DX Engineering Supports the K5P Palmyra Atoll DXpedition

K5P, Palmyra Atoll: About 1,000 miles south of Honolulu is a smattering of rock and coral islets that make up Palmyra Atoll. From January 11 through January 26, 2016 a team of amateur radio operators will transmit from these tiny specs of sand in the South Pacific.

Palmyra Atoll is a United States territory regulated by the Fish and Wildlife Service, which strictly limits visitors due to the islets’ protected natural status. That means another DXpedition to this location may never happen, making Palmyra a highly prized contact for any Ham enthusiast pursuing the DX Century Club award. At the time of this release, Palmyra Atoll is number nine on the list of the DXCC’s top ten most wanted entities.

With less than 2.5 miles of actual land above sea level, the DXpedition team is facing several significant operating challenges—the largest being simply connecting all of the radios, antennas and related equipment in the islets’ wet, salt-dense environment.

DX Engineering supplied the team with its RG-8X Coaxial Cable Assemblies, 200 feet of bulk RG-8X and a mix of high performance Amphenol PL-259 connectors. The durable cable is well suited to the environment and offers the minimal loss characteristics that the team demanded to ensure the DXpedition’s success. DX Engineering also included its Ultra-Grip 2 Cable Prep Kits so the team could build and repair cables on the atoll. The team used an HF antenna with a 1:1 COMTEK balun.

To give Amateur operators a better idea of what the K5P DXpedition will bring to Palmyra Atoll, DX Engineering has created a K5P DXPedition Combo.

DX Engineering K5P Palmyra Atoll DXpedition Combo, DXE-K5P-DXP

DXE-3X10 DX Engineering Skyhawk™ Tri-Band Yagi Antenna

DXE-8XDX100 DX Engineering RG-8X 100' Cable Assembly

DXE-8XDX003 DX Engineering RG-8X 3' Cable Assembly

DXE-8X DX Engineering RG-8X, 200' Bulk Spool

DXE-UT-CRMP2-8X DX Engineering Ultra-Grip 2 Crimp Connector Hand Tool Kit

AML-83-1J Amphenol Double UHF Female Connector

AMP-182115-10 Amphenol Connex UHF Male Crimp Connector

COM-BAL-11150DT COMTEK 1:1 Current Balun

Click here for more information on the K5P Palmyra Atoll DXpedition combo at DXEngineering.com.

Click here to learn more about 2016 K5P DXpedition at its official website.