The official HQ8R Swan Islands DXpedition QSL card

UPDATE August 11, 2008 - We have received the boxes containing all of the official full color folded HQ8R QSL cards from UX5UO print we will process the QSL cards requests beginning with: Sponsors, direct cards with complete postage and finally the bureau cards. Thank you for your patience!

The Strange Radio Team institutes "WORLD WIDE DXPEDITION TROPHY" W.W.D.T an exclusive trophy that rewards the world-wide DXPEDITION of the year that has provoked greater interest in the ham radio world. According to an yearly survey that will be available on www.strangeradioteam.com, and on the greater ham magazines, both Italian and international, the DXPEDITON that will have greater preferences will be rewarded with a trophy. The DXPEDITION are select from 1 June 2007 to 1 June 2008.

As you probably know, we have made a survey for the WWDXT 2008. We have received several replies concerning 48 different DXpedition that have been considered interesting by our readers. Among those 48 different expeditions 16 have received much more positive comments and we will ask you to vote between them.

Our HQ8R Swan Islands 2008 DXpedition is amongst these 16 finalists on the survey, please visit this link http://www.strangeradioteam.com/wwdxt/index.asp to cast your vote for the HQ8R Swan Islands 2008 DXpedition. The survey ends 1 October 2008.

UPDATE May 27, 2008 - We have received a large amount of QSL card requests, thank you! processing will begin as soon as we receive the official full color folded HQ8R QSL cards from UX5UO print that have been printed and shipped. At this time please take notice that the only way to obtain your official full color folded HQ8R QSL card is through Radio Club de Honduras at this address:

HQ8R Swan Islands 2008 DXpedition
c/o Radio Club de Honduras
PO Box 273
San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Honduras C.A.

All direct QSL card requests will be managed only through this address, if you send it somewhere else you will not get your official full color folded HQ8R QSL card.

Please visit the HQ8R Photos section of the website where you will find the newest pictures that have been added.

The organizers and management team for the HQ8R Swan Islands 2008 DXpedition:

•  HR2PAC Pedro Castillo - Organizer & team leader.
   HR2DX Antonio Handal - Organizer & logistics manager.
   HR2DMR Dan Mejia - Organizer & operations manager.
   HR2MD Vinicio de Leon - Medical team & discipline.
   HR2AW Jorge Alvarez - Medical team leader.

Wish to thank all of the Sponsors, Operators, Organizations, Businesses, the Navy of The Republic of Honduras, the Radio Club of Honduras and all of you who contacted with HQ8R. The DXpedition is considered a success and we look forward to answering all of your QSL card requests in due time, the majority of the SSB QSO's log (about 97%) is available now and the complete CW + FM logs are online as well.