9M4SLL

John, 9M6XRO, and Steve, 9M6DXX, will be operating as 9M4SLL from Pulau Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (IOTA AS-051) from 7 to 13 August inclusive. Activity will be on all bands from 80 to 10m, CW, SSB and RTTY, using two stations with linear amplifiers to vertical antennas on the edge of the ocean.


Spratly stands at number 29 in the current The DX Magazine ‘100 Most Needed Countries’ survey (world-wide, mixed modes), up from number 32 last year.

The QSL manager for 9M4SLL is Tim Beaumont, M0URX. QSL direct with SAE + $2 or 1 new IRC, OQRS (http://m0urx.com/oqrs) or via the RSGB bureau (all bureau cards MUST be marked “via M0URX”). Logs will be uploaded to LoTW as soon as possible after the end of the operation (within a few days), but there will be NO online log during the DXpedition itself. If you are not certain of any QSO you are welcome to work us again for an ‘insurance’ contact.

9M6XRO and 9M6DXX would like to thank the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Department National Security Council for granting the operating permission from Layang-Layang Island. They would also like to thank Amid Drajak, 9W6ABD, of the MCMC licensing office in Kota Kinabalu for issuing the 9M4SLL licence, as well as the President of the Borneo Amateur Radio Club, Hamid, 9W6MID, and Rahim, 9M6RHM, for their help in obtaining the licence. Pekka, OH2YY, was of great help with the initial planning of the trip. Finally, thanks go to Vicky Lee of the Layang Layang Island Resort for her help in making this operation possible.

(Note for users of computer logging programs: The 9M4 prefix is issued to special event stations that may be anywhere on Malaysian territory; this includes the DXCC entities of West Malaysia, East Malaysia or, as in this case, Malaysian islands in the Spratly group.)

73,
Steve, 9M6DXX

http://m0urx.com/9m4sll

FREQUENCIES


Band CW SSB RTTY

80m 3517 3803 -

40m 7017 7058 7042

30m 10117 - 10135

20m 14007 14180 14092

17m 18087 18165 18107

15m 21007 21295 21092

12m 24907 24985 24927

10m 28007 28495 28092



Notes:

1. Depending on conditions, there may be no SSB operation on 80m, or RTTY on 40m.

2. QSX generally up, but listening DOWN on 12m and 17m SSB (and 80m SSB if this is used). 20m RX frequency for US General stations 14250–14255.

3. The frequencies have been chosen so as to avoid, as far as possible, interference with the D64K DXpedition that is active at the same time as 9M4SLL.



EQUIPMENT

1 x Icom IC-7000

1 x Yaesu FT-857D

1 x Tokyo Hy-Power HL-1.2Kfx amplifier

1 x Icom IC-2KL linear amplifier

Dunestar passband filters 80 - 10m

ANTENNAS

1 x Butternut HF6V-X vertical

1 x 43ft multiband vertical

1 x 80m quarter-wave inverted-L

All antennas will be located on the sea wall within a few metres of the ocean.

The Butternut HF6V-X at sunset - a perfect take-off towards Europe (9M0C, 1998)