A DXpedition to Juan Fernandez Island (Robinson Crusoe’s Island)
We recently received an email from the son of this article’s author, asking about getting a copy of it. When we found and read the article, we realized that — even though it was short — it so embodied the ham spirit that it would make a great CQ Classic. So, without further ado, from the February 1984 issue of CQ, here is “A DXpedition to Juan Fernandez Island” by Joseph Pena, WB6WOD … about so much more than a DXpedition. – W2VU
As a low-profile amateur who is mostly involved in rag chewing with minimal DXing, I never imagined I would ever be involved in a DXpedition to an exotic island. One QSO on an evening in April 1982 changed all of that.
It started when CEØZAD broke into my QSO with a South American station. The operator, Juan Carlos, and I have had many QSO’s since that night, and I became his friend and QSL Manager. Eventually he invited me to visit him and
