Russian Robinson Club presents:

SA-005

Juan Fernandez Islands

March 2019

Current important information

Update 19.07.2019

Expedition is finished. DXpedition story available here

Between 11.03 till 02.04 was made more than 37,4k QSO. All QSO's is uploaded to

Clublog and OQRS are open. Photo and story will be soon..

Vasily, R7AL now working with OQRS and direct QSL-requests. The first QSL-shipment will be done on Monday, July'22. Thanks everyone for patience!

After XR0ZRC finished part of the expedition team + RA1ZZ has activated Santa Maria island IOTA SA-069 as XR1RRC. Story (in Russain) + photos and video here.

About the island

Robinson Crusoe Island is the second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands, situated 670 km west of San Antonio, Chile, in the South Pacific Ocean. It is the more populous of the inhabited islands in the archipelago (the other being Alejandro Selkirk Island), with most of that in the town of San Juan Bautista at Cumberland Bay on the island's north coast.

The island was home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk from 1704 to 1709, and is thought to have inspired novelist Daniel Defoe's fictional Robinson Crusoe in his 1719 novel about the character (although the novel is explicitly set in the Caribbean, not in the Juan Fernández Islands). This was just one of several survival stories from the period that Defoe would have been aware of. To reflect the literary lore associated with the island and attract tourists, the Chilean government renamed the place Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.

Robinson Crusoe Island has a mountainous and undulating terrain, formed by ancient lava flows which have built up from numerous volcanic episodes. The highest point on the island is 915 m (3,002 ft) above sea level at El Yunque. Intense erosion has resulted in the formation of steep valleys and ridges.

Info and photo from Wikipedia

DXCC entry: Juan Fernández Islands (CE0Z)

IOTA: SA-005

ITU zone: 14

CQ zone: 12

Coordinates: 33° 38' 48'' S 78° 47' 35'' W

GRID square: FF06oi

Plans

05.03.2019

Expedition start

Team meeting in Moscow. Departure to Santiago, Chile.

07.03.2019

Prepare for the departure to the island

Arrival to Santiago. Way to Valparaiso and receipt of baggage.

09.03.2019

Departure to the island

The first part of the Dxpedition team departure to the island by plane.

09.03.2019

Arrival to the island

The first part of the Dxpedition team coming to the island, placing, preparing the stations and starting an on-air activity.

12.03.2019

Sailing to the island

The second part of the Dxpedition team sailing to the island by ship.

14.03.2019

The main equipment arrive to the island

The second part of the Dxpedition team with main equipment arrive to the island. Continue to prepare setup.

03.04.2019

XR0ZRC QRT

Dismantling positions and prepare for leaving the island.

04.04.2019

The team leave the island

The rest of the team leaving the island

Equipment & antennas

RADIO 1

RADIO 2

RADIO 3

RADIO 4

ICOM IC-7300 + PA SPE 1,3 K - FA

Elecraft KX-3 + PA home made 700W

Elecraft K-3 + PA home made 500W

Antenna 1

Antenna 2

Antenna 3

Antenna 4

Antenna 5

Antenna 6

Antenna 7

Antenna 8

Antenna 9

Antenna 10

Antenna 11

Antenna 12

Spiderbeam 3el on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10m

Folding antenna 2 el on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10m

VDA on 20m

VDA on 17m

"Flag" RX antenna on 160-40m

GP on 40 - 10m

2 el. GP on 40m

2 el. GP on 30m

Titanex V160 (27m) on 160, 80, 40m

G5RV on 80, 40, 30m

Beverage RX on 160, 80m

GP 18m DL2KQ on 160, 80m

Bands

Modes

160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10m

CW, SSB, FT-8 (F/H mode, WSJT-X 2.0 software)