Category Archives: News

Thanks to our sponsor SQ1K Barts Shop for producing our official 8R7X embroided polo shirts. The team will wear them with pride during their DXPedition to Guyana. Check out all of our valued supporters here. YOUR club or foundation interested in supporting our project? YOU want to become an individual supporter of our 8R7X – GuyanaContinue reading “News #18”

Thanks to our sponsor Ham Parts Shop for their fast delivery of needed goods. It is our big pleasure to have them aboard our project. OK2ZAW is providing us with lowbands receiving equipment – Beverage On Ground (BOG) systems. Check out all of our valued supporters here. YOUR club or foundation interested in supporting our project? YOUContinue reading “News #17”

8R7X is now approved by the ARRL for DXCC credits and an LOTW certificate has been issued to QSL Manager M0OXO. This is a reminder that the team will upload their logs to LOTW as often as possible throughout the DXpedition FREE OF CHARGE. Any outstanding logs will be uploaded immediately on the teams returnContinue reading “News #16”

Co-Lead DK6SP and 8R7X team member DJ4MX attended the annual Bavarian Contest Club “HL3K” meeting in Linden, Germany, last weekend. They were invited to give an update on their plans to the audience and answered their questions. After the presentation, BCC president DL1MGB surprised the DXPedition team with a highly appreciated sponsorship. This was, amongContinue reading “News # 15”

Join 8R – Guyana 2024 Co-Lead Philipp Springer, DK6SP, on his interview with their sponsor DX Engineering from 2100 UTC tonight, 12th February 2024. He will discuss the current status of the project together with Tim Duffy, K3LR, on the “Weekend Special” live show. Check out all of our valued supporters here. Is YOUR club orContinue reading “News #13”

Thanks to our sponsors ICOM USA and DXEngineering for their fast delivery of needed goods. It is our big pleasure to have such well-known companies aboard our project. They are providing us with essential equipment as IC-7610s, power supplies, antenna analyzer, etc. Further, parts of the team will take part in the upcoming CQWW CW fromContinue reading “News #12”

Team member Philipp Springer – DK6SP – attended a ham gathering in Erding, Germany, on Tuesday, 17th October 2023. He gave an update on the 8R – Guyana 2024 plans and currently ongoing preparation phase to the very interested attendees. If your club or event is seeking a presentation about the 8R – Guyana 2024Continue reading “News #11”

Team members DJ4MX and DK6SP recently attended a ham gathering in Erding, Germany, where they met with sponsors. They personally expressed gratitude to these contributors for their highly valued contributions to the project. Smart Radio Concepts is providing amplifiers, while HE IT-Service is supplying all computers and the network infrastructure for the setup in Guyana. The teamContinue reading “News #10”

Team members HA8RT, DJ4MX and DK6SP met at the QTH of supporter DG8MG in the Bavarian countryside with many dedicated helpers. Together they conducted the second testing and preparation days for the 8R – Guyana 2024 project from 29. – 30.09.2023. This second gathering was mainly used to do inventory work, document the setup ofContinue reading “News #9”

Team member Sven Lovric – DJ4MX – will be attending this year’s Istra Contest Conference 2023. He will give an update on the 8R – Guyana 2024 plans and currently ongoing preparation phase. Come and join him on Saturday, 7th October, in Poreč, Croatia, at Europe’s biggest contest gathering. If your club or event isContinue reading “News #8”