From
Tony N2MFT:
11 Messages in the email
11 Messages in the email
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
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 air and 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)
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 the waterfall!
Thank you all and keep an eye on RealTime, 73 de 3X3AMessage 4: TX9W --
Marquesas Islands (Update April 19th)
From TX9W FaceBook page;
Written by W5CCP (edited by OPDX):
TX9W - Marquesas Is.
2026 by OKDXA
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 takeoff for 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 SWR measurement results are
positive, and the resonances are on the band,
so we believe this part of the
equipment is ready and is currently in
storage awaiting
packing.
Planned TX-RX
antennas:
1. Spiderbeam
20-17-15-12-10m
2. Hexbeam (https://sp6cyn-hexbeameu/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 from Grashticë/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.
Charts for EU, JA and
USA. With times and modes.....
Web page at: https://z66sp spdxc.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
QSL info.
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 endfed
antenna. QSL via LoTW
or ClubLog.
He states, "I only use
LOTW for conformation,
so no e-QSL
or QSL by
mail. I will upload to
LoTW and to QRZ once a
week."
Tedd
Mirgliotta, KB8NW -
E-mail addresses:
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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)
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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)