Category Archives: 2019: A35JT OC-049 Tonga

Cyclone Harold wipes out Tonga Resort used for A35JT

We have learned today that Cyclone Harold has wrought destruction through the resort we stayed in at Ha’Atafu Beach on the north west tip of Tongatapu Island in Tonga. Our hosts informed us that the facility was wiped out by … Continue reading

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A35JT Direct QSL Cards Mailed & LOTW Now Available

The final steps of this expedition are now concluded. The first round of OQRS requested QSL cards are in the mail and we are happy to announce that the full expedition Logbook of the World upload has also been completed. … Continue reading

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The A35JT Expedition Story

In the beginning… The idea for this DXpedition began after I returned home from Vanuatu as YJ0AG in April 2018.  Up until this point, I had been trying to combine a family holiday with Amateur Radio, having also operated as … Continue reading

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A35JT QSL Card – Preview

This is a preview of the bi-fold QSL Card that all direct QSL Requests will receive. Going to the printers this week!

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A35JT 160m FT8 Activity – Video

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

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

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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Press Release #8: OQRS is now open for A35JT

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

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!

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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