09/03/2024

 

No 1714

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4X - Special event stations 4X03I and 4X04I will be active from Grafon (WWL KM70kr, Holyland Square F29BS) and Haluza (WWL KM71hd, Holyland Square D24BS), respectively, on 8-9 March. Both sites are
located in the World Heritage-designated area of the "Incense Route and the Desert Cities in the Negev". QSLs via 4X6ZM, and logsearch on https://www.iarc.org/incense/. The Incense Trade Route was an
ancient network of major land and sea trading routes linking the Mediterranean world with eastern and southern sources of incense, spices and other luxury goods.

C6 - Jay, WA1JAY will be active again as WA1JAY/C6A from Paradise (Hog) Island (NA-001), Bahamas on 15-22 March. He will operate holiday style on the FM satellites, as well as SSB and FT8/FT4 on 40-10m.
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.

 

FH - Marek, FH4VVK will be active as TO4VV from Pamandzi, Mayotte (AF-027) on 23-31 March, and again on 6-7, 13-14 and 20-21 April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.

GU - Ron, G4DIY and Jay, M0UNN will be active again as MP7DX from Guernsey (EU-114) on 8-12 March. They will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to G4DIY; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW
and Club Log.

KH5 - The Dateline DX Association and George, AA7JV have announced that permission has been received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a 13-day DXpedition to Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge starting around 1 August.

Jarvis Island (OC-081) is ranked #18 on Club Log's global Most Wanted List (#9 in Europe) and was last on the air in 1990. Permission to visit has been difficult to obtain: "we have worked very hard for the past few years on this permission, and after demonstrating the success of the RIB concept with remote operators from various locations in 2023, we have received a permit that allows 4 operators on the boat to visit Jarvis with 6 stations on land".
The on-site team - namely George (AA7JV), Don (N1DG), Tomi (HA7RY) and Mike (KN4EEI) - will install 6 RIB (Radio In a Box) stations on the island, and will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) on 160-6 metres. They will be accompanied by a team of three USFWS biologists conducting science. In addition, 25 remote operators from Asia, Europe and North America will be running CW and FT8. Details are expected in due course.

 

OZ - Stefan, DL7AOS will be active holiday style as 5P5K from Romo Island (EU-125) from 23 March to 6 April, possibly including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres. QSL via DL7AOS (direct or bureau) and LoTW.

PY - Team ZZ2FF (PS8RV, PU4MDO, PY2AE, PY2ITM, PY4KM and PY4YY) will be active from Ilha dos Buzios (SA-028) on 15-17 March. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via LoTW and Club Log.

VP8_ssh- Esteban, XQ7UP will be working at the Chilean Antarctic Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva on King George Island, South Shetland Islands (AN-010) on 9-15 March. He was supposed to be there on 6-12 March [425DXN 1713], but his outgoing flight has been rescheduled due to weather conditions. He hopes to be QRV as XQ7UP/9 in his spare time, and to operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10m. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to XQ7UP. [TNX The Daily DX]

YJ - Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Port Vila (OC-035) Vanuatu on 11-21 March. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres, mainly between 21 UTC and 10 UTC. QSL direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Thomas, F4HPX will be active holiday style as FS/F4HPX from St Martin on 13-15 March and again on 24-26 March; he might also go to Sint Maarten and be QRV as PJ7/F4HPX. He hopes to be active from the British Virgin Islands (VP2V) on 16-23 March, if he can get a licence. From all locations he will be QRV on 40-10 metres; he says he will "try to limit digital modes and use more voice, and try, at least, more CW although I am still a beginner in this area". QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via home call (bureau).

 

 

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till 09/03 4X03I and 4X04I: special event stations 1714
till 09/03 8Q7BB: Maldives (AS-013) 1713
till 09/03 FW8GC and TX8GC: Wallis Island (OC-054) 1708
till 09/03 VK7: Tasmania * by GM4DLG 1708
till 10/03 CB6I and CB6CPC: special callsigns 1713
till 10/03 HS60RAST: special callsign 1710
till 10/03 II4CPC: special callsign 1713
till 11/03 FM/F6BWJ: Martinique (NA-107) 1705
till 11/03 HZ1SFD, 7Z1SFD, 8Z1SFD: special callsigns 1713
till 12/03 MP7DX: Guernsey (EU-114) 1714
till 12/03 R108M, R1934G, R1961G, RG61PP: special callsigns 1713
till 13/03 G4SGX/6Y: Jamaica (NA-097) 1713
till 15/03 TM88YL: special callsign (France) 1712
till 16/03 J38R: Grenada (NA-024) 1707
till 17/03 FG/F6HMQ, FG/F6GWV, TO3Z: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1712
till 18/03 VO1TAP: special callsign 1712
till 20/03 5H3VJG: Zanzibar Island (AF-032), Tanzania 1711
till 21/03 HR5/F2JD: Honduras 1695
till 29/03 TY5C: Benin 1712
till 30/03 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 1697
till 30/03 PJ7AA: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1712
till 31/03 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 1709
till 31/03 DM88YLF: special callsign 1712
till 31/03 EM1EHR: Vernadskyi station, Galindez Island (AN-006) 1706
till 31/03 EM1UTQ: Vernadskyi station, Galindez Island (AN-006) 1706
till 31/03 II4SUCC: special callsign 1706
till 31/03 IY9MM: special callsign 1712
till March RI1ANC: Vostok Station, Antarctica (AN-016) 1651
till 01/04 FH4VVK: Petite-Terre, Mayotte (AF-027) 1632
till 01/04 JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6, JR8YLY/6: Miyako Islands (AS-079) 1704
till 01/04 JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p, JR8YLY/p: Miyako Islands (AS-079) 1704
till 01/04 JS6RRR: Miyako Islands (AS-079) 1704
till 11/04 VP2MDX: Montserrat (NA-103) 1705
till 15/04 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1705
till 16/04 6W7/ON4AVT: Senegal 1707
till 25/04 H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands 1707
till 30/04 DL75AFUG, DL75AFUV, DP75AFUG: special callsigns 1713
till 30/04 HI180RD: special callsign 1713
till 30/04 LZ543BN: special callsign 1705
till 30/04 V51WH and V55Y: Namibia 1697
till 31/05 DB100FK, DC100FK, DD100FK, DF100FK: special callsigns 1703
till 31/05 DL100FK, DM100FK, DQ100FK, DR100FK: special callsigns 1703
till 31/05 EI80MB: special callsign 1695
till 31/05 YR95AR, YR95CC, YR95CH, YR95IN: special callsigns 1711
till 31/05 YR95LI, YR95PE, YR95SE: special callsigns 1711
till 31/05 ZL6WG: special callsign 1690
till 30/06 DL75BRD: special callsign 1687
till 30/06 OE24BI: special callsign 1704
till 30/06 OE60RRDXA: special callsign 1707
till 31/12 9A100RKZ: special callsign 1704
till 31/12 9A67AA: special callsign 1705
till 31/12 DG22SIXTY: special callsign 1708
till 31/12 DP9GLHN: Norderney Island (EU-047) 1710
till 31/12 HB20SP: special callsign 1704
till 31/12 OR100LGE: special callsign 1701
till 31/12 SK100FRK: special callsign 1704
till 31/12 SK50B: special callsign 1704
till 30/04 2025 RI1ANE: Progress Station, Antarctica (AN-016) 1702
09/03-15/03 XQ7UP/9: South Shetland Islands (AN-010) 1714
09/03-17/03 9W2/SP5APW: Langkawi Island (AS-058) 1713
10/03-18/03 FK/LZ1GC and FK/LZ5QZ: New Caledonia (OC-032) 1708
10/03-23/03 CN2YD: Morocco 1709
11/03-21/03 YJ0CA: Port Vila (OC-035), Vanuatu 1714
11/03-27/03 PJ2/DK5ON: Curacao (SA-099) 1713
13/03-15/03 FS/F4HPX & PJ7/F4HPX: St Martin & Sint Maarten 1714
13/03-27/03 T32EU: Kiritimati (OC-024), East Kiribati 1705
15/03-17/03 ZZ2FF: Ilha dos Buzios (SA-028) 1714
15/03-22/03 WA1JAY/C6A: Paradise/Hog Island (NA-001), Bahamas 1714
15/03-24/03 T88UW: Koror (OC-009), Palau 1713
16/03-23/03 VP2V: British Virgin Islands * by F4HPX 1714
19/03-30/03 7P8EI: Lesotho 1701
21/03-25/03 T44DX: Isla de la Juventud (NA-056) 1711
23/03-31/03 TO4VV: Mayotte (AF-027) 1714
23/03-06/04 5P5K: Romo Island (EU-125) 1714
24/03-26/03 FS/F4HPX & PJ7/F4HPX: St Martin & Sint Maarten 1714
26/03-02/04 ZC4MK: UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004) 1713
27/03-03/04 TX5XG: Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands 1713
28/03-02/04 TO5LA: Mayotte (AF-027) 1713
29/03-11/04 YJ0VK: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1711
01/04-30/04 II4DETR: special callsign 1706
04/04-14/04 VP6G: Pitcairn Island (OC-044) 1711
05/04-19/04 A8OK: Liberia 1713
06/04-07/04 TO4VV: Mayotte (AF-027) 1714
13/04-14/04 TO4VV: Mayotte (AF-027) 1714
14/04-21/04 VK5FIL and VI60IOTA: Flinders Island (OC-261) 1710
16/04-30/04 TX7W: Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands 1711
20/04-21/04 TO4VV: Mayotte (AF-027) 1714
01/05-31/05 II4SEAS: special callsign 1706
01/05-30/06 LZ44IZ: special callsign 1705
01/06-30/06 II4RDFE: special callsign 1706
01/07-31/07 II4INNV: special callsign 1706
01/07-31/08 LZ302IT: special callsign 1705
01/08-31/08 II4BFRE: special callsign 1706
August KH5: Jarvis Island (OC-081) 1714
26/08-05/09 CY9C: St. Paul Island (NA-094) 1712
01/09-30/09 II4OTSR: special callsign 1706
01/09-31/10 LZ1515IW: special callsign 1705
01/10-31/10 II4VISN: special callsign 1706
01/11-30/11 II4BTFU: special callsign 1706
01/11-31/12 LZ311PA: special callsign 1705
01/12-31/12 II4FCGD: special callsign 1706
January 2025 3Y0K: Bouvet Island (AN-002) 1707
February 2026 Peter I Island 1701
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