Dates operated | March and April 1978 [1] |
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Bands operated | 70 cm, 2 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, 40 m, 80 m, 160 m [2] |
Modes used | CW, SSB |
Number of contacts | 29,069 [2] |
Number of operators | 12 [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 and was the first DXpedition to Clipperton Island in over 20 years and was the first a few other successful major 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]
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Dates operated | March and April 1978 [1] |
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Bands operated | 70 cm, 2 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, 40 m, 80 m, 160 m [2] |
Modes used | CW, SSB |
Number of contacts | 29,069 [2] |
Number of operators | 12 [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 and was the first DXpedition to Clipperton Island in over 20 years and was the first a few other successful major 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]
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