Disappointment for Cows Over the World

Tom, KC0W, and his all-CW ‘Cows Over the World’ DXpeditions have come to a halt at the moment.

He reports on QRZ.com, September 10th: “My proposed ‘Top 25 Most Wanted’ DXpedition is not going to happen. Sorry for getting anyone’s hopes up.

“Never trust anyone who claims to be ‘military’ and who also claims to
have the authority to allow people to visit KHx land. I was hoodwinked
by the promise of tinsel & shiny lights by a purveyor of lies & mistruths. It’s now time to crawl under a rock here in Fiji until I start the T30COW DXpedition.

“I have been issued 3D2KOW for a 2017 Fiji DXpedition. Nothing new to report regarding permission to visit Tokelau for the ZK3COW DXpedition. If anyone is interested in DXing from Tokelau submit all of your paperwork for visitation approval 10+ months in advance due to new tourist regulations on ZK3 land.”

As this was being written, we have not seen any spots from Tom on
Fiji, so we are not sure if he will operate from there before he goes
to Western Kiribati (T30). If he does, activity will be CW only on 160-6
meters using a K3 with a KPA500 amp (500 watts) into vertical antennas
over salt water. He will be in all major CW contests.

“My proposed “Top 25 Most Wanted” DXpedition is not going to happen. Sorry for getting anyone’s hopes up. Never trust anyone who claims to be “military” and who also claims to have the authority to allow people to visit KHx land. I was hoodwinked by the promise of tinsel & shiny lights by a purveyor of lies & mistruths………..It’s now time to crawl under a rock here in Fiji until I start the T3ØCOW DXpedition.

I have been issued 3D2KOW for a 2017 Fiji DXpedition.

Nothing new to report regarding permission to visit Tokelau for the ZK3COW DXpedition. If anyone is interested in DXing from Tokelau submit all of your paperwork for visitation approval 10+ months in advance due to new tourist regulations on ZK3 land.

DXpedition Schedule:

~~American Samoa: KH8/KCØW 13 April – 6 June~~ QRT

~~Samoa: 5WØCOW 12 June – 14 July~~ QRT

~~Tuvalu: T2COW 20 July – 15 August~~ QRT

~~Vanuatu: YJØCOW 21 August – 29 August~~ QRT

Western Kiribati: T3ØCOW 24 September – 24 October

Solomon Islands: H44COW 25 October – 26 November

Tokelau: (still awaiting visitation approval)

Nauru: (depends on Tokelau)

Fiji: 3D2KOW (sometime in 2017)

Temotu Province ???

Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan. Exact dates unknown.”