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NEW DATES!!!
October 17th to 20th 2009
The team will leave Rio de Janeiro on October 13th, and estimated sailing time will be 4 days until reaching the island of Trindade. Keep an eye here on the website and on cluster spots, as these dates may be shifted by one day, more or less.
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The Trindade and Martin Vaz Islands were discovered in 1502 by Portuguese navigators, and, along with Brazil, became part of the Portuguese ultramarine domain.
Many visitors have been to Martim Vaz, the most famous of whom was the English astronomer Edmund Halley, who took possession of the island on behalf of the British Monarchy in 1700. Captain La Pérouse stopped there at the outset of his 1785 voyage to the Pacific. In July 1895, the British again tried to take possession of this strategic position in the Atlantic. The British planned to use the island as a cable station. However, Brazilian diplomatic efforts, along with Portuguese support, reinstated Trindade Island to Brazilian sovereignty.
In order to clearly demonstrate sovereignty over the island, now part of the State of Espírito Santo and the municipality of Vitória, a landmark was built on January 24, 1897. Nowadays, Brazilian presence is marked by a permanent Brazilian Navy base on the main island.
Location: 20°31′30″S / 29°19′30″W (click to see it on googlemaps)
GRID LOCATOR: HG59IL
WLOTA: LH-2851
IOTA: SA-010 (Islands On The Air)
DIB: OC-02 (Diploma de Ilhas Brasileira/Brazilian Islands Award)
DFB: DFB-04 (Diploma de Farois Brasileiros/Brasilian Lighthouses Award)
We will be active on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 metres at HF, SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK31, with 2 stations.
| BAND | SSB | CW | RTTY | PSK |
| 10 | 28450 | 28035 | 28095 | 28120.15 |
| 12 | 24935 | 24910 | 24920 | 24920.15 |
| 15 | 21250 | 21034 | 21095 | 21080.15 |
| 17 | 18118 | 18088 | 18105 | 18100.15 |
| 20 | 14250 | 14034 | 14095 | 14070.15 |
| 30 | - | 10110 | 10135 | 10130 |
| 40 | 7059 | 7015 | 7045 | 7035.15 |
| 80 | 3785 | 3520 | - | - |
| 160 | - | 1821.5 | - | - |
Skeds are welcome!
Please send an email to ZY0T_SKEDS@DXWATCH.COM letting us know which bands/modes do you need ZY0T on.
PY1NB - Felipe Ceglia
PY1ON - Linneu Bonorino
PY1YB - Ivan Silva
PY1ZV - Fabio Hoelz
PY4OG - JMarcio (pilot station)
PY2EL - Ricardo (pilot station)
QSL info
We have our Online QSL Request Service ready, and it will be enabled here just after we come back from the island. (estimated date is October 25th)
Qsl via PY1NB (DIRECT ONLY). PLEASE, DO NOT SEND 2009-EXPIRING IRC'S
Please send a SAE (Self Addressed Envelope) and GS to cover postage and mail it to:
Felipe Ceglia
Estrada Nova, 220
Teresópolis-RJ
25970-580
Brazil
Support the DXpedition
Rio DX Group kindly accepts donations to help support the costs of the DXpedition. You can help thru paypal. For further information, send an email to riodxgroup@dxwatch.com.
