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VK5KI IOTA Expedition to OC-139 – New Dates 13-18th July

Posted on June 1, 2020 by vk5gr

I am very pleased to announce that the VK5KI Expedition to Kangaroo Island (IOTA OC-139) has been rescheduled, although it has also been scaled down. It will not be coinciding with the IOTA contest for 2020 and instead will be … Continue reading →

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Testing 40m 4-Square Array in CQ WPX SSB 2019

Posted on March 31, 2019 by vk5gr

The first major new antenna for the DXpedition has been completed and was taken out into the field for its first on air trials this weekend during the CQ WPX SSB contest. The Array Our 40m 4-square array, designed and … Continue reading →

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Thank you GDXF for your support!

Posted on March 23, 2019 by vk5gr

The A35JT expedition team is grateful for the tremendous support it has received from the German DX Foundation! With the addition of Steve VK5SFA to the team (who is something of a 160m specialist) and support received from the DX … Continue reading →

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Thank you CDXC-UK for your support!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by vk5gr

The DXpedition team is grateful for the support we have received from the CDXC UK Foundation. We will be trying our hardest to make contact with your members from Tonga in September!

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Change of Callsign: We are now A35JT

Posted on March 19, 2019 by vk5gr

Licence Received from Tonga After several months of communications we have finally been issued with our licence to operate on Tonga! We had a small surprise however when we looked at the issued callsign. It has now changed and our … Continue reading →

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Thanks to RF Solutions for your support!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by vk5gr

The A35JT DXpedition team is indebted to Carsten VK4OA at RF Solutions for his support of our DXpedition. We have obtained a number of items needed for the DXPedition station through RF Solutions including some of the HYBRIFLEX-13 and ULTRAFLEXXX-7 … Continue reading →

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A35JT Azimuthal Map & Calling Procedures

Posted on March 10, 2019 by vk5gr

Europe is Hard – we will be trying our best! This map explains well the difficulties faced by stations in Europe working Tonga. Paths into Germany for example pass straight over either the North or South pole. That is why … Continue reading →

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A35JT Sponsorship Support – THANK YOU!

Posted on March 8, 2019 by vk5gr

Group Sponsors The team wishes to thank the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), the Clipperton DX Club of France and the Amateur Radio Experimenters Group for their generous support of our DXPedition!       Corporate Sponsors We also … Continue reading →

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A35JT Expedition – February News Update

Posted on February 24, 2019 by vk5gr

There is a lots happening behind the scenes in the past 2 months with preparations for the A35AG DXpedition to Tonga. Our flights are booked, our accommodation is confirmed and the dates are set! 22nd Sept – 7th Oct 2019 … Continue reading →

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Announced: A35JT DXpedition to Tonga – Sep 23-Oct 6 2019

Posted on December 18, 2018 by vk5gr

As hinted earlier, plans have come together for our next expedition in 2019. This time I will have company, so that I can both ramp up the radio and have more of a holiday at the same time. Joining me … Continue reading →

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