Update November 10, 2026: David, F4KFT, has arrived at the Concordia base. The temperature is -43°C. Once settled in—and following the tentative schedule provided below—he should be operational (QRV) from this base using the call sign FT4YM/P, starting from mid-November (subject to change).

 David, F4FKT, hopes to be active during the 2026-2027 summer Antarctic campaign as follows :

FT4YM/P Base Concordia - Antarctic Continent AN-016 (Main activity)
FT4YM/P Base Little Dome C -Antarctic Continent AN-016 (occasionally QRV)
VK0/FT4YM/P Camp North Patch - Antarctic Continent AN-016 (occasionally QRV)
FT4YM Base Dumont d'Urville - Petrels island AN-017 (unspecified stay of 3 to 15 days)
FT4YM Lion Island Depot AN-017 ( All Time New One just beside Dumont d'Urville and our main target)
FT4YM/MM Icebreaker L'Astrolabe-P800 (now officially allowed by French Navy to be QRV aboard the vessel)

73 F5PFP