3YØK -- Bouvet Dxpedition 2026 (Update/March 10th)

[Clark L. Stewart]

We have nice weather here but 3YØK does NOT have good weather!


73, Clark, W8TN

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Subject:	[Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] 3Y0K -- Bouvet Dxpedition 2026 (Update/March 10th)
Date:	Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:50:56 +0000

3Y0K -- Bouvet Dxpedition 2026 (Update/March 10th)

>From The Daily DX and EA1CS-DX INFO (edited by OPDX):

(Written by Ken, LA7GIA)

Bouvetøya, March 10, 2026

While the previous days have been good, the current weather in Bouvetøya

is characterized by strong winds of 25 m/s and rain, making it difficult

to walk or stand outdoors. The 160 m antenna broke today, and the 20m

Yagi antenna is also damaged and out of service. We have replacement

antennas ready, but it is currently considered dangerous to raise the

Yagi in these strong winds. We will install it as soon as the weather

permits.

One of the smaller tents was also damaged due to the bad weather. For

radio and sleeping, we have large, sturdy tents from Arctic Lavvo, Norway.

These tents proved their worth in strong winds during the previous 3Y0J

trip and have performed flawlessly so far. The damage so far will not

affect operations; we have spares on hand that will be installed should

we sustain further damage.

The current forecast indicates we'll have this weather until the weekend,

so additional measures may be necessary. We had food delivered from the

ship this morning. It's not every day you get pizza delivered by heli-

copter to Bouvetøya! This was well-received by the operators, who have

been eating fast food since their arrival on Saturday the 28th, to accom-

modate this new time slot. We receive three fast food deliveries daily

from a Norwegian manufacturer. We have a social tent where we gather to

eat and chat about not only radio but other topics as well. The daily

routine consists of rotating 6-hour shifts to allow us to work in dif-

ferent time slots and experiment with various propagation patterns and

bands. There was a good opening on 160 meters last night, so setting up

this antenna is a priority as soon as the weather permits.

We currently have between six and seven stations operating and will keep

them running until the weekend. We will likely see a partial dismantling

if there is a weather window this weekend or early next week. We are

still planning to stay as long as possible next week, but the weather

window will determine when we need to return to the ship. We have recorded

over 70,000 contacts and thank everyone for participating.

73, 3Y0K

Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses:
<kb...@hotmail.com>  and<kb...@arrl.net>
Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)