3YØK -- Bouvet Island (Update February 22nd)

[Clark L. Stewart]

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Subject:	[Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] 3Y0K -- Bouvet Island (Update February 22nd)
Date:	Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:44:46 +0000

3Y0K -- Bouvet Island (Update February 22nd)

>From Bouvetøya 3Y0K 2026 and Peter I Island 2027 FaceBook page

(edited by OPDX):

Bouvetøya 3Y0K 2026 and Peter I Island 2027

News Update - February 23, 2026

The team is excitedly preparing for arrival at Bouvet - which depending

on some factors (mostly weather) will either be Wednesday evening or

Thursday morning.

Everything is going well on the vessel; it handles the sea very well and

has no problem running at 14 knots+. The weather has been fantastic for

the past 2 days, but tomorrow we expect the sea to be a bit rough.

All team members are in good spirits and only a few persons are seasick;

meanwhile, our preparations continue. We've fine-tuned our logistical

approach and have established a flight plan with all equipment going

onshore, and we have had meetings with pilots, vessel, and expedition

crew. All merge very well into the team, and we are on this mission

together.

We are evaluating various scenarios that may unfold and discuss / mitigate

what we see as obvious risks. We’re confident that the preparations we've

made based on our experience will take us one step closer to getting

onshore and will adjust as we see necessary.

The Helicopter, being a workhorse and a solid aircraft, the pilots are

very confident in this machine and express that this helicopter is the

right choice for such an operation.

We have published a band plan on our website (link below), where our team

will have a strong focus on the human modes, but digital modes are also

being strategized.

We will release more information soon; the next update can be expected

once we are onshore the island.

Visit https://3y0k.com/#bandplan for the Band Plan.

We have devised an ideal method to get around the usual DQRM - we think

it will work well. As always, LISTEN to the Operators stating Where they

are listening and How they want you to call!

- the 3Y0K Team appreciates your continued support of this adventure.

See you in the pileups...

- BAND PLAN -

Norwegian band plan and IARU Region 1 shall apply

The following band plan is contingent on frequency availability at the time we are QRV. We will have a strong focus on the human modes, but digital mode strategies are also being planned.

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)