Welcome to Wallis Island DXPedition OC-054, Grid AH-16 put on by the DX Obsessed Group.
FW5K Team: Hannah W7HER/FW7H, Scott N7JI/FW7SR, Alex K6VHF/FW1NA, Marc NC7M/FW5K, OC NG7E/FW7Z Dave KA6BIM/FW6N
Update 23 November 2025 - Please if using OQRS check for duplicate QSOs. I am seeing a lot being put in and is costing people money when they don't need to. When I print the labels - the printer or program does not descriminate on dupes or not. If you OQRS 5 dupes, that is what will be printed and what I will put on your cards and input to LOTW. I appreciate your help.
Have confirmation the QSL cards are complete and have been shipped. As soon as I get them I will start sending them out. Appreciate your affective role in the process.
73 Marc FW5K / NC7M
Update 11 November 2025
QSL Cards ordered.
Uploaded 1500 QSOs for ClubLog OQRS users. I will continue as I prepare the QSL card labels. Please QRX while I work through the OQRS. Thank you for all the donations, we apprciate the assistance.
Thank you, 73 Marc NC7M/FW5K
Update 07 November 2025
Started uploading QSOs to LOTW today. There are many of you so please QRX, I will get to all the ClubLog OQRS and upload your QSO to LOTW.
73 Marc NC7M/FW5K
Update 04 November-2025
The QSO total for this call was 37487. For that the team thanks you very much! We are in the process of QSL card design. We will get the labels printed for those using OQRS and upload the QSOs to LOTW as soon as possible. Please be patient the confirmation is coming.
Errors with the log, I am working on those now. Not great propagation at times and always a fat finger. We'll get them corrected.
Cheers, Marc FW5K DX Obsessed Group
Update 31 October 2025
We are now QRT
A successful operations We cover all bands and mores we wanted could. Our CQWW contest was an experienc. We took a whole bunch of pictures so our card will be nice Thank you for making QSO with us
Update 27-October-2025
OQRS has been restored. Please follow the instructions in OQRS for online and direct QSLing. Thank you to all who informed us of the QSL services not working properly. See you in the pile ups. Marc FW5K
Update 26-October-2025
We have temporarily disabled clublog OQRS due to a isssue with PayPal As soon as the issue with PayPal is resolved we will update this space and reenable the QSL service.
73 Marc NC7M FW5K
Dates of Operation 19-October-2025 thru 31-October-2025. We land on 18-October, but we will have travelled for nearly 20 hours. We will take a rest period and be up and running soon after. We will represent Wallis and Futuna Islands in the CQWW SSB Contest
Please check our website dxobsessed.org for updates, operating frequncies and daily journal entries. We will be operating 24/7 once we are up and running. Look for us on 6, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80 and 160 meters.
Operators:
Alex K6VHF CW SSB FT8
Dave KA6BIM CW SSB FT8 RTTY
Hannah W7HER SSB FT8 RTTY
Marc NC7M Team Leader CW SSB FT8 RTTY
OC NG7E Team Leader SSB FT8 RTTY
Scott N7JI CW SSB FT8 RTTY
Sponsors: Thank you for your support!
SunSDR - Radios
ACOM - Amplifiers
BuddiPole - Antennas
4O3A - Triplexer
Northern California DX Foundation - Youth Grant Program
Willamette Valley DX Club - DXPedition Funding Program
Many individual Amateurs Radio Operators around the globe - Thank you for your financial support.
QSL Information - We will upload to ClubLog Daily
Please see ClubLog OQRS. This is the preferred method due to the volume of QSL requests.
NO BUREAU CARDS - It is to expensive due to the sheer volume of QSL request we receive. Thank you for understanding.
Complete LOTW upload after 9 months at the latest.
Modes :
CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8/4
Please check this space and our website for updates.
Please check the website for details and operating frequencies DX Obsessed Group
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Thank you, See you in the pile-ups.
Update 21October2025
"All FW5K logs were uploaded to Clublog. Please check all QSOs before attempt working is again and crating dupes. The internet is slow with many interruptions, so not all QSOs are uploading immediately. Please allow 24hrs to update logs and check Clublog. EU is priority to FW5K and we will try to operate on low bands in most convenient time as possible. 73, FW5K team "
My amateur radio activities would have been small and short-lived.
He always called me when he found my weak signals, and he introduced me to Dxers all over the world.
It was also thanks to him that I got an award in the ROS mode.
... Hard to say...
Thank you so much Victor san .I am truly grateful... 73 : )
One day, TL3VLM Victor san adviced to me ... soon One Dxer Came to here(ROS) ..
Waoooo .. 9H1D TOBISCH san...Of cause I sucsessed QSO.
He was very kindly and send to me his eQSL.
Many many thanks.. Cu Agn TOBISCH san 73 : )
Hi Jean san .. How are you? I hope to see you agin any degi-mode .. 73 :)
The ROS mode allows text chat (regardless of whether a QSO was established or not). Even when the signal quality was poor and a QSO was not possible, I was able to chat, so we promised to try again at a later date.
Although I had a few failed attempts, I think I was able to make QSOs with most DX stations.
Compared to FT8, I think I was able to have more intimate QSOs in the areas where chat was possible.
I had fun every night during the season.
For me, it's very difficult to make QSOs with the Caribbean region.
But I was lucky enough to make a QSO with him.
Before FT8, ....PSK was the mainstream digital mode.
A lot of station used PSKs .... exsample ZD7VC(Bruce san).
Nepal is a relatively close region to Japan.
However, QSOs are difficult because there are few active stations
and the radio propagation conditions seem unfavorable.
Here too, PSK proved useful.
I also occasionally used RTTY.
It requires a large power.
This is obvious when compared to low-power communications like FT8.
But I gave it a try.
Although I didn't manage to score as many QSOs as I did with PSK, I did manage to score with an unexpected DX station.
That was him.
This was probably just good timing, but it's a precious QSO for me.
I remember being so excited when I finally managed to succeed, despite being annoyed by the garbled text caused by QSB.
It was a great moment for me.
This excitement is the best part of amateur radio.
Many Thanks RTTY QSO ..
You have given me the greatest excitement and happiness.73 : )
When you think of amateur radio stations in Gabon, you think of him.
I'm sure stations all over the world followed his signals and asked for QSLs.
I've also been able to make QSOs on everything from SSB to FT8, mostly on 20M.
I'm just so grateful ....Now I can see any band & mode .. See ya ALAIN san 73 : ).
eQSL ... last station is him (TG9AHM).
The only one from Guatemala is TG9AHM.
I recently received other stations via FT8, but unfortunately.
I wasn't able to make a QSO because of QRM and QSB.
The only proof I have of my QSO with him is eQSL, and I have not yet obtained a LotW or Paper QSL.
It was 13 years ago, so it may be difficult to obtain a QSL, but I will get it a try.
If .. if .. Emmanuel san reading here, Please send to me a Paper QSL card. : ) 73
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