Informations 3D2JK – Lakeba Island, OC-095

Le 14 février 2026

• [DX INFO] by Jacek, SP5APW.

I am going to perform a solo expedition to Lakeba Island (IOTA OC-095). The callsign assigned to the expedition by TAF is 3D2JK.

Lakeba Island is the rarest IOTA reference in Fiji belonging to the top 10% of the world-wide most wanted references. The last activation of OC-095 was carried out over 20 years ago, in 2004 and currently this reference is in demand by 87% of the IOTA chasers.

This is my first solo expedition to such a rare IOTA. I usually travel to tropical islands for vacation with radio. Those islands are relatively easy to access and do not require a large budget. In this case, the travel budget is two or three times higher than ever before. Therefore, I am going to look for donations to help cover the extraordinary expenses of the trip.

I will be QRV for six days from April 17 to 22, 2026, being active on the higher HF bands: 10-20 m and on 6 m. On HF, I will operate FT8 and SSB while on 6 m, I will primarily operate FT8. The goal is to manage at least 2,500 QSOs on HF and 200 QSOs on 6 m band.

Due to my very limited baggage allowance, I will use 100 W of power. This might change if I find someone to lend me a very lightweight PA.

There is no internet on the island except Starlink which I probably will not be able to use. Therefore, all logs will be uploaded after leaving Lakeba.

The expedition webpage is just under construction.

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