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    Jul 01, 2020 6 minutes
    BY BOB SCHENCK, N2OO

    The Final Chapter of the Ill-Fated 3YØZ DXpedition

    This month, I am turning over the keyboard to my old friend, Bob Allphin, K4UEE, who will detail the final chapter of Bouvet 2018. I want to thank Bob and the entire Bouvet team for what they endured trying to bring us all a new one.

    Quick note: I have occasionally given you my 60-meter update. As of mid-May, I have worked all 50 states, 7 continents, 28 CQ zones and 103 DX entities. Admittedly, I have not been very active on 60 of late due to having my tower tilted over for rotor repairs (my 60-meter antenna normally hangs from it), but we are back up and I will be getting back on. – N2OO

    I have been participating in or co-organizing DXpeditions since 1987. In that time frame, I have participated in 43 DXpeditions, including 11 to the DXCC “top 10 most wanted” entities. I have travelled the world, set foot in over

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