Time flies fast, and it's almost March already. At the time of writing this, it's just 12 weeks until we start driving towards southern Sweden, with Market Reef as our destination, and one week with constant radio operation from a reef in the middle of nowhere. Sounds a bit crazy when put like that, but …
Time to spill some of the beans regarding the upcoming DXpedition to Market Reef. We're all very excited and looking forward to this operation. All operators have now confirmed that they are committed to the plan, with the blessings of their XYLs. We've received a few requests regarding bands and modes, and we will certainly …
The plans for Market Reef, OJØ, for Q2 2023 are all starting to come together. We have made our reservations at the lighthouse, transport by boat is booked, and the equipment list is being checked frequently. There are a couple of minor uncertainties we want to make sure of before going public with the details …
Did you miss OJ0 the last time I was at Market Reef? Santa didn't leave you anything under the tree this year? I'm planning a new DXpedition to OJ0 Market Reef in Q2 2023, together with three other operators. We're planning to keep two stations active around the clock, for about seven days. We will …
Logs have been uploaded to QRZ.com, and will be synced with LoTW shortly. If you are looking for QSL cards, please forward your requests to EA5GL. I bumped into a bit of problems with my logs, and accidentally got the wrong time stamp on the first batch. Deleting all the QSOs from QRZ.com is a …
I'm QRV as OJØ/LB5SH. I've been running SSB mostly, but have also worked a few FT8 contacts. I run skeds on request, let me know. As of September 18th I'm counting just shy of 1800 QSOs and I'm having the time of my life. If you suddenly hear me pop up and answer someone else's …
I've been holding back on this for a while due to uncertainty, but now it seems promising and I've bought the tickets, so let's spill the beans once and for all. Tomorrow I'll be on my way to Stockholm, and from there I will head to OHØ Åland. The plan is to wait there until …
As you may know, my plan is to hitch-hike with a team of mountaineers, travelling from Svalbard to Jan Mayen in late June, 2022. However, a couple of weeks ago, I received a notification from the operator that the trip is at risk being cancelled, due to a lack of reservations. At the time being, …
2021 is over, and let's take a look at what happened, and what we have ahead of us for 2022! Looking back through my contest QSOs, I found that I'm just shy of 10k QSOs from various contests, for my own log, and my club's. I have no intentions of letting my foot of the …
Today I signed up for a boat ride from Svalbard to Jan Mayen in late June, 2022. The entire journey is expected to last about 15 days, whereas 4-5 days will be spent on the island where I will operate as JX/LB5SH. Jan Mayen, image courtesy of Google Maps This was originally planned as a …
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