Biography

Tromelin DxPedition - Oct 30th to Nov 10th 2014

Op.: Franck F4AJQ, Fred F5ROP ,Vincent F4BKV ,Seb(Leader) F5UFX, Michel FM5CD, Flo F5CWU

Equipment

Each stations that will be set up on the island will be able to communicate in the 3 different modes. Operators and stations must be versatile. Each operating position will have an amplifier and a CW/RTTY interface.

In order to maximize the configuration of the location and more specifically the proximity of the ocean we intend to use monoband vertical antennas as well as VDA that have proven to give excellent results during top DXpeditions in the last few years. They also allow for a quick setup, which is an important criterion for a team of 6 people on location for only 10 days.

160m: Vertical with hat built on 18m Spiderbeam pole
80m: 2x phased verticals built on 18m Spiderbeam poles & DVA-80 by DX Engineering
40m: 4 square array built on Spiderbeam 12m poles
30m: 4 square array built on Spiderbeam 12m poles
20m: 2-elements Vertical Dipole Array built on Spiderbeam 12m poles
17m: 2-elements Vertical Dipole Array built on Spiderbeam 12m poles
15m: 2-elements Vertical Dipole Array built on Spiderbeam 12m poles
12m: 2-elements Vertical Dipole Array built on Spiderbeam 12m poles
10m: 2-elements Vertical Dipole Array built on Spiderbeam 12m poles
Radios:Elecraft K3 by Elecraft
Interfaces: MicroKeyer II by Microham
Amplifiers : 3 x OM2000+ by OM POWER + other “spare” amps.
Coax cable: 1500m of very low losses BroadPro50 by Messi.it
RX: beverages, DHDL, splitter, bandpass filters

Source: http://www.tromelin2014.com/en/equipment/