Bouvet Island DXpedition 3Y0I News….

Ken McCormick

They are on their way!

If you missed our special bulletin, the 3Y0I team is now on their way to Bouvet Island aboard the “Atlantic Tuna”. They left Cape Town, South Africa, on March 19th, at approx. 0600 UTC.

As this was being written, The 3Y0I team is over halfway there. Look for them to sign E51DOM/mm on their way there and back from the island. They are expected to travel to Bouvet in about 7 days, possibly around March 26th, late local time.

Their landing on the island will be “strictly dependent on weather conditions” upon their arrival. So, their estimated date, as 3Y0I, on the air might be about the last few days of March. REMEMBER, this is subject to change due to sea and weather conditions – safety first!

The 3Y0I team plans to stay on the island for at least 2 weeks, with an option to extend the stay to 3-4 weeks, if weather and other factors permit.

On March 21st, Stan Strzyzewski, SP8S, posted a very large press release (listed as Press Release #1 and titled “Welcome Roaring Forties!”), which contains a brief satellite conversation with Dom, 3Z9DX, the 3Y0I leader.
It details the sea conditions that the 3Y0I team is currently enduring, a brief description about the planning of this operation over the last three months, and the weather and the team’s planning for a safe landing on Bouvet. To read the complete press release, go:
https://bouvetoya.org/welcome-roaring-forties

Just a reminder, that the 3Y0I DXpedition’s band plan ­ frequencies
(160-6m) and modes (CW/SSB/FT8) can be found at:
https://www.rebeldxgroup.com
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-bandplan
QSL via ClubLog’s OQRS (preferred), LoTW or via 3Z9DX.

The “Atlantic Tuna” can be tracked at the following Web sites:
https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7225051
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/
shipid:5786633/mmsi:
601070100
https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/
viewspots.jsp?glId=0tARRAqk3
ftzEN8piDb2UOWqGrnOX349o

Let us hope the 3Y0I has a safe trip there (and back) as well as a safe landing on the island. For more details and updates, we suggest to watch the following Web pages:
3Y0I Bouvetoya Web site: https://bouvetoya.org
Rebel DX Group Web site: https://www.rebeldxgroup.com
3Y0I_JA Support Team Web site: http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations)
3Y0I Bouvetoya on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
Rebel DX Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup
Bouvetoya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg
For LOW BAND OPERATIONS, please read the following at:
https://bouvetoya.org/low-bands-at-3yoi

Source: OPDX