The ZK3A Tokelau Island (IOTA OC-048) DXpedition 2019 will be on the air from October 1, 2019 through October 11, 2019. One of the DXpedition crew is Lee, VK3GK. Not only is he an experienced radio amateur, he is also a member of the Cranbourne Rotary Club.
He just posted this to the Rotarians on Amateur Radio (ROAR) Facebook page:
I am one of the team members heading to Tokelau as ZK3A in early October 2019.
While on the island we will be installing an “Emergency HF inter island communications system. ” Each station will consist of a Kenwood TS590S, power supply, Headset, laptop and antenna (either triband HF yagi, HF trapped vertical or possibly an 80-10m End Fed Half Wave)
We will provide training and basic technical skills to the locals and expect to have three ZK3 licences issued for the local operators to use.
Budget has been set at AU$5000 (approx US$3500) total for all three set ups, one on each island and i have approached my local Cranbourne Rotary Club with a proposal for some possible sponsorship funding of this international goodwill project for the remote Tokelau island communities.
If any ROAR members would also like to contribute to help offset the cost, any funds donated to this worthy project would be most welcomed.
It is an opportunity to be part of supporting the ongoing on air operation of the rare DXCC of Tokelau, ZK3.
https://tokelau2019.com/
Regards
Lee VK3GK / NE3M
This sounds like a great project to me. In true Rotary spirit, the DXpedition plans to give something back, not just sweep in, make a bunch of contacts, and leave. I’m planning to make a small donation. Please consider doing so as well.
Steve ~ W8SFC says
This is a very interesting mission! I hope to hear some of the event and after looking at the propagation charts I’m fairly certain I will be able to, but as far as being able to be heard with only 100 watts on 20 or 40 meters, I think that the possibility of them hearing me is fairly remote. That does not mean I won’t be trying, but without an amplifier I don’t think there is much chance of that. Between now and then I will be getting ready to work FT8 for the first time, so things are going to be interesting. I am not a contester, but this distance of contact is the kind of reach I had hoped for when I first became interested in ham radio, back when all I had was a receiver and a wire.
73, and good luck to all who are going to participate!
Milton says
congratulations I hope I will be pending for contacts 73
HC4Z
Milton