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Messaggio 28 ottobre 2021, 14:13

CROZET 2022-2023

After many months of efforts and negotiations, the TAAF (the body in charge of the administration of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands) has granted permission to Thierry, F6CUK to conduct a oneman operation from the Crozet Islands from mid-December 2022 to mid-March 2023. For the first time, this will not be a 'spare time' activity during a scientific mission.
Paul, F6EXV will be the fundraiser and QSL manager: "details will be forthcoming in the next few days, weeks and months, when they become available and publishable", he says. "Please do not try to contact either Thierry or Paul for the time being, there will be no reply to any messages related to this operation until further notice". According to Jean-Michel, F6AJA, "Thierry will seek financial assistance given that this project is estimated between 40,000-45,000 euros". The latest activity from Crozet was in 2009, by Florentin, F4DYW (FT5WQ). [TNX F6EXV and F6AJA]
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Messaggio 5 novembre 2021, 18:08

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

While a website is under construction, the DXpedition to the Crozet Islands is now on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crozet2022.
Thierry, F6CUK has been granted permission to be QRV from the #3 Most Wanted DXCC Entity for three months (mid-December 2022 to mid-March 2023)
"It seems important to indicate some of the conditions of this permission",
Thierry says, as there are "three aspects that impose limitations": climate (the wind blows almost constantly at 70 kmh), soil nature (it is impossible to secure any mast in the ground), and nature protection (for bird protection, antennas, guy wires and anything that could be an obstacle are forbidden; also, it is impossible to dig, make anything in concrete, all over the island).
"Our original request was for 4 squares on 40 and 20. This was refused. Impossible to keep them up because of the wind and the soil nature. The only possibility that the administration allowed was to have an attachment point to an existing building, and have wire antennas from there. NO beam! This is clearly stated in the permit we received. The whole team is studying the best solution for the best antenna possible, taking into account these constraints".
Thierry also says that "CW and SSB will be the priority. FT8 will be mostly for low bands if we can install an 80m dipole, and for far away areas (US West Coast mainly)".
The Northern California DX Foundation (http://www.ncdxf.org/) has announced it is granting USD 20,000 to Thierry: "hopefully this experienced DXpedition operator can exploit this rare opportunity to access Crozet Island, put out an effective signal on all the bands and log all of the needy over the course of his extended stay".
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Messaggio 10 dicembre 2021, 18:08

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

Thierry, F6CUK has been granted permission to be QRV from the #3 Most Wanted DXCC Entity for three months (mid-December 2022 to mid-March 2023). The official website for this operation is now online: http://crozet2022.fr (some pages are still incomplete, but will be updated soon).
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Messaggio 21 gennaio 2022, 17:23

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

Thierry, F6CUK has been granted permission to be QRV from the #3 Most Wanted DXCC Entity for three months (mid-December 2022 to mid-March 2023). The PayPal account has been activated, and those who want to support the operation will find the direct link on the website's home page: http://crozet2022.fr. [TNX F6EXV]
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Messaggio 17 febbraio 2022, 14:42

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

The latest Press Release is now available on the Crozet 2022 DXpedition website. Here’s some important snippets we noticed:
*Dates are now known. The Marion Dufresne will leave Reunion Island on December 8th, with a stopover at Tromelin to resupply the people there, then bound for Crozet – arriving around Christmas.
*Thierry, F6CUK will be on Alfred Faure base for a solid 3 months.
*Some of the main points under discussion are where the antennas (HF and QO-100) will be installed, as well as the shack.
*The callsign will be released only hours before the start of the activity by Paul F6EXV and JeanMichel F6AJA, i.e. after Thierry arrives on the island.
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Messaggio 18 febbraio 2022, 18:26

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

Thierry, F6CUK reports that "dates are now known" for his activity from Crozet. "The 'Marion Dufresne' will leave Reunion Island on 8 December, with a stopover at Tromelin to resupply the people there, then bound for Crozet. I should get there around Christmas.
The ship will come back on 26 March 2023 to pick us up, and after stopovers at Kerguelen and Amsterdam, arrive at Reunion on 16 April 2023. Therefore, I will be on Alfred Faure base for a solid three months. These dates may vary slightly depending on weather conditions".
Thierry has requested a special callsign to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first amateur radio activity from Crozet, conducted by Roger Baudelot, FB8WW, between December 1961 and February 1962. Thierry's callsign will be announced by F6EXV and F6AJA "only a few hours before the start of the activity". See http://crozet2022.r-e-f.org/blog.html for the complete press release.
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Messaggio 16 settembre 2022, 16:42

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

Thierry, F6CUK will leave Reunion Island on board the "Marion Dufresne" on 9 December, and should reach Crozet around Christmas.
His plans to be QRV from Crozet for three months might change for the worse: due to "fears of QRM that I could cause with the terrestrial magnetism measurement laboratory located in Crozet", he says, "the expedition risks being shortened and a return in February is mentioned". [TNX F6AJA]
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Messaggio 14 ottobre 2022, 15:59

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

Thierry, F6CUK still expects to be at Alfred Faure base on Ile de la Possession, Crozet for three months, from late December 2022 to late March 2023. His operations on the HF bands, however, might have to cease on 26 January, and it seems that he will only be allowed on QO-100 after that date. Updates are expected in due course. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
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Messaggio 25 novembre 2022, 18:08

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

The "Marion Dufresne" is now scheduled to leave Reunion Island on 12 December, and to reach Crozet on 20 December. Thierry, F6CUK reports that, "following the signing of the agreement with the TAAF", he has
been authorized to be QRV on the HF bands for three weeks only, between 20 December and 26 January. In addition, he will have to QRT for "at least 5 hours" each day, "to allow the French Polar Institute to take measurements".
That being the case, Thierry intends to concentrate his activity on 2-3 bands - 20 and/or 17 metres, and 30 metres at night - in order to give an All Time New One to as many people as possible. "I have not chosen any frequencies either", he says, "this will be discussed with the scientists on site". At all events, he has already agreed with the Bouvet team that he will operate FT8 on 10131 kHz, and he is aware of the privileges granted to the General US licence class on 20m.
No constraints will be put on satellite activity, and Thierry will be able to operate via QO-100 for the entire duration of his stay on the island.
Departure from Crozet will be around 25 March.
Thierry and his team are working to secure permission for a longer QRV period on the HF bands; he is in contact with the IPEV (the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor), but to date he has no information about a possible extension.
As for the callsign, Thierry has applied for a special callsign to mark the 60th anniversary of the first amateur radio activity from Crozet, conducted by Roger Baudelot, FB8WW, between December 1961 and February 1962. Thierry's callsign will be announced only a few hours before he starts operations.
Bookmark http://crozet2022.r-e-f.org/news.html for updates.
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Messaggio 23 dicembre 2022, 18:31

Re: CROZET 2022-2023

Thierry, F6CUK has been at Alfred Faure station on Ile de la Possession, Crozet Islands since 20 January. "No traffic will start before the weekend", he says. "I also had contact with the IPEV [the French Polar Institute, Ed.], it should be fine and the measurement fields are opposite the base", he adds. "The famous Absolute Measure lasts about 20 minutes so it's about 4.5 hours total, but I think there is a way to see it in detail. Anyway I have to see the manager and the two technicians who will take the measurements to define an action plan". The callsign will be known after the first QSO, so bookmark http://crozet2022.r-e-f.org/news.html for the official announcement. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via F6EXV (direct and
bureau); the complete log will be uploaded to LoTW a few weeks after Thierry returns home (late May-early June).
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