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7P - The confirmed dates for the EI DX Group's DXpedition to Maseru, Lesotho [425DXN 1701] are 20-29 March. A large team will be active as 7P8EI on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes with up to eight stations. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Updates will be posted to https://www.facebook.com/groups/185038478993063/

CO - The Camaguey DX Group will be active as T47C and CO9JAB from Cayo Romano (NA-086) on 29-31 March. Nine operators will be QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSLs direct to IK2DUW; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX DX World]

F - Celebrating the 135th anniversary of the official inauguration of the Eiffel Tower (31 March 1889), Michel, F8GGZ will be active as TM135TE on 24-31 March. QSL via the bureau.

F - Philippe, EA4NF and Jerome, F4DXV will be active as TM4J from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) on 1-4 April. This will be a satellite only operation (https://twitter.com/TM4J_SAT). QSL via EA4NF and LoTW.

FG - Jean-Luc, F1ULQ will be active again TO1Q from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 25 March to 7 April. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the HF bands and 6 metres, and will possibly be QRV on satellites as well. QSL via home call, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX DX World]

FY - Starting on 6 April, members of the Radio Amateurs Club de Kourou (FY5KE), French Guiana will be active as TO60CSG for eight weekends in April, May and July (see qrz.com for the actual dates). The special callsign celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Centre Spatial Guyanais (Guiana Space Centre), Europe's Spaceport based in Kourou since 1964. QSL via LoTW, or direct to Laurent Haas, 19 rue de la Duee, BP 11, 75020 Paris, France.

HD8 - Rick, HC1MD (NE8Z) and Maria, HC1MM will be active again from the Galapagos Islands (SA-004) on 20-29 March. Look for HD8MD to operate CW, SSB, FT4 and FT8 (sometimes MSHV) on 40-6 metres, with "extra attention for 6 meter openings in all directions 24/7", while HD8MM will operate SSB "occasionally". QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW on a daily basis; direct or bureau QSL cards via K8LJG or NE8Z.

HS - Members of the Red Star Contest Club will be active holiday style as E28AM/p from Chang Island (AS-125) on 22-25 March. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via E21LLR.

I - Members of ARI Sondrio (IQ2UL) will operate special event station II2AUT from 25 March to 7 May for the World Autism Awareness Day. QSL via the bureau and eQSL; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log. Back in 2007 the United Nations General Assembly declared 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of autistic individuals so they can lead full and meaningful lives as an integral part of society.

I - Special callsign II4CLM will be active on 1-30 April in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Guglielmo Marconi. QSL via the bureau. Joining the celebrations will be IY4FGM (the amateur radio station at the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation) and the club stations of the 17 ARI branches in the Emilia-Romagna region (namely IQ4AD, IQ4AX, IQ4BQ, IQ4DJ, IQ4FA, IQ4FC, IQ4FD, IQ4FE, IQ4FH, IQ4FJ, IQ4HI, IQ4LH, IQ4PI, IQ4RA, IQ4RE, IQ4RN and IQ4SC).
Further information, including real time log search, can be found on https://www.150marconi.org/.

J8 - Look for Kevin, W1DED to be active as J8NKI from Bequia (NA-025), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, from 23 March to 1 April, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.

OE - Special event station OE100RADIO is active until 31 December to celebrate the 100th anniversary since regular radio transmissions began in Austria (1 October 1924). QSL via the bureau.

OK – In celebration of World Amateur Radio Day (18 April), Martin, OK1RR and Slavek, OK1TN will be active as OL1WARD on 1-30 April. They will operate CW only on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW; paper cards will not be available. [TNX OK1RR]

ON - Special event stations OR24WARD and OP24WARD will be active on all bands and modes on 1-30 April in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day (18 April). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via eQSL. A certificate will be available, see  https://www.uba.be/en/hf/awards/uba-awards.

 

SP - SN55DIG is the special callsign that Adam, SQ9S will be using until the end of the year to celebrate the 55th  anniversary of the Diplom Interessen Gruppe. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. See https://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/ for information about the DIG.

TA - Once again members of the TC Special Wireless Activity Team and the Giresun Wireless Radio Amateurs Association will be active as TC18M on 15-22 March to commemorate the anniversary of the naval battle of 18 March 1915 during the Dardanelles Campaign. QSL via LoTW; a certificate will be available on https://tadx.org/awards.

 

No 1715
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till 16/03 J38R: Grenada (NA-024) 1707
till 17/03 9W2/SP5APW: Langkawi Island (AS-058) 1713
till 17/03 FG/F6HMQ, FG/F6GWV, TO3Z: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1712
till 17/03 ZZ2FF: Ilha dos Buzios (SA-028) 1714
till 18/03 FK/LZ1GC and FK/LZ5QZ: New Caledonia (OC-032) 1708
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 21/03 YJ0CA: Port Vila (OC-035), Vanuatu 1714
till 22/03 TC18M: special callsign 1715
till 22/03 WA1JAY/C6A: Paradise/Hog Island (NA-001), Bahamas 1714
till 23/03 CN2YD: Morocco 1709
till 24/03 T88UW: Koror (OC-009), Palau 1713
till 27/03 PJ2/DK5ON: Curacao (SA-099) 1713
till 27/03 T32EU: Kiritimati (OC-024), East Kiribati 1705
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 OE100RADIO: special callsign 1715
till 31/12 OR100LGE: special callsign 1701
till 31/12 SK100FRK: special callsign 1704
till 31/12 SK50B: special callsign 1704
till 31/12 SN55DIG: special callsign 1715
till 30/04 2025 RI1ANE: Progress Station, Antarctica (AN-016) 1702
16/03-23/03 VP2V: British Virgin Islands * by F4HPX 1714
20/03-29/03 7P8EI: Lesotho 1715
20/03-29/03 HD8MD and HD8MM: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) 1715
21/03-25/03 T44DX: Isla de la Juventud (NA-056) 1711
22/03-25/03 E28AM/p: Chang Island (AS-125) 1715
23/03-31/03 TO4VV: Mayotte (AF-027) 1714
23/03-01/04 J8NKI: Bequia (NA-025), St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1715
23/03-06/04 5P5K: Romo Island (EU-125) 1714
24/03-26/03 FS/F4HPX & PJ7/F4HPX: St Martin & Sint Maarten 1714
24/03-31/03 TM135TE: special callsign (France) 1715
25/03-07/04 TO1Q: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1715
25/03-07/05 II2AUT: special callsign 1715
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
29/03-31/03 T47C and CO9JAB: Cayo Romano (NA-086) 1715
29/03-11/04 YJ0VK: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1711
01/04-04/04 TM4J: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) 1715
01/04-30/04 II4CLM: special callsign 1715
01/04-30/04 II4DETR: special callsign 1706
01/04-30/04 OL1WARD: special callsign 1715
01/04-30/04 OR24WARD and OP24WARD: special callsigns 1715
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
06/04-07/04 TO60CSG: special callsign (French Guiana) 1715
13/04-14/04 TO4VV: Mayotte (AF-027) 1714
13/04-14/04 TO60CSG: special callsign (French Guiana) 1715
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
20/04-21/04 TO60CSG: special callsign (French Guiana) 1715
01/05-31/05 II4SEAS: special callsign 1706
01/05-30/06 LZ44IZ: special callsign 1705
04/05-05/05 TO60CSG: special callsign (French Guiana) 1715
11/05-12/05 TO60CSG: special callsign (French Guiana) 1715
01/06-30/06 II4RDFE: special callsign 1706
01/07-31/07 II4INNV: special callsign 1706
20/07-21/07 TO60CSG: special callsign (French Guiana) 1715
01/07-31/08 LZ302IT: special callsign 1705
06/07-07/07 TO60CSG: special callsign (French Guiana) 1715
14/07 TO60CSG: special callsign (French Guiana) 1715
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) 1715
February 2026 Peter I Island 1701
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