FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition

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FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition
Clipperton Island on the globe (Americas centered).svg
Location of Clipperton Island
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Photo of the coast of Clipperton Island
Dates operatedMarch and April 1978 [1]
Bands operated70 cm, 2 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, 40 m, 80 m, 160 m [2]
Modes usedCW, SSB
Number of contacts29,069 [2]
Number of operators12 [3]

The FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition was an amateur radio expedition that took place over two weeks in March and April 1978. [2] The group left from San Diego on March 14, 1978, making it the first DXpedition to Clipperton Island in over 20 years. It was later followed by other DXpeditions including FO0XX (1985), FO0CI (1992), FO0AAA (2000), TX5C (2008), TX5K (2013) and TX5S (2024). [4] [5] [6] The team was set up with three groups eight French members, six American members, and three Swiss members. [4] [7] The operators attempted to make contacts using the amateur radio satellite Oscar 7. [2] Members of the expedition came from many walks of life including a police officer, medical doctor, teacher, horticulturist, and a judge. [4] Contacts made with members of this expedition are mentioned by some ham radio operators as one of their more sought after and interesting contacts in their collection. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Field, Don (March 1984). Lamont, Richard (ed.). "DX Diary: Clipperton Island" (PDF). Amateur Radio. Bicester, Oxon, England: Goodhead Publications. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Herb (June 1978). Fisk, James (ed.). "Atlas 350-XL Champion of Clipperton". Ham Radio Magazine. Vol. 11, no. 6. Greenville, New Hampshire: Communications Technology Inc. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  3. ↑ Wendland, Mike (January 14, 1979). "Visit to unfriendly Pacific atoll was big ham news". San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. 1 2 3 Sacotte, Jean-Charles (March 1, 1978). "Dx pedition on Clipperton". 1978 Dxpedition to Clipperton Atoll. Translated by Jeanne, Sylvie. Clipperton DX Club. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  5. ↑ Delatouche, Yannick (2003). "Si Clipperton m'était conté" [If Clipperton was told to me]. Megahertz Magazine (in French). No. 246. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  6. ↑ "GDXF – Mega DXpeditons Honor Roll". www.gdxf.de. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  7. ↑ Tchékémian, Anthony (2021). Clipperton, les restes de La Passion : regards sur le seul atoll corallien français dans l'océan Pacifique nord-oriental[Clipperton, the remains of La Passion: a look at the only French coral atoll in the North-Eastern Pacific Ocean] (in French). Gérard Chaliand. Pointe-à-Pitre. ISBN   979-10-95177-18-0. OCLC   1289359277.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ Coreil, Mallie (February 1, 2018). Breaux, Stuart (ed.). "Beaten Path: An Interview with Art Mouton". The Promulgator. Vol. 41, no. 1. Lafayette, Louisiana: Lafayette Bar Association. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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