000 TI9AC 1958/08 Mr. Eeous, PH0NY Pirate 001 TI5FI 1933 Willard T. Young, TI5AL #001 QSL: January & November 1933. See card 97 VE5AG 01 TI9BR 1949 Michael "Mike" Arnautoff, W6LUE #01 21/02/1949 and 02/04/49. This was a gold mining expedition. - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 02 TI9UXX 1953/11 Evan Stover, W6UXX #02 A few hours only – 29 QSO’s 03 TI9AA 1954/04 Dr. Heino Sommer DI9AA [ARTD]2818[/ARTD] On board the Xarifa - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 04 TI9MHB 1955/02 John R. Beck W6MHB #03 2042 contacts. Chatham Bay – RCCR/NCDXC [ART]27169_DE_O[/ART] - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 05 TI9CR 1957/04 Luis Diego Arco, TI2LA; José Manuel Herrera, TI2CAH 1st official Dx-pedition sponsored by the Radio Club of Costa Rica - RCCR - (TI9CR for “Costa Rica”? - QSL: TI2HP QSL Service, TI9CR Apartado 2412, San José , CR 03 06A TI9CW 1959/04 Humberto Perez, TI2HP; Rigoberto Argeñal, TI2RA; José A. Zuñiga, TI2PZ; Martin Rosenthal, VE3MR 17-19 April - 2Collins KWM-I, Hy-Gain 06B TI9SB 1959/04 Humberto V. Perez, TI2SB (SSB) Same as TI9CW 07A TI9AM 1960/04 Pedro Pereia G, TI2PI Joint operation with TI2SB 07B TI9SB 1960/04 Humberto V. Perez, TI2SB Joint operation with TI2PI 08 TI2CAH/TI9 1962/01 José Manuel Herrera, TI2CAH Collins KWM-I, Cheyenne SB-10 (Why not TI9CAH?) 09 TI9RC 1963/05 Dick McKercher W0MLY 21-25 May - World Radio Propagation Study Association Dxpedition; “Made possible through Courtesy of the Costa Rican Amateur Radio Club“ – Hallicrafters SR150 and SX117, Hy-Gain TH3 - QSL W4ECI 10 TI9FG 1964/02 Frederic Theodor Gaspard Treasure Hunting Expedition Wafer Bay - [ART]16005_DE_O[/ART] - KWM-1 11 TI9JIC 1967/01 José Ignacio Calderon, TI2JIC Hallicrafters SR-150 12 TI9AL 1967/01 José Ramon Aguilar V., TI2AL TI2AL QSL overprinted with a "9". Further information needed 12a TI9LH 1967 TI8LH Listed in the Fall 1971 Edition of the Radio Amateur Call Book. Only 1 contact confirmed 13 TI8PE/9 1969/12 Neil T. "Boots" Langham, WA5ZGS Quepos, Costa Rica resident - TA33 antenna courtesy of Mosley Electronics. Probably a planned operation (Why not TI9PE?) 13A TI8NAM/TI9 1969/071 Nogy Morales QSL: TI4JP 14 TI9CF 1970/02 Bernal, TI2BF; Carlos Alberto Paez P., TI2CAP; Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CMF (TI2CF); José M. Arias, TI2J; James S. Vincent, TI2USA; Fernando "Fred" Hangen P., TI2W; Don, K6JGS; Joseph O Goggin, K9KNW; Flip, W9FIU; Warren, W9IGW Chatham Bay - QSL: TI2CMF/HK3VA , A.A.6080, Bogota, Colombia. (HK3VA was Colombian call of TI2CMF, later call TI2CF, TI4CF, TI1C) - Equipmen:t 2-Drake T4XB, R4B Antennas 2-TA33JR, Vertical, Dipoles for 40/80m How not to run a DXpedition - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 15A TI9CF 1971/02 Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF; José M. Arias, TI2J; Enos L. Schera, jr, W4VPD; Don Reibhoff, K7CBZ #04 QSL: W4VPD 15B TI9J 1971/02 José M. Arias, TI2J Same operation as TI9CF; TI9J had his own card printed 16 TI9C 1972/02 Carlos Alberto Paez P., TI2CAP Also operated as TI9CC in April 1980 and 9d February 1984 - per cards seen 17 TI9NA 1974/03 Erik Roy, TI2NA #05 16/17-03-1974. Six hours operation. Had to quit, generator trouble. (DXNS 620). Some 40m EU contacts reported. 18 TI9DX 1975/04 Rodrigo "Rod" Roy Madriz, TI2WD; Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF; Arturo Jop, TI2LJ; Salomon Weinstock, TI2WC; Armando Balma,TI2BC #06 2600 contacts – first 432/144 satellite contacts. Three day visit (one and half operation) “4th RCCR Dx-pedition this decade". Controversy between TI9DX and TI9FAG#08 19 TI9FAG 1975/04 Alfred Furrer , HB9AEE; Willy Rüsch, HB9AHL; Aldo Diener, HB9AQM; Enos L. Schera, jr., W4VPD; Victor Vargas R., TI2VVR #08 Swiss biological/physics expedition. 20 TI9BY 1976/04 Wolf Baron, TI2BY #09 13 contacts noted 21 TI9WD 1976/04 Rodrigo "Rod" Roy Madriz, TI2WD Member of TI9DX 1975/04 Reported DXNS 727, 04/1976 22 TI9AEL 1977/04 Alphonso Esquivel-Lang, TI2AEL - Drake TR4 Hustler 4BTV Chatham Bay Expedition report - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 23 TI9CF 1977/04 Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF Planned 3-8 April - Wafer Bay. Joint with TI2BY. [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] (But TI2AEL report says Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF, and Jimmy Vincent, TI2JVA, with Alphonso Esquivel Lang, TI2AEL) 24A TI9DX 1978/03 Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF; Luis, TI2LFG; Fernando "Fern" Alfaro, TI7TE; Jimmy Vincent, TI2JVA; Chuck, William C. Hast II, KP4DJT; Juan, TI2KT; José, TI7JMJ#10; A Rodrigo "Rod" Roy Madriz, TI2WD - Probably a few calls by Juan, TI2KT, using TI9KT Wafer Bay 5th RCCR Dx-pedition - QSL: TI2CF 24B TI9CI 1978/03 Same operation as TI9DX. Identical style QSL cards.- Blank cards from this operation were used by TI9CF to confirm QSOs in 1980 by TI9CF and TI9JVA ( noted on cards in pen ). 25 WA6EWI/TI9 1979/05 10AJames T. Plowman, WA6EWI May 3-13 - Sponsored by NCDXF; 4500 contacts; 200 watts-Ten-Tec, Vertical antennas - QSL: W6KNH 26 TI9FAG 1979-81 Fernando "Fer" Alfaro G., TI2FAG Occasionally on various dates; reported by DXNS 27A TI9TE 1980/03 Fernando "Fern" Alfano, TI7TE Joint operation with TI2RT as TI9RT 27B TI9RT 1980/03 Ricardo Toledo Pacheco, TI2RT Joint operation with TI7TE as TI9TE 28 TI9CF 1980/04 Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF * 29 TI9CC 1980/04 Carlos Alberto Paez P., TI9CC * 2nd op at father's station TI2FPS, TI2CAP, TI9C, TI0RC etc. 30 TI9JVA 1980/04 Jimmy Vincent, TI2JVA * 31 TI9XXX 1980/04 Rogelio Pardo Maurer #11 * These four ops have been erecting a permanent tower with a beam and will make frequent visits to the island. (DXNS) 32 TI9PN 1980/04 José, TI9PN And possibly later. Resident on Cocos Island, Director of National Park. 33A TI9FAG 1981/01 Fernando "Fer" Alfaro G., TI2FAG Joint operation/card with TI2VVR 33B TI9VVR 1981/01 Victor "Vic" Vargas R., TI2VVR Joint operation/card with TI2FAG 34A TI9FAG 1981/10 Fernando "Fer" Alfaro G., TI2FAG Joint operation/card with TI2VVR 34B TI9VVR 1981/10 Victor "Vic" Vargas R., TI2VVR Joint operation/card with TI2FAG 35A TI9FAG 1982/07 Fernando "Fer" Alfaro G., TI2FAG Joint operation/card TI2FAG with TI2VVR 35B TI9VVR 1982/07 Victor "Vic" Vargas R., TI2VVR Joint operation/card with Fernando Alfaro G., TI2FAG 36 W6JKV/TI9 1983/06 James G. Treybig, W6JKV Six Metres expedition 37 TI9JVA 1984/02 Ing. Jimmy Vincent, TI2JVA #12 Wafer Bay 38 TI9CRM 1984/02 Claudio R. Moro Cruz, TI2CRM #12 39 TI9CC 1984/02 Carlos Alberto Paez P., TI2CAP (TI9C 1972) #12 40 TI9J 1984/02 Jose M Arias, TI2J 41 TI9CCC 1984/02 Eugenio Murillo C., TI2CCC #12 Feb 15-28 42 TI9WI 1984/02 12 DXNS report with TI9JVA and TI9CF 43A N1CWH/TI9, KA1KVS/TI9 1984/01 Tracey K. Werner Sherry, N1CWH Some occasional activity. YL scientist, Behavorial and Ecological Research - Blue Scorpion Expedition. On the island until January 1985. QSL: TI2SLC, Box 81, Escazi, CR (DXNS 1102, 1984-01-31) - 43B KA1KXF/TI9 1984/01 Thomas Sherry, KA1KXF Same as 43A - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 44 TI9CF 1984/04 Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF Wafer Bay 45 TI9TTY 1985/02 Javier Prada, TI2FPE; Sigid Koberg, TI2SK (Norwegian) #13 First RTTY/Amtor expedition - QSL: James A. Sladek, WB4UBD - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 46 TI9J 1985/02 José M. Arias, TI2J; Roberto A. Barquero Mongrio, TI2BAM; John Campos Bianco, TI2JCJ; José Francisco Arias Donato, TI2WI TI2J (sole) QSL card with the operators listed in rubber-stamps on reverse 47 TI9W 1986/87 Carlos Diez, TI2KD; Sophia Diez TI2IY 12/86-01/87. Reported that they extended their stay to the end of January; another TI group had been planning a trip but cancelled it to avoid a clash. 48A TI9CF 1987/06 Ing. Carlos Fonseca,TI2CF Wafer Bay. One week operation with TI9US 48B TI9US 1987/06 James F. Vincent, TI2US Wafer Bay. One week operation with TI9CF 49 TI9M 1987/12 Carlos Bedoyat Torrico, TI8CBT Again 11/1988 50 TI9FAG 1989/01 Fernando "Fer" Alfaro G., TI2FAG; Victor "Vic" Vargas R, TI2VVR 51 TI9FAG 1989/05 Fernando "Fer" Alfaro G., TI2FAG; Victor "Vic" Vargas R, TI2VVR 52 TI9TEB 1989/05 Theodoro Enrique Evans Benavides, TI2TEB 53 TI9LCB 1989/05 Luis Castro Barquero, TI2LCB 54A TI9DX 1990/07 * 19-26/07. Call overprinted on 1975 TI9CF card 54B TI9US 1990/07 James F. Vincent, TI2US * Wafer Bay 54C TI9CF 1990/07 Ing. Carlos Fonseca,TI2CF * It seems that these three operators went together as a party but used their individual cards - Wafer Bay 55 TI9ZM 1990/07 Miguel Alvarado Jimenez, TI2ZM Assumed with others but no report of activity (DXNS 1426) 56 TI9JJP 1991/05 Ing. José Pastora, TI2JJP May 15-20 57 TI9YO 1991/08 Minor Barrantes Fallas, TI2YO August 20-24 - mainly RTTY - QSL via TI2SAH (DXNS 1481 28 Aug 1991) (with TI9SPO) (Claims first RTTY from Cocos). 58 TI9JJP 1992/11 Ing. José Pastora, TI2JJP November 1-11 - Poor activity, generator problems) - QSL: TI2AOC 59 TI9CF 1994/03 Carlos Fonesca, TI2CF Wafer Bay 60 TI9JJP 1994/03 Ing. José Pastora, TI2JJP 61 TI9JJP 1994/10 Ing. José Pastora, TI2JJP 62 TI9JJP 1995/08 Ing. José Pastora, TI2JJP 63A TI9X 1996/04 David L. Gregory, TI5RLI; Takayama, 7L2RPY; Yosuke Uchiyama Yuki, JH1NBN; Toshinobu Aki, JI3ERV Wafer Bay - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 63B TE9RLI 1996/04 Same as TI9X; call used for satellite contacts - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 64 TI9JJP 1996/07 Ing. José Pastora, TI2JJP 23/24 July 65 TI9CF 1997/01 Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF Chatham Bay 66 TI9CF 1997/09 Ing. Carlos Fonseca, TI2CF Chatham Bay - QSL: TI2CF 67 TI9M 2002/02 Henry Grunbeck, TI2HMG (Team Leader) 14 Operators: Alan P. Maenchen, AD6E; William F- Boeckenhaupt, AK0A; Florent Moudar, F5CWU; Martino Rizzi, IK3RIY; Simon Gadaeta, IZ7ATN; Matthew J. De La Hunt, KA0KKO; Alan R. Homer, KI7WO; Robert A. Voss, N4CD; Richard J. Smith, N6KT; Larry W. Strain, N7DF; Ronald Stuy, PA3EWP; Camil Staps, PA5ET; Rob Snieder, PA2R; Eugene A. Kuleshov, RK3AD; William P. Turney, WS4Y #1480,000 contacts incl. RTTY, PSK31, VHF - Chatham Bay - QSL: AK0A [ART]27359_DE_O[/ART] 67a N7DF/TI9 2002/02 Larry W. Strain, N7DF TI9M team member. Special permission for CQ 160m Contest #16 68 TI9MOT 2003/02 Mauricio Odio, TI6MOT (later TI2MOT) Mini-operation while working (Mentioned in DXNS) 69 TI9KK 2008/02 SSB: Yamini Sadineni, VU2YAM#15; Carlos, EA1IR - SSB/RTTY: Oscar Luis Fernandez Lanza, EA1DR; Guenter, Gassler DL2AWG; Manfred Gruhs, HS0ZEU/DL2EBR; Andreas "Andy" Wolf, DH8WR/EA2CRX - SSB/CW: Norbert Meyer, DJ7JC; Arno Metzler, OE9AMJ; Craig A. Thompson, K9CT - SSB/EME: Fred Siegmund, DH5FS - CW: Joe L. Blackwell, AA4NN; Charles A. Gray, W4GMY; plus Carlos Alfaro Kuri, TI2KAC, and Gunter Winter, TI7WGI, mentioned elsewhere QSL: EA1DR. Radios: Icom IC7000, K2, FT897, IC706 with linear Amplifiers Antennas: HyGain AV640 Vertical 40m - 6m 2X40m Dipole with symmetric 450 Ohm feedline 18 m high for 160 - 80 m, Tuner AV640, StepIR Vertical, 40m 4 Square, 20m 4 Square, HF6V. Software: MiXW 2.18. -TI7WGI is a German living in Costa Rica; runs guest house with shack rental – see his Casa Talamanca web site. - VU2YAM Sadineni Yamini - First Indian Woman on a DXpedition. - Expedition Homepage - [ART]25821_DE_O[/ART] 70 TI9/3Z9DX 2015/02 Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX; Jorge V. Aguilar Montoya, RC2C; TI2HMJ; Support: Przemek Woloszyn, SP8SIW, Dimitri Zhikarev, RA9USU Chatham Bay, Wafer Bay [ART]15996_DE_O[/ART] 71 TI9/RA9USU 2015/07 Dimitri Zhikarev, RA9USU Helping island staff update/renew vital communications. 2582 QSO’s July 21-25 72 TI9/TI2HMJ 2015/07 Jorge V. Aguilar Montoya, RC2C; TI2HMJ; Dimitri Zhikarev, RA9USU Small number of contacts 73 TI9/TI2HMJ 2015/11 Jorge V. Aguilar Montoya, RC2C, TI2HMJ Small number of contacts - November 11-15 as time permits 74 TI9A 2020/02 Dmitry Zhikharev, RA9USU; Andrey Chesnokov, UA3AB; Mats Strandberg, RM2D; Jorge Aguilar Montoya, TI2JV 75 TI9C 2020/02 XE1B/4A4A, Mark; HK5OKY, Francisco ("Frank") Antonio Rodriguez Gonzalez no activity reported yet