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DX information - Stop press, news of the latest 7 days.
Malawi, 7Q. Karl, DK2WV, will once again be active
as 7Q7VW from the Radio Dinosaur FM - Karonga Museum in Malawi between
October 1-21st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and
RTTY. Suggested SSB frequencies: 1827 (1817 JA only), 3507, 7007
and 50105 kHz (QRM permitting). QSL via DK2WV for direct (see QRZ.com).
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 21 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 21 Oct. 2014
Bhutan, A5. Update. Pekka, OH2YY (ex-A52YY), and his
good friend Pekka, OH1TV, will be returning to Bhutan and will be
active as A52O between September 26th and October 6th. They will
be staying close to the city of Paro. This time they have no other
activities in Bhutan and they will focus 100% on amateur radio!
The QTH will be up on a hill facing to north and it should give a good take off to North America, most of South America, northern Asia, Middle-East and whole Europe. Pekka informed earlier, "We will have two K3 radios. We are planning to have three 2-element yagis: a tribander 14/21/28, a duo-bander 17/24 and one that can be manually tuned to any band 18/21/24/28 MHz. In addition we will have a dipole/vertical for 7 MHz. We will also have a 3-element yagi for 6 meters. We will operate both SSB and CW."
Remember, QSL checking will be on QRZ.com and on LoTW. QSL cards directly to his home address (OH2YY) or via SRAL QSL Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 6 Oct. 2014
The QTH will be up on a hill facing to north and it should give a good take off to North America, most of South America, northern Asia, Middle-East and whole Europe. Pekka informed earlier, "We will have two K3 radios. We are planning to have three 2-element yagis: a tribander 14/21/28, a duo-bander 17/24 and one that can be manually tuned to any band 18/21/24/28 MHz. In addition we will have a dipole/vertical for 7 MHz. We will also have a 3-element yagi for 6 meters. We will operate both SSB and CW."
Remember, QSL checking will be on QRZ.com and on LoTW. QSL cards directly to his home address (OH2YY) or via SRAL QSL Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 6 Oct. 2014
Dominica, J7. Update. Operators Janusz/SP9FIH, Kazik/SP6AXW
and now Bogdan/SP2FUD has joined the team, and will be active as
J79L, J79X and J79F, respectively, close to the village of Calibishie
(WW. Loc. FK95HO) between October 19-26th. Their main goal is to
participate in CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as two Single-Op/Single-Band
stations (one on 40m and the other on a higher band) and to work
as many stations as possible from Asia before the contest. Outside
of the contest, activity will be on 80-6 meters. QSL J79L and J79X
via SP9FIH. QSL J79F via SP2FUD. For more details and updates, see
http://www.j7.dxpeditions.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
Hawaii, KH6. Jeff, VA3QSL, will be active as KH6/homecall from Maui between September 27th and October 3rd and from Hawaii Islands between October 4-10th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and possibly the Digital modes using up to 100 watts and a Buddipole. QSL via his home callsign (see QRZ.com) and also LoTW.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 3 Oct. 2914
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
Hawaii, KH6. Jeff, VA3QSL, will be active as KH6/homecall from Maui between September 27th and October 3rd and from Hawaii Islands between October 4-10th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and possibly the Digital modes using up to 100 watts and a Buddipole. QSL via his home callsign (see QRZ.com) and also LoTW.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 3 Oct. 2914
Vanuatu, YJ0. Members of "The Quake Contesters
(ZL3X)" posted the following press release (#3) on their Web
page on September 15th: "Everything is on schedule for our
arrival in Vanuatu on October 3rd. We hope to have at least two
of the stations working and at least one aerial up for that evening.
The emphasis the next day will be installing the contest band antennas
ready for the Oceania DX Contest SSB leg later on that day, though
we do hope to make some Qs as well. Soon after the contest, we'll
be adding the WARC band antennas and 6m setup, and when time permits
the 160mb antenna.
We will be looking for openings to South America and Africa, the two continents most needing YJ for a new one, so if you're outside these areas, please QRX for the very short time it will take to work through callers.
Regarding the Oceania SSB and CW legs, Clublog real-time uploads will be switched off during this time and uploaded soon after the contest ends. The YJ0X crew has worked together very well through the planning stages and we're all very excited to be undertaking this adventure! See you in the pile-ups!" For more details visit the YJ0X Web page at http://yj2014.wordpress.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
We will be looking for openings to South America and Africa, the two continents most needing YJ for a new one, so if you're outside these areas, please QRX for the very short time it will take to work through callers.
Regarding the Oceania SSB and CW legs, Clublog real-time uploads will be switched off during this time and uploaded soon after the contest ends. The YJ0X crew has worked together very well through the planning stages and we're all very excited to be undertaking this adventure! See you in the pile-ups!" For more details visit the YJ0X Web page at http://yj2014.wordpress.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1181 24 Sep. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Tromellin, FR/T. Flo, F5CWU, sent out and posted the following
info in the FT4TA Web page: "One more thing? by Flo -- In just
a month, we'll leave Europe for Tromelin. Except for a major event,
this communication should be the last before departure. It seems
important to us to point out the objectives to you that we fixed
ourselves. Initially, we will seek to maximize the number of contacts
to give everyone a chance whatever their geographical position.
To achieve this goal, we should be active quite often on the most
prolific bands. Our
operators will make their best to exploit the propagation windows towards certain areas. The collaboration of all will be essential not to waste time, stupidly. Our second priority will be activity on the low bands, with all the difficulties that it generates. Let's hope that our equipment and effort will provide good results.
Once a day, the logs of FT4TA will be uploaded on ClubLog by a satellite data connection. The leaderboard will not be activated. (to discourage unrestrained race). 'In addition, we point out that neither the pilots, nor the QSL Manager will have access to the log during the operation. Useless to drown them under e-mails. In case of doubt, please reiterate the contact.'
The dates of our operation will be concomitant with those of the philatelic exhibition of Paris. In addition to a presentation of our activity, the stamps celebrating the 60 years of the 1st amateur radio activity from Tromelin will be presented and put on sale by the TAAF. We are really happy to have taken part in its development and proud to see our activity highlighted.
We are pleased to announce that all the QSL cards requests (direct - OQRS - donors) will have this stamp applied. Envelopes will be then entrusted to the TAAF which will have the responsibility to convey, cover and affix the philatelic marks from the island of Tromelin, these stamps being valid only from the French Southern and Antarctic lands.
It may slightly lengthen the answer time but it offers the opportunity of having your QSL and a wonderful philatelic envelope. Lastly, keep in mind that the conditions under which the expedition will be realized will be testing, more especially as the team is small.
We will be lodged by the TAAF. Besides the radio operation, a certain number of additional tasks will be carried out by the team to assist our hosts, which is legitimate in a community life. We could per moment be obliged to temporarily stop the transmissions of one or more stations for a short period.
You can right now find all details on our website. Throughout the stay, our team in France will keep the site updated with news as well as photo- graphs transmitted by satellite with the logs. Thank you for your encouragements and your support..... The team FT4TA"
Just as a reminder! -- More details and updates can be found on the following media and URLs Web pages at:
Tromelin Web page - http://www.tromelin2014.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tromelin2014
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tromelin2014
Sixitalia Weekly 24 Sep. 2014 - 10 Nov. 2014
operators will make their best to exploit the propagation windows towards certain areas. The collaboration of all will be essential not to waste time, stupidly. Our second priority will be activity on the low bands, with all the difficulties that it generates. Let's hope that our equipment and effort will provide good results.
Once a day, the logs of FT4TA will be uploaded on ClubLog by a satellite data connection. The leaderboard will not be activated. (to discourage unrestrained race). 'In addition, we point out that neither the pilots, nor the QSL Manager will have access to the log during the operation. Useless to drown them under e-mails. In case of doubt, please reiterate the contact.'
The dates of our operation will be concomitant with those of the philatelic exhibition of Paris. In addition to a presentation of our activity, the stamps celebrating the 60 years of the 1st amateur radio activity from Tromelin will be presented and put on sale by the TAAF. We are really happy to have taken part in its development and proud to see our activity highlighted.
We are pleased to announce that all the QSL cards requests (direct - OQRS - donors) will have this stamp applied. Envelopes will be then entrusted to the TAAF which will have the responsibility to convey, cover and affix the philatelic marks from the island of Tromelin, these stamps being valid only from the French Southern and Antarctic lands.
It may slightly lengthen the answer time but it offers the opportunity of having your QSL and a wonderful philatelic envelope. Lastly, keep in mind that the conditions under which the expedition will be realized will be testing, more especially as the team is small.
We will be lodged by the TAAF. Besides the radio operation, a certain number of additional tasks will be carried out by the team to assist our hosts, which is legitimate in a community life. We could per moment be obliged to temporarily stop the transmissions of one or more stations for a short period.
You can right now find all details on our website. Throughout the stay, our team in France will keep the site updated with news as well as photo- graphs transmitted by satellite with the logs. Thank you for your encouragements and your support..... The team FT4TA"
Just as a reminder! -- More details and updates can be found on the following media and URLs Web pages at:
Tromelin Web page - http://www.tromelin2014.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tromelin2014
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tromelin2014
Sixitalia Weekly 24 Sep. 2014 - 10 Nov. 2014
Lichtenstein, HB0. Short EME DXP to Vaduz HB0. Locator JN47SD.
From Oct. 31 st. to Nov. 2 nd. Frank DL8YHR,
Rainer DF2NU and Carsten DM1CG will go to a short trip in Vaduz
HB0. We will be QRV 6m and 70cm with 6m - 7ele / 5ele - full legal
power - preamp 70cm - 2 x 12ele XP DF7KF - full legal power - preamp.
If enough OMs need HB0 on 2m, we will take with us also an good
antenna for 2m. 2m - 9ele XP DF7KF full legal power - preamp.
DM1CG via MMMonVHF 20 Sep. 2014 - 2 nov. 2014
DM1CG via MMMonVHF 20 Sep. 2014 - 2 nov. 2014
Micronesia, V6. Operators Keizo "Kay"/JH3AZC,
Takio/JH3QFL and Hiro/JR3GWZ will be active as V63AZ, V60O and V63GW,
respectively, from the South Park Hotel on Pohnpei Island between
October 10-14th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB,
RTTY, JT65 and 2m EME operations (callsign V60EME). QSL via their
home callsign.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1180 20 Sep. 2014 - 14 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1180 20 Sep. 2014 - 14 Oct. 2014
Caribean tour. Alex, PY2SEX/PY1KS/DL1NX, informs OPDX
that he has chosen warm spots in the Caribbean for his next ham
vacation (not like JW/PY2SEX in Jan Mayen). His tentative schedule
is as follows:
Bonaire Island, callsign PJ4S, November 25th-December 2nd - operation will include an entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest.
Curacao Island, callsign PJ2/DL1NX, December 2-9th.
Activity from both islands will be holiday style on 80-6 meters using mainly CW, SSB and maybe RTTY. He will only be using an Elecraft KX3 and a Buddipole. QSL both operations via DL1NX, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. For more details and updates, watch the following URLs: http://pj4s.py2sex.com http://pj2.py2sex.com http://twitter.com/py2sex
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1180 20 Sep. 2014 - 9 Dec. 2014
Bonaire Island, callsign PJ4S, November 25th-December 2nd - operation will include an entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest.
Curacao Island, callsign PJ2/DL1NX, December 2-9th.
Activity from both islands will be holiday style on 80-6 meters using mainly CW, SSB and maybe RTTY. He will only be using an Elecraft KX3 and a Buddipole. QSL both operations via DL1NX, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. For more details and updates, watch the following URLs: http://pj4s.py2sex.com http://pj2.py2sex.com http://twitter.com/py2sex
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1180 20 Sep. 2014 - 9 Dec. 2014
Corsica, TK. Paul, G4BKI (also VP9KF) will be active
from the east coast of the island of Corsica (QRA JN42QB) from 6th
October, 2014 to 16th March, 2015. Callsign for first 90 days: TK/G4BKI.
After that: TK4?? QRV 80-10 metres, with focus on CW. QSL direct
only: Paul Evans, 6809 River Road, Tampa, FL 33615, U.S.A. Please,
DO NOT send to the F, TK, W4 or G Bureau, you will not receive a
reply.
Sixitalia Weekly 20 Sep. 2014 - 16 Mar. 2014
Sixitalia Weekly 20 Sep. 2014 - 16 Mar. 2014
Easter Isl., CE0. Update. A team of Japanese operators will
be active as XR0YJ from Hare Kapone on Easter Island between January
9-17th. Operators mentioned are Tatsuo/JA3ARJ, Masumi/JA3AVO, Shozo/JA3HJI,
Jusei/JA3IVU, Kunio/JH3LSS, YL Hiroko/JH3PBL and Shima/JI3DNN. Some
of these operators are from the Lord Howe Island DXpedition last
year. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB
and the Digital modes. QSL via the operator's instructions. For
more details and updates, watch the following:
http://www.nakade.jp/ce0y.htm & http://ja3avo.blog81.fc2.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1179 20 Sep. 2014 - 17 Jan. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1179 20 Sep. 2014 - 17 Jan. 2014
Timor Leste, 4W. Operators Sei/JA7LU and Hiro/JA2VWG will
be active as 4W6LU and 4W6DD, respectively, from Dili between September
22-29th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15/10/6 meters using SSB
and RTTY. QSL
via their home callsign direct only.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1179 20 Sep. 2014 - 29 Sep. 2014
via their home callsign direct only.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1179 20 Sep. 2014 - 29 Sep. 2014
Timor Leste, 4W. Jon, K7CO, as received a permit to operate
as 4W/K7CO. QRV October 19 to 31 in SSB, CW, RTTY on 80-10m (his
license does not include 160m and 6m). QSL via OQRS, LoTW. http://www.nielsen.net/4w/
DXNL 1900 20 Sep. 2014 - 31 Oct. 2014
DXNL 1900 20 Sep. 2014 - 31 Oct. 2014
DX / Activity calendar. - Sorted by expiration date
Starting
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Ending
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Call
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WWL.
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Opr.
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QSL via
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Remarks
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Sep. 22
nd.
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Sep. 29
th.
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4W6LU
4W6DD |
JA7LU
JA2VWG |
JA7LU
JA2VWG |
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Sep. 24
th.
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Sep. 30
th.
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LU5BE
LU8EFF LU3AAL |
FG76FG
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LU5BE
LU8EFF LU3AAL |
LU8EFF
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Sep. 27
th.
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Oct. 3 rd.
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KH6/VA3QSL
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VA3QSL
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VA3QSL
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LoTW
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Sep. 26
th.
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Oct. 6 th.
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A52YY
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OH2YY
OH1TV |
OH2YY
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LoTW
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Sep. 5 th.
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Oct. 10
th.
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D44KS
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EA7FTR
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EB7DX
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Sep. 28
th.
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Oct. 10
th.
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5H1MD
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IZ1MHY
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IZ1MHY
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Oct. 6 th.
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Oct. 12
th.
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XR2T
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FG40FS
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CE team
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XQ4CW
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LoTW
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Oct. 10
th.
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Oct. 14
th.
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V63AZ
V60O V63GW V60EME |
JH3AZC
JH3QFL JR3GWZ |
JH3AZC
JH3QFL JR3GWZ |
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Oct. 2 nd.
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Oct. 15
th.
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T30D
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DL team
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LoTW
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Oct. 3 rd.
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Oct. 15
th.
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YJ0X
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RH42CH
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Int. team
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ZL3PAH
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LoTW and
OQRS
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Oct. 1 st..
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Oct. 21
st.
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7Q7VW
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DK2WV
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DK2WV
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Oct. 8 th.
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Oct. 21
st.
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KH0/W1AW
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Int. team
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W1AW |
LoTW
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Oct. 19
th.
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Oct. 26
th.
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J79L
J79X |
FK95HO
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SP9FIH
SP6AXW |
SP9FIH
SP6AXW |
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Oct. 25
th.
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Oct. 26
th.
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ZD8W
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W6NV | W6NV |
±a
few days before and after.
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Oct. 21
st.
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Oct. 27
th.
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KH8B
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JH3PRR
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JH3PRR
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LoTW
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Oct. 19
th.
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Oct. 31
st.
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4W/K7CO
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K7CO
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K7CO
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LoTW and
OQRS
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Oct. 18
th.
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Nov. 1 st.
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VK9XSP
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SP team
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SP6EQZ
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Oct. 28
th.
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Nov. 1 st.
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XX9..
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OL62SC
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EA5HPX
EA7FTR US7UX EB7DX EB5BBM EA7JQS |
EB7DX
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! CW only
- NO SSB allowed on 6 in XX9 !
QSL direct
and LoTW
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Sep. 29
th.
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Nov. 2 nd.
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PJ6/G4IUF
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G4IUF
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G4IUF
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Sep. 31
st.
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Nov. 2 nd.
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HB0/DL8YHR
HB0/DF2NU HB0/DM1CG |
JN47SD
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DL8YHR
DF2NU DM1CG |
DL8YHR
DF2NU DM1CG |
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Oct. 21
st.
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Nov. 3 rd.
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A25CF
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K5BLU
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K5BLU
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Oct. 20
th.
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Nov. 4 th.
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5R8M
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Int. team.
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IK2VUC
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Nov. 1st.
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Nov. 8 th.
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Z21EME |
Int. team.
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Oct. 30
th.
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Nov. 10
th.
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FT4TA
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Int. team.
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F1NGP
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LoTW and
OQRS
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Sep. 29
th.
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Nov. 11
td.
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V47JA
V47HAM |
FK87SG
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W5JON
W5HAM |
W5JON
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Direct or
LoTW - No Bureau!
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Nov. 21
st. 2013
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Nov. 20
th.
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AF1G/C6A
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AF1G
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AF1G
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LoTW
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Nov. 19
th.
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Nov. 23
rd.
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HI2DX
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Int. team.
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M0URX
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Nov. 3 rd.
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Nov. 30
th.
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S79VR
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DD0VR
DE3BWR |
DD0VR
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Nov. 15
th.
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Nov. 30
th.
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VU4KV
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Int. team
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W4VKU
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OQRS will
be available in December
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Nov. 20
th.
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Nov. 30
th.
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TY1AA
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Int. team
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I2YSB
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OQRS will
be available for direct QSL and LoTW
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ongoing
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Dec. primo
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HH2/PY3SB | PY3SB | PY3SB |
LoTW
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Nov. 20
th.
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Dec. 2 nd.
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FS/K9EL
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FK88
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K9EL
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K9EL
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ClubLog and LoTW |
Nov. 25
th.
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Dec. 2 nd.
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PJ4S
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DL1NX
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DL1NX
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LoTW | |
Nov. 25
th.
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Dec. 3 rd.
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YN2CC
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EK71AU
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AJ9C
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AJ9C
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Dec. 2 nd.
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Dec. 9 th.
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PJ2/DL1NX
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DL1NX
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DL1NX
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LoTW | |
Apr. 2013
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Dec. 2014
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6O0LA
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LA4GHA
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LA4GHA
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Apr. 2013
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Dec. 2014
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5Z4/LA4GHA
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LA4GHA
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LA4GHA
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Jan. 9 th.
2015
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Jan. 15
th. 2015
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T88SM
T88HS T88CP T88HK |
JA6EGL
JA6KYU JA6UBY JE6DND |
JA6EGL
JA6KYU JA6UBY JE6DND |
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Jan. 9 th.
2015
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Jan. 17
th. 2015
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XR0YJ |
JA3ARJ
JA3AVO JA3HJI JA3IVU JH3LSS JH3PBL JI3DNN |
CE0 entity
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Oct 6 th.
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Mar. 17
th. 2015
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TK/G4BKI
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JN42QB
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G4BKI
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G4BKI
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Direct
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Nov. 10
th.
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Mar. 2014
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7QAA
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Int. team
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LoTW
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May 21 st.
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May 28 th.
2015
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PJ4/WJ2O
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WJ2O
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WJ2O
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ongoing
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Summer 2015
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TJ3TS
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DL8SEQ
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PA3249
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Direct
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Oct. 2013
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Autumn 2015
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FW5JJ
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TK5JJ
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F5RXL
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DX information - by expiration date.
September.
Argentina, LU. Operators Horacio/LU5BE (CW), Henry/LU8EFF
and Arnaldo/LU3AAL will be active as homecall/T from Purmamarca
- Jujuy (WW Locator: FG76FG), a Region in Argentina with very little
activity and almost no CW operations between September 24-30th.
They will try to have 2 active stations on whenever possible. Activity
will be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/10 meters using CW, SSB, PSK31 and
SSTV. They will try to have a beacon on 6 meters. QSL via LU8EFF
(see QRZ.com). DX: SASE (+ 1 IRC or 2 USDs).
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1178 1 Sep. 2014 - 30 Sep. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1178 1 Sep. 2014 - 30 Sep. 2014
October.
Bhutan, A5. Pekka, OH2YY (A52YY), updates OPDX [edited]:
"I will be returning to Bhutan with my good friend Pekka, OH1TV,
late September this year. The callsign we are going to use is still
open, alternatives are A52O or A52YY. We will arrive in Paro late
afternoon on Sept. 26th and will depart in the morning of Oct. 2nd.
We will be staying close to the city of Paro. This time we have
no other activities in Bhutan and we can focus 100% on amateur radio!
The QTH will be up on a hill facing to north and it should give
a good take off to
North America, most of South America, northern Asia, Middle-East and whole Europe. We will have two K3 radios. We are planning to have three 2-element yagis: a tribander 14/21/28, a duobander 17/24 and one that can be manually tuned to any band 18/21/24/28 MHz. In additon we will have a dipole/vertical for 7 MHz. We will also have a 3-elemnet yagi for 6 meters. We will operate both SSB and CW. We try to start the operation already in the evening of Sept. 26th with a temporary antenna set-up. From 27th onwards we will have the yagis up. On Oct. 2nd we will have a morning flight and need to go QRT sometime during the night." Remember, QSL checking will be on QRZ.com and on LoTW. QSL cards directly to his home address (OH2YY) or via SRAL QSL Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1178 1 Sep. 2014 - 2 Oct. 2014
North America, most of South America, northern Asia, Middle-East and whole Europe. We will have two K3 radios. We are planning to have three 2-element yagis: a tribander 14/21/28, a duobander 17/24 and one that can be manually tuned to any band 18/21/24/28 MHz. In additon we will have a dipole/vertical for 7 MHz. We will also have a 3-elemnet yagi for 6 meters. We will operate both SSB and CW. We try to start the operation already in the evening of Sept. 26th with a temporary antenna set-up. From 27th onwards we will have the yagis up. On Oct. 2nd we will have a morning flight and need to go QRT sometime during the night." Remember, QSL checking will be on QRZ.com and on LoTW. QSL cards directly to his home address (OH2YY) or via SRAL QSL Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1178 1 Sep. 2014 - 2 Oct. 2014
Botswana, A2. Charles, K5LBU, will be on the air from
Botswana as A25CF starting the 21st of October until the 3rd of
November 2014. Plans are to be QRV on all bands from 160 through
6 metres. QSL via home call. Charles informs readers: "Please
do not send me cards for A25FC who was on the air from the 14th
of April 2011 through the 18th of April. That was a differant group
of hams."
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - 3 Oct. 2014
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - 3 Oct. 2014
Cape Verde, D4.
Fran, EA7FTR, will be active
as D44KS from Boa Vista between September 5th and October 10th.
Activity will be limited to his spare time (job commitments) on
40-6 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL via EB7DX.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 10 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 10 Oct. 2014
Tanzania, 5H. Andrea, IZ1MHY, will be active as 5H1MD
from Zanzibar Island between September 28th and October 10th. Activity
will be on the HF bands (20/15/10/6 meters), using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct. See QRZ.com
for more details.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1178 1 Sep. 2014 - 10 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1178 1 Sep. 2014 - 10 Oct. 2014
Chile, CE. Using XR2T, an IOTA DXpedition to Damas
Island, WW Loc. FG40FS is being planned for 6-12th October 2014
time-frame. The main focus of the DXpedition will be to work the
greatest possible number of unique calls, thus offering a possibility
also to Little Pistols and QRP stations. Team members include XQ1KZ,
XQ1CR, CE3KHZ, XQ3WD, XQ4CW, CE1TBN, CE1KR, CE1UMY, CE1DY, XQ1FM, CE2WU, CE3OP, CE3WDH, CE3TAM, CE4KCA, CE3RBJ and CE5PHI. All bands will be activated on CW, SSB and Digital operations. Damas Island is part of the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve. QSL via XQ4CW and LotW. Website: www.qrz.com/db/XR2T
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - 12 Oct. 2014
XQ1CR, CE3KHZ, XQ3WD, XQ4CW, CE1TBN, CE1KR, CE1UMY, CE1DY, XQ1FM, CE2WU, CE3OP, CE3WDH, CE3TAM, CE4KCA, CE3RBJ and CE5PHI. All bands will be activated on CW, SSB and Digital operations. Damas Island is part of the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve. QSL via XQ4CW and LotW. Website: www.qrz.com/db/XR2T
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - 12 Oct. 2014
Western Kiribati,
T30. Update. A experienced
German team is pleased to announce another DXpedition to the Pacific
Ocean to Southern Tarawa Atoll, Western Kiribati. Their callsign
will be T30D, and they will be active between October 2-15th. Operators
mentioned are Uwe/DJ9HX, Rudolf/DK3CG, Sid/DM2AYO, Dietmar/DL2HWA,
Georg/DL4SVA, Bert/DL2RNS, Heiko/DL1RTL, Juergen/DF7TT, Olaf/DL7JOM,
Guenter/DL2AWG, Hans/DL6JGN and Rolf/DL7VEE.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with at least four simultaneous stations with 500 watts amps around the clock. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1814.5, 3526, 7026, 10119, 14026, 18086, 21026, 24906 and 28026 kHz
SSB - 1849, 3805, 7095, 7182, 14210, 18120, 21255, 24955 and 28455 kHz
RTTY - 3595, 7046, 10137, 14090, 18099, 21090, 24918 and 28090 kHz
6m - 50120/CW and 50120/SSB
QSL Manager is DL4SVA. QSL via OQRS (see Web page), direct, by the Bureau and logs will be uploaded to LoTW at a later date. A Web page will is now available at: http://t30d.mydx.de
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1158 14 Apr. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with at least four simultaneous stations with 500 watts amps around the clock. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1814.5, 3526, 7026, 10119, 14026, 18086, 21026, 24906 and 28026 kHz
SSB - 1849, 3805, 7095, 7182, 14210, 18120, 21255, 24955 and 28455 kHz
RTTY - 3595, 7046, 10137, 14090, 18099, 21090, 24918 and 28090 kHz
6m - 50120/CW and 50120/SSB
QSL Manager is DL4SVA. QSL via OQRS (see Web page), direct, by the Bureau and logs will be uploaded to LoTW at a later date. A Web page will is now available at: http://t30d.mydx.de
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1158 14 Apr. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Western Kiribati,
T30. A experienced
German team is pleased to announce another DXpedition to the Pacific
Ocean to Southern Tarawa Atoll, Western Kiribati. Their callsign
will be T30D, and they will be active between October 2-15th. Operators
mentioned are Uwe DJ9HX, Rudolf DK3CG, Sid DM2AYO, Dietmar DL2HWA,
Georg DL4SVA, Bert DL2RNS, Heiko DL1RTL, Juergen DF7TT, Olaf DL7JOM,
Guenter DL2AWG, Hans DL6JGN and Rolf DL7VEE. Activity will be on
160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with at least four simultaneous
stations with 500 watts amps around the clock. A Web page will be
available soon. They want to say, "A big thank you goes to
our friends PY2WAS, PY2XB, T30MK, DL6KVA and DL5EBE for their help
in organizing this expedition."
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1156 3 Apr. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1156 3 Apr. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Vanuatu, YJ0. Members of "The Quake Contesters"
will be active as YJ0X from Vanuatu for a DXpedition between October
3-15th. Operators mentioned are Phil/ZL3PAH (Team leader), Paul/ZL4PW,
Geoff/ZL3GA and Gordon/G3USR. They announced that flights have been
booked and they have secured a seafront villa. The team will have
2 stations (K3s + amplifiers) plus a reserve (K2), operating on
CW, SSB and RTTY. Antennas are foldingantennas.com Hexbeam(s), 6
element 6m yagi and verticals for 30/40/80m on the edge of the sea.
They are investigating the cost/benefit of operating 160m. Phil,
ZL3PAH, is their QSL Manager. Logs will be on ClubLog, and OQRS
will be available. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW within 3 months.
They do mention the following: "Phil's, Geoff's and Gordon's
XYLs will be along with us but this is NOT a 'holiday style' expedition
so whilst there will be some down time for the ops, we are looking
to make a high total number of QSOs. We will be operating in both
SSB and CW weekends of the 'Oceania DX Contest' http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com. For more details and updates, visit http://yj2014.wordpress.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1157 7 Apr. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1157 7 Apr. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Mariana, KH0. Between 8-21 October 2014 look for W1AW/KH0
to be active from Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, as part
of the ARRL Centennial celebrations. Team members include Kit JA1NVF,
Hiromi JA4DND, Ruu JA7MSQ, Yutaka JF1LZQ, Zorro JH1AJT, Seiji JH6RTO,
Miho JJ2VLY, Ed KH2L and Jun WH0V. QRV on the HF bands, plus 6 metres,
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via W1AW or LotW.
Sixitalia Weekly 20 Aug. 2014 - 21 Oct. 2014
Sixitalia Weekly 20 Aug. 2014 - 21 Oct. 2014
Greece, SV. Laci, HA0HW, will once again be active
from Thassos Island (QRA KN20HS), as SW8WW (ex-J48HW) between September
12-22nd. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB and RTTY, on the
HF bands (usually on 80/40/30/20/17/12/10 meters) and on 6 meters.
His rigs are usually a FT-840 with a MOS-FET amplifier (300-400
watts) and an IC-706 (for 6m only). Antennas are a monoband Gps
and dipoles on fishing poles. QSL via his home callsign, direct,
by the HA Bureau, or by the OQRS via ClubLog is 'OK' as well.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1177 25 Aug. 2014 - 22 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1177 25 Aug. 2014 - 22 Oct. 2014
Ascention Isl.,
ZD8. Oliver, W6NV, will
once again be active as ZD8W from Ascension Island during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). Look for activity outside of the
contest on the HF bands and 6 meters. QSL via W6NV. More details
should be forthcoming.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1160 28 Apr. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1160 28 Apr. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
Dominica, J7. Update. Operators Janusz/SP9FIH and Kazik/SP6AXW
will be active as J79L and J79X, respectively, close to the village
of Calibishie (WW. Loc. FK95HO) between October 19-26th. Their main
goal is to participate in CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th)
as two Single-Op/Single-Band stations (one on 40m and the other
on a higher band) and to work as many stations as possible from
Asia before the contest. Outside of the contest, activity will be
on 80-6 meters. QSL J79L and J79X via SP9FIH. For more details and
updates, see: http://www.j7.dxpeditions.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1178 1 Sep. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1178 1 Sep. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
Dominica, J7. Operators Janusz/SP9FIH and Kazik/SP6AXW
will be active as J79L and J79*(still pending), respectively, close
to the village of Calibishie WW. Loc. FK95HO between October 19-26th.
Their main goal is to participate in CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) as two Single-Op/Single-Band stations (one on 40m and the
other on a higher band) and to work as many stations as possible
from Asia before the contest. Outside of the contest, activity will
be on 80-6 meters. QSL J79L via SP9FIH. QSL route for Kazik is pending
at this time. For more details and updates, see http://www.j7.dxpeditions.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
American Samoa,
KH8. Masahiro, JH3PRR,
will be active as KH8B from Pago Pago between October 21-27th. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters with a focus on 10 meters CQ ZONE 14 and
80/160m for AS/EU LP. He also plans to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Equipment:
K3+2K-FA 1.5kW. 10-20m HEXBEAM and 30-160m VDP. QSL via JH3PRR or
LoTW (preferred). OQRS via ClubLog will also be available too.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1152 6 Feb. 2014 - 27 Oct. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1152 6 Feb. 2014 - 27 Oct. 2014
Contest, Open / WW.
What to do on a Tuesday evening ?
- Well the 4th. Tuesday in the month brings You "The 50 MHz Open"
- This month thats Tuesday - the 28 th. 18 - 22 UT. - You could help participants out with some QSO´s
- or participate Your self ...
You may find the rules for "The 50 MHz Open" here
and check out the standings here.
- so are You keen to give "The 50 MHz Open" a try ?
Hope to see You down the log - and Your log ...
Vy 73 de Bjørn/"Matt" OZ6OM
28 Oct. 2014
What to do on a Tuesday evening ?
- Well the 4th. Tuesday in the month brings You "The 50 MHz Open"
- This month thats Tuesday - the 28 th. 18 - 22 UT. - You could help participants out with some QSO´s
- or participate Your self ...
You may find the rules for "The 50 MHz Open" here
and check out the standings here.
- so are You keen to give "The 50 MHz Open" a try ?
Hope to see You down the log - and Your log ...
Vy 73 de Bjørn/"Matt" OZ6OM
28 Oct. 2014
November.
Christmas Island,
VK9X. A Polish team of
operators will be active as VK9XSP from Christmas Island between
October 18th and November 1st. Operators mentioned are Bob/SP2EBG,
YL Gala/SP2GKS, Jan/SP3CYY, Jurek/SP3GEM, Wlodek/SP6EQZ, Ryszard/SP6FXY,
Janusz/SP6IXF and Roman/SP9FOW. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1822.5, 3525, 7025, 10115, 14025, 18085, 21025, 24900 and 28025 kHz
SSB - 1840, 3793, 7045/7165, 14265, 18125, 21273, 24970 and 28440 kHz
RTTY - 7070, 10138, 14090, 18101, 21090, 24915 and 28090 kHz
6m - 50105/CW and 50105/SSB
They will have two to three stations on the air 24 hours a day, and pay a special attention to the lower bands and to areas where VK9X is the most difficult to work from. Also, look for one station to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via SP6EQZ. For more details and updates, watch http://www.vk9xsp.dxing.pl
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 1 Nov. 2014
CW - 1822.5, 3525, 7025, 10115, 14025, 18085, 21025, 24900 and 28025 kHz
SSB - 1840, 3793, 7045/7165, 14265, 18125, 21273, 24970 and 28440 kHz
RTTY - 7070, 10138, 14090, 18101, 21090, 24915 and 28090 kHz
6m - 50105/CW and 50105/SSB
They will have two to three stations on the air 24 hours a day, and pay a special attention to the lower bands and to areas where VK9X is the most difficult to work from. Also, look for one station to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via SP6EQZ. For more details and updates, watch http://www.vk9xsp.dxing.pl
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 1 Nov. 2014
Macao, XX9. A team consisting of Eugene/EA5HPX, Fran/EA7FTR,
Oleg/US7UX, David/EB7DX, Jose/EB5BBM and their respective XYLs,
(also one YL operator - Veronica/EA7JQS) will be active from Praia
de Cheoc Van, at the Pousada of Coloane Hotel (WW. Loc. OL62SC)
between October 22th and November 1st. Callsign will be announced
soon. Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 meters, including
30/17/12m, using CW, SSB and
RTTY. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1823, 3523, 7023, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893 and 28023 kHz
SSB - 1825, 3780, 7065/7160, 14145, 18145, 21295 and 28495 kHz
RTTY - 7035, 10140, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24921 and 28080 kHz
6m - 50103/CW
Added Note: Not allowed in Macau - 6m SSB and 12m SSB They will try as much as possible to have two stations running simultaneously on SSB, CW and RTTY, and also have an entry in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via EB7DX, direct or by the Bureau. All QSOs will be confirmed via LoTW. An OQRS will be available for direct and Bureau QSOs (TBA). For more details and update, visit their Web page at http://macao2014.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1162 12 May 2014 - 1 Nov. 2014
RTTY. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1823, 3523, 7023, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893 and 28023 kHz
SSB - 1825, 3780, 7065/7160, 14145, 18145, 21295 and 28495 kHz
RTTY - 7035, 10140, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24921 and 28080 kHz
6m - 50103/CW
Added Note: Not allowed in Macau - 6m SSB and 12m SSB They will try as much as possible to have two stations running simultaneously on SSB, CW and RTTY, and also have an entry in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via EB7DX, direct or by the Bureau. All QSOs will be confirmed via LoTW. An OQRS will be available for direct and Bureau QSOs (TBA). For more details and update, visit their Web page at http://macao2014.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1162 12 May 2014 - 1 Nov. 2014
Saba, PJ6. Mike, G4IUF, will once again be active
as PJ6/G4IUF from Isle House, Windwardside, Saba Island between
September 29th and November 2nd. Activity will be holiday style
on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or E-mail for Bureau request (see QRZ.com).
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 2 Nov. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 2 Nov. 2014
Madagascar, 5R. [Edited excerpts from PRESS RELEASE #1]
Nosy Be means "big island" in the Malagasy language and
Nosy Be, not far, from the mother island Madagascar, will be the
next destination of the Mediterraneo International DX Club (MDXC)
Team! Look for leader Antonio, IZ8CCW, and the co-leader Gabriele,
I2VGW, to head-up a team of operators to be active as 5R8M from
Nosy Be Island, thanks from the help of a local friend, Michele,
5R8UI, between October 20th and November 4th.
Activity will take place during 16 days and 14 nights. According to their evaluations, they are confident to give a lot of DXers a chance to work this country on the Lower Bands, 30/17/12m and especially on the Digital modes. The 16 operators will be an international team from countries. Currently, the operators listed are:
CW - Eric/ON7RN, Feri/YO5OED and Karl/OE3JAG
SSB - Ant/IZ8CCW (Leader), Michel/F5EOT, Steve/IZ5GST and Michele/IK5ZUI
RTTY - Gabriele/I2VGW (Co-Leader), Marco/IZ2GNW, YL Manu/IZ8IYL,
Mario/IK4MTK and Henri/F1HRE
Pilot Stations - Don/N1DG (USA), Rino/IK7JTF (Europe) and Sergio/IK0FTA (6m pilot)
QSL Manager is Giuliano, IK2VUC, for direct or Bureau QSLs. However, there will be an OQRS available on the Web page below. LoTW files will be uploaded by the end of May 2015.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They plan to have four stations on the air around the clock using dipoles, Inverted L, verticals and Spiderbeams. For more details and updates, visit the 5R8M Web page at http://www.mdxc.org/5r8m The team is looking for sponsors and funds/donations.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1169 9 Jul. 2014 - 4 Nov. 2014
Activity will take place during 16 days and 14 nights. According to their evaluations, they are confident to give a lot of DXers a chance to work this country on the Lower Bands, 30/17/12m and especially on the Digital modes. The 16 operators will be an international team from countries. Currently, the operators listed are:
CW - Eric/ON7RN, Feri/YO5OED and Karl/OE3JAG
SSB - Ant/IZ8CCW (Leader), Michel/F5EOT, Steve/IZ5GST and Michele/IK5ZUI
RTTY - Gabriele/I2VGW (Co-Leader), Marco/IZ2GNW, YL Manu/IZ8IYL,
Mario/IK4MTK and Henri/F1HRE
Pilot Stations - Don/N1DG (USA), Rino/IK7JTF (Europe) and Sergio/IK0FTA (6m pilot)
QSL Manager is Giuliano, IK2VUC, for direct or Bureau QSLs. However, there will be an OQRS available on the Web page below. LoTW files will be uploaded by the end of May 2015.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They plan to have four stations on the air around the clock using dipoles, Inverted L, verticals and Spiderbeams. For more details and updates, visit the 5R8M Web page at http://www.mdxc.org/5r8m The team is looking for sponsors and funds/donations.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1169 9 Jul. 2014 - 4 Nov. 2014
Zimbabwe, Z2. Operators Chris/PA2CHR (Z21CHR), Lins/PA3CMC
(Z21CMC), John/ZS6JON (Z21EME) and Paul/ZS6NK (Z21NK) will be active
on an EME DXpedition as Z21EME between November 1-8th. Activity
will be on 6/2 meters as well as 70 and 23 cm. QSL routes have not
been announced. The group is looking for donations. For more details
and updates, watch: http://www.pa3cmc.nl
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1171 14 Jul. 2014 - 8 Nov. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1171 14 Jul. 2014 - 8 Nov. 2014
St. Kitts, V4. John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he
will once again be active as V47JA from his vacation home in Calypso
Bay, St. Kitts WW Loc. FK87SG, located 200 feet from the Caribbean
Sea, between September 29th and November 12th. Activity will be
on 160-6 meters (incl.60m) using SSB. He will also be active during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. Equipment is a Kenwood TS-590S and Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier.
Antennas include: 31', 10-40m Vertical, and 35', 40/80m Top Loaded
Vertical; and newly added, shortened 160m dipole and 3 element Yagi
for 6m. Also, XYL Cathy, W5HAM, will occasionally operate as V47HAM.
All QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 12 Nov. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 12 Nov. 2014
Bahamas, C6. Tim, AF1G, is now living and working on
Andros Island. He has had the callsign/license AF1G/C6A since November
21st (2013) and will be there until November 20th, 2014. Activity
is expected to be on 80-6 meters SSB. No QSNs have been reported
yet. QSL via LoTW or direct to: Tim Hardy, PSC 1012 Box 593, FPO
AA 34058-9998, USA.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1144 6 Jan. 2014 - 20 Nov. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1144 6 Jan. 2014 - 20 Nov. 2014
Dominican rep.,
HI. Member of the Hotel
India DX Club will be active as HI2DX from Saona Island between
November 19-23rd (tentative dates). Operators mentioned are Joe/HI3A
(Team Leader), Tino/HI3CC (Co-Leader), Ez/HI3EPR, Edwin/HI3K, Jose/HI3LCG,
Franky/HI3TT, Miguel/HI7MC, Rafael/HI8A, Sergio/HI8AR, Joe/HI8C,
Alfredo/HI8CR, Elio/HI8EFS, Julio/HI8JQE, Juan/HI8JSG, Rafael/HI8KW,
Rig/HI8RD, Daniel/K1TO, Dave/K3LP, Paul/K9PG, Ray/N9JA and Danny/W4UH.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
They will have 10 stations on the air using dipoles, verticals and
other various antennas. QSL Manager is Tim, M0URX, for direct requests
and Bureau QSLs. A OQRS is available. For more details and updates,
watch the following URL links http://qrz.com/db/hi2dx and http://saonadxpedition2014.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1172 21 Jul. 2014 - 23 Nov. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1172 21 Jul. 2014 - 23 Nov. 2014
Andaman and Nicobar,
VU4. Krish, W4VKU, will
be leading a team of 10 operators to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar
Islands in the month of November. The callsign for both activations
will be VU4KV. Initially, a short duration of activity will be carried
out from Campbell Bay in the Great Nicobar by few of the team members.
This will be followed by a larger activation from Neil Island in
the Andamans for at least 10 days. The exact dates will be published
once the logistics are in place. Operators mentioned are Krish W4VKU
(VU2VKU), Prasad VU2PTT, Pai VU2PAI, Nandu VU2NKS, Kumar VU2BGS,
Chetan VU3DMP, Deepak VU2CDP, Sangeeth A45WH (VU2WH), Kiran VU3KPL
and Aravind VU2ABS. The tentative plans and schedule are as follows:
* Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island - Operation between November 3-13th, and is dependent on boat schedules published only a week ahead of departure. The team will be Krish W4VKU (VU2VKU), Pai VU2PAI, and Chetz VU3DMP. Activity will be focused on limited bands for CW/SSB with QRO and gain antennas. They will have two stations on the air:
Radios: 1x Elecraft K3, 1x Kenwood TS 480, 5 band Hexbeam, vertical for 40/30m 2x Elecraft KPA-500 amplifiers
* Neil Island, Andaman - This will be a bigger operation with 5 QRO stations and 10 operators possibly between November 15-30th.
The five stations (4x HF, 1x 6m) will be made-up of Elecraft K3, Kenwood TS-590 and Kenwood TS-480, with 3x Elecraft KPA-500 and 2x Acom 1000 amps. Antennas: Phased Vertical arrays for 160/80/40/30m + separate RX antennas, Mix of directional antennas and verticals for 20-10m and a 5 element Yagi for 6m.
The team is looking for sponsors/funds for both operations (PayPal available). QSL via W4VKU. An OQRS will be available in December. For more details and updates, see the Web page at: http://www.vu4kv.info
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
* Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island - Operation between November 3-13th, and is dependent on boat schedules published only a week ahead of departure. The team will be Krish W4VKU (VU2VKU), Pai VU2PAI, and Chetz VU3DMP. Activity will be focused on limited bands for CW/SSB with QRO and gain antennas. They will have two stations on the air:
Radios: 1x Elecraft K3, 1x Kenwood TS 480, 5 band Hexbeam, vertical for 40/30m 2x Elecraft KPA-500 amplifiers
* Neil Island, Andaman - This will be a bigger operation with 5 QRO stations and 10 operators possibly between November 15-30th.
The five stations (4x HF, 1x 6m) will be made-up of Elecraft K3, Kenwood TS-590 and Kenwood TS-480, with 3x Elecraft KPA-500 and 2x Acom 1000 amps. Antennas: Phased Vertical arrays for 160/80/40/30m + separate RX antennas, Mix of directional antennas and verticals for 20-10m and a 5 element Yagi for 6m.
The team is looking for sponsors/funds for both operations (PayPal available). QSL via W4VKU. An OQRS will be available in December. For more details and updates, see the Web page at: http://www.vu4kv.info
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
Benin, TY. Members of the Italian DXpedition Team
have announced their next DXpedition will be to Benin. They report
on their IDT Web page: "We received the callsign for our DXpedition
to Benin, TY1AA. Owing to working commitments of some members of
our Team, we are not able, at the moment, to announce an exact date
for the DXpedition. Therefore, the actual date of operation could
vary somewhat with respect to the already announced date (November
20-30th, 2014)." Operators mentioned are Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO,
Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA and Stefano/IK2HKT. Also listed but
not confirmed are Alfeo/I1HJT, Mac/JA3USA and Gino/IK2RZP. Activity
will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Their suggested
frequencies are:
CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24893 and 28030 kHz
SSB - 3780, 7103, 14270, 18155, 21310, 24975 and 28420 kHz
RTTY - 14087 kHz
6m - 50102/CW and 50123/SSB
QSL via I2YSB, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available for direct QSL and LoTW at http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/ For more details and updates, watch: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
frequencies are:
CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24893 and 28030 kHz
SSB - 3780, 7103, 14270, 18155, 21310, 24975 and 28420 kHz
RTTY - 14087 kHz
6m - 50102/CW and 50123/SSB
QSL via I2YSB, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available for direct QSL and LoTW at http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/ For more details and updates, watch: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
Seychelles, S7. Operators Heli/DD0VR and XYL Bigi/DE3BWR,
along with their traveling partners Petra and Didi, will be active
as S79VR from the Seychelles Islands between November 3-30th. Activity
is planned from Mahe (Nov. 4-10th and 22-24th), Praslin (Nov. 10-16th)
and La Dique Islands (Nov. 16-22nd). Operations will be holiday
style on 80-6 meters operating only QRP CW and QRO/QRP SSB on the
IOTA frequencies.
He mentions that he will make CW QSO (using his G-QRP-Club NR 7073) in the QRP segments with 5 watts and SSB with 500 watts on all other bands if possible depending on the conditions. Heli will use an Elecraft KX3 with a modified Tokyo High Power HL-1.1 and KX1 for QRP into a Vertical, Single-Quad, Double-Zepp and a Currentsumeantennakit. QSL via DD0VR, direct or by the DARC Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1169 9 Jul. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
He mentions that he will make CW QSO (using his G-QRP-Club NR 7073) in the QRP segments with 5 watts and SSB with 500 watts on all other bands if possible depending on the conditions. Heli will use an Elecraft KX3 with a modified Tokyo High Power HL-1.1 and KX1 for QRP into a Vertical, Single-Quad, Double-Zepp and a Currentsumeantennakit. QSL via DD0VR, direct or by the DARC Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1169 9 Jul. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
December or later.
St. Martin, FS. John, K9EL, will once again be active
as FS/K9EL from St. Martin WW Loc. FK88 between November 20th and
December 2nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters. He will be running
500 watts into a 3 element yagi on 6m, dipoles for 10-30m and a
vertical for 40-80-160m. John will operate on 60m if there is interest.
This will be a holiday trip with only a minimal effort for the CQWW
DX CW Contest. Usually there are daily uploads to ClubLog and LoTW.
QSL via his home callsign. John states, "This year I am planning
a Twitter experiment and will tweet my operating frequency/mode
at the beginning of my daily activity and also each time when I
change bands, change modes, QRT for meals, beach, etc. Those interested
in following my operating activities during my trip, can follow
me at https://twitter.com/FSK9EL
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1177 25 Aug. 2014 - 2 Dec. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1177 25 Aug. 2014 - 2 Dec. 2014
Kenya, 5Z. Roger, LA4GHA is now active from Kenya
and Somalia while on work assignment. QRV (160-6 CW, SSB & Digi)
until December 2014, look for him to sign 5Z4/LA4GHA or 6O0LA. QSL
via LA4GHA. Note add by Sixitalia: We hope that Roger will be able
to have a 6m permits from Kenya; GL!
Sixitalia Weekly 19 Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2014
Somalia, 6O. Roger, LA4GHA is now active from Kenya and Somalia while on work assignment. QRV (160-6 CW, SSB & Digi) until December 2014, look for him to sign 5Z4/LA4GHA or 6O0LA. QSL via LA4GHA.
Sixitalia Weekly 19 Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2014
Sixitalia Weekly 19 Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2014
Somalia, 6O. Roger, LA4GHA is now active from Kenya and Somalia while on work assignment. QRV (160-6 CW, SSB & Digi) until December 2014, look for him to sign 5Z4/LA4GHA or 6O0LA. QSL via LA4GHA.
Sixitalia Weekly 19 Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2014
Haiti, HH. Sergio, PY3SB, remains active from Port-au-Prince
until December as HH2/PY3SB. QRV on 40-6m in CW and SSB. QSL direct
via homecall, LoTW.
DXNL 1892 14 Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2014
DXNL 1892 14 Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2014
Malawi, 7Q. Members of the Black Mamba Contest &
DXpedition Team will be active as 7QAA (yep, that is the callsign)
and plan to be active this November and December (specific dates
below). They plan to have around 20-24 operators, the current list
mentions Chris/DL2MDU, Emil/DL8JJ, Jo/DJ3CQ, John/GW4SKA, Frosty/K5LBU,
Dick/K9APW, Neil/VA7DX, Don/VE7DS, Keith/VE7KW, Bob/W5UQ, Sam/ZS6BRZ
and Roger ZS6RJ. The ZS pilot station is Hal, ZS6WB. The operators
will split into two sub-teams operating over different date-range
periods:
Team One will operate only SSB and RTTY on 160-10 meters as well as 6 meters (any mode that works) for the first eleven days.
Team Two will follow on for the next eleven days, operating on CW only, and running an M2 contest entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest for Zone 37.
Suggested frequencies are as follows:
CW - 1825, 3520 7018, 10105, 14018, 18075, 21018, 24905 and 28018 kHz
SSB - 1845, 3790 7085, 14180, 18145, 21180, 24960 and 28480 kHz
RTTY - 3610, 7042, 10140, 14082, 18102, 21082, 24912 and 28082 kHz
6m - 50110/CW and 50110/SSB
Please note: JA frequencies and NA license class frequencies and other country exceptions will be added into this list later. QSL route still has not be announced yet. ClubLog will be used. Look for more details to be forthcoming. A Web page is still currently under construction at http://www.malawidx.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1157 7 Apr. 2014 - 2 Dec. 2014
Team One will operate only SSB and RTTY on 160-10 meters as well as 6 meters (any mode that works) for the first eleven days.
Team Two will follow on for the next eleven days, operating on CW only, and running an M2 contest entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest for Zone 37.
Suggested frequencies are as follows:
CW - 1825, 3520 7018, 10105, 14018, 18075, 21018, 24905 and 28018 kHz
SSB - 1845, 3790 7085, 14180, 18145, 21180, 24960 and 28480 kHz
RTTY - 3610, 7042, 10140, 14082, 18102, 21082, 24912 and 28082 kHz
6m - 50110/CW and 50110/SSB
Please note: JA frequencies and NA license class frequencies and other country exceptions will be added into this list later. QSL route still has not be announced yet. ClubLog will be used. Look for more details to be forthcoming. A Web page is still currently under construction at http://www.malawidx.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1157 7 Apr. 2014 - 2 Dec. 2014
Nicaragua, YN.
Mike, AJ9C has been going
to Granada (WW Loc. EK71au, Nicaragua, for the past few years around
CQWW CW time. This year he plans a return (as YN2CC) between 25
November and 3 December 2014. Before/after the contest, he will
be active on CW/SSB/RTTY on 160-6m (check ON4KST chat for 6m skeds).
QSL is direct to AJ9C, LotW and Bureau. QSL requests can be made
via Clublog also.
Sixitalia Weekly 20 Aug. 2014 - 3 Dec. 2014
Sixitalia Weekly 20 Aug. 2014 - 3 Dec. 2014
Bob, N7XR, announced
this past week that he plans to activate the following in 2014 (specific
dates are still in the works):
Chagos Islands, VQ9. VQ9XR - Diego Garcia, Chagos Islands. Bob states, "Twice during 2014, we'll operate from Diego Garcia as VQ9XR on all bands - 160 through 6m. Operation will include Phone, CW and RTTY. During the second trip, Mike Mraz/N6MZ will be coming along to help on all bands. We're might get lucky and have one of the resident shipboard operators there as well. The dates are currently unknown because of scheduling; however, each trip will average approximately 3 weeks in duration.
Wake Island, KH9. NH9/N7XR - Wake Island (Also, WH9/W1AW - ARRL Centennial). Bob states, "Sometime during 2014, I'll operate from Wake Island on all bands - 160 through 6m. Operation will include Phone, CW and RTTY. The dates are currently unknown because of scheduling; however, the trip will average approximately 3 weeks in duration. During the trip, the call WH9/W1AW will be used to commemorate the 100th year of the ARRL. WH9/W1AW will be used for only 1 week on the trip. Information will be posted here <see URL below) as well as the ARRL website."
A Web page has been set up by Bob for more details and updates at: http://www.n7xr.net Dave Patton/NN1N will be the QSL Manager. Logs will be posted to LoTW within 6-12 months of the trip. NO BUREAU QSLS. Donations are always welcomed via PayPal (see Web page). All antennas and small items will be left on the island with the MWR folks to assist future Amateur Operations. All donations will be used for both VQ9 and WH9.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1144 6 Jan. 2014 - within 2014
Chagos Islands, VQ9. VQ9XR - Diego Garcia, Chagos Islands. Bob states, "Twice during 2014, we'll operate from Diego Garcia as VQ9XR on all bands - 160 through 6m. Operation will include Phone, CW and RTTY. During the second trip, Mike Mraz/N6MZ will be coming along to help on all bands. We're might get lucky and have one of the resident shipboard operators there as well. The dates are currently unknown because of scheduling; however, each trip will average approximately 3 weeks in duration.
Wake Island, KH9. NH9/N7XR - Wake Island (Also, WH9/W1AW - ARRL Centennial). Bob states, "Sometime during 2014, I'll operate from Wake Island on all bands - 160 through 6m. Operation will include Phone, CW and RTTY. The dates are currently unknown because of scheduling; however, the trip will average approximately 3 weeks in duration. During the trip, the call WH9/W1AW will be used to commemorate the 100th year of the ARRL. WH9/W1AW will be used for only 1 week on the trip. Information will be posted here <see URL below) as well as the ARRL website."
A Web page has been set up by Bob for more details and updates at: http://www.n7xr.net Dave Patton/NN1N will be the QSL Manager. Logs will be posted to LoTW within 6-12 months of the trip. NO BUREAU QSLS. Donations are always welcomed via PayPal (see Web page). All antennas and small items will be left on the island with the MWR folks to assist future Amateur Operations. All donations will be used for both VQ9 and WH9.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1144 6 Jan. 2014 - within 2014
El Salvador, YS. Hiro, JA6WFM, is now active as YS1/NP3J
from San Salvador until the end of 2014. Activity has been on 80-6
meters using CW and SSB. QSL via EA5GL.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1153 11 Feb. 2014
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1153 11 Feb. 2014
Benin, TY. Update. Patrice "Pat", LA0HF,
is now active as TY2BP from Ouidah. He informs OPDX, "I am
here for an indefinite time, but I may have to go back to Norway
for a while, at any time." Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10/6
meters SSB. QSL via IK2IQD.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1162 12 May 2014 - unknown
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1162 12 May 2014 - unknown
2015 or later.
Palau, T8. Early Announcement. Operators Mike/JA6EGL,
Hirotaka/JA6KYU, Yasu/JA6UBY and Yu/JE6DND will once again be active
as T88SM, T88HS, T88CP, and T88HK, respectively, from Koror Island
between January 9-15th, 2015. Activity will be 160-6 meters using
CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns (direct only).
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1165 17 Jun. 2014 - 15 Jan. 2015
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1165 17 Jun. 2014 - 15 Jan. 2015
Easter Isl., CE0Y. Early Announcement. A team of Japanese
operators will be active as CE0Y/homecall (pending) from Hare Kapone
on Easter Island between January 9-17th, 2015. Operators mentioned
are Tatsuo/JA3ARJ, Masumi/JA3AVO, Shozo/JA3HJI, Jusei/JA3IVU, Kunio/JH3LSS,
YL Hiroko/JH3PBL and Shima/JI3DNN. Some of these operators are from
the Lord Howe Island DXpedition last year. Activity will be holiday
style on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via
the operator's instructions. For more details and updates, watch
the following http://www.nakade.jp/ce0y.htm and http://ja3avo.blog81.fc2.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1165 17 Jun. 2014 - 17 Jan. 2015
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1165 17 Jun. 2014 - 17 Jan. 2015
Gabon, TR. Sebastien, F4EIH will be in Gabon
for at least three years starting on 1 February. He plans to operate
SSB, PSK31 and JT65 on the HF and VHF (EME and Satellite) bands.
Sixitalia Weekly 07 Feb. 2012 - 01 Feb. 2015
Sixitalia Weekly 07 Feb. 2012 - 01 Feb. 2015
Malawi, 7Q. Postponed. The 7QAA DXpedition to Malawi (www.malawidx.org), which was planned to take place between 10 November
and 2 December, has been postponed until March 2015. The general
approach will not change, and the large team will be split into
two sub-teams: Team One will operate CW only on 11-21 March, while
Team Two will operate only SSB and RTTY from 22 March to 1 April,
including an entry in the CQ WPX SSB Contest.
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - Mar. 2015
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - Mar. 2015
Camaroon,
TJ. Thomas, DL8SEQ
(7J1AIJ, AA8NN), working for German Foreign Service, and presently
in Yaounde until the summer of 2015, is now active as TJ3TS. He
is currently using an Icom IC-720, but will have a Yaesu FT-897
and Kenwood TL922 during the first week of May 2014. Antennas are
a Spiderbeam (20/15/10m) and a homebrew dipole for 80/40/30m. Modes
will be SSB and the Digimodes (PSK, JT-65, JT9). He will attempt
to be active on the Oscars, and next month he hope to be active
on 6 meters as well. His QSL Manager is SWL PA3249 (only direct
with SAE and 2 GS). At the moment, Thomas is working on QSL design.
The QRZ.com page is not up-to-date yet. Thomas has an aviation Web
site page at http://www.n81eu.eu(aero-mobile
operations have been performed during his first Atlantic-crossing
on 20 meter with a magloop [built from a bicycle rim] aboard.) He
informed OPDX that his previous DXpeditions have been from Guam,
Palau and Ogasawara in the early 1990s.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1155 3 Apr. 2014 - Summer 2015
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1155 3 Apr. 2014 - Summer 2015
Wallis and Fortuna
Isl., FW. Jean-Jacques,
TK5JJ, will leave Corsica for 2 years and travel to Wallis Island
where he will be active as FW5JJ. He hopes to be active very soon
after his arrival with an Icom 756PRO and G5RV antenna. The rest
of his equipement will arrive later. He will be active on SSB, CW
and the Digital modes on all HF bands, 6m and 2m EME. QSL via F5RXL.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1130 27 Sep. 2013 - Autumn 2015
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1130 27 Sep. 2013 - Autumn 2015
Heard Isl., VK0H. (Press Release - New Radio Team Leaders
Announced). The following was sent out and posted on the VK0EK Web
page [edited]: "We are pleased to announce that we have made
an informal agreement with Wayne Mills, N7NG, and Martti Laine,
OH2BH, to lead the Heard Island radio team. They will have complete
authority and responsibility to build the team, interface with the
DXing community, manage radio operations on Heard Island, and other
matters relating to the radio part of the expedition. Matters that
concern the entire expedition such as safety, schedule, vessel,
logistics, communications, facilities, and finances remain the responsibility
of the Expedition Leader, Robert Schmieder. A formal agreement will
be completed in the near future that specifies these various roles
and responsibilities. We will provide more information as we move
forward, and in the meantime we invite you to leave your feedback
in this blog." The 2016 Heard Island VK0EK DXpedition Web page
can be see at: http://vk0ek.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1174 5 Aug. 2014 - during 2016
E.d. OZ6OM, Now the big question is, will they carry 6 meters?
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1174 5 Aug. 2014 - during 2016
E.d. OZ6OM, Now the big question is, will they carry 6 meters?
Cameroon, TJ. Update. Nicolas/F8FQX (ex 5T5SN,
TN5SN) will be staying in Cameroon during the next 3 to 4 years.
He hopes to get on the air as TJ3SN on HF and 6m. QSL via IZ1BZV
(d), LoTW.
DXNL 1896 5 Aug. 2014 - 2017
DXNL 1896 5 Aug. 2014 - 2017
Credits 2014.
Credit is attached, to each individual DX information.
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