B7, ST. BRANDON. Don Field, G3XTT, FSDXA Publicity Officer, reported on October 10th that the Five Star DXers Association (FSDXA) has announced that their next DXpedition will be St. Brandon (3B7), and it is to take place in September 2007. FSDXA, closely linked to CDXC (Chiltern DX Club), the UK DX Foundation, is noted for their D68C (2001), 9M0C (1998) and 3B9C (2004) operations. FSDXA plans to have up to twelve stations on the air, many using amplifiers and monoband beams, 24 hours a day, for almost three weeks, including three weekends, around the autumn equinox when DX propagation on all bands is typically at its best. They also plan to exceed 100,000 QSOs during this DXpedition using twelve FT-2000 transceivers along with six Quadra VL-1000 linears provided by Yaesu (principal sponsor). The team will be based on Isle du Sud, approximately 250 miles north-east of Mauritius. They have already received agreement in principle from the radio licensing authorities in Mauritius, and have now to finalize all the details of their permits. The last two expeditions to 3B6/7 were 3B7RF (53,533 QSOs) in 1998 and 3B6RF (64,239 QSOs) in 2001. The multinational team is already close to being complete, with the following having signed up to take part: 9M6DXX (Steve), DK7YY (Falk), DL7AKC (Jens), EI5DI (Paul), G0OPB (Tony), G3BJ (Don), G3IZD (Ivan), G3NHL (Chris), G3NUG (Neville), G3SVL (Chris), G3XTT (Don), G4KIU (Nigel), G4TSH (Justin), K3NA (Eric), N6HC (Arnie), SM5AQD (Hawk), W3WL (Wes) and WF5T (Paul). At this time they are seeking contributions from sponsors to help defray the very significant logistics costs of this DXpedition. There are several ways to donate funds (including PayPal). Visit the FSDXA Web sites for more details at: http://www.3b7c.com http://www.fsdxa.com All donations will be acknowledged. The logos of all DX clubs etc.. which have helped to sponsor the DXpedition will be shown on the QSL card, as will the names and callsigns of those who make an individual contribution in advance of the DXpedition (subject, in each case, to a certain minimum amount). OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive the first complete FSDXA Bulletin as an additional bulletin. G3NUG and G3BJ will be visiting St. Brandon later this month to conduct a detailed site survey. More information will be forthcoming once that survey is complete.
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