Update November 20, 2024:  To benefit from a fast LoTW confirmation it has become more and more common to have to pay or, otherwise, to wait 6 months (or even more).

F6KOP does not support this practice. 9L5A log will be on LoTW as soon as we return from the expedition (subject to a short delay for the usual corrections). LoTW will therefore be free and immediate for everyone.

However if you want to help us, everyone is free to make a donation (without any obligation). Donors via Clublog (https://clublog.org/make_donation.php?call=9L5A) of an amount equal or greater than $7 will automatically benefit from free OQRS request for their direct QSL. You can also help us via PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=P49Y448YR63YQ) without asking for the QSL and you will thus appear on the list of donors on our website (https://9l5a.wordpress.com/sponsors/).

Update November 11, 2024: The preparation of the equipments for 9L5A continued this weekend at Radio Club de Provins F6KOP. Most of our equipment is now tested, packed, weighed, labeled and listed. Our laptops have been pdated with the latest software versions.

Update November 11, 2024: Band plan:

BAND  CW    SSB          RTTY  FT8
6     50095 50115              50313/50323
10    28015 28440       28100 28095
12    24891 24965       24918 24920
15    21019 21255       21085 21080
17    18071 18152       18102 18100
20    14015 14240       14088 14090
30    10110             10144 10133
40    7012  7120/7075   7044  7071
60    5351.5                    5357
80    3520  3785        3585  3567
160   1823.5                   1843
QO-100      10489.900         

We are working SPLIT only! Please pay attention to the SPLIT MODE on your transceiver before calling, and listen also to the operators instructions.

CW : up 1-5
SSB : up 5-15
RTTY : up 3-10

FT8 : MSHV program (2 to 6 slots) is used for FT8 on the announced frequencies. As DXpedition (fox) we will not use F/M mode. All hunters can call us in normal mode (with locator or report) and stay on their frequency even for answering. Please do not call us on our transmission frequencies! The QSO will be logged on our side once we send RR73 or 73.

NOTE: Our band plan has been established taking into account that of 3D2Y (Rotuma) whose DXpedition is at the same time.

Update November 2, 2024: Dates set from November 27 to December 8, 2024.

Operators will be F2DX (leader), HB9GWJ (leader), F1ULQ (co-leader), F4AZF, F8AAN, F5NTZ, F8EFU, F4FET, F8GGV, ON7RN, F5AGB, F4HHL, F4HAU, F1DHX, and F4HRG.

Operation planned from 160m to 6m with 6 stations + 1 satellite station  (QO-100) all powered by generator. Human modes (CW and SSB) will have an important place in traffic. For more information, visit our website and our Facebook page.

Patrick, F2DX, (Communication Manager) reports: After announcing our 2024 expedition to Guinea (3X), we learned that others had planned to go just before us (without announcing it). So we cancelled this destination and worked very hard to start over a new project. F6KOP can now inform the DX community that its next expedition will be by the end of 2024 in SIERRA LEONE (9L).

This DXCC country had already been activated by F6KOP in 2019 (9LY1JM) but still ranks 80th on the list of most searched countries. 14 operators are planned and "human" modes (CW and SSB) will have an important place in traffic. More info later...