The action behind the scenes is already very intense for the 20 DXpeditioners from Brazil, Ecuador, Japan, the United States and Bosnia & Herzegovina. They plan to activate Koh Rong Island, off the Cambodian coast, operating all the major modes around the clock for 10 days in November of 2027.

Providing a preview on the YouTube channel of the Sao Paulo chapter of the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio Emissão, the DXpedition's leadership confirmed said that things are moving forward. They learned in June from the Cambodian telecommunications regulator that their licence would be granted soon. Although they have found the bureaucracy challenging, access to the site itself is expected to be simple: They will navigate to the island by water taxi. The team's HF antennas will benefit from being near the salt water.

Expectations are high. Both Mario PY2DV and Alex, PY2WAS, said they expected to surpass the QSO count of 50,000 from last year's Galapagos HD8G activation,

The interview, in Portuguese, can be found on the YouTube channel of LABRE-SP.