S21DX IOTA, 13-19 December 2024
S21 Islands on the air
To celebrate the Victory Day of Bangladesh (16th December), we are planning to activate another IOTA in this December.
Our main goal this year is to focus on hands on training and capacity building for the local HAMs (youths) to understand different types of HF antenna, Propagation and Pileup handling. We hope in coming days we will see more HF station doing DXing from S2.
After checking all the islands in the two groups, considering Logistics, Transport and Cost we have decided to do the IOTA from the same island as before (Dhal Char, AS-140). The other nearby island is not suitable due to antenna orientation problem and also drinking water is not available in all of them, some are not inhabited.
We will try to operate the stations at least 20 hours a day (Depends on Generator Fuel fund and number of operators)
“LET US KNOW IN COMMENT BELOW IF YOU WANT US ALSO ON 60m”
Antenna firm and Rigs [initial planning]:
Rigs
- 4 HF rigs
Antennas
- 160m capacitive hat loaded TX vertical.
- 80m 1/4 GP vertical.
- 40m 4 Square Vertical Array
- 6 band Hex beam
- 20/15/10m Spiderbeam
- 20/15/10m Spiderbeam
- 30/17/12 1/4 FAN GP vertical.
- K9AY directional Loop RX
* 6m and 4 meter HAM Band is not permitted in Bangladesh.
Stations
- Station 1: SSB Phone/FT8 FH
- Station 2: SSB Phone/FT8 FH
- Station 3: FT8 FH
- Station 4: RTTY
OPERATORS
- S21YLJ
- S21AM
- S21RC
- S21TQ
- S21D
- S21BK
- S21MK
- S21ARK
- S21ALT
YOUTH OPERATORS:
- S21MOB
- S21ACP
- S21TG
- S21FIA
- S21OD
- S21DW
- S21RED
- S21OM
Volunteers / Apprentice:
- Tanvir M Shuvo
Budget and support methods:
Budget: TBA
Food and local transportation will be covered by the operators [approximately 15,000 BD Taka each].
Remaining expenditure would be for the following:
1. Boat Charter
2. Generator Fuel
3. Wires and ropes for antennas.
Please support us so we can fulfill the plan and stay longer as planned.
or send to fazlay.rabby@gmail.com (for JA)
QSL Policy:
Like all our past expeditions. we have decided NOT to fund this IOTA through rapid QSL confirmation mechanism (OQRS or similar). Online LOG will be uploaded to LoTW and Clublog within few days of coming back to city.
Paper QSL card will be available through our QSL manager and long time good friend David EB7DX.
Support us to activate s21dX
With your support we can operate more days and more QSO with better antennas. Click below button to make a small donation to fund the expedition through paypal or card. (JA station can paypal to fazlay.rabby-at-gmail.com)
2024 Team
UPDATES and NEWS
- 15 Nov 2024: A new 5KW genset procured and tested.
- 5 Oct 2024: Homebrew K9AY RX loop tested and working well. S21MOB and S21FIA did some test QSO on 80m.
- 16 Sep 2024: Homebrewing 60m Band Pass filter ready.
- 14 Sep 2024: K9AY antenna ready, will be tested in coming weekends.
- 30 July 2024: We are trying to make one K9AY receive antenna for low bands. Antenna will be tested end of August hopefully.
- 14 July 2024: We have repaired and tested the 40m Four Square antenna, it has nice directivity.
- In a meeting on 27th June Island has been selected as Dhal Char AS-140
SUPPORTED BY
Community support
W5ABQ – Jeff Padgett
K0YQ – John Grimm
JN7FAH – Kensuke Nakajima
W6SE – Alan Martin
W5WS – Robert May
W9EWZ – Robert Urban
W0PSY – Marvin Ross
W0PE – Fred H Osterman
5p1kz/oz1kzx – Michael Möller
KE9L – Arthur Caswell
Associated with
Yes…please 60m FT8 (5.357) and also 10m for USA.
Yes… we would like to see you also on 60m FT8 (5.357) please – tnx
160m and 60m is deeply needed in EU. Good luck.
73
160 CW desperately needed. I have 314 countries confirmed from a small subdivision lot on 160 CW, but no S21. A bunch of us still working on CW DXCC’s. Regardless, here’s wishing you all a great DX-pedition and a fun, safe operation.