Welcome to my personal website which is dedicated to amateur radio. This site contains information about my activities related to traveling and operating amateur radio from rare places or of special interest but also about my small radio projects and amateur radio in general. For your reaction, suggestions or comments please contact me directly via e-mail pg5m(at)dx.to.
Gerben – PG5M
Upcoming DXpedition W8S to Swains Island
From 10-25 March 2020 an international team of 10 operators will be active from Swains Island as W8S. We will be QRV on all HF bands in CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY. Operation is from two separate camps on the island and each camp has two stations. We will run the 4 stations simultaneously, 24 hours a day.
After the operators fly in from Europe and the US, there is a 365 km long voyage by vessel that may take up to a full day and landing can only take place during high tide.
Operators
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DL6JGN
PA3EWP
DJ9HX
DJ9ON
DL2AMD
DL6KVA
AG4W
KO8SCA
PA4WM
PG5MStations and antennas
| Radio | Amplifier |
| Elecraft K3 | Expert 1.3K-FA |
| Elecraft K3 | Expert 1.3K-FA |
| Elecraft K3 | Expert 1.3K-FA |
| Elecraft K3S | Expert 1.5K-FA |
| Band | Red Camp |
Blue Camp |
| 160m | T-antenne | |
| 80m | 80m Vertical | |
| 60m | Vertical + elevated radials | |
| 40m | Vertical + elevated radials | Phased vertical |
| 30m | Phased vertical | VDA |
| 20m | Hexbeam | VDA |
| 17m | VDA | VDA |
| 15m | Hexbeam | Vertical |
| 12m | Hexbeam | Vertical |
| 10m | Hexbeam | Vertical |
| Receive | K9AY | K9AY |
Camp layout
QSL manager: PG5M
Official web site: Swains2020