South Orkney Islands DXpedition on the Horizon

With the VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition complete, DXers around the globe can turn their attention to an even rarer DXCC entity. Travel 4,500 miles southeast from Pitcairn Island to the northeast tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and you’ll run into South Orkney Islands, where the Perseverance DX Group will be using DX Engineering gear during the VP8/VP8DXU DXpedition slated for February 20 to March 5. While DX Engineering’s 160M vertical used on Pitcairn Island will not be making this trip, the South Orkney team will be relying on plenty of DX Engineering equipment, including:

• Premium Antenna Wire
• Phased Array Quarter Wave Tuned Cables
• Pre-Assembled Radial Wire Kits
• RG-8/U 50-ohm Bulk Coaxial Cable
• Next Generation Crimp/Solder 8U PL-259 Connectors
• RG-8X PL-259 Low-Loss 50-ohm Coaxial Cable Assemblies
• RG-6U 75-ohm Standard Quad-Shield Coaxial Cable

This marks the first major activation of South Orkney Islands since January/February 2011. For more details, visit the team’s official website. Need help upgrading your station to work South Orkney Islands—the 16^th Most Wanted DXCC entity in North America (as of November) per ClubLog? You’ll find everything you need at DXEngineering.