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Thanks for your Logistics Support: A35CS and ZL1RPL

Posted on October 8, 2019 by vk5gr

Along the way during our journey we have had help from many people. We would particularly like to thank Christan Sakalia A35CS in Tonga who helped with transport to and from the airport across the island, as well as sorting … Continue reading →

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Press Release #7: A35JT is QRT – Thank you all!

Posted on October 6, 2019 by vk5gr

Folks from all of us at A35JT it has been a pleasure bringing this DXpedition to you. We just went out with a bang on 17m calling Europe, Japan and everywhere. We have made over 15000 contacts and worked over … Continue reading →

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Press Release #6: A35JT in Oceania DX SSB Contest

Posted on October 5, 2019 by vk5gr

For those wanting SSB contact with A35JT please look out on the bands for us operating the last 24 hours of the expedition in the Oceania DX contest. We hope to run all contest bands as a Multi-One station (160/80/40/20/15/10). … Continue reading →

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4-Squares on 40 and 30m – Wow!

Posted on October 5, 2019 by vk5gr

One of the projects we embarked on for the expedition was to take a 4-square antenna for 40m with us. Then we added 30m to the mix as well. These two antennas have really taken the stations capabilities to the … Continue reading →

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Press Release #5: Final 2 Days in Tonga

Posted on October 4, 2019 by vk5gr

The team has today passed 12,800 contacts with 123 DXCC Worked.We wish to express our sincere appreciation to amateurs around the world who have taken the time to make contact with us. We have had a lot of fun doing … Continue reading →

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