[NEWS UPDATE] –
Everything is on track. We received the amateur radio callsign V6D from Mr. Paul James, Frequency Manager in the Department of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure, Government of FSM. We also received the ARRL LoTW certificate for V6D.
Our website https://v6d.mydx.de is now online. You can find more information about the crew and our plans there. Please make sure to check the webpage regularly for news updates.
Several flights from Germany via Tokyo and Guam are necessary to reach our destination in Micronesia – Weno Island (Chuuk). The hotel, located directly on the north coast, offers a good takeoff to Europe, North America, and Japan.
The nine-person team works in shifts: 4.5 hours on the radio and 9 hours of rest. This guarantees a relaxed working atmosphere – given the circumstances. As the hotel doesn’t have a restaurant, we have to be self-sufficient.
Please remember: Free bureau QSL cards and free LoTW do not support DXpeditions. But rest assured that we will always offer a free method to receive a QSO confirmation. Nevertheless, we appreciate any donation.
By Rolf, DL7VEE.
Our DXpedition team (HU1DL, P29RO, T2C, C21MM) is ready for the next challenge. Although the sunspot maximum is gradually declining, we will return to the Pacific and travel to the Federated States of Micronesia (V6). This is a semi-rare DXCC wanted globally, particularly in North America and Europe, ranking well within the Top 100.
Flights and QTH are already secured. The timeframe for this larger yet lightweight expedition is set from September 22 to October 6, 2025.
The team includes nine operators DG2RON, DJ7TO, DJ9KH, DK5WL, DL1KWK, DL2RNS, DL4SVA, DL7JOM, DL7VEE. We are planning to operate 5 stations 24/7 from 160m to 6m in CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY. 60m is not allowed. We use only carefully tested high-quality equipment, based on the experience of our previous expeditions. On the high bands we will utilize our reliable 2-element full size wire beam from LZ ANTENNA in combination with a pentaplexer, allowing us to operate on up to four high bands simultaneously.
The transceivers are K3S and K4 from Elecraft. All mostly private owned equipment, including small amplifiers from various manufacturers, will be with us during the flights to prevent transport damage. The fiberglass poles and the HD aluminium telescopic mast for the beam are manufactured by Spiderbeam. Highflexx 7 is the used coax cable.
More information and call sign will be available on our website soon. Stay tuned!
@ C21MM
