Christmas IslandVK9XY
VK9XY is a DXpedition to Christmas Island, from November 16, 2026 to December 4, 2026.
Confirmed: the team has fixed the dates or holds the licence or landing permit.
The operation
From the team and the bulletins
Youth DXpedition with YOTA (team leader N4ML); additional young operators on remote stations. Bands per NG3K.
About Christmas Island
Christmas Island is DXCC entity 35, in Oceania, CQ zone 29 and ITU zone 54.
Standard time there is UTC+7; stations licensed there sign with VK9X, AX9X, VI9X, VK9FX, VK9KX, VZ9X.
Also in CQ zone 29, and often workable on the same openings: Antarctica, Australia, and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Where to point the antenna
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Working a DXpedition
Listen before you call: most DXpeditions work split, transmitting on one frequency and listening a few kilohertz up, and the operator says where. Call with your full callsign once, then listen again.
On FT8, teams using Fox/Hound sit on their own frequencies, away from the normal FT8 dial. Check the official website for the frequencies, the log search and the QSL route, and do not work the same band and mode twice.
Sources
Checked on October 13, 2026. Plans change: the official website has the last word.