Bouvet 3YØI

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Due to Dom 3D2USU being kicked out of the 3Y0K Bouvet DXpedition / Project which was made and led by Ken LA7GIA and Dom (Ken was informed by DX foundations that if he joined forces with the Rebel DX Group there would be no support for Ken), the Rebel DX Group has decided the time is right to reactivate 3Y0I plans and stage their own DXpedition to Bouvet. You may remember that in 2019, the 3Y0I team were unsuccessful in getting to Bouvet due to inclement weather, seas and vessel damage.
For this DXpedition, there will be no support or funding needed. They seek no assistance from foundations or clubs. All equipment is in place already in South Africa. Plan is for three operators to land on Bouvet with an additional five more ops operating CW remotely – more on this in the future.
A vessel has already been secured and will be operated by four ex-Navy seals from Military Unit Formoza. A captain and first mate will complete the team – between them they have 25 years experience heading into the cold South Atlantic waters. Many years ago, Dom 3D2USU, landed several times on Bouvet using a dinghy during a 3-day stay. The whole crew is highly trained for this kind of landing and surviving in harsh conditions.
Reissuing the 3Y0I license is straightforward. You can get your own license if you wish. It takes two days and $0 dollars to receive one.
Some info will not be provided for many reasons – for example dates will only be announced near the time of sailing.
As a footnote, the last 2.5 years the Rebel DX Group has delivered over 1 million QSOs from various Pacific islands. LoTW is always uploaded straight after any expedition, without delay or requests for “Express LoTW” services. QSL cards from the Pacific are usually sent out once a year when the team is back in Europe to print them, and then take back to Fiji. Note:
QSL cards from Bouvet will be run by proper QSL manager as we will relocate our team to another cold place. More on that info soon.
3Y0I.

Ker je bil Dom 3D2USU izločen iz 3Y0K Bouvet DXpedition / Projekta, ki sta ga naredila in vodila Ken LA7GIA in Dom (Ken je bil obveščen s strani DX fundacij, da če bi združil moči z Rebel DX Group, Ken ne bi imel podpore), Skupina Rebel DX se je odločila, da je pravi čas za ponovno aktiviranje načrtov 3Y0I in izvedbo lastne DX-odprave v Bouvet. Morda se spomnite, da leta 2019 ekipa 3Y0I ni uspela priti do Bouveta zaradi slabega vremena, morja in poškodb plovila.
Za to DX-odpravo ne bo potrebna podpora ali financiranje. Ne iščejo pomoči fundacij ali klubov. Vsa oprema je že nameščena v Južni Afriki. Načrt je, da trije operaterji pristanejo na Bouvetu z dodatnimi petimi operaterji, ki delujejo CW na daljavo – več o tem v prihodnosti.
Plovilo je že zavarovano in z njim bodo upravljali štirje bivši mornariški tjulnji iz vojaške enote Formoza. Ekipo bosta dopolnjevala kapitan in prvi častnik – oba imata 25 let izkušenj na poti v mrzle vode južnega Atlantika. Pred mnogimi leti je Dom 3D2USU med 3-dnevnim bivanjem večkrat pristal na Bouvetu z gumenjakom. Celotna posadka je vrhunsko usposobljena za tovrstno pristajanje in preživetje v težkih razmerah.
Ponovna izdaja licence 3Y0I je enostavna. Če želite, lahko dobite lastno licenco. Za prejem enega potrebujete dva dni in 0 dolarjev.
Nekatere informacije ne bodo posredovane iz več razlogov – datumi bodo na primer objavljeni le blizu časa plovbe.
Kot opomba, zadnji 2,5 leti je skupina Rebel DX poslala več kot 1 milijon QSO z različnih pacifiških otokov. LoTW se vedno naloži takoj po vsaki ekspediciji, brez odlašanja ali zahtev za storitve »Express LoTW«. Kartice QSL iz Pacifika se običajno pošljejo enkrat letno, ko se ekipa vrne v Evropo, da jih natisne in nato odnese nazaj na Fidži. Opomba:
QSL karte iz Bouveta bo vodil ustrezen vodja QSL, saj bomo našo ekipo preselili na drugo hladno mesto. Več o teh informacijah kmalu.
3Y0I.

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Jan 2, 2024
https://www.dx-world.net/3y0i-bouvet-island/