VP6T is a major DXpedition to Pitcairn Island in the heart of the Pacific Ocean (CQ Zone 32). The website states:
"This DX operation from Pitcairn has a target of more than 30,000 QSOs. With good
propagation forecast for early 2012, efforts will be made to give this extremely rare entity to deserving DXers on as many bands as possible, but especially on the low bands.
The rarity of VP6 ensures that all operators will be kept fully occupied during our nine full days on the island. We will be travelling there by boat. We are planning to have three stations active round-the-clock."
To date, I've been able to make two contacts with VP6T. The operation is regularly heard on 10 meters along the mid-Atlantic Coast; however, the operator only accepts calls from Europe. And so, the waiting game continues.
My log includes the following two QSO's, which I hope will be confirmed via LoTW:
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| VP6T 2012-01-24 at 16:03 UTC 15M USB RST 59/59 VP6T 2012-01-21 at 20:01 UTC 12M USB RST 59/59 |
The official website for the government of Pitcairn Islands states:
The Pitcairn Islands group is a British Overseas Territory. It comprises the islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno. Pitcairn, the only inhabited island, is a small volcanic outcrop situated in the South Pacific at latitude 25.04 south and longitude 130.06 west. It is roughly 2170km (1350 miles) east south-east of Tahiti and just over 6600km (4100 miles) from Panama. The Islands' administrative headquarters are situated in Auckland New Zealand, 5310km (3300 miles) away.
