dxer ham radio dx news: June 2018

Foundations of Amateur Radio

How to get the best Amateur Radio gear?

A recurring question for new entrants to our hobby, and truth be told, some experienced ones as well, is: “What’s the best hand held to buy?”, or the best antenna, or the best base station, the best coax, the best mount, the best software, the best something.

There’s a principle in Engineering, Good, Fast and Cheap, pick any two. You can have Good and Fast, but it won’t be Cheap. You can have Fast and Cheap, but it won’t be Good. You can have Good and Cheap, but it won’t be Fast. The concept of Quality is balanced between these limits.

With that in mind, answering the question in search of the best is already a trade-off.

To muddy the waters further, there is an economic principle related to pricing. It goes a little like this.

If you sell an amateur radio gadget for $50, there’s a group of people who will buy it. There’s a group of people who would have paid more for the same thing and a group of people who can’t justify $50. If you make the price higher as a manufacturer, say $75, you’ll get more money from some people, but the group of people who can’t justify the price will get larger, so you’ll sell less gadgets. If you make the price $25, you’ll sell more gadgets, but you won’t capture the income from those who were prepared to pay $50 or $75.

So, as a manufacturer, you make three gadgets, one for $25, one for $50 and one for $75. They’re all essentially the same, but the market will lap it up. Of course, between $25 and $50, there’s a group of people who would have been happy to pay more, etc. etc. Ad-infinitum.

That’s our amateur radio gadget market place today. The price points might not all be taken up by the same manufacturer, but the market price for say a hand held radio goes from somewhere around $40 to over $1200. You’ll find the range completely filled with offers. As an aside, your local telco is doing the same thing, as is your mobile phone manufacturer, your internet service provider and your car manufacturer to name a few.

So, now what?

We’re looking for the best gadget.

Since you’re going to be the one using it, your definition of best is going to be different to my definition. I care about my hand held being waterproof, but I don’t care about having a torch, a compass, a thermometer or a GPS on board. You might want to take it hiking, where I’m more likely to use it on a field-day.

This means that asking another amateur, “What’s the best?”, is a recipe for discussion. Some will be adamant that their selection is superior to that of another amateur, but you should now already know that this is completely subjective.

If you go down the scientific route, you might use receiver sensitivity as a metric. If that’s all you care about, the choice is easy, list them all by sensitivity and pick the one that’s the most sensitive, but the battery life might be abysmal, or it might not use the frequency you care about, or it might have some other extra function you are paying for, but don’t care about.

We get down to picking from a list. If you’re anything like me, and let’s face it, we’re all amateurs here, you’ll get to a point of making a list of the options you have. Selecting the best antenna, the best power supply, the

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DXCC Most Wanted 2018. From DXNews.com

DXCC Most wanted countries 2018 Club Log version. Updated 28 June 2018.

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360 ° at Market Reef

Short videos taken by OJ0Y team member MM0NDX. One from the top of lighthouse, other at ground level among the rocks. Market Reef is a fantastic place (when the WX is nice!)

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RNZ: “Push to fire up Radio Australia in the Pacific”

(Source: Radio New Zealand via Richard Cuff)

There is a push in Australia to re-establish Radio Australia’s services to the Asia/Pacific region.

Supporters of RA in Australia hope people around the Pacific will join them in sending submissions to inquiries underway in Canberra.

It comes after savage cuts at RA that included shutting down shortwave transmission, which is seen as a critical service in many parts of the Pacific, particularly during natural disasters.

It has recently been reported that those transmission frequencies have been taken over by China Radio International.

Former RA journalist Sean Dorney said the group, of which he’s part, is trying to convince the Australian government to get back into that space.

“So there is a bit of concern in Canberra about this and I suppose the group that I’m part of are trying to convince the Australian government that it’s time to re-focus our attention on the broadcast to the region.”

Click here to read the full article at RNZ.

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Mark decodes SSTV images from International Space Station

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who shares the following SSTV images transmitted by the International Space Station:

Wow! These are great catches, Mark! Thank you for sharing.

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Al decodes SSTV image from International Space Station

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Al Holt, who shares the decoded SSTV image above via Twitter and notes:

A two-fer, excellent!! Here’s what I caught during its pass over Florida @ ~0914z, a 3-star pass. Had my HT on freq. but dropped it on the floor and got a burp which produced the break in the upper 1/3 of the image…Doh! -73

Ha ha! Thanks for sharing, Al! Based on such a short gap in the image, you must have recovered that HT rather quickly!

Post readers: Has anyone else decoded SSTV during an ISS pass?

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LA/CT1BWW – Lofoten Islands, EU-076

Dear DX World friends, Just to inform that this year we decide to travel back to the Arctic Circle. The adventure will take place from July 30th until August 10th at the beautiful Lofoten islands, EU-076 at Artic Circle. The callsign will be LA/CT1BWW. The main purpose for this Amateur Radio Adventure is promoting DX […]

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Propagation de K7RA

Southgate ARC – Conditions were good for Field Day weekend, with no major geomagnetic disruptions, while solar flux and sunspot numbers were relatively high for this part of the solar cycle

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RSGB release Board Proceedings for Jan-April

Southgate ARC – The RSGB Board Proceedings for the January-April 2018 meetings have been released

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Monitoring compliance with the EU Net Neutrality regulation

Southgate ARC – Ofcom has published its second annual report to the European Commission on monitoring open internet access, also known as ‘net neutrality’

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MacLoggerDX Version 6.19 released

Southgate ARC – Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 6.19 of MacLoggerDX has been released

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Foundations of Amateur Radio #160

Southgate ARC – How to get the best Amateur Radio gear?
A recurring question for new entrants to our hobby, and truth be told, some experienced ones as well, is: ‘What’s the best hand held to buy?’, or the best antenna, or the best base station, the best coax, the best mount, the best software, the best something

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The K7RA Solar Update

ARRL –

Conditions were good for Field Day weekend, with no major geomagnetic disruptions, while solar flux and sunspot numbers were relatively high for this part of the solar cycle. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday the sunspot numbers were 41, 34 and 16 while solar flux was 80.3, 77.1 and 74.5.

Planetary A index was 4, 16 and 7 on Friday through Sunday. On Saturday the College A index in Alaska reached 2…

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The K7RA Solar Update

ARRL –

Planetary A index was 4, 16 and 7 on Friday through Sunday. On Saturday the College A index in Alaska reached 2…

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The K7RA Solar Update

ARRL –

Planetary A index was 4, 16 and 7 on Friday through Sunday. On Saturday the College A index in Alaska reached 2…

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The K7RA Solar Update

ARRL –

Planetary A index was 4, 16 and 7 on Friday through Sunday. On Saturday the College A index in Alaska reached 2…

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ISWL callsigns for July

Southgate ARC – The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of July 2018

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How many Space Hams have there been?

Southgate ARC – Ever wondered how many radio amateurs have been in Space, is it 20, 40, 60? This list of Space Hams from ARISS may surprise you!

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Hamvention attendance fell by 900

Southgate ARC – The ARRL reports attendance at 2018 Hamvention® fell by 900 compared to 2017

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Galt children enjoy Amateur Radio Kids Day

Southgate ARC – The Galt Herald reports that on Saturday, June 16, a group of Amateur Radio operators held a ham radio event at the Galt library called ‘Kids Day’

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French national societies support ham radio Entry Level License

Southgate ARC – REF, DR@F and other national Societies in France want an amateur radio Entry Level License (ELL)

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RNZ: “Push to fire up Radio Australia in the Pacific”

(Source: Radio New Zealand via Richard Cuff)

There is a push in Australia to re-establish Radio Australia’s services to the Asia/Pacific region.

Supporters of RA in Australia hope people around the Pacific will join them in sending submissions to inquiries underway in Canberra.

It comes after savage cuts at RA that included shutting down shortwave transmission, which is seen as a critical service in many parts of the Pacific, particularly during natural disasters.

It has recently been reported that those transmission frequencies have been taken over by China Radio International.

Former RA journalist Sean Dorney said the group, of which he’s part, is trying to convince the Australian government to get back into that space.

“So there is a bit of concern in Canberra about this and I suppose the group that I’m part of are trying to convince the Australian government that it’s time to re-focus our attention on the broadcast to the region.”

Click here to read the full article at RNZ.

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Mark decodes SSTV images from International Space Station

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who shares the following SSTV images transmitted by the International Space Station:

Wow! These are great catches, Mark! Thank you for sharing.

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Al decodes SSTV image from International Space Station

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Al Holt, who shares the decoded SSTV image above via Twitter and notes:

A two-fer, excellent!! Here’s what I caught during its pass over Florida @ ~0914z, a 3-star pass. Had my HT on freq. but dropped it on the floor and got a burp which produced the break in the upper 1/3 of the image…Doh! -73

Ha ha! Thanks for sharing, Al! Based on such a short gap in the image, you must have recovered that HT rather quickly!

Post readers: Has anyone else decoded SSTV during an ISS pass?

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Canada Day Contest is Sunday, July 1 (UTC)

06/29/2018

The Canada Day Contest takes place on Sunday, July 1. The annual event celebrates the anniversary of Canada’s Confederation. Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the Canada Day Contest and invites radio amateurs around the world to Canada’s birthday party on the air.

This event begins on July 1 at 0000 UTC (Saturday, June 30, in North American time zones) and continues until 2359 UTC. Available bands are 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meter, on CW and phone. Suggested frequencies for CW are 25 kHz up from the band edge. Look for SSB activity centered on 1.850, 3.775, 7.075, 7.225, 14.175, 21.250, and 28.500 MHz.

Stations in Canada should send their signal report and province or territory. VE0s and stations outside Canada should send the signal report and serial number. Contacts with RAC official stations (RAC suffix) are worth 20 points.

A trophy is awarded for the highest single operator (no power classification), non-Canada participant. — Thanks to Radio Amateurs of Canada

Read the full article at http://www.arrl.org/news/view/canada-day-contest-is-sunday-july-1-utc. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article.

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Amateur radio is alive and well in Pontotoc County – Theadanews

The Pontotoc County Amateur Radio Association participated Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24, in the American Radio Relay League’s annual worldwide Field Day 2018.

I know that’s a lot of names and terms that not everyone will find familiar, so let me break it down.

• What is amateur radio? Known to many as “ham radio,” this branch of radio communications has its roots in the earliest radio communications. Amateur radio is a hobby and, by law, completely non-commercial. Operating a radio on any bands designated as amateur requires a license. More advanced licenses allow the use of more frequency bands.

• Who can become an amateur radio operator, and how can I become an amateur radio operator? There is no age limit for becoming a “ham.” Knowledge of Morse code is no longer required for any U.S. amateur radio license, and it is not even necessary to be a U.S. citizen. To become a “ham” radio operator requires you to take a 35-question test from a volunteer examiner. If you would like to do this, contact me at the address at the bottom of this article and I’ll put you in touch with one.

• What is a frequency, and what are some examples of amateur radio frequencies? Commercial radio listeners are undoubtedly familiar with the FM radio band, which spans 88 MHz 108 MHz. “MHz” stands for one million hertz, named after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, the German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves. One hertz is one cycle per second. Amateur radio frequencies are divided into bands and span the entire radio spectrum, from “shortwave,” starting above the AM band and stretching almost to the lowest television channel frequencies, upward through VHF, UHF, and extending into the microwave bands. Radio frequencies that travel around the world through a phenomenon known as “propagation” are generally those below 30 MHz.

• Is amateur radio the same as citizen’s band, “CB?” No. Though they use many of the same principals, CB radio does not require a license to operate and is restricted to 40 channels in the 27 Mhz portion of the spectrum.

• What is “Field Day?” Every June, ARRL sponsors Field Day, a worldwide contest meant to challenge and strengthen the ability to radio amateurs to communicate under adverse conditions in the field, simulating situations in which normal communications might not be available, such as during a natural disaster. Field Day, in my view, is one-way amateur radio can stay relevant in the 21st century.

As an amateur radio operator since 1996, I’ve seen the hobby change as fast as the technology scene in general. Meaningful use of the entire radio spectrum is increasingly significant in a world that depends on radio energy for everything from cell phone service to military communications aboard, and everything in between that uses any kind of wireless technology.

One of my favorite activities as a radio amateur is antenna spot. Antennas are to radio waves what lenses are to light, and I find them fascinating in the same ways. One thing I notice in our community is a number of antennas atop businesses that are no longer in use due to the transition to cellular smartphones. If you have an unused antenna on or in your business and you would like to donate it to the Pontotoc County Amateur Radio Association, contact me and I can find a good home for it.

Finally, if you have a police or public safety scanner and would like to listen to local amateurs, program it for 145.27 Mhz or 147.285, and start listening!

To contact Richard about becoming an amateur radio operator or with

Read the full article at http://www.theadanews.com/news/local_news/amateur-radio-is-alive-and-well-in-pontotoc-county/article_c30c0dc9-a0ea-5b62-81ce-b527a2ef79d8.html. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article.

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Columbia Amateur Radio Operators Fill Airwaves, Train for … – KBIA – KBIA

For many, the first thing they do when getting into the car for the morning commute is turn on the radio. It can seem almost like background noise. However, for those camped around Hickam Cabin at Rock Bridge State Park, it is much more.

Today is National Amateur Radio Field Day. Radio hobbyists and professionals have gathered here to take part in this airwave interaction.

Bill McFarland is the Emergency Coordinator for Amateur Radio Emergency Services in Boone County. He became an amateur radio operator, often called ham radio, for over 40 years.

“I’m fascinated by the fact that you just take this wire and a signal comes off of it that someone can hear hundreds of miles away,” McFarland says.

For McFarland, the best part about this event is making connections. While he doesn’t like to talk on the radio very much, he loves to see that he connected with someone across the country. The fact that he can do that without heavy equipment fascinates him.

This field day features nearly 40,000 participants nationwide every year. The Central Missouri Radio Association hosts these local broadcasters who will work to make connections across the country for 24-hours.

McFarland has seen the ham radio community grow, which means every year there are more contacts to make. McFarland became interested in ham radio when he wanted to communicate with his wife from long distances.

“I was at the University working, and we wanted to be able to communicate with each other. So, we each got our ham license, there was a repeater in town. So, we could talk to each other from the car, from my office, or from my hand-held radio,” McFarland reminisces.

For David Isgur, who is the communications manager for the American Radio Relay League, the organizers of this national effort, his curiosity got the best of him.

“It’s infectious. Once they start to tell you about who they’ve talked to, how they’ve done it and it just encouraged me to want to want to get involved with it and I think it would to anybody who listened to them,” Isgur said.

He says while ham radio can be fun, it also serves a major role for the community. Operators can use ham radio in just about any condition, even in a natural disaster.

In 2011 a tornado tore through Joplin, causing mass destruction. Chris Swisher works at KOMU News and has seen that in natural disasters people can rely on ham radio.

“Even the public safety communications were down. Ham radio was easily moved into position and handled a lot of that information exchange that was impossible,” Swisher said.

Swisher knows cell phones and phone lines aren’t always going to work. That’s why today is also serves as a training exercise.

McFarland loves the communication side of ham radio, but as someone involved in emergency services, he understands the importance of amateur radio in emergencies.

“For me, I’m trying to make sure, should we have any real disasters and emergencies where ham radio is needed, that our ham radio community can respond well and be of service to the community,” McFarland said.

At the core, the field day is meant to educate and help serve the community. If this year’s event can do that, McFarland would consider it a success.

Read the full article at http://kbia.org/post/columbia-amateur-radio-operators-fill-airwaves-train-emergencies-during-national-field-day. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article.

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SAQ transmitting on Sunday

This Sunday is Alexanderson Day, the day when Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden fires up its Alexanderson alternator to transmit as SAQ on 17.2kHz VLF.

For those who don’t know the story, this is the last surviving high frequency alternator CW transmitter from the pre-electronic transmitter era.

Built in the early 1920s, it was used as an early long-wave transatlantic wireless telegraphy station, staying in operation until the 1940s.

During WWII it was Sweden’s only telecommunications link with the rest of the world.

Now preserved as an historical site, the transmitter is operated once a year with brief test transmissions that can be heard all over Europe and beyond.

This year’s transmissions start with tuning up at 0815UTC and transmission of a message at 0845UTC, with similar activations beginning at 1015UTC and 1215UTC.

The transmissions will be broadcast live on YouTube.

At the same time, amateur radio station SK6SAQ will be operating on one of 7.035MHz CW, 14.035MHz CW or 3.755MHz SSB.

Category: Front Page News, GB2RS Headlines

Read the full article at http://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/headlines/2018/06/29/saq-transmits-today/. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article.

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Receive SSTV from the ISS

This weekend ARISS Russia is running a special slow-scan television event from the International Space Station.

Unfortunately we learned the details too late to include in last week’s bulletin.

The transmissions started around 0900UTC on Friday and continue until around 1830UTC, Sunday, 1 July 2018.

The cosmonauts will be sending images commemorating the various satellites that were deployed by hand from the ISS.

Transmissions will be on 145.800MHz using the PD-120 SSTV mode.

You can check when the ISS is within range of your location via a number of websites, for example heavens-above.com.

A simple 2m handheld and rubber duck aerial is sufficient to pick up signals strong enough to be decoded, albeit with some noise.

Category: Front Page News, GB2RS Headlines

Read the full article at http://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/headlines/2018/06/29/receive-sstv-from-the-iss/. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article.

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GB2RS News Script for 1 July 2018

Please click the link below to download this week’s news script

GB2RS News Script for 1 July 2018

Category: GB2RS News Scripts

Read the full article at http://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/gb2rs-news-scripts/2018/06/29/gb2rs-news-script-for-1-july-2018/. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article.

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LA/CT1BWW – Lofoten Islands, EU-076

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Propagation de K7RA

Southgate ARC – Conditions were good for Field Day weekend, with no major geomagnetic disruptions, while solar flux and sunspot numbers were relatively high for this part of the solar cycle

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RSGB release Board Proceedings for Jan-April

Southgate ARC – The RSGB Board Proceedings for the January-April 2018 meetings have been released

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Monitoring compliance with the EU Net Neutrality regulation

Southgate ARC – Ofcom has published its second annual report to the European Commission on monitoring open internet access, also known as ‘net neutrality’

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MacLoggerDX Version 6.19 released

Southgate ARC – Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 6.19 of MacLoggerDX has been released

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Foundations of Amateur Radio #160

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ARISS contact planned for school in Bonn, Germany

Southgate ARC – An International Space Station school contact has been planned for Alexander Gerst KF5ONO with Kardinal Frings Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany

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Amateur enthusiasts tune in to Newbury radio rally

Southgate ARC – The Newbury Weekly News reports nearly 1,000 amateur radio enthusiasts descended on Newbury Showground for the town’s 30th radio rally at the weekend on Sunday, June 24

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Friday, June 29, 2018

Remembering Radio Times

Former FEMA Official Promotes Battery-Operated Radios, FM Chip Activation

Craig Fugate says Americans should “have that radio ready”

Former Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate is urging Americans to add a radio to their emergency supplies. But Fugate also called on Apple to activate the FM chip in U.S. iPhones, since many Americans may not heed this warning.

In a recent Tampa Bay Times article, Fugate wrote, “I strongly urge Apple to do the right thing and equip iPhones with FM radio capability. In the meantime, have that radio ready.”

[Read: FCC Chairman Calls on Apple to Turn on FM Reception in iPhones]

In the article, Fugate cited his own experience during Hurricane Irma, when a battery-powered radio was his “only news source,” and he also noted that the NextRadio app and smartphone radio listening were important lifelines during the 2017 hurricane season. In fact, Fugate wrote, NextRadio “had more than eight times more listeners on the Sunday before the storm hit than the previous week.”

Fugate’s voice joins that of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who also indicated that he believes Apple should turn on the FM chip, although he does not support a mandate.

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Alleged Pirates Contacted in N.Y., N.J., Connecticut and Miami

The FCC is attempting to keep the pressure on alleged pirate operators on the East Coast

The Federal Communications Commission is keeping the pressure on alleged pirate operators on the East Coast — sending out notices to individuals in Florida, New York Connecticut and New Jersey.

In mid-June, agents from the Miami Office of the Enforcement Bureau sent a Notice of Unlicensed Operation to PRB Entertainment Inc. for allegedly operating a radio station at a commercial property in Miami. Agents confirmed by direction-finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 88.7 MHz were allegedly emanating from a commercial property — with the moniker Play Yo Part Lounge — at 728 NW 79th St in Miami. Agents determined that PRB is leasing the premises, and sent a notice to alert the organization that operating radio transmitting equipment at certain frequencies without a license is a violation of federal laws.

[Read: FCC Continues Search for Pirate Operations]

Agents have also been busy sending out notices to alleged pirate operators in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Reginald Simeon of Brooklyn was issued a notice after agents from the New York Office responded to a complaint in March of an unlicensed FM station operating on the frequency 88.5 MHz from a residential property on East 49th Street in Brooklyn.

Several notices were handed out in Connecticut, too, after agents began investigating complaints. Agents investigated a complaint of an unlicensed FM station operating on the frequency 106.5 MHz in Bridgeport, Conn., and determined that Cornelius Medas was the alleged operator of an unlicensed station. Also in Bridgeport, agents also investigated a complaint of an unlicensed FM station operating on frequency 103.3 MHz sent a notice to Jack Akaffou. The FCC said Akaffou is the owner of a property on Stratford Ave. where the signals were allegedly broadcasting from.

Over in Danbury, Conn., notice was given to Max Hamoy after agents investigated a complaint of an unlicensed FM station allegedly operating on frequency 87.9 MHz. Agents confirmed by direction-finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 87.9 MHz were emanating from a multifamily dwelling on Keeler Street and that Hamoy was the alleged operator.

Agents also sent a notice to Segundo Velasquez in Danbury after investigating a complaint of an unlicensed FM station operating on the frequency 99.3 MHz. Agents confirmed by direction-finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 99.3 MHz were emanating from a residential property on Lake Ave. owned by Velasquez.

Two notices were also sent to two different operators in East Orange, N.J — one to 110 Washington EO and one to Mario Louis — for allegedly operating an FM station on frequency 104.7 MHz in East Orange.

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Community Broadcaster: A Fond Farewell to Some Friends

3B8/OK2ZI – Mauritius

Karel, OK2ZI will be active from Pointe aux Sable, Mauritius as 3B8/OK2ZI during July 26 to August 4, 2018. QRV on 160-10m, CW/SSB/Digi. QSL via home call, Club Log OQRS & LoTW.

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The ARRL Letter, June 28, 2018

The ARRL Letter
June 28, 2018
Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, Editor

[Note: Clicking on the story links below will take you to the news article as it appears in The ARRL Letter on the ARRL website.]

“Baker is Brutal!” KH1/KH7Z DXpedition Team Reports upon Arrival

Attendance Holds Steady at Hamvention 2018

ARRL Field Day 2018 Participants Have Fun Despite Dicey HF Conditions

The Doctor Will See You Now!

World Radiosport Team Championship 2018: The Other Ham Radio Event of the Summer

13 Colonies Special Event to Mark 10th Anniversary this Year

In Brief…

The K7RA Solar Update

Just Ahead in Radiosport

Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions

The ARRL Letter Will Not Be Published on July 5. Because of the Independence Day holiday, there will be no edition of The ARRL Letter on Thursday, July 5, and there will be no edition of ARRL Audio News on Friday, July 6. The next edition of The ARRL Letter will be published on Thursday, July 12, and ARRL Audio News will resume on Friday, July 13. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday!

“Baker is Brutal!” KH1/KH7Z DXpedition Team Reports upon Arrival

“Baker is brutal!” That was the initial assessment from the Baker Island KH1/KH7Z DXpedition team, which arrived at the uninhabited South Pacific atoll on June 26 at local sunrise, following a 4-day sea voyage. The KH1/KH7Z team started up early on June 27, initially with four stations on the air, with additional stations and modes, including FT8, joining the fray by June 28.

“Island conditions are extremely hot and difficult. Long work periods in the sun are challenging,” a June 27 DXpedition news update reported. The team reported that the landing “was not too bad, but the island is an oven,” with the temperature well above 100 °F by mid-morning. Despite challenging tides, the crew of the Nai’a was able to offload all tents, generators, and emergency supplies. After the initial landing team left “totally exhausted,” a fresh crew arrived to put up the tents for sleeping and move radios, antennas, and generators to the storage and operating tents.

“They say it never rains on Baker,” the DXpedition noted in its June 28 update. “At midnight, giant squalls came through, knocking out one of our three antennas that we worked so hard to get up. We worked through the morning and [now] have 6 stations available.”

The KH1/KH7Z frequency plan is on the DXpedition website. DXpedition operators generally will operate split. Do not call on the DX station’s transmitting frequency.

FT8 “DXpedition Mode” operation is planned. Stations should have WSJT-X version 1.9.1 installed and be in “Hound” mode (check the appropriate box under the “Advanced” tab in the WSJT-X File/Settings menu). More information on DXpedition Mode is available from the WSJT-X Development Team.

Plans call for the DXpedition to be “very active” on 60 meters. Logs will be uploaded to Club Log.

For his June 28 Ham Talk Live! internet radio program, Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, has arranged for a satellite telephone contact with the Baker Island DXpeditionteam and will take callers via Skype or telephone. He’ll also take live questions via Twitter (@HamTalkLive) or, in advance, by email. Ham Talk Live! streams Thursdays at 9 PM EDT (0100 UTC on Fridays in North American Time Zones).

Attendance Holds Steady at Hamvention 2018

Hamvention® marked another successful year in 2018, General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, told ARRL this week. At 28,417 visitors, Hamvention recorded its third-largest attendance ever in its second year at its still-new location in Xenia, Ohio.

“We had a slight decline in attendance, but we think people were waiting to hear about the upgrades we made, and some upgrades did not happen until the very last

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Getting Data Up the Hill

Unleash the Power of Pets

Canada Day Contest is Sunday, July 1 (UTC)

This event begins on July 1 at 0000 UTC (Saturday, June 30, in North American time zones) and continues until 2359 UTC. Availab…

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Canada Day Contest is Sunday, July 1 (UTC)

ARRL –

This event begins on July 1 at 0000 UTC (Saturday, June 30, in North American time zones) and continues until 2359 UTC. Availab…

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425 DX News No. 1417

30 June 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin

No 1417

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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***

**** DX INFORMATION ****

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3B8 – Karel, OK2ZI will be active as 3B8/OK2ZI from Mauritius Island

(AF-049) from 26 July to 4 August. He will operate CW, SSB and

digital modes (FT8 included) on 80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log’s

OQRS, via home call (direct or bureau) or via LoTW (six months

after the operation).

7X – Special callsign 7V5ID will be active on 1-31 July to celebrate the

56th anniversary of Algeria’s Independence. Four operators (7X2JV,

7X2VB, 7X2DE and 7X4CZ) will be active on the HF bands and 6 metres

SSB, CW and FT8. QSL direct to 7X4CZ; the logs will be uploaded to

Club Log and to LoTW (after six months). [TNX The Daily DX]

CO – Special event station CO0SCU will be active on 2-4 July to

commemorate the 120th anniversary of the naval Battle of Santiago

de Cuba, fought on 3 July 1898 during the Spanish-American War.

Operations will be on all bands using CW, SSB and digital modes.

QSL via the bureau or direct to P.O. Box 5, CP 90100 Santiago de

Cuba, Cuba. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

DL – Mario, DJ7MH will be active as DJ7MH/p from Baltrum Island

(EU-047) on 1-8 July. He will operate CW on 40, 30 and 20 metres.

QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]

DL – Special callsign DL60SOP will be active on 1-31 July for the 60th

edition of the Sea Of Peace Award (see http://dl0sop.darc.de/ for)

full details. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the

bureau; direct cards via DL4SVA. [TNX DX Newsletter]

EA – Six operators (EA1AOQ, EA1BNF, EA1CBX, EA1IQM, EB1ADD, EC1DD) will

be active as AN1WHC from the Cies Islands (EU-080, a UNESCO World

Heritage Candidate) from 29 June to 1 July. They will operate SSB,

CW and digital modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via EC1DD,

logsearch on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]

F – The Radio Club Vendeen (F6KUF) will be active as TM85TF on 6-20

July for the 105th Tour de France. QSL via F6KUF (bureau) or F5OEV

(direct). [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]

G – GB13COL is the special callsign for the Durham District and Amateur

Radio Society to participate in the 13 Colonies Special Event (from

13 UTC on 1 July until 4 UTC on 8 July) as a “bonus station”. QSL

via eQSL, or direct to G0VLF.

G – GB0GKA (4-31 July, QSL via G3ZRJ), GB0GKB (1-28 July, QSL via

G4HLN) and GB0GKC (1-28 July, QSL via G3TJE) are three special

callsigns commemorating the 90th anniversary of the founding of

Portishead Radio, which provided worldwide maritime communications

and long-range aeronautical communications from 1928 until 2000.

IS0 – Once again Massimo, I0PNM will be active as IM0/I0PNM from San

Pietro Island (EU-165) from 20 July to 20 August. He will operate

SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and will participate in the IOTA

Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX I0PNM]

OH – Radioclub Riihimaen Kolmoset (OH3AD) will be active as OH3AD/5 from

Kirkonmaa Island (EU-140) from 17 July until mid August. Bands used

will be 80-6 metres on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and FT8. Plans are to

participate in the IOTA Contest as OH3D/5. QSL via the bureau. The

logs will be uploaded to Club Log, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX DX World]

OJ0 – The Finnish Lighthouse Society and the Amateur Radio League of

Finland (SRAL), in conjunction with the OH-DX-Foundation and the DX

University, are organizing the first-ever International Youth at

Sea (IYAS), a “cultural exchange based radio activity” to take

place on Market Reef (EU-053) on 21-28 July and 18-25 August. The

youth team members, all 16 to 25 years of age (Nuuti OH1UBO, Elias

OH2EP, Otava OH3OT, Mikael OH3UAF, Pieter ON3DI, Florian OE3FTA and

Ilie YO3IMD), and their instructors (Martti OH2BH, Henri OH3JR and

Pasi OH3WS) will be active as OJ0C. QSL via OH3JR.

OZ – Look for OZ9V/p to be active from Laesoe Island (EU-088) from 28

July to 4 August, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via

OZ9V.

PY – Scout station PW2J will be active on 15-22 July for the 7th

Brazilian National Jamboree and the 1st Portuguese Speaking

Countries Jamboree to be held at Barretos (Sao Paulo). Activity

will be on the HF bands SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via PY2OP.

[TNX PY2OP]

SM – Look for Ric, DL2VFR (http://www.iota-expedition.com/) to operate

mainly CW as SD7V from Oland Island (EU-037) on 1-3 July, as SD7V/1

from Gotland Island (EU-020) on 4-9 July, and as SD7V/5 from Musko

Island (EU-084) sometime between 10 and 13 July. QSL via home call,

bureau preferred.

UA9 – The Artic Legends IOTA DXpedition [425DXN 1413] is set to start on

4 September from the city of Dudinka. Plans are for the team (R9LR,

RW0BG, UA1QV, UA0BA, UA9KDF and UA9LDD) to be active as RI0B from

the Firnley Islands (AS-054), Tyrtov Island (AS-121), Nansen Island

(AS-104), the Scott-Hansen Islands (AS-068), the Arkticheskogo

Instituta Islands (AS-087) and finally Sibirjakov Island (AS-005).

Three stations are expected to operate CW, SSB, FT8 and PSK63 on

40-10 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (six separate entries have

been created: RI0B/AS-005, RI0B/AS-054, RI0B/AS-068, RI0B/AS-087,

RI0B/AS-104 and RI0B/AS-121). Updates and other information,

including the tracking tools to follow the DXpedition’s progress,

can be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/ri0b.

VK9X – Martin A65DC, Paul A65DR, Thomas SM0CXU and Delia VE7HDW will be

active as VK9XT from Christmas Island (OC-002) from 29 September to

6 October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 160-10

metres. Read the their FT8 Guidelines carefully before calling them

on that mode: http://vk9xt.qsodirector.com/. QSL via LoTW, eQSL,

Club Log’s OQRS (direct or bureau), or direct only to N4GNR.

W – The following stations will be active during the 10th annual “13

Colonies Special Event”, which will be held from 13 UTC on 1 July

until 4 UTC on 8 July: K2A (New York), K2B (Virginia), K2C (Rhode

Island), K2D (Connecticut), K2E (Delaware), K2F (Maryland), K2G

(Georgia), K2H (Massachusetts), K2I (New Jersey), K2J (North

Carolina), K2K (New Hampshire), K2L (South Carolina), and K2M

(Pennsylvania), plus the “bonus station” WM3PEN (operating from

Philadelphia, the city where the US independence was declared). See

http://www.13colonies.net/ for information on the award programme.

XW – Bruce, 3W3B will be active again as XW4XR from Laos on 11-22 July.

He will operate CW, FT8 and RTTY on 40-6 metres. QSL via LoTW or

via E21EIC. [TNX The Daily DX]

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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***

**** GOOD TO KNOW … ****

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App

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KH1/KH7Z —> The team arrived at Baker Island on 25 June around 18 UTC, and

at 8 UTC on 27 June operations started. Island conditions are extremely hot,

humid and difficult. “We did get 3 stations up and running last night one

day ahead of schedule”, the team reported on 28 June. “At midnight giant

squalls came through knocking out one of our 3 antennas we worked so hard to

get up. We worked through the morning and have 6 stations available for the

scheduled startup tonight at 05:00 UTC”. On 29 June all but one station were

deployed, and KH1/KH7Z was running up to 7 stations on all bands: “we are

now well over 10,000 QSOs, with great rates on CW, slightly slower rates on

SSB, and FT8 has been effective”. As for the logsearch, lamentably the “BGAN

terminal system for log uploading refuses to link up with the bird. We have

two BGAN terminals on island and neither are correctly connecting to the

satellite. We will continue to work to sort this out, but right now we can’t

upload logs”. Bookmark http://kh7z.net/ for updates.

WRTC 2018 ACTIVITY PROGRAMME —> Five awards will be available for contacts

made with the 63 competing stations in the World Radiosport Team

Championship (14-15 July). The callsigns will be announced on 12 July during

the opening ceremony.

– Worked All WRTC Stations (minimum one QSO with each WRTC station)

– WRTC Sprint (work all 63 WRTC stations as fast as possible)

– WRTC Most QSOs (work up to 630 QSOs with WRTC stations: 63 callsigns x 5

bands x 2 modes)

– WRTC 2018 Distance Challenge (the kilometers between you and the WRTC

stations will be summed up for all QSOs)

– Assistant Judge (special prizes will be drawn among all those who send in

their log until 18 UTC on 15 July)

See http://www.wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/activities/wrtc-2018-en for detailed

information.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C0W, 3C3W,3D2EU, 4O4A, 4U13FEB,

4U29MAY, 7Q7EI, 9A22RBM, 9G1SD, 9M0W, 9X2AW, C93PA, ER1OO, FJ/N0KV,

FK/5B4ALX, LU3XX (SA-008), LX1NO, OE17WCB, PJ5/AI5P, PJ8RV, PZ5XX, TJ2TT,

TN5R, TY7C, V73NC, V85T, VA7XV/VE2 (NA-038), VE7ACN/VE2 (NA-084), VK5MAV/9

(OC-265), VU2BGS, XF1IM (NA-078), XU7XXX, XX9B, YB3MM/8 (OC-242), YB9/JJ1DQR

(OC-022), YJ0AG, Z60A, Z66D, ZF9CW.

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The K7RA Solar Update

ARRL –

Planetary A index was 4, 16 and 7 on Friday through Sunday. On Saturday the College A index in Alaska reached 2…

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425 DX News No. 1417 Calendar

30 June 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin

No 1417

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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***

******* CALENDAR *******

===========================

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD CALL REF

till 30/06 4U29MAY: special callsign (Italy) 1407

till 30/06 BW/DF8DX: Taiwan (AS-020) 1403

till 30/06 DM90AIW: special event station 1391

till 30/06 HH70A: special callsign 1391

till 30/06 IA5/HB9CPS: Elba Island (EU-028) 1415

till 30/06 II3AC: special callsign 1407

till 30/06 J48GEO: Lesvos Island (EU-049) 1414

till 30/06 LZ430PPW: special callsign 1392

till 30/06 R25RRA: Punuyamsalya Island (RR-06-75) 1416

till 30/06 VR20: special prefix (Hong Kong) 1364

till 30/06 YB50AC, YB50BA, YB50BB, YB50BE: special stations 1412

till 30/06 YB50AR: special event station 1412

till 30/06 YB50BT, YB50GO, YB50JA, YB50JB: special stations 1412

till 30/06 YB50JI, YB50JK, YB50JT, YB50KB: special stations 1412

till 30/06 YB50KI, YB50KR, YB50KS, YB50KT: special stations 1412

till 30/06 YB50LA, YB50MA, YB50MU, YB50NB: special stations 1412

till 30/06 YB50NT, YB50PA, YB50RI, YB50SA: special stations 1412

till 30/06 YB50SB, YB50SG, YB50SN, YB50SR: special stations 1412

till 30/06 YB50SS, YB50ST, YB50SU, YB50YO: special stations 1412

till 05/07 TM2GGR: special callsign (France) 1415

till 01/07 AN1WHC: Cies Islands (EU-080) 1417

till 01/07 PD18VOR: special callsign 1416

till 01/07 TM95KOB: special callsign (France) 1416

till 02/07 SV8/G5XW: Zakynthos Island (EU-052) 1416

till 05/07 6W/ON4AZP: Senegal 1415

till 06/07 KH1/KH7Z: Baker Island (OC-089) 1416

till 09/07 8Q7DT: Maldives (AS-013) 1415

till 10/07 CP1XRM: Bolivia 1415

till 12/07 H44MS: Solomon Islands 1416

till 15/07 ***FIFA and ***FWC: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 R18ARG, R18AUS, R18BEL, R18BRA: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 R18COL, R18CRC, R18CRO, R18DEN: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 R18EGY, R18ENG, R18ESP, R18FRA: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 R18GER, R18IRN, R18ISL, R18JPN: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 R18KOR, R18KSA, R18MAR, R18MEX: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 R18NGA, R18PAN, R18PER, R18POL: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 R18POR, R18RUS, R18SEN, R18SRB: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 R18SUI, R18SWE, R18TUN, R18URU: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 RC18EK, RC18KA, RC18KZ, RC18MO: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 RC18NN, RC18RO, RC18SA, RC18SO: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 RC18SP, RC18SR, RC18VG: special callsigns 1412

till 15/07 RU18WC and R18REF: special callsigns 1412

till 17/07 4O/ON5JE: Montenegro 1416

till 20/07 V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1413

till 29/07 ZB2RAF: special callsign 1404

till 03/08 IOTA Tour by IK3GES (DL, OZ, SM, LA, OH, SP) 1416

till 24/08 II6CNT: special calsign 1373

till 31/08 VI50IARU3: special callsign 1410

till 31/08 VI70MI: Australia 1415

till 01/09 RI1FJ: Franz Josef Land (EU-019) 1404

till 30/09 EI0DXG: Ireland (EU-115) 1412

till 20/10 IB2RT: special callsign 1403

till 31/10 BV50IARU: special callsign 1414

till 31/10 HL50IARU: special callsign 1410

till 31/10 HS50IARU: special callsign 1414

till 13/11 OE100: special prefix 1401

till 31/12 4K100W: special callsign 1400

till 31/12 5W20SAMOA: special callsign (Samoa, OC-097) 1392

till 31/12 9A36W and 9A61AA: special callsigns 1391

till 31/12 DA200FWR: special callsign 1391

till 31/12 DJ70WAE: special callsign 1391

till 31/12 DK200MARX: special callsign 1391

till 31/12 EI100MCV: special callsign 1391

till 31/12 II2RR: special callsign 1398

till 31/12 IR0FOC: special callsign (Sardinia) 1394

till 31/12 LM90C, LM90HQ, LM90NRRL: special callsigns 1393

till 31/12 S590RTVS: special callsign 1407

till 31/12 SU9JT: Egypt 1399

till 31/12 YT100SF and YU100WWI: special callsigns 1399

till 31/03 2019 GB100RAF: special callsign 1404

till March 2019 VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005) 1406

June GB4FWW: special callsign (England) 1389

June II4AMP: special callsign 1391

June JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1403

June PF2018HIN: special callsign 1387

June ZM50LA: special callsign 1404

01/07-03/07 SD7V: Oland Island (EU-037) 1417

01/07-06/07 5Q6D and 5Q9F: Romo Island (EU-125) 1413

01/07-08/07 DJ7MH/p: Baltrum Island (EU-047) 1417

01/07-08/07 GB13COL: special callsign (England) 1417

01/07-08/07 K2A, K2B, K2C, K2D, K2E: 13 Colonies Special Event 1417

01/07-08/07 K2F, K2G, K2H, K2I, K2J: 13 Colonies Special Event 1417

01/07-08/07 K2K, K2L, K2M, WM3PEN: 13 Colonies Special Event 1417

01/07-10/07 4K6/DL7ZM: Azerbaijan 1415

01/07-11/07 VQ5Z: Caicos Islands (NA-002) 1409

01/07-14/07 OX3LX: Greenland (NA-018 and NA-243) 1415

01/07-26/07 P29RR: Papua New Guinea (OC-034) 1416

01/07-28/07 GB0GKB and GB0GKC: special callsigns 1417

01/07-31/07 7V5ID: special callsign 1417

01/07-31/07 DL60SOP: special callsign 1417

01/07-31/07 LZ380PM: special callsign 1392

01/07-31/07 R25RRC: special callsign 1413

02/07-04/07 CO0SCU: special callsign 1417

02/07-04/07 KD7WPJ: Santa Rosa Island (NA-144) 1416

03/07-17/07 FP/KV1J: Miquelon Island (NA-032) 1405

04/07-09/07 SD7V/1: Gotland Island (EU-020) 1417

04/07-31/07 GB0GKA: special callsign (England) 1417

05/07-10/07 VE1FA/KL7 and VA1YL/KL7: Round Island (NA-121) 1414

06/07-20/07 TM85TF: special callsign (France) 1417

10/07-13/07 SD7V/5: Musko Island (EU-084) 1417

11/07-22/07 XW4XR: Laos 1417

13/07-17/07 3D2: Fiji * by WJ2O 1413

15/07-22/07 PW2J: Scout station 1417

17/07-15/08 OH3AD/5: Kirkonmaa Island (EU-140) 1417

18/07-25/07 YJ0GA: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1409

19/07-31/07 V6J: Ta Island (OC-254), Micronesia 1416

20/07-22/07 EJ0DXG: EU-007 1412

20/07-22/07 TM95KOB: special callsign (France) 1416

20/07-20/08 IM0/I0PNM: San Pietro Island (EU-165) 1417

21/07-28/07 OJ0C: Market Reef (EU-053) 1417

25/07-29/07 GJ3RCV and MJ8C: Les Minquiers (EU-099), Jersey 1411

26/07-30/07 PS1S: Ilha de Santana (SA-077) 1405

26/07-04/08 3B8/OK2ZI: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 1417

27/07-30/07 F4GYM/p and F4GTB/p: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) 1399

28/07-29/07 IJ7V: San Pietro Island (EU-073) 1405

28/07-29/07 TM6N: Noiremoutier Island (EU-064) 1399

28/07-04/08 OZ9V/p: Laesoe Island (EU-088) 1417

July GB5GW: special callsign (England) 1389

July II4COU: special callsign 1391

July JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1403

July PF2018FRA: special callsign 1387

July V63GJ, V63SS, V63YL: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia 1412

01/08-31/08 LZ1146SPS: special callsign 1392

18/08-25/08 OJ0C: Market Reef (EU-053) 1417

24/08-26/08 EJ0DXG: EU-121 1412

August GB5FWW: special callsign (England) 1389

August II4VOL: special callsign 1391

August JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1403

August PF2018HAR: special callsign 1387

August ZM50MAUQ: special callsign 1404

01/09-10/09 EX0PL: Kyrgyzstan 1415

01/09-30/09 LZ920MLC: special callsign 1392

12/09-01/10 T32AH: Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati 1399

13/09-16/09 EJ0DXG: EU-006 1412

14/09-16/09 TM95KOB: special callsign (France) 1416

26/09-10/10 9X0T: Rwanda 1413

28/09-14/10 5W0GC: Samoa (OC-097) 1407

29/09-06/10 VK9XT: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1417

30/09-12/10 C21GJ: Nauru (OC-031) 1413

September 3DA0AO: eSwatini (Swaziland) 1409

September GB6GW: special callsign (England) 1389

September II4LNZ: special callsign 1391

September PF2018DOK: special callsign 1387

September RI0B: Firnley Islands (AS-054) 1417

September RI0B: Tyrtov Island (AS-121) 1417

September RI0B: Nansen Island (AS-104) 1417

September RI0B: Scott-Hansen Islands (AS-068) 1417

September RI0B: Arkticheskogo Instituta Islands (AS-087) 1417

September RI0B: Sibirjakov Island (AS-005) 1417

01/10-31/10 LZ1545POA: special callsign 1392

02/10-29/10 WH8/DL2AH: Ofu Island (OC-077), American Samoa 1399

05/10-07/10 TM95KOB: special callsign (France) 1416

06/10-16/10 E6Y: Niue (OC-040) 1415

15/10-04/11 YJ0GC: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1407

18/10-21/10 YB46SEA: special event station 1411

20/10-03/11 VP6D: Ducie Island (OC-182) 1415

26/10-06/11 Z23MD: Zimbabwe 1411

October GB6FWW: special callsign (England) 1389

October II4OER: special callsign 1391

October PF2018WOR: special callsign 1387

01/11-30/11 LZ33MM: special callsign 1392

03/11-06/11 VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1405

06/11-10/11 VK9CH: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) 1405

10/11-11/11 GB0AD: special callsign (England) 1389

10/11-17/11 VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002) 1405

16/11-18/11 TM95KOB: special callsign (France) 1416

November GB8GW: special callsign (England) 1389

November II4HNR: special callsign 1391

November PF2018STA: special callsign 1387

01/12-31/12 LZ532PSO: special callsign 1392

December II4FRD: special callsign 1391

December PF2018xxx: special callsigns 1387

TBA 3D2CR: Conway Reef (OC-112) 1411

TBA 3Y0I: Bouvet Island 1410

TBA DX8MAP: Mapun Island (OC-105) 1396

TBA DX8TT: Tawi Tawi (OC-174) 1396

TBA T31T: Central Kiribati (OC-043) 1411

TBA VK6BP/p: Cockatoo Island (OC-071) 1411

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