Upddate July 7, 2026: The Arctic's Legends IOTA DXpedition  team received final clearance to depart Arkhangelsk on 9 July.  The "Apostol Andrey"  set sail on 10 July  at approximately 07:00 UTC. The team still hopes to be QRV from  five  IOTA groups  using as many  different callsigns:  RI1PC (EU-160), RT25AA (EU-035), RI0BW (AS-055), RI0BU (AS-057) and RI0BI (AS-050).  

Their exact schedule, however,  remains highly dependent on weather,  sea,  and ice conditions.  Follow  their  progress  at https://share.garmin.com/ua9kdf

UA9KDF, R3CN, RA8CV, UA6EX, UA1QV and R8KAM, members of the Arctic Legends DXpedition team (RT9K) are planning a 31 days journey, over 3,500 nautical miles trip to activate four rare Arctic IOTA/RRA areas.

Their tentative schedule is as follows:
  July    4-7th -- Chaichiy Island; IOTA EU-160; callsign RI1PC
  July 12-16th -- Vize Island; IOTA AS-055; callsign RI0BW
  July 18-21th -- Ugedineniya Island; IOTA AS-057; callsign RI0BU
  July 23-26th -- Isachenko Island; IOTA AS-050; callsign RI0BI