1S1DX 1979 Spratly Islands

Operators: K4SMX, K1MM, VK2BJL

The DXpedition team attempted to land on Amboyna Cay in the Spratly Islands and was fired upon by military forces there.

From the N2OO website, "Upon arrival at Amboyna Cay, on the morning of April 1, 1979, while sitting about one mile off the coast, we are fired upon by the inhabitants of Amboyna Cay. Four blasts reverberated from a gun placement in the center of the island. Luckily missed. We headed back to Brunei. Once back in Brunei, N4WW headed home... KP2A (VS5KV) & N2OO (VS5OO) decided to stay in Brunei and operate from there, and provide communications to the yacht Banyandah during their second attempt. K4SMX, K1MM and VK2BJL headed back out to try to find an uninhabited island in the Spratlys to operate from. 1S1DX eventually came on the air for about 72 hours, making 13,226 QSO's from Barque Canada Reef; a 30 foot wide sand cay."

K4SMX, Stewart H. Woodward, has become a Silent Key November 2013 at age 65.

QSL from the estate of W3EVW
Info courtesy of N2OO
Photo courtesy of UA6JD