Fwd: [Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] RI1FJL -- Franz Josef Land (Update July 17th)

[Hal Turley]

WVDXA,

I just wanted to make sure everyone is aware of the change of plans with the upcoming DXpedition to Franz Josef Land, RI1FJL by the Russian DX Team moving the timeline up considerably from the original plans.  

As a reminder, WVDXA is one of the sponsoring clubs of this project by 6 operators travelling by sailboat to the #44 Most Wanted DXCC entity. FJL has not been on the air since 2017. Rest assured, the bands will be humming for this one!

I would be curious how many WVDXA DXers are going to be looking for RI1FJL for an ATNO.

My personal “Thanks” to each of you who donated in support of this DXpedition! 

Website link:

73 es DX,

Hal W8HC

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Date: July 17, 2026 at 4:03:31 PM EDT
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Subject: [Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] RI1FJL -- Franz Josef Land (Update July 17th)
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RI1FJL -- Franz Josef Land (Update July 17th)

From QRZ.ru (edited by OPDX):

The following is an update from Vasily/R7AL:

"Hello everyone!

Yes, that's our yacht in the photo. Due to various circumstances, both

objective and not so objective, the expedition's departure dates from

Murmansk have changed.

The team is gathering on August 3rd-4th. If there are no unplanned delays

(like with "Legends of the Arctic"), we'll be setting off on August

6th-7th.

The main expedition cargo is already in Murmansk—around 500 kg. We'll

bring another 300 or so with us.

A huge thank you to everyone who has already supported the expedition!

---------------------------------

Reported Earlier:

Members of the RUDXTeam will be active as RI1FJL from Heiss Island (IOTA

EU-019; WW Loc. LR80tn; RRA: RR-05-02; RDA: AR-32), Franz Josef Land, -

the archipelago in the Arctic ocean, that belongs to the Russian Federation

and is the northernmost DXCC entity in the world. The operation will take

place by a team of 6 operators for 15 days in September 2026. (estimated

dates September 1-12th)

Team members are: Vasily/R7AL (Team leader), Slav/RW8A (Co-leader/CW op),

Leo/RW9JZ (Technical chief), Vic/UA3QLC (CW/SSB op), Ruslan/UA4Z (CW/SSB op)

and Andrei/RA4DX (SSB op).

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)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Advisor for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
Past ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division (1996-2022)

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[Tom Weaver]

Thanks for the update.   Looking forward to an ATNO from RI1!

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 18, 2026, at 6:15 PM, 'Hal Turley' via WVDXA DX Reflector <wv...@googlegroups.com> wrote:



WVDXA,

I just wanted to make sure everyone is aware of the change of plans with the upcoming DXpedition to Franz Josef Land, RI1FJL by the Russian DX Team moving the timeline up considerably from the original plans.  

As a reminder, WVDXA is one of the sponsoring clubs of this project by 6 operators travelling by sailboat to the #44 Most Wanted DXCC entity. FJL has not been on the air since 2017. Rest assured, the bands will be humming for this one!

I would be curious how many WVDXA DXers are going to be looking for RI1FJL for an ATNO.

My personal “Thanks” to each of you who donated in support of this DXpedition! 

Website link:

73 es DX,

Hal W8HC

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Subject: [Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] RI1FJL -- Franz Josef Land (Update July 17th)
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RI1FJL -- Franz Josef Land (Update July 17th)

From QRZ.ru (edited by OPDX):

The following is an update from Vasily/R7AL:

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[Larry Fravel]

Not an atno but need on digi and cw and a lot of bands

K8YYY

 Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away. 
–Elvis Presley

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[Tommy Hodges]

Will be ATNO for us. We will be watching 

Thanks for sharing!

Tommy K8AAT

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[ddh...@verizon.net]

Hal,

            Thanks for the update.

This will be ATNO for me.

73, Dennis, WV8DX

 

From: 'Hal Turley' via WVDXA DX Reflector <wv...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2026 6:15 PM
To: wv...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [WVDXA] Fwd: [Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] RI1FJL -- Franz Josef Land (Update July 17th)

 

WVDXA,

I just wanted to make sure everyone is aware of the change of plans with the upcoming DXpedition to Franz Josef Land, RI1FJL by the Russian DX Team moving the timeline up considerably from the original plans.  

 

As a reminder, WVDXA is one of the sponsoring clubs of this project by 6 operators travelling by sailboat to the #44 Most Wanted DXCC entity. FJL has not been on the air since 2017. Rest assured, the bands will be humming for this one!

 

I would be curious how many WVDXA DXers are going to be looking for RI1FJL for an ATNO.

 

My personal “Thanks” to each of you who donated in support of this DXpedition! 

 

Website link:

 

RI1FJL | Franz Josef Land 2026 rudxt.org

 

73 es DX,

Hal W8HC

 

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Subject: [Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] RI1FJL -- Franz Josef Land (Update July 17th)
Reply-To: Tedd Mirgliotta <kb...@hotmail.com>



RI1FJL -- Franz Josef Land (Update July 17th)

 

From QRZ.ru (edited by OPDX):

 

The following is an update from Vasily/R7AL:

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[ww8rt.dx]

Hal,

This will be ATNO for me if I can snag them.

73

Steve ww8rt 

Sent from my Galaxy

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[Bob Anthony]

I'm sure the wvdxa members are going to fail well. I'm not sure if our chat page is still up and running, but it would help if it were. 

Wa8...@gmail.com (Papa November) 

Bob 

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[Clark L. Stewart]

Bob,

Yes, the WVDXA workspace on Slack is still there.  It has not been used recently, but it is there and can help members coordinate the working of rare DX.

You can access Slack on your mobile phone if it meets the requirements below but you need to have Windows 11 to access it on your desktop or laptop.

Desktop & Web Requirements

Operating Systems: macOS 12 or newer; Windows 11 (21H2 or newer) or Windows Server 2016; Ubuntu LTS (20.04+) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (9.0+).
Browsers: Current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
Hardware: Minimum 4GB of RAM.

Mobile Requirements

iOS: iOS 17 or newer (usually kept to 2.5–3 years of support from release).
Android: Android 11 or newer, requiring Google Play Services.

73, Clark, W8TN

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