JX5O Team

JX5O (formerly announced as JX7VPA) – Jan Mayen 2011 DXpedition is being organized and operated by:

• SQ8X – Stan (team leader, ex XR0Y, VK9LA, K5D Off-Island Team member)
• SV2KBS/LA7VPA – Vicky (ex ZL8X, VP8YLG, VK9LA, XR0Y)
• HB9ASZ - Bernhard (ex FT5XO, VP8THU, VP8GEO, ZL8R)
• NI1L – Leszek (ex XR0Y)
• SM0MDG – Björn (ex JW, OY, OJØ, OHØ, 5X, CU2, CT9, OY, DU IOTA trip, MS0INT)
• SQ9C – Tom (experienced contester)
• SQ9DIE – Pete (ex VK9LA)
• TF3ZA – Jón (experienced contester)
• Ania – Chilid.pl

Our itinerary:

• July 2 – team members gather in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland
• July 4 – the team leaves Reykjavik and heads towards town of Akureyri in north of Iceland
• July 4 – the team departs from Dalvík – a small village next to Akureyri around 19.00 UTC.
• July 5 – on the sea
• July 6 – seeing Jan Mayen in evening hours, landing on the island, setting up our camp/stations, a first station goes on the air
• July 6-14, 2011 – JX5O ON THE AIR
• July 14 – we start to break down the camp, the very last day of our operation
• July 15 – on the sea
• July 16 – we are back to Iceland in Ísafjörður – NE Iceland around 12.00 UTC

IMPORTANT NOTE:
our itinerary and operating will be depend on weather conditions we find at the island!

Read more on:

• JX5O QTH
• Our goals
• Operating frequencies
• Equipment used