• [NEWS UPDATE] –

After a long journey of 40 days at sea, our large equipment has finally reached Papeete, Tahiti. We’re currently working through customs clearance before the equipment heads back to sea for another 6-day journey to Hiva Oa, with an expected arrival in the Marquesas by mid-December.

In the meantime, our team is finalizing the stations with everything we need: transceivers, amplifiers, computers, and the EME station. The first team will arrive on January 3, 2025 to start setting up antennas and completing our deployment. A huge thank you to everyone following and supporting us on this adventure!

  • [NOVEMBER 14] –

Last weekend, most of the TX7N team gathered for a final meeting before the big departure! It was the perfect moment to fine-tune all the details of this major expedition: receiving and distributing equipment generously provided by our sponsors, organizing luggage, finalizing flights, setting up antennas, updating IT systems, testing equipment, and even soldering PL connectors! 

We also held a video conference with our on-site host, Tania, who is ensuring everything is ready for our arrival to make this expedition run as smoothly as possible.

A huge thank you to everyone supporting this adventure! We can’t wait to share our first live contacts from the Marquesas with you!

  • [OCTOBER 31] – 

Since the previous update the shipping container has made it across the Atlantic and is now located off C6 – Bahamas. 

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  • [OCTOBER 17] – 

We are excited to announce that our shipping container has just departed and is now crossing the Atlantic, heading towards New York! This is a major milestone for our 2025 expedition to the Marquesas Islands. But the journey is far from over! We still have to pack our bags—about 700 kg of equipment that will be traveling with us by plane.  We’ll keep you updated on every step of this exceptional expedition that has generated so much excitement in the amateur radio community. Stay tuned!

  • [SEPTEMBER 27] –

Our shipping box has left for Le Havre. Once on board the ship, it will then head to Tahiti (Papeete) and then on to the Marquesas.

  • [SEPTEMBER 3] –

In addition to TX7N, the team will also use TX100REF (REF CW),  TX7MAS (SAT + 23EME) and TX7WW (CQWW CW 160) throughout the DXpedition period covering special activities / contests – check here for further info. 

  • [AUGUST 13] –

Callsign TX7N has been issued for this DXpedition. Logo also now ready. 

  • [JUNE 27] –

Team so far: F5VHQ, F8GGV, F6BCW, F5SDD, SP5APW, HB9GWJ, F8ATS, EA1SA, F6FMC, F1MNQ, OK2WX, F4GLD, F4ISZ, F5LRL..

  • [JUNE 16] –

Following on from their initial info a few days ago, team members from F6KJS Radio Club du Bassin Minier are now able to announce to the DX world they will be QRV from the Marquesas Islands (QTH: Hiva Oa) during January 12-27, 2025. A reminder that 14 ops will form this DXpedition. FB page. 

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PS: the Radio Club du Bassin Minier team were active from Marquesas as TX7L in November 2023 – video below and detailed info on that DXpedition here.