Episode 35 - Activation a new DXCC Entity

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Here are the topics for this episode:

I will introduce each member and ask you to describe your DX and Ham experience;

Describe Freedonia: Freedonia is located on the Ionian Sea, a peninsula off the coast of Albania. This will be the first activity there since 1933.

The DXPedition will be led by W8GEX - Joe. Other team members will include K8DV – Dave, AD8FD – Brian, and K4YJ - Dwight. Billy, AA8KY, will be the pilot station.

The IARU has agreed to allow the same call sign to be used for this inaugural DXPedition, GR0UCH/0.

W8GEX : How did you find out about Freedonia and the new entity?

K8DV - what was the process like to get it recognized?

W8CAA - this sounds expensive since it is last minute, how are you funding this?

K4YJ - You will have 160M responsibility and SSB chores. How do you expect this to go? Not exactly the best time for low band propagation

K8DV - Are you ready for the CW chores? I assume there will be massive pileups

AB8FD - Brian - You are the digital guy. what will you be using and how swamped do you expect to be?

W8GEX How will you split time between 60M and the other bands?

Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org

Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/

DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/

Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/

IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/

IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/

IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/

IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/