FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition explained
| FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition |
| Caption1: | Location of Clipperton Island |
| Label4: | Dates operated |
| Data4: | March and April 1978[1] |
| Label5: | Bands operated |
| Data5: | 70 cm, 2 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, 40 m, 80 m, 160 m[2] |
| Label6: | Modes used |
| Data6: | CW, SSB |
| Label7: | Number of contacts |
| Data7: | 29,069 |
| Label8: | Number of operators |
| Data8: | 12[3] |
The FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition was an amateur radio expedition that took place over two weeks in March and April 1978. 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.[7] The operators attempted to make contacts using the amateur radio satellite Oscar 7. Members of the expedition came from many walks of life including a police officer, medical doctor, teacher, horticulturist, and a judge. 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]
Notes and References
- Field . Don . March 1984 . DX Diary: Clipperton Island . Amateur Radio . Bicester, Oxon, England . Goodhead Publications . 2023-03-24. Lamont . Richard.
- Johnson . Herb . June 1978 . Atlas 350-XL Champion of Clipperton . Ham Radio Magazine . Greenville, New Hampshire . Communications Technology Inc . 2023-03-24 . 11 . 6 . Fisk. James.
- News: Wendland . Mike . January 14, 1979 . Visit to unfriendly Pacific atoll was big ham news . San Bernardino Sun . San Bernardino . 2023-03-24.
- Web site: Dx pedition on Clipperton . Sacotte . Jean-Charles . Jeanne . Sylvie . March 1, 1978 . 1978 Dxpedition to Clipperton Atoll . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229191750/http://www.clipperton2008.org/fo0xa-h.htm . 2008-12-29 . Clipperton DX Club . 2023-04-01.
- Delatouche. Yannick . 2003 . Si Clipperton m'était conté . If Clipperton was told to me . fr . Megahertz Magazine . 246 . 11 . 2023-04-01.
- Web site: GDXF – Mega DXpeditons Honor Roll . 2023-03-25 . www.gdxf.de.
- Book: Tchékémian, Anthony . Clipperton, les restes de La Passion : regards sur le seul atoll corallien français dans l'océan Pacifique nord-oriental . 2021 . Gérard Chaliand . 979-10-95177-18-0 . Pointe-à-Pitre . fr . Clipperton, the remains of La Passion: a look at the only French coral atoll in the North-Eastern Pacific Ocean . 1289359277.
- Coreil . Mallie . Breaux . Stuart . February 1, 2018 . Beaten Path: An Interview with Art Mouton . The Promulgator . 41 . 1 . 15–16 . Lafayette, Louisiana . Lafayette Bar Association . 2023-04-01.
