Pacific DXpedition 2009
Our DX trip started on 08 November 2009, till 18 December 2009 - 6 weeks around the world (literally) with amateur radio.
The team includes 6 operators, 4 HF stations. We plan to operate from 6 different DXCC countries, as follows:
| From | To | DXCC | QTH | Callsigns |
| 08 Nov | 10 Nov | K USA | near Los Angeles | AI4CA/6 (IK1PMR), K2LEO/6 (PA3LEO), W6/PA0BWL, W6/DJ7JC |
| 11 Nov | 18 Nov | 5W Western Samoa | near Apia (OC-097) | 5W0AP (IK1PMR), 5W0CF (PA3LEO), 5W0WL (PA0BWL), 5W0IW (DJ5IW), 5W0NM (DJ7JC) |
| 19 Nov | 01 Dec | A3 Tonga | Tongatapu Island (OC-049) | A31A (CQWW CW and group call), A31MR (IK1PMR), A31LEO (PA3LEO), A31WL (PA0BWL), A31SN (OE2SNL), A31IW (DJ5IW), A31JC (DJ7JC) |
| 02 Dec | 05 Dec | ZL New Zealand | Waiheke Island (OC-201) | ZL/IK1PMR, ZL/PA3LEO, ZL/PA0BWL, ZL/OE2SNL, ZL/DJ5IW, ZL/DJ7JC |
| 05 Dec | 12 Dec | E5 South Cook | Rarotonga (OC-013) | E51PMR, E51LEO, E51BWL, E51SNL, E51XIW, E51NAA (we assigned band/modes to each call, to avoid duplicate QSOs) |
| 15 Dec | 17 Dec | 9V Singapore | 9V1/IK1PMR, 9V1/PA3LEO |
Western Samoa (5W) - OC-097
Samoa
(5W) is located in the South Pacific,
and it is a stopover for New Zealand flights from
Los Angeles to Tonga.
The international airport is located near Apia (shown on the map). Our QTH is on the North coast.
Tonga (A3) OC-049 - A31A assigned special call
Tonga is the only kingdom in the Pacific.
The first European to visit Tonga was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who named the island "Amsterdam".
Tonga has its own distinctive culture, its capital city (Nuku Alofa) offers reasonble comfort and possibilities, and can be easily reached by air from Los Angeles and Auckland (NZ).
We will spend 2 weeks in Tonga, from 19 November to 02 December 2009.
See also: Tonga in Wikipedia
South Cook Islands (E5/s) - OC-013
Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands (E5), is reachable from Auckland with Air New Zealand (included in the RTW ticket).
We will spend one week there, 05-13 December 2009.