Cocos Island Costa Rica
TI9A is not only Dxpediton, it is not only DXCC most wanted #26 , is not only IOTA# NA 012
We are in close cooperation with National Parks of Costa Rica, which are managed under the umbrella of SINAC (Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion), a department of Costa Rica‘s Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE).
During the 7 days stay on the island we will make important repairs of HF and VHF marine safety system located in Cocos Isl.
-New HF antennas
-New VHF antennas
-New marine HF Radios will be installed
-New power lines for all radio equipment
-Several repairs around towers and marine HF station
PROJECT by 3z9dx & friends
The 3 operators behind the TI9A project are:
Activation Plan
It has been 6 years since the last DXpedition to TI9
Short info
Boat trip to the Island February 14th 2015 (takes 30h from Costa Rica)
Radio Permit is issued for 7 days only , that means we can operate only for about 6 days (24h/day operation)
We are in possession of the second permit , which allows us to stays on the island overnight.
2 radios on AIR , 80-10m SSB,CW,RTTY
Return to the Costa Rica main land on february 24th 2015
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