San Andres (DXCC prefix HK0/A) is an oval, relatively small island (13km long, 3km wide) resembling the shape of a cigar. It lies in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea.
A recent DX-pedition to the remote archipelago of Tokelau, halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, had one worthwhile point on their agenda - introduction of Amateur Radio to a group of local youngsters.
Niue is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,400 kilometres northeast of New Zealand, east of Tonga, south of Samoa, and west of the Cook Islands.
While the majority of Amateur Radio operators choose only a few of the HF bands, below 30 MHz, to participate in contests, there are some broad-minded enthusiasts who go beyond this limit and have as much fun on VHF, UHF and SHF bands.
Little Diomede is a small island of 7.3 km2 in the middle of the Bering Strait. It lies 36 km west of mainland Alaska and 3.9 km east of Big Diomede Island, the easternmost point of Russia.
This is our third expedition from the series "Legends of the Arctic". Last year we sailed on the yacht Apostol Andrey, under the command of Nikolai Andreevich Litau, almost 4,000 ml.