This page is archived. It was last modified in September 2008 and it will probably not be updated.
Photographs and Video
My photographs from the trip are on Flickr.
(If you cannot see the embedded video above, it is also available from YouTube.)
Equipment
CW Station: Elecraft K2, 100W. SSB Station: Icom IC-706Mk2G, 300W. Both stations logged with Win-Test in DXpedition mode. Antennas: 40m dipole, 30m vertical, 20m ground-plane with elevated radials, 17m dipole.
Log-search
Log-search is now available both from ClubLog by G7VJR and the search at the bottom of this page. You can also browse the log.
QSL Information
QSL Information is via M0BLF (direct or bureau). Logs will also be on LoTW shortly. Please check my QSL Policy to ensure that you get your card. You can see when I last sent cards out on the QSL Status page.
QSO Statistics
We made a total of 3654 QSOs in just under 48 hours. This was split as shown in the table below:
| Band: | SSB: | CW: | Total QSOs | As % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40m | 951 (51.2%) | 906 (48.7%) | 1857 | 50.8% |
| 30m | 0 (0%) | 693 (100%) | 693 | 18.9% |
| 20m | 800 (78.1%) | 224 (21.8%) | 1024 | 28.0% |
| 17m | 0 (0%) | 80 (100%) | 80 | 0.02% |
| Totals: | 1751 (47.9%) | 1903 (52.1%) | 3654 | 100% |
There are 3083 unique callsigns in the log. 5 people contacted us on four bands, 51 on three bands.
Top five countries: USA (18.0%), Germany (15.0%), European Italy (7.6%), England (6.1%) and European Russia (5.6%). A total of 86 countries were contacted.
Breakdown by continent: EU (76.7%), NA (19.5%), AS (2.2%), AF (0.7%), SA (0.7%), OC (0.1%).
Best DX: ZL1BYZ (New Zealand)
About the Minquiers
The Minquiers are a reef located south of Jersey, towards the coast of Brittany. They are uninhabited but some buildings afford shelter for fishermen. Following a long-running (but friendly) dispute between Britain and France, the reef, along with the nearby Echréous, was awarded to Jersey by the International Court of Justice in 1953. They made the news headlines again in 1998 when there was a French 'invasion', which lasted one day. More on the history of the Minquiers is on Wikipedia.
Other Links
- SeaPaddler: photographs from a sea-kayaking trip to the Minquiers
- Tide table for the Minquiers
- Summary of the ICJ ruling (A fuller account appeared in the American Journal of International Law, Vol. 48, No. 2. (Apr., 1954), pp. 316-326, available from JStor) — JStor access is only possible by users at registered academic institutions.
