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01/18/2016 | VP8STI is Battling the Elements and the Pileups on South Sandwich Islands
VP8 DXpedition Co-Leader Paul Ewing, N6PSE, said the VP8STI team is been on the air from Southern Thule Island with three stations, and he expects more to be ready soon. The DXpeditioners arrived on January 17, not without complications. As expected, t...
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01/02/2016 | Palmyra, South Sandwich/South Georgia Will Help Kick Off 2016 DXpedition Calendar
Let the 2016 pileups begin!
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11/16/2015 | Willis Island VK9WA DXpedition 2015 Going Smoothly
The eight member international team now activating VK9WA from Willis Island November 14-23 reports the DXpedition is going smoothly for the most part. VK9WA generated substantial pileups over the past weekend. A late wrinkle is the failure of the 160 m...
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11/04/2015 | January VP8 DXpedition to Incorporate “Youth and Community Participation”
When a team from The Intrepid DX Group embarks on its South Sandwich/South Georgia VP8SGI/VP8STI DXpedition in January, it will incorporate a youth and community participation aspect into the adventure.
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09/21/2015 | South Sandwich/South Georgia DXpedition Dates Announced
The Intrepid DX Group has announced its itinerary and operating schedule for its January 2016 South Sandwich/South Georgia VP8SGI/VP8STI DXpedition.
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04/23/2015 | Spratlys DX0P DXpedition Participant Evacuated for Medical Emergency
One of the participants in the just-ended DX0P DXpedition to the disputed Spratly Islands was airlifted from Pag Asa Island after suffering a medical emergency.
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04/02/2015 | Tropical Cyclone Disrupts Micronesia DXpedition, Kills Five on Chuuk Island
Tropical Cyclone Maysak disrupted the two-person V6Z DXpedition to Micronesia’s Truk (Chuuk) Island (OC-011) on March 29, when it took down all of their antennas.
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03/17/2015 | Emergency Communication Lacking in Vanuatu Cyclone Recovery Effort
With the telecommunications and electrical power infrastructure in Vanuatu knocked out by the Category 5 Cyclone (hurricane) Pam, which struck the Pacific archipelago over the weekend, no organized emergency communication system has stepped in.
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