JX0X 2021

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The Northern California DX Foundation (http://www.ncdxf.org) has announced it is granting USD 5,000 to the JX0X DXpedition to Jan Mayen Island planned for September-October 2021 (http://jx0x.com/). The low bands, where Jan Mayen is in high demand by DXers in North America and East Asia, are a primary focus of the team. NCDXF's primary purpose is to help fund well-organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities like this. During the last 48 years, NCDXF has granted nearly USD 1.2 million to hundreds of DXpeditions - helping to put an "all-time-new-one" (ATNO) in the log and make DX happen for thousands of DXers worldwide. The credit for these large grants goes to the NCDXF contributors, individuals and clubs who support the DX community. [TNX AA7A]

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The final decision to go to Jan Mayen (http://jx0x.com/) will be taken in a couple of weeks' time. "This decision will depend heavily on if we think we have enough support from the individual DXers", the team says. "We depend on upfront support to sign the vessel contract", and donations are needed NOW. "We have been working on this project since April 2019, we have invested much time in planning and preparing this trip with all the permits and negotiations - and we feel we're so close. If you support us you will of course receive a QSL card and express LoTW as part of the donation. In addition we guarantee a 100% refund of all donations if we decide to cancel the trip". JX0X will focus on 160-30 metres CW and digital, with vertical antennas close to saltwater, and an excellent take-off for North America and Japan. They will also have beams for 20-10 metres. PayPal donations can be sent to jx0x[@]la7gia.com.