Some of the various DXpeditions I have been able to work, some are small while others (like VP6DX 2008) are quite involved.

Ducie Island wasn't even on my radar when it first came about, I had heard a few locals talking about it but was working on some PSK31 logs so I sort of wrote VP6DX off. One evening our local DX king announced that VP6DX was on 10 meters so I went over to check it out. After about 10 or 15 tries on 10 meter phone I figured propagation just wasn't with me. Later that day I saw the spot come up where VP6DX was on 15 meters so I went there in search of them and there they were, it took me several calls but I got to work SV1JG on 15 meter SSB. So now I'd be sure I would get a QSL from them. Later that evening I became curious about 10 meters so I went to the CW frequency and there they were, the op (DL3DXX) had a great fist and so I thought I'd at least try to see what I could do. After a couple of tries I received the KK3Q 5NN from DL3DXX at the rig for VP6DX. Now I was starting to get interested in the other bands so I started prodding around the VP6DX web site and found some fantastic resources online placed there by their webmaster, Carsten Esch. I printed the page with their operating times & frequencies and taped it right over the shelf for the pc monitor. One thing I soon learned about the VP6DX crew, they stuck by there schedule and I soon found myself chasing them on various frequencies and modes. All totaled I worked them 17 times, actually 18 but my 12 meter CW QSO's (2 of them) never seemed to show. Below is a list of OP that I worked at VP6DX, a couple of the markers on the online log did not indicate who the OP was for that band/mode.

• 10CW: DL3DXX
• 10SSB: RA3AUU
• 12CW: (2 contacts, but unconfirmed)
• 12SSB: DL6LAU
• 15CW: SP3DOI
• 15SSB: SV1JG
• 17CW: DL3DXX
• 17SSB: SP3DOI
• 17RTTY: not marked on log
• 20CW: UA3AB
• 20SSB: not marked on log
• 20RTTY: SV1JG
• 30-CW: DL3DXX
• 30RTTY: SP5XVY
• 40CW: DL6LAU
• 40SSB: SV1JG
• 80CW: SP3DOI
• 80SSB: ES5TV

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