[SFDXA] HL59KDJC (SES) -- South Korea, B0CRA—B9CRA (SES) -- China, 3X3A, TX9W, Z66SP, VB7F, CN2NQV, T32AZ, AT8BRS, J38DX & J38LD, PJ4TB
Bill
bmarx at bellsouth.net
Sun Apr 19 15:07:52 EDT 2026
*/From Tony N2MFT:
11 Messages in the email/*
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*Message 1: HL59KDJC (SES) -- South Korea*
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
The 59th Danjong Cultural Festival will be held from the 24th to the
26th April in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, which is the background of the
movie "The Man Who Lives with the King."
The Danjong Cultural Festival is a representative local cultural
festival in Yeongwol, which began in 1967. This year's theme is "The
Return of the King, the Prelude to Hope."
It is a festival held to console and honor the souls of young King
Danjong, the sixth king of the Joseon Dynasty, and loyalists who died to
protect him.
QSL via HL1IBG
Official webpage :https://danjong.ywfestival.com/danjong
*Message 2:* *B0CRA—B9CRA (SES) -- China*
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
Members of the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club posted the following:
The*2025 “5.5 Festival”* was shifted to air waives. 10 stations
(B0CRA—B9CRA) across the country will on airand make QSOs with amateur
radio operators all over the world. Operation period: 0600Z 3rd May to
1000Z 5th May. QSL via BA1GG.
*Log search entry:* http://www.crac.org.cn/55/
*Award search entry:* http://awards.crac.org.cn
*Award Rules：*
The award will be classified into Bronze, Silver, and Golden, which will
be measured by slots worked. One slot is a combination of a special
call, band, and mode. For example, worked B1CRA in 20m, the SSB model is
1 slot.
*Asia*
Bronze Award: 5 slots -- Must consist of 3 special callsigns
Silver Award: 10 slots -- Must consist of 6 special callsigns
Golden Award: 20 slots -- Must consist of all 10 special callsigns
*Outside Asia*
Bronze Award: 3 slots
Silver Award: 5 slots
Golden Award: 10 slots
*Message 3: 3X3A -- Guinea (Update April 19th)*
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From Elvira, IV3FSG, on FaceBook (edited by OPDX)
🌍 *3X3A: Beyond the Silence of Propagation*
In Guinea, when the noise rises and propagation seems to betray us, the
voice goes silent... but my radio doesn't.
➡️ I use FT8 to "break through" the silence and ensure the 3X3A signal
reaches your stations, even when it seems impossible.
It's not just digital: it's the challenge of always being there, for
each of you, beyond any physical limit. See you on thewaterfall!
🎧 Thank you all and keep an eye on RealTime, 73 de 3X3A
www.iv3fsg.it
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*Message 4: TX9W -- Marquesas Islands (Update April 19th)*
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From TX9W FaceBook page; Written by W5CCP (edited by OPDX):
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*TX9W - Marquesas Is. 2026 by OKDXA*
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Team Leader Jeff, K5WE, had an allergic reaction to something last nite
- his tongue swelled up and he was starting to have trouble breathing.
So the rest of the team went to the airport and he went to the hospital.
Hopefully he will join us on Monday. 4 team members are currently
sitting on the tarmac in San Fran waiting to takeofffor Tahiti ! Dave,
WD5COV, is bringing his famous TopBand Express for 160 and 80m, the low
band antenna used by the Clipperton team, TX5S. This is gonna be
interesting!
de Craig W5CCP
*Message 5: Z66SP -- Republic of Kosovo (Update April 18th)*
From Z66SP Web page (edited by OPDX):
*Antennas - Installation, Testing, and Measurement*
*Published: 17 April 2026*
Since early April, intensive preparations have been underway for our
trip to Kosovo. One of the steps was setting up three antennas that we
planned as the main ones. The antennas have been assembled, adjusted and
tested. There is also a dish for QO-100. The antennas are ready to go.
We set up each antenna for testing. We reviewed the assembly
instructions, verified that all components were present, and most
importantly, connect the antennas to the radio to check for proper
operation. The SWRmeasurement results are positive, and the resonances
are on the band, so we believethis part of the equipment is ready and is
currently in storage awaiting packing.
Planned TX-RX antennas:
1. Spiderbeam 20-17-15-12-10m
(https://shop.spiderbeam.com/en/shop/spiderbeam-20-17-15-12-10m-yagi-kit-heavy-duty-1602?page=2&category=70
<https://shop.spiderbeam.com/en/shop/spiderbeam-20-17-15-12-10m-yagi-kit-heavy-duty-1602?page=2&category=70>)
2. Hexbeam (https://sp6cyn-hexbeameu/hex-beam/
<https://sp6cyn-hexbeam.eu/hex-beam/>)
3. Vertical GP-5SP low bands (https://sp7gxp.pl/vertical-gp-5-sp/)
The antennas listed above will serve as our primary antennas. We plan to
bring the following additional items (space permitting):
1. Simple GP 160m/80m – Spiderbeam fiberglass 18m
2. Simple GP 40m – homemade
As receiving antennas, we plan to bring the BOG and 4SQ HiZ antennas system.
We have also antenna for a radio operation using the QO-100
geostationary satellite. It is an offset with a helical active element
at 2.4 GHz and a satellite converter from DXPatrol.
This upcoming weekend, we plan to pack up so we’ll be ready to leave on
Monday, April 20th.
Vy 73 from the team.
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RECENTLY RELEASE:
The Polish DXpedition to Kosovo 2026 will take place fromGrashticë/Pristina,
Kosovo, (WW Loc. KN02or) between April 23-28th. Team members mentioned
are: Rafal/SQ2IHP (SSB/Digi), Maciej/SP2RBA (SSB/Digi), Robert/SP1D (CW/
SSB), Arek/SP2AS (SSB/Digi), Darek/SP2R (CW/RTTY) and Darek/SP2HQY (SSB/
Digi). Activity will be on various HF bands (160–10m), using CW, SSB,
RTTY and FT8. They will be active during the SP DX RTTY Contest (April
25-26th). If time and technical conditions allow, activity on 6m and via
QO-100 satellite is also planned.
*Bandplan:*Now posted at:https://z66sp.spdxc.org/bandplan
Charts for EU, JA and USA. With times and modes.....
*Web page at:*https://z66sp spdxc.org/ <https://z66spspdxc.org/>
*QSL Details (per their Web page):*
"We will be using CLUBLOG as our main platform during our activities in
Kosovo. You’ll find the latest logs there If possible, we plan to set
up a livestream. Once the operation is over, we’ll activate OQRS. You
can also be sure that the logs will be uploaded to LoTW shortly.
*SEE WEB PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS....*
*Message 6: VB7F (SES) -- Canada*
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
Gabor, VE7JH, will activate special event callsign, VB7F, from Vancouver
(WW Loc. CN89), Canada, during the 2026 World Soccer Tournament (between
June 11th-July 19th) QSl via the address on QRZ.com direct, by the
Bureau, eQSL, QRZ or ClubLog's OQRS.
*Message 7: CN2NQV -- Morocco*
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
Pascal, F8NQV, announced that he will be active as CN2NQV from Sidi
Rahal Chataï (about 70km south of Casablanca), Morocco, between April
25th and July 11th. Activity will be on 40-10m. Suggested frequencies
are: 7155, 14345, 18140, 21165 and 28575 kHz. His station is a Yaesu FT
757GX with a power of 100w, and the antenna is a Diamond vertical on the
rooftop of the building about 15m from the ground. Listen QSLinfo.
*Message 8: T32AZ -- East Kiribati*
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
Ken, KH6QJ, is once again active as T32AZ again from the Kiritimati's
Crystal Lodge, East Kiribati. His length of stay is unkonw. QSN's show
that Ken is participating in the Holyland Contest on 40/20m SSB. QSL via
KH6QJ, direct or by the Bureau.
*Message 9: AT8BRS -- INDIA (IOTA Op)*
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
Members of the Bengal Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is currently active
as AT8BRS on a IOTA DXpedition to Gobardhanpur Island (IOTA AS-153;
West Bengal, India) to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day (April 18th)
until April 19th. Operators mentioned are VU2AES, VU2BPW, VU2DLU, VU2GMT
and VU2GOR. Activity will be on 40-10m using SSB and FT8. Suggested
frequencies are: SSB -- 7140, 14240, 21280 and 28485 kHz
FT8 -- 14074 and 21074 kHz
Listen for QSL info. More details are available on QRZ.com.
*Message 10: J38DX & J38LD -- Grenada*
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
Operators Graham/MM8IJU and Eric/GM5RDX will once again be active as
J38LD and J38DX, respectively, from Grenada (IOTA NA-024) between
September 1-12th. This is Eric’s third time operating from Grenada and
Graham’s second. Activity will be on 80–6m, using SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL
via M0OXO, with logs being uploaded daily to LoTW and QRZ.com
*Message 11: PJ4TB -- Bonaire*
From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX):
Tjeerd “TJ”, PE1OJR, is once again active as PJ4TB from Kralendijk,
Bonaire (IOTA SA-006), until May 4th. Activity will be holiday style
on 40-6m, using SSB and FT8/FT4, with a Icom IC-7300, PAC-12 vertical
(modified for 6-40m) and home-brew endfedantenna. QSL via LoTW or
ClubLog. He states, "I only use LOTW for conformation, so no e-QSLor QSL
by mail. I will upload to LoTW and to QRZ once a week."
Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses:
<kb8nw at hotmail.com> <mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com> and<kb8nw at arrl.net>
<mailto:kb8nw at arrl.net>
Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Advisor for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
Past ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division (1996-2022)
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG
<http://BARF80.ORG>)
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