Frank AHØW along with Bruce W6OSP, Kimo KH7U, Victor XE1VIC, Jari OH2BU, Jacky 3B8CF, Garry NI6T, Ned AA7A and Yuuji JA3IG/K1NT made up the team for this DXpedition to Rodrigues in March/April 1999. Interestingly enough, the DXpedition occurred at the same time and place as the Miss Rodrigues Island pageant, won by Rosanne Andre who became the subject of the QSL card and the front color photo of the DX Magazine - the most sought after copy in the history of the magazine. Makes you wonder how the team was able to made 54,000 QSOs. Rosanne Andre and Frank are currently collaborating on the production of a color photography book about Rodrigues Island, six years after the DXpedition.
Rodrigues is situated approximately 653 km northeast of Mauritius. The nearest land mass is Australia to the east, but still 5,500 km away. It is the smallest, the youngest, the eastern-most and most isolated of the Mascarene Islands. The island's approximately 35,000 French-Creole speaking residents live on its 27,000 beautiful hilly acres.
