Bouvetøya 3Y0K 2026 (Update January 21st)

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From the Bouvetøya 3Y0K 2026 and Peter I Island 2027 FaceBook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1787070508410564

 

Written by James, KB2FMH

Are you ready for the Pileups?

Learn about SPLIT operating Before you tune in...

In just a couple of weeks our team will be setting sail from Cape Town

headed towards the most anticipated expedition of a lifetime and they

hope to be on the air by the second week of February.

In All modes they will be operating in a way that is known as "Split"

where they transmit on one frequency and listen on another.

The most confusion seems to be with SSB over CW or the FT modes.

Let's talk about this:

Usually, the split is 5 kHz up for the Receive, or in Ham-Speak - QSX,

but it can be 5 to 10 up and can go as high as 50 up, depending on the

"Weight" of the pileup, openings and the band itself. For instance, 12

or 17 meters has less room than say 10 or 15 so the spread of the split

will naturally be less. Sometimes they'll transmit on 80 and listen on

75 (for US Generals).

Why Split you ask??

Good question for newer Hams and sometimes forgotten by some of our more

seasoned operators.

When a DXpedition is calling from a very rare location, there Will Be

thousands of people calling them from all parts of the planet. In an

effort to be heard by the callers they listen Away from where they are

calling. If they didn't do this, callers would not be able to hear who

they are responding to as they keep calling over the DX operators. Fol-

lowing the main tenet of the DX Code of Conduct: Listen - Listen - Listen,

learn where they are receiving calls as the Op says Listening Up, Up 5

to 10 or 5 to 20 etc... They are NEVER listening on the frequency they

are calling on, whether SSB, CW or Digital - NEVER! Listen to what the

op says when calling.

Unless you have a very old tube transceiver, your radio has a Split

button (or you may have separate TX / RX sets) so learn how to use it

Now, before you call on the DX and incur the wrath of the famous Up

Police who will yell at you while Also talking over the DX operators.

Here is a short video by one of our sponsors that may be helpful:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1336000431614374

Good luck getting in the log!

James, KB2FMH