DX-Adventure

20/10/2024

Achter de schermen zitten we niet stil en zijn de voorbereidingen volop aan de gang.

Een eerste persbericht is vandaag online geplaatst:

Nederlands: https://www.dx-adventure.com/vu4x-persbericht-1/
Engels: https://www.dx-adventure.com/en/vu4x-our-team/

Heeft u vragen of opmerkingen u kan ons steeds bereiken via [email protected]

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DX-Adventure
You hear our signals | We feel the pile up!

Behind the scenes, we are not sitting still and preparations are in full swing.

A first press release was posted online today:

Dutch: https://www.dx-adventure.com/vu4x-persbericht-1/
English: https://www.dx-adventure.com/en/vu4x-our-team/

If you have any questions or comments you can always reach us at [email protected].

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DX-Adventure
You hear our signals | We feel the pile up!

14/10/2024

Some radio amateurs are very disappointed in our DX-pedition because, in their eyes, we do not pay attention to 50 MHz | 6 Mtr. Other radio amateurs wonder why we do not do 50 MHz | 6 Mtr. Every week we get a lot of questions about this from different countries.

It’s not that we don’t want to, we would even be very glad to be active on 50 MHz | 6 Mtr during the VU4X DX-pedition. But unfortunately, regulations decide otherwise. On Andaman Island, 50 MHz | 6 Mtr is only allowed with a maximum power of 25 watts | FM.

We have been requesting permission for an exception for a very long time. Hoping to get temporary permission to use more power and different modes. There have been several contacts with the Ministry of Communications. Currently, we have not yet received a final decision or positive response. But we keep asking the question and together with you hope for a positive answer.

Sommige radioamateurs zijn erg teleurgesteld in onze DX-peditie omdat we volgens hun geen aandacht geven aan 50 MHz | 6 Mtr. Andere radioamateurs vragen zich af waarom wij geen 50 MHz | 6 Mtr doen. Wekelijks krijgen we hierover heel wat vragen vanuit verschillende landen.

Het is niet dat we niet willen, wij zouden zelfs zeer graag actief zijn op 50 MHz | 6 Mtr tijdens de VU4X DX-peditie. Maar de wetgeving beslist hier jammer genoeg anders over. Op Andaman eiland is 50 MHz | 6 Mtr is slechts toegestaan met een maximum vermogen van 25 Watt | FM.

Wij vragen al zeer lang toelating om een uitzondering. Hopende dat we tijdelijk toelating krijgen om meer vermogen en verschillende modes te mogen gebruiken. Er zijn verschillende contacten geweest met het Ministerie van Communicatie. Momenteel hebben we nog geen definitieve beslissing of positief antwoord ontvangen. Maar wij blijven de vraag stellen en hopen samen met jullie op een positief antwoord.

08/10/2024

https://www.eudxf.eu/eudxf-supports-the-vu4x-dxpedition/

It is our pleasure to advise that the EUDXF supports the VU4X DXpedition to the Andaman Islands by the DX-Adventure team. VU4X Team will be active from Andaman Islands, IOTA AS - 001, 10 - 21 March 2025.The team: ON4AMX, ON4HIL, ON5UR, ON5RA, ON5TN, ON6CC, ON7FT, ON7USB, ON7RU, ON8AZ, PA9M, PA3EWP.T...

30/09/2024

The weather did not look too good, but Saturday, September 28, had been noted in our agenda for some time as the first VU4X antenna day. At 8 a.m. we met at Patrick ON4HIL's house. Patrick and Betty welcomed us with coffee and delicious coffee cakes. Then it was time for antenna work and we started building the first antennas.

On the agenda were the 160 Mtr - 80 Mtr and 60 Mtr vertical with elevated radials. Everything was neatly measured out and it was nice to experiment and see what influences some things did or did not have on the antennas | radials.

Team members present: ON4HIL Patrick | ON5UR Max | ON5RA Pascal | ON5TN Karel | ON7USB Geert | ON8AZ Francis. In the afternoon Filip ON4FF came to lend a hand.

It was a very productive day, and the first antennas are ready to be packed up further.

Het weer zag er niet zo best uit, maar zaterdag 28 september stond al een tijdje genoteerd in onze agenda als de eerste VU4X antennedag. Om 8.00 uur kwamen we samen bij Patrick ON4HIL. Patrick en Betty verwelkomden ons met koffie en lekkere koffiekoeken. Daarna was het tijd voor het antennewerk en begonnen we met het bouwen van de eerste antennes.

Op het agenda stonden de 160 Mtr – 80 Mtr en 60 Mtr vertical met elevated radials. Alles werd netjes uitgemeten en het was fijn om te experimenteren en te kijken welke invloeden sommige dingen wel of niet hadden op de antennes | radialen.

Aanwezige teamleden: ON4HIL Patrick | ON5UR Max | ON5RA Pascal | ON5TN Karel | ON7USB Geert | ON8AZ Francis. In de namiddag kwam Filip ON4FF nog een handje toesteken.

Het was een zeer productieve dag, en de eerste antennes zijn klaar om verder ingepakt te worden.

28/08/2024

The entire team is working hard to prepare for the Andaman Islands DX-pedition 2025. A new website is part of this new DX-pedition www.dx-adventure.com

We also received the first donations. Many thanks for that.

All donations >20 Euro automatically received a "Thank you award" in their mailbox. A .jpg file that you can use on social media and also in PDF in high resolution for the people who like to print it.

Soon more news...

Het ganse team werkt volop aan de voorbereidingen van de Andaman Islands DX-Peditie 2025. Een nieuwe website is daar een onderdeel van www.dx-adventure.com

We mochten tevens de eerste donaties ontvangen. Waarvoor onze dank.

Alle donaties >20 Euro kregen automatisch een dank award in hun mailbox. Een .jpg bestand dat je kan gebruiken op sociale media en tevens in PDF in hoge resolutie voor de mensen die het graag afprinten.

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29/05/2024

Eindelijk mag gans de wereld het weten...

Dx-Adventure is proud to announce its next DX-Pedition, to take place in the first quarter of 2025.

Our international team, consisting of over 10 experienced operators, is eager to embark on this adventure.

This time, we’re focusing on the Andaman & Nicobar Islands VU4, currently ranked at place 54th of the most wanted DXCC entity.

During this DX-Pedition, we’ll be active on all bands, using CW, SSB, and digital modes.

This offers a fantastic opportunity for radio amateurs worldwide to work this DXCC | IOTA.

More news later on our website www.dx-adventure.com
Stay tuned for the latest news and details.

Best regards,

The Dx-Adventure Team
You hear our signals, we feel the pile-ups!

https://youtu.be/TZtScXcHkd4

Dx-Adventure is proud to announce its next DX-Pedition, to take place in the first quarter of 2025. Our international team, consisting of over 10 experienced...

01/04/2023

20/12/2022

We wish you happy holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope that all your dreams may come true in 2023.

17/07/2022

Here it is : Francis ON8AZ made a video of our JW0X trip to this amazing country: hook up your speakers and turn the amp to eleven :

12/07/2022

We didn't sit still after the JW0X | JW100QO Svalbard DX Pedition. Watch and enjoy with us...

The winners of the flags are known:

PH2A - The Netherlands
PD9DX - The Netherlands
LA7XK - Norway
LA0FA - Norway
ON5PDV - Belgium
PD1JPN - Belgium
DST - Radio Amateur Club Diest - Belgium
PA3ANG - The Netherlands
DL6DBN - Germany
ON4NS – Belgium

The winners can expect these in their mailbox during the month of August. Also, all JW0X scarves will be sent to all sponsors.

20/06/2022

The first 700 direct-QSL cards have been posted! Artwork by Max ON5UR, hard work by Tim M0URX :-)

13/06/2022

After 2 cancellations, for the reasons we all know, the Friedrichshafen Ham Radio fair will again take place , June 24th-26th. The DX-Adventure team has been asked to present the JW0X-JW100QO Svalbard DX-pedition - and we are honoured to be the DX-Forum opener, on Saturday June 25th, 15:00. A movie (with some spectacular drone footage!) is being prepared...
CU @ HamRadio 2022!

27/04/2022

Day8-9: the last flight, going home. Last time also checking in and collecting 34 cases 💪 Talking about luggage handling: we experienced how it should NOT be done: so far , 5 cases lost (SAS ensured they will be sent to Zaventem directly-we'll see...) and 2 damaged ones ; we 've been treated better in the past... Apart from this, it has been a fantastic experience, and we hope you enjoyed your contacts as much as we do! On behalf of the JW0X crew : 73 to all! de on4ec

25/04/2022

Day7- JW0X went QRT at 12h z , with 32000+ qso's in the log! Not only the qso count is beyond expectations , the JW100QO operation turned out to be a major success, and we made contact with Antarctica over QO100, setting a new distance record. For us, it was a fantastic journey, in an amazing country. More pictures and stories will be posted soon.Thanks for watching!

24/04/2022

Day6 - the JW100QO team went QRT around 12h z, with over 1300 calls in the log! Beyond expectations, and it could have been more, as one station converter gave up on Saturday. We welcomed them back at Longyearbyen by 19h z. More of them tomorrow - they need some sleep now... On the HF bands, pile-ups are still very present - the result is 28000+ contacts in the log 💪 The 30000-marker is within reach... Tomorrow we will start dismantling the stations bij 13h z. Until then: stay tuned!

23/04/2022

Day5- today's headline news was the qso over QO100 with Neumayer Arctic base . Already over 1000 qso's in the log - great job, guys! But the 5 other JW0X stations are going strong too: 20000+ contacts in the log now 💪. About the digital ones: the FT8 logs will be uploaded shortly, don't worry, they are not lost😉. We had some strange RX conditions today, the ssb signal was really garbled - aurora caused phenomenon it seems. Sorry to all stations whose call we had to ask repeatedly- your patience has been appreciated.

23/04/2022

Our QO100 activation gets a lot of attention, with AMSAT-DL as a first-line spectator:

Congratulations !! JW0X and JW100QO from Svalbard just made their historic hamradio contact via QO-100 with DP0GVN at Neumayer III Station in Antarctica! 🌎〰️〰️🛰〰️〰️🌎

23/04/2022

Breaking news: the JW100QO team made contact with Karsten DP0GVN station on Antarctica 🏆 ATNO and for sure a distance record over QO100. Amateur radio can be exciting 👌

22/04/2022

Day4-bis: they made our day: the very first contacts from Svalbard through QO100 ! And finally, the missing bandpass filters arrived at the HQ shack at Longyearbyen. This adds 10m and 15m bands, so we are fully operational now on all HF bands. Big pile-ups, also on FT8...By the way: QSO count has passed the 15000 marker👌

22/04/2022

Yes they did it! 💪 JW100QO and JW0X are both on the air ! And the pile-ups are huge, as expected. It's gonna be a busy night (and day) for our team at Kapp Linné. Congrats x3 from the crew !

22/04/2022

The JW100QO team arrived safe&sound at Kapp Linné💪. Both QO100 stations are being set up now. Watch QO100 downlink 😉

22/04/2022

Day4- 6am: the JW100QO team ready to go! Max, Cedric and Patrick: good luck, guys 💪 And enjoy the ride!

30/08/2021

LBS “Low Band Systems” from Russia is official DX-Adventure - JW0X Svalbard 2022 sponsor.
The band-pass filters: Perfo Box 1500-DX 18 MHz and Perfo Box 1500-DX 24 MHz have already arrived at ON4ANN Erik.
Thank you Andrei Fedorishev RA6LBS for trusting our organization!

06/08/2021

We had a plan and so many questions, but was our plan achievable? Weeks of research through Google and a lot of email messages were needed to find the right person or company. We communicated with some for weeks and finally got a negative answer. The disappointment was often great and we had to start our search again from scratch.
We kept hoping that someone, somewhere out there was willing to support our project, someone believing in our plan and willing to fully support it.
I got in touch with Stefano Poli who started his own company “Poliartici” in 1999, on Svalbard. He has over 20 years of experience in this region and he made us feel comfortable about our project.
After a few email messages Stefano sent: “My dream is, that your dreams come true and lets go for it together”. It felt good and we noticed quickly that Stefano has a lot of experience and that he was very driven to achieve our goal together.
Stefano emphasized that we had to realize that on Svalbard it's still winter time in April and the weather can be extremely harsh. We have to travel 100 km on a snowmobile in temperatures of about -20° to -25° (wind chill can be even lower). In good weather this trip will take five hours, in bad weather it may take more than 7 hours.
For safety reasons , two guides during the trip are mandatory; and two snowmobiles with sleds for transporting the material, weapons, extra security, etc. At our location we are not allowed to go outside without extra security or surveillance , eg to raise antennas - because we are in a “Wildlife area”.
After six months, we can finally say we have a good plan that is coming together - it's going to happen! We have good agreements, contracts have been signed and the first advance payments have been made.
You will read more details on our website soon.