As the 2022 – 2023 financial tax year comes to an end, it is time to take a look at how our mailing facility has worked over the last year. Overall 15,185 items of mail were posted at a cost of £13,626.65. We post QSL cards, bureau parcels and magazines using the various products as shown in the table below. With 2,978 more items posted this year, with Solar Cycle 25 this last 6 months providing much increased propagation on HF and an increase in DXpedition activity along with less Covid restrictions on the travel industry.
DX’pedition QSL costs are very competitive as always and we welcome talking to DX teams about mailing your QSL cards in the future.
The biggest challenge to Bureau shipments is the worldwide customs regulations where we are seeing many countries putting a customs tax on Bureau shipments.
Once again i can report the benefit of Brexit is that we no longer have to pay 20% tax on sending mail to EU countries a saving of £1k year on year.
With more DXpeditions over the next 12 months we remain positive for the future with only small increase in postage costs over the last 12 months.
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Dervin PD9DX will be QRV from 29 May to 09 June 2023 as TF/PD9DX.
QTH: Iceland – Borganes – EU021 Phone and FT8/FT4.
For Immediate Release Press Release #1 March 20, 2023
Clipperton Island DXpedition (NA-011)
Since its formation in 2013 the Perseverance DX Group (PDXG.net) has conducted five DXpeditions, logging over 340,000 QSOs. From being chased off Mellish Reef by a cyclone to living on an Antarctic island for two weeks the team continues to plan projects that create excitement on the bands for the big guns and the little pistols.
After their successful 2020 VP8PJ South Orkney Islands and 2022 TX5N Austral Islands projects the Perseverance DX Group is pleased to announce their intention to activate Clipperton Island (NA-011).
Now designated a protected environmental reserve, visits to Clipperton require a lengthy and detailed application process. Leveraging our previous experience to sensitive and UNESCO World Heritage locations, the government of French Polynesia issued our team a landing permit.
Planning has begun for an expedition January 18 – February 2, 2024. A team of experienced DX and contest operators will operate from Clipperton Island for up to 15 days. The call sign TX5S has been reserved for this project. Up to eight operating positions are planned for 160-6 meters, SSB/CW/Digital operation. It will have been 11 years since the last Clipperton DXpedition, future activations may have to wait even longer. This will be the first 60m and FT8 operation from Clipperton.
The team will sail from San Diego, California aboard Shogun, a veteran of the 2000, 2008 and 20013 Clipperton DXpeditions.
Team members include: Jacky ZL3CW, Dave K3EL, Steve W1SRD, Ricardo PY2PT, Gene K5GS, Heye DJ9RR, Laci HA0NAR, Walt N6XG, Rob N7QT, Glenn KE4KY, Chris N6WM, Arliss W7XU, Philippe FO4BM, Dave WD5COV and Andreas N6NU. Joining the team will be a scientist from the University of French Polynesia who will conduct studies while on the island.
Additional details will be announced as they develop. Website:TX5S.net Please direct your questions to: info@pdxg.net
73, Clipperton 2024 Team
Here is the QSL Preview of VU4T DX operation from Andaman Island. OQRS open.
VU4T Gopan was recently active from Andaman Islands and has now uploaded the log to LoTW.QSL cards for VU4T are being designed by Maxi-Print ON5UR and you can make your QSL request at the Bespoke OQRS.
J8NY DXpedition to St Vincent log is now online.
Team: VE7NY, N7QT, and VE7SZ.
Callsign: J8NY
Period: To March 8th 2023
Location: The beautiful St.Vincent main island
QTH locator: FK93JH
Latitude /Longitude: 13.311662, -61.23188 (13°18’45″N 61°12’30″W)
Welcome to PJ4SON Paul and PJ4HOT Jan, from the Caribbean Island of Bonaire, to UR QSL Bureau. Here is the QSL Preview. QSL cards are currently being printed and will be available soon.
Royal Mail has restarted international parcel and letter deliveries almost six weeks after it revealed it had been affected by a ransomware cyber-attack that left it battling to get its international services back up and running. It refused to pay an $80m (£67m) ransom sought by hackers linked to Russia after the “cyber incident”, which resulted in the UK being unable to handle international mail or parcels.
Sorry if your QSL is taking a little longer to arrive just now, but this was the reason which has caused major disruption to Royal Mail International since early January.
Very pleased to show you the QSL Preview for T88WA, Babeldoab Island DXpedition from Palau. QSL designer Max, ON5UR will have the design in the print room on Monday.
T88WA QSL cards and others mailed out on Tuesday 7th February, 2023.
Some cards may be delayed due to a ransomware threat at Royal Mail. I have been informed that the International mail may be delayed to some countries while the hack at Royal Mail is dealt with.
OQRS is still open for the beautiful T88WA QSL.
Merry Christmas to everyone! Best Wishes and great DX for 2023!
With some big DXpeditions coming up i thought this very appropriate!
