TX6D
Tahiti - French Polynesia - October 2023
Operation
Our DXpedition took place to Tahiti, French Polynesia. From October 2 to October 15, 2023 we were active with the callsign TX6D. We were active with up to five stations from 80 m through 10 m on CW, SSB and digital modes. After the recent permission of the 5 MHz band in France and the French territories, the team were also activate 60 m. Please check our News Page.
Our equipment consists of three Icom IC7300, two IC705, power amplifiers, bandpass filters, a vertical for 160 and 80 m, a 60 m loop, a 40 m loop, a 30 m loop, a Spiderbeam for 20 m through 10 m, loop antennas for 20/15/10 m, HB9CV antennas for 17/12 m and a beverage.
Other information
CQ Zone 32 - ITU Zone 63 - IOTA OC-046 - Grid locator BH52GM
Team
Our experienced crew includes:
- DK1BT, Manfred
- DL4WK, Wolf
- DL6SAK, Annette
- DL7BO, Tom
- DL7UFR, Frank
Pilots for this DXpedition are Sigi, DL7DF and Bernd, DF3CB. Please follow the DX Code of Conduct!
QSL Information
The QSL route is via DL7UFR either direct to:
Frank Rutter, DL7UFR
Hallberger Zeile 14
12437 Berlin
Germany
or via the German QSL bureau DARC to DL7UFR.
If you prefer a direct QSL please send a SASE or SAE with 1 new IRC or 2 US$ for a international letter. When sending IRCs please check the expiration date, the new ones are valid until the end of 2023. Any donations are very welcome and needed for the high shipping costs.
If you do not provide the right return postage or a self addressed envelope, we reply via the buro. Please only one call sign per envelope! If more than one, all additional cards go via the buro.
Postage needed for 1 envelope with 20 Gramm (FYI): A letter within DL = 85 Euro Cent, a international letter costs 1.10 Euro. 1 US$ is equal to 96 Euro Cent. So please keep in mind that 1 US$ - due to the bad exchange rate between the US$ and the Euro - does not cover the postage needed for an international air mail letter!
We will upload the full logs of the DXpedition to LoTW within 6 months after the DXpedition.
Sponsors
We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our sponsors for this DXpedition:
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| www.funkamateur.de | www.QSL-Shop.com |
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| Rudi - DM2XO (ex DL7VFR) | The South German DX Group - SDXG |
Individual sponsors
| Bernd - DF3CB Milosav - S58N Vasily - RU3SD Gerald - OE3DSB Hartmut - DM2HK Volker - DL8JDX Janusz - SQ2HL Jonathan - W0AMT Rolf - DL3HRZ Brian - N2BTD Tim - EI4GNB Earl - K4UFB Sidney - K3SX Georg - DK7LX Klaus - DJ2RG Brad - WF7T Franck - F5TVG Tamas - HA5PT Larry - N1FG Holger - DL6ED Tina - DL1ICB |
About Tahiti - French Polynesia
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Name: | Tahiti - French Polynesia (overseas department and region of the French Republic) |
| Administrative capital: | Papeete |
| Location: | the largest of the 118 islands and atolls that comprise French Polynesia |
| Area: | total: 1,045 sq km |
| Climate: | The climate is tropical. |
| Terrain: | the terrain of Tahiti is jagged and mountainous, rising to Mount Orohena |
| Population: | 189.517 (2017) |
| Ethnic groups: | Polynesians |
| Religions: | Predominantly Christian (Reformed and Roman Catholic), Irreligion, Tahitian mythology (minority) |
| Languages: | Tahitian, French |
Tahiti lies in the South Pacific. It is the largest of the 118 islands and atolls that comprise French Polynesia. Tahiti is in the Society Islands, an archipelago which includes the islands of Bora Bora, Raiatea, Taha'a, Huahine and Moorea, and has a population of 127,000 people, about 83% of whom are of Polynesian ancestry. The legendary name 'Tahiti' not only identifies this island but also the group of islands that make up French Polynesia.
Reference: Tahiti - Wikitravel