Santa María Island

The island is located in the south central part of Chile, about 550 km south of Santiago, Administratively, it belongs to the municipality of Coronel in the Bio Bio region, but is located a few dozen kilometers away on the Pacific Ocean that separates it from the mainland. Nearly 2,200 people live in its lush vegetation, wetlands, cliffs, and sandy beaches, inhabited by the Mapuche before Spanish colonization. There are no roads, no heavy vehicular traffic, and no industrial pollution from the cities. Only artisanal fishing and subsistence farming exist.

Santa María Island is an excellent birdwatching destination, a unique refuge for birdlife. Numerous species can be observed on the island, such as the Pilpilén, the Field Plover, the Snowy Plover, and pelagic seabirds.

3G5SM

Felipe XQ7IR, plans to activate Santa María Is. SA-070 between November 11th and November 15th 2025. Expedition will be used for testing the equipment to the upcoming CE0X project.

Operation will be from 160 to 6m in  FT8 - CW -SSB modes.
 

TX/RX:

1x Yaesu FTdx-10

1x Yaesu FT-710

1x Icom IC-7300 

PA:

Acom 1010 800w

ANTENNAS:

1x 160/80/40m DXengineering antenna

1x 80-10m Dx Commander antenna

1x 2 elem delta loop for 10m operation

1x 20-17-15-12m Sigle element Cubical Quad

1x 4 elem yagi for 6m operation

GENNERATOR:

1x Honda EU22i

Mast, coax lines, headsets, Laptops and others gear will be supplied by the team.