Topband: Bouvet 3Y0K

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Hi

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 3Y0K DXpedition to Bouvet Island 
will be delayed by approximately two weeks. Our vessel requires 
additional maintenance to ensure it is fully prepared for the demanding 
journey to one of the most remote and challenging locations on the 
planet. While this delay is disappointing, the safety of our team 
remains our top priority. This adjustment does not alter the overall 
strategy of the DXpedition, which has been carefully planned over the 
past three years. We will keep you informed as our schedule is updated. 
(3Y0K team leaders).

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Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua

Wes Stewart via Topband писал(а) 2026-01-23 00:36:
> Golly, they made one 6 meter MFSK contact, what more do you want?  Must 
> have been a big donor.  
> Which brings up one recourse you have...vote with your wallet.
> I'm not a rich guy but I used to donate generously to some expeditions 
> before they happened.  I also am a member of INDEXA and NCDXF and 
> annually donated a few extra bucks to them.  But when the members of 
> the board on one of these foundations made it a personal piggy bank for 
> an expedition they were members of, that stopped.
> Clublog's statistics make if easy to see where expedition biases are 
> after accounting for propagation.  The two expeditions you mention 
> exemplify what I'm talking about.  (Not to say that I didn't work them 
> on many slots, but it was often too difficult)
> I now use OQRS (or equivalent) and if the expedition was well-run and 
> fair, I kick in extra.
> Wes  N7WS
>     On Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 12:44:34 PM MST, Steve Harrison 
> <k0xp at k0xp.com> wrote:
> ... The use of which will DEFINITELY preclude, and prevent, many, many
> of we CW ops from working them. We are already seeing this happen with
> the KP5 expedition, and saw it happen with 8R7X and V73WW last year. I
> will be astonished if the KP5s show up on 160 CW long enough to work
> many more than the paltry half dozen or so that they already notched up
> on 160 CW a week or more ago. Looks to me as if they're holding off on
> both 40M CW and 160M CW until the very last day or two, when conditions
> will suddenly plunge into the depths and almost nobody outside of
> groundwave range will be able to hear them  8-(
> 
> Steve K0XP
> 
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