VP6R

[IK0ZCW]

The DXpedition to Pitcairn Island went QRT on 1 November at 18 UTC. According to the latest update on Club Log, 82700 QSOs were made with 20491 callsigns from North America (52%), Asia (22,2%), Europe (20,7%) and the rest of the world (5%). The most productive bands were 20m (17099 QSOs), 15m (14421), 17m (11653) and 40m (11106); the most productive mode was CW (34208 QSOs), followed by FT8 (25505) and SSB (22933). Some FT8 QSOs are still not online, though: when the team gets home, there will be a final upload, and Club Log's OQRS will be activated. QSLing details can be found on https://pitcairndx.com/qsling/. Eventually the entire log will be uploaded to LOTW. While on the island, the team helped two local hams get back on the air: Meralda, VP6MW has a new vertical for 40, 30 and 15m, and is set up now to operate FT8; Mike, VP6AZ has a repaired vertical and new beam.