06/21/2021

The Daily DX[1]ÿhas reported that the 3Y0J[2] DXpedition team is still hoping to have a go at the island in 2023. The DXpedition team had planned to travel to Bouvet via the RV Braveheart, owned by Nigel Jolly, K6NRJ.

"Since the cancellation of 3Y0J, we have been working closely with Nigel Jolly to form a new plan, with a new owner of Braveheart and a revised payment plan that enables Nigel Jolly to continue managing Braveheart and will keep it available for DXpeditions for years to come," said the announcement from DXpedition co-leader Paul Ewing, N6PSE. "We are working out the details of this plan and hope to have some very positive news very soon. We have not given up!"

The Intrepid-DX Group announced[3] earlier this month that it has canceled its long-anticipated DXpedition to Bouvet. Jolly told the DXpedition that the Braveheart was being sold and he was canceling its contract for the 3Y0J voyage.ÿ


[1] http://www.dailydx.com/
[2] https://3y0j.com/
[3] http://www.arrl.org/news/3y0j-dxpedition-to-bouvet-island-cancelled

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09/03/2021

The Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF[1]) has donated $100,000 to the upcoming 3Y0J[2] DXpedition to Bouvet Island, which is set for late 2022. The DXpedition will be carried out by Amateur Radio DXpeditions, a Norwegian non-profit organization created for the purpose of conducting DXpeditions. The NCDXF is now the DXpedition's lead sponsor.

"We wish to recognize and thank the Northern California DX Foundation as the lead sponsor for our 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet," the 3Y0J team said. "Without the support of the NCDXF, operations to the world's rarest entities would be difficult."

A dependency of Norway, Bouvet is a sub-Antarctic island in the South Atlantic. It is the second-most-wanted DXCC entity, behind North Korea.ÿ

The 3Y0J team said that with its overall budget of $650,000, this DXpedition to Bouvet will be the most expensive ever. "With the NCDXF donation we hope to succeed in the fundraising as our first payment milestone for the vessel contract is approaching," the team said.

About a third of the vessel contract is due by the end of October, and the DXpedition said it wants to have confidence that it can succeed financially. "We critically need up-front donations to be able to make it. While we have a solid plan, a young and strong team, a dedicated crew, and the vessel Marama, we need your support to go there and make 120,000 QSOs from Cape Fie at Bouvet."

Three co-leaders are heading up the DXpedition. They are Ken¨Opskar,¨LA7GIA; Rune¨Oye,¨LA7THA, and Erwann¨Merrien,¨LB1QI.

Donations to the 3Y0J DXpedition are invited via PayPal or through the 3Y0J website. Visit the 3Y0J DXpedition Facebook page[3].

In June, the Intrepid-DX Group announced that it was canceling its long-anticipated DXpedition to Bouvet Island after it lost its vessel contract.

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[1] http://www.ncdxf.org/
[2] https://www.3y0j.no/
[3] https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129

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