APRIL 2017
9M0 – Originally announced for December, the 9M0W DXpedition to the
Spratly Islands [425DXN 1345] has been postponed to 10-20 March
next year, owing to the unavailability of the resort on Layang
Layang. Plans are for Hrane, YT1AD and a large group to be QRV on
160-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. The team has two vacant
positions. [TNX YT3W]
9U – Antonio IZ8CCW, Gabriele I2VGW and a large multi-national team of
Mediterraneo DX Club’s members will be active as 9U4M from
Bujumbura, Burundi on 6-17 November. They will operate on all bands
and modes with five stations. More information is expected in due
course. [TNX Mediterraneo DX Club]
A4 – A41MS, A41OF, A41RN and A41ZZ will be active as A41ZZ/p from Suwadi
Island (AS-112) on 14-15 April. QSL via A41ZZ. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
D4 – Tony, CT1FFU will be active as D4T from Ilha do Sal (AF-086), Cape
Verde on 18-25 April. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on
the HF bands, 6m and 4m. QSL via CT1FFU, direct or bureau, and
LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
E3 – Zorro, JH1AJT will visit Eritrea again on 19-29 May. He will be
joined by Franz DJ9ZB, Champ E21EIC and Dima RA9USU, with planned
activity as E31AA on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY. Zorro also plans
to be QRV as E39DI from the Dahlak Archipelago (AF-038) “for a few
days” and with a focus on the low bands. This IOTA group was last
activated in 1999. QSL for both callsigns via JH1AJT. [TNX NG3K]
EW – Special callsign EV145O will be active from the city of Rechytsa
from 24 April to 22 June to mark the 145th anniversary of the
creation of the Water Rescue Society in Belarus. QSL via the bureau
or direct to address on qrz.com.
F – Andy F4ELK, Christophe F4ELI and Stephane F5UOW will operate SSB
and CW as TM65EU from IOTA group EU-065 on 28-29 April. Islands
mentioned are Quemenes (aka Kemenez, DIFM AT-039), Balanec (DIFM
AT-038), Trilien (DIFM AT-040), Ledenes de Molene (aka Ledenez
Vraz, DIFM AT 042) and Ledenes de Quemenes (aka Ledenez Kemenez,
DIFM AT-044). QSL via F4ELK, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
GM – Ian, G8ZLL will be active from the Scottish island of Islay, Inner
Hebrides (EU-008) on 22-28 April. He will operate mainly CW on 80,
40 and 20 metres.
GM – John, 2E0GUA will operate holiday style as 2M0GUA from the Isle of
Mull (EU-008) from 22 April to 2 May. He hopes to be active “on HF,
2m & 70cm from various locations”. QSL via home call (direct or
bureau), eQSL and LoTW. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
HB9 – Special callsign HB600NVF will be active until 31 December to
commemorate the 600th anniversary of the birth of Niklaus von Flue,
the patron saint of Switzerland. QSL via LoTW (preferred); paper
QSLs via HB9JOE. See https://www.qrz.com/db/hb600nvf for
information on the award programe.
I – ARI Torino will be active as IQ1TO from the submarine ‘Andrea
Provana’ on 22-23 April. Launched in 1918, she was decommissioned
in 1928, and her central section with the conning tower has been
located in Torino, on the bank of the river Po, since then. QSL via
bureau. [TNX IK1MTX]
J5 – The Italian DXpedition Team will be active as J5T from Bubaque
Island (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau in mid-November (eaxct dates TBA).
Eight operators (I1HJT, I2YSB, IK2CIO, IK2CKR, IK2DIA, IK2HKT,
IK2RZP and JA3USA) will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW and SSB with
four stations; RTTY will be used on one band only, to be selected
depending on propagation. QSL via I2YSB and LoTW 6 months after the
DXpedition. More information, including a band & mode survey,
real-time logsearch and OQRS for direct cards, can be found at
http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/. Updates will be posted to a dedicated
forum on www.hamradioweb.net. [TNX IK7JWY]
JA – Look for JA4GXS to be active as JA4GXS/5 from Naka Island (AS-200)
on 23-24 April. He will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20 and 17
metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureu. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
JA – Take, JI3DST will be active as either JS6RRR and JI3DST/6 from
Miyako Island (AS-079) from 26 April to 9 May. He will be QRV on
80-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY, JT65 and FM. QSL via bureau (preferred)
or direct. [TNX JI3DST]
OE – Special station OE17ATOM will be active from the power plant in
Zwentendorf (“the world’s only nuclear power plant to have been
completed but never put into operation”) on 21-22 April. QSL via
bureau.
SM – Special callsign SC90SM will be active until 31 December to mark
the 90th anniversary of the longwave broadcasting station in
Motala. Inaugurated in 1927 and closed in 1962, it was one of the
most powerful BC stations in Europe. QSL via bureau, or direct to
SM5ELV.
TG – Dwight, VE7BV and Doug, VE7VZ will be active as TG9BBV and
TG9/VE7VZ from Guatemala from 21 April to 15 May. They might also
operate a few days from HR5. QSL for all operations via VE7BV
(direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]
UA – Special stations R1961GP and R1961AG are active until 30 April to
commemorate the first manned space flight made on 12 April 1961 by
Yuri Gagarin. QSL R19161GP via Club Log’s OQRS or R4CR, QSL R1961AG
via RA4DR. [TNX RW4CLF]
UA – Special callsign RA36GS will be active from 23 April to 22 May to
commemorate the 140th anniversary of the birth of Russian Arctic
explorer Georgy Y. Sedov (1877-1914). IOTA enthusiasts might note
that the Sedova Archipelago, part of Severnaya Zemlya (AS-042), has
been named after him. QSL via RN3FY.
V4 – Alex, W1CDC will be active holiday style as V4/W1CDC from St. Kitts
(NA-104) from 24 April to 7 May. He will operate mainly CW. QSL via
home call, direct only. [TNX The Daily DX]
V5 – Stefan, HB9JAB will be active as V51/HB9JAB while touring Namibia
on a campervan between 18 April and 8 May. QSL via eQSL and LoTW.
[TNX DX World]
W – Nelson, NE4LS (CW QRP) and John, KE4IDW (SSB with 20 watts) will be
active as N4T from Garden Key, Dry Tortugas (NA-079) on 21-24
April. QSL via NE4LS, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
XV – Jesus, JP7MBO (WP4JBG) will be active as XV9G from Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam between 19 April and 9 May. He will operate mainly CW
with some SSB on 40, 20 and 15 metres.
JANUARY 2017
5N – Tom, PA3TG will be active as A65TG from Sharjah, United Arab
Emirates on 2-5 January. Then he expects to return to Lagos,
Nigeria and operate SSB and CW as 5N40TG. QSLs via PA3TG, direct or
bureau.
6W – Michel, F6AFH will be active again as 6W7SS from La Somone, Senegal
between early January and April. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
9A – Both Josip, 9A5AX and Tom, 9A2AA begun their adventure in amateur
radio sixty years ago, in 1957. Look for them to be signing 9A57AX
and 9A1957AA from 1 January until 31 December to celebrate their
“diamond jubilee”. [TNX 9A2AA]
9G – Bob 5B4AGN, Steve G3VMW, Alan G3XAQ, Fred G4BWP, Neil G6MC and Iain
M0PCB will be active as 9G5X from Ghana on 7-21 March. They will
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres with three stations. QSL
via M0OXO’s OQRS (direct or bureau) and LoTW (logs to be uploaded
during the expedition on a daily basis); traditional cards should
go direct only to M0OXO. Logsearch on Club Log (hopefully updated
at least twice a day), where the Leaderboard function will be
turned on. [TNX G3VMW]
E5 – Erik, K7ADD has extended his trip to the Cook Islands [425DXN
1326], and E51AMF will now be active also from Rarotonga (OC-013),
South Cooks on 5-9 January and again on 8-18 February. From 11
January to 6 February activity will be from Manihiki (OC-014),
North Cooks. He will operate SSB a nd RTTY on 80-10 metres (“160m
possible, not guaranteed)”. QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS and eQSL;
traditional cards via K7ADD, direct or bureau. Further information
at https://e51amf.amateurfoundati
F – The Association Mosellane des Radio Amateurs will be active as
TM57H, TM57A, TM57N and TM57D on 15-29 January for the 25th World
Men’s Handball Championship that will be held in France. QSL via
F-11734. [TNX F1NGP]
GM – GB2KW will be active from near Inverness, Scotland between 1 and 28
January, using a variety of different vintage transceivers and
Transmitters manufactured by KW Electronics Ltd during the 1960s
and 1970s. Activity will be mainly on 80, 40 and 20 SSB and CW,
with some AM operation and some 160m operation possible. See
qrz.com for more information. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW,
eQSL and Club Log. Paper QSL cards will not be available.
HA – The MTTOSZ Gyor Varosi Radioklub will use special callsign HG17EYOF
until 31 August to celebrate the European Youth Olympic Festival (a
biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 48 member
countries of the association of European Olympic Committees) which
will be held in Gyor on 23-29 July. QSL direct only to MTTOSZ Gyor
Varosi Radioklub, Gyor, Nagysandor Jozsef u. 27, 9027, Hungary. See
http://hg17eyof.hg1s.hu/ for more information. [TNX HA1DAE]
HK – Liga Radio Manizales (HK6RM) will be active as 5K6RM on 1-9 January
for the annual Manizales Fair. Activity will be on 80, 40, 30, 20,
15, 10, 6 and 2 metres using SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV. QSL direct or
bureau, or via eQSL.
HR – Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras
from 27 January to 24 April. He will operate CW, SSB and digimodes
on all bands. QSL via F6AJA; logsearch on www.LesNouvellesDX.fr
(click on “Logs en ligne”). [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
I – Once again the Extreme DX & Contest Group will use special callsign
II3CV on 11-28 February to celebrate the Carnival of Venice. QSL
via IK3HHX, direct or bureau; logsearch on Club Log. Details on the
award at www.extremegroup.org/English/a
JW – Erik, LA2US has been back to Hopen Island (EU-063), Svalbard since
early December and will remain there for six months. In his spare
time he operates CW as JW2US around the IOTA frequencies or on the
lower band edges. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club Log’s OQRS (the
bureau request service will be open while Erik is on the island,
the direct request service will be available when he returns home
in June).
LZ – Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2017 to honour as many different Bulgarian
saints: LZ552SGO (January), LZ235SIR (February), LZ303MA (March),
LZ303SA (April), LZ395SG (May), LZ121SBS (June), LZ284SKD (July),
LZ55UPB (August), LZ100SK (September), LZ251MKP (October), LZ307MU
(November) and LZ710SG (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O.
Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the “All Saints 2017”
award can be found at www.lz1kcp.com.
OH – OH100FIN is the special callsign for club station OH2AP members to
use during 2017 to celebrate Finland’s 100th anniversary as an
independent state. All QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau.
OZ – Special callsigns OZ90EDR, 5P90EDR and OX90EDR (from Greenland)will
be in use on 11 February-15 May and again on 15 August-15 November
(and maybe also at other times during 2017) to celebrate the 90th
anniversary of the Danish IARU society, Eksperimenterende Danske
Radioamatorer (EDR). Joining the celebrations during the year will
also be OV90EDR and OZ7D (on JT modes only). All QSOs will be
uploaded to LoTW and eQSL on a regular basis. QSLs via Club Log’s
OQRS (direct and bureau); traditional cards should be sent to
OZ1ACB. See www.oz90edr.dk for the activity calendar and
information on the award programme.
PJ4 – Peter, PA8A will be active again as PJ4B from Bonaire (SA-006) on
8-25 January. He will operate holiday style on 40-10 metres. QSL
via PA8A, direct only. [TNX NG3K]
T8 – Look for T88HS, T88SM, T88TK, T88UW and T88WM (YL operator) to be
active from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 12-18 January. QSL T88HS via
JA6KYU (direct only). QSL T88SM direct only to Hakata Radio, P.O.
Box 232, Hakata, 812-8799, Japan. QSL T88TK via JI6BFF (direct or
bureau). QSL T88UW via JH7IPR (direct or bureau), LoTW, eQSL and
Club Log’s OQRS. QSL T88WM via JQ6FQI (direct or bureau).
V6 – Look for JA3ARJ (V63ARJ), JH3LSS (V63LSS), JA3AVO (V63AVO), JH3PBL
(V63PBL) and W7AYA (V63AYA) to be active from Pohnpei (OC-010),
Micronesia between 4 and 22 January. They will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via operator’s instructions.
[TNX DX World]
VE – XK150YUKON is a special callsign for the Yukon CanAm Contest Club
(VY1AAA) to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s
Confederation from 1 January to 1 March. QSL via KC1CWF or LoTW.
VK – Previously announced for 1-5 November [425DXN 1333], the VK5CE/8
DXpedition to North Island (OC-198) has been brought forward to 12-
16 October to fit in with the scheduling and availability of the
boat. Bookmark https://oc198.wordpress.com/ for further information
and updates. [TNX VK5CE]
XE – Radio Club Queretaro (XE1RCQ) will be active as 6E0C from 1 January
to 30 April to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the
Constitution of Mexico, drafted in Santiago de Queretaro by the
Constitutional Congress and promulgated on 5 February 1917. QSL via
Club Log’s OQRS, or via XE1EE (direct or bureau).
YB – Leo, YC9MLL will be active from Flores Island (OC-151) on 21, 22
and 24 January, and again for a few days around 11-12 and/or 21-24
July. He will operate mainly SSB on 15 metres, but he might also
give 20 and 40 metres a try. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS (www.m0oxo.com).
YJ – YJ0AA (home call JH2BNL), YJ0FM (home call JI2UAY) and YJ0WW (home
call JA2NQG) will be active from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 20-23
January. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FM on 160-10 metres
with three stations. QSL YJ0AA via LoTW, others via home calls.
[TNX NG3K]
ZF – Pete, K8PGJ will be active again as ZF2PG from the Cayman Islands
(NA-016) on 14-22 January. He will be QRV on 160-10 metres SSB,
with holiday style activity except during the North American QSO
Party (from 18 UTC on 21 January to 6 UTC on the 22nd). QSL via
LoTW or direct to home call.
ZF – Also QRV from the Cayman Islands will be Stan, K5GO, who will be
active again as ZF9CW from 22 January to 23 February. He will
participate in the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest (27-29 January) and
the ARRL DX CW Contest (18-19 February, low power). Outside the
contests he will concentrate on 160m. QSL via LoTW or direct to
K5GO; logsearch on Club Log.