For many hams the mention of Clipperton Island evokes images of paradise and sandy beach and warm waters.
(Image from www.clipperton2008.org)
Clipperton Island is a nine-square-kilometer coral atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico and west of Costa Rica, at 10°18′N, 109°13′W.
The history of Clipperton Island can be found here.
(Image from www.clipperton2008.org)
Dxpeditions have operated from Clipperton in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, and 2000.
The dxpedition for 2008 planning has already started and the website is http://www.clipperton2008.org
You can contribute to the dxpedition here
If you have an extra dollar please help support these guys, dxpeditions are not cheap to put together!
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