09/19/2025
The 3YOK DXpedition to Bouvet Island has packed its shipping container of gear.
The team spent the weekend near Oslo, Norway, getting things ready, including
generators, tents, tools, and - most importantly - radios, antennas, and
amplifiers. This checks off another large box on the to-do list before they
depart in February of next year.
This international team of radio amateurs is aiming to activate the #10
most-wanted DX entity, Bouvet Island, in February 2026. With 24 operators, two
camps, and a load of gear, they hope to provide a lot of QSOs to those who need
the entity for their DXCC totals. Bouvet is in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1600
miles from Cape Town, South Africa, and 1000 miles north of continental
Antarctica.
ARRL Education and Learning Support Specialist Max Freedman, N4ML, is part of
the team. At 21 years of age, he will be the youngest person to ever set foot
on the island, and is the youngest operator known in a top-10 DXpedition. He is
excited for the opportunity. "I have learned a lot being a part of the 3YOK
team," said Freedman. "A lot of work goes into a DXpedition, more than most
people think. It is an honor to work with these high performing ham radio
operators to get everything prepared for February."
You can find out more about the DXpedition at 3y0k.com[1].
[1] https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNDM5NzM0JnA9MSZ1PTUyNTgxODI4NCZsaT0zO
Tc0NDk0Mg/index.html
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