FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition

FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition
Location of Clipperton Island
Location of Clipperton Island
Clipperton Island
Photo of the coast of Clipperton Island
Dates operatedMarch and April 1978[1]
Bands operated70 cm, 2 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, 40 m, 80 m, 160 m[2]
Modes usedCW, SSB
Number of contacts29,069[2]
Number of operators12[3]

The FO0XB Clipperton Island DXpedition was an amateur radio expedition that took place over two weeks in March and April 1978.[2] The group left from San Diego on March 14, 1978 and was the first DXpedition to Clipperton Island in over 20 years and was the first a few other successful major DXpeditions including FO0XX (1985), FO0CI (1992), FO0AAA (2000), TX5C (2008), TX5K (2013) and TX5S (2024).[4][5][6] The team was set up with three groups eight French members, six American members, and three Swiss members.[4][7] The operators attempted to make contacts using the amateur radio satellite Oscar 7.[2] Members of the expedition came from many walks of life including a police officer, medical doctor, teacher, horticulturist, and a judge.[4] Contacts made with members of this expedition are mentioned by some ham radio operators as one of their more sought after and interesting contacts in their collection.[8]

  1. ^ Field, Don (March 1984). Lamont, Richard (ed.). "DX Diary: Clipperton Island" (PDF). Amateur Radio. Bicester, Oxon, England: Goodhead Publications. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. ^ a b c d Johnson, Herb (June 1978). Fisk, James (ed.). "Atlas 350-XL Champion of Clipperton". Ham Radio Magazine. Vol. 11, no. 6. Greenville, New Hampshire: Communications Technology Inc. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  3. ^ Wendland, Mike (January 14, 1979). "Visit to unfriendly Pacific atoll was big ham news". San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. ^ a b c Sacotte, Jean-Charles (March 1, 1978). "Dx pedition on Clipperton". 1978 Dxpedition to Clipperton Atoll. Translated by Jeanne, Sylvie. Clipperton DX Club. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  5. ^ Delatouche, Yannick (2003). "Si Clipperton m'était conté" [If Clipperton was told to me]. Megahertz Magazine (in French). No. 246. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  6. ^ "GDXF – Mega DXpeditons Honor Roll". www.gdxf.de. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  7. ^ Tchékémian, Anthony (2021). Clipperton, les restes de La Passion : regards sur le seul atoll corallien français dans l'océan Pacifique nord-oriental [Clipperton, the remains of La Passion: a look at the only French coral atoll in the North-Eastern Pacific Ocean] (in French). Gérard Chaliand. Pointe-à-Pitre. ISBN 979-10-95177-18-0. OCLC 1289359277.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Coreil, Mallie (February 1, 2018). Breaux, Stuart (ed.). "Beaten Path: An Interview with Art Mouton". The Promulgator. Vol. 41, no. 1. Lafayette, Louisiana: Lafayette Bar Association. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 2023-04-01.