No 1847
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3X - Team 3X4U (namely Marc ON4AMX, Filip ON4FF,
Patrick ON4HIL, Luc
ON4IA, Pascal ON5RA, Karel ON5TN, Marc
ON6CC, Wim ON6DX, Franky
ON7RU, and Ronald PA3EWP) will be active from
Lac de Koba, Guinea
on 11-23 November. They will operate CW, SSB,
FT8 and RTTY on 160-6
metres, with five stations and a focus on
SSB and CW. QSL via
M0URX's OQRS; full LoTW upload after six
months.
Bookmark
https://rockall.be/
for more information and updates.
4J - Alexander, 4J3DJ is active as 4JF1EU until 26
September. QSL via
Club Log's OQRS. The special callsign is for
the Formula 1 Grand
Prix of Azerbaijan that will take place in
the capital city of
Baku.
6O - Pertti, OG2M will be working at the Somali
European Hospital in
Garowe, Somalia on 5-25 October. In his
spare time he plans to
operate mainly SSB and CW as 6O2M (requested
callsign) on 40-10
metres. QSL via LoTW.
9H - Members of the Calabria DX Team (namely I8YGZ,
IK8YFU, IU8GUK, and
IU8HEP) will be active as 9H6C from Malta
(EU-023) on 10-12 Octo-
ber. They will operate CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4
on 80-10 metres. QSL
via LoTW, or direct to IU8HEP.
C2 - C21DA is the callsign that has been used on the
amateur radio bands
from Naoero (Nauru) since 23 September. The
station operates only
SSB, typically on 10 and 20 metres. Other bands
may include 80, 40,
17, 15 and 12 metres. Activity will continue
until 5 October. QSL
direct to VK4MAP.
C5 - Lui YT3PL (YU5R), Luc F5RAV (C5C) and Darko
E70A will be active on
various bands and modes as C5R from the
Gambia between 1 October
and 4 November, including an entry in the CQ WW
DX SSB Contest. QSL
C5R direct to YT3PL and logsearch on Club Log.
They are carrying on
a humanitarian project to raise funds for the
construction of new
classrooms for children aged between 3 and 5:
https://www.facebook.com/61572930010269
EA - The special callsigns AO5CV, AM5CV and AN5CV
will be active on 5-11
October to celebrate the Day of the Valencian
Community. A commemo-
rative award and eQSLs will be available at
https://hamaward.cloud.
G - GB80CV is the special callsign for members of
the Cray Valley Radio
Society to celebrate their club's 80th
anniversary on 1-28 October.
See
https://cvrs.uk/cvrs80/
for detailed information on the Oak An-
niversary Award. QSL via LoTW.
H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS
from the Solomon Is-
lands between 3 October and 20 November, and
again between 5 Febru-
ary and 4 May 2027. Usually he is QRV from
Malaita Island (OC-047)
on a daily basis, with activity on 80-6 metres
SSB and FT8. QSL via
home call, direct or bureau; QSOs will be
uploaded to LoTW and Club
Log.
HR - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD
from Copan, Honduras
from 23 November to 15 March 2027. He will
operate CW, SSB, FT8,
FT4 and RTTY on various bands. QSL via LoTW,
or via F6AJA (direct
or bureau); logsearch at
https://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php.
[TNX F6AJA]
ON - The Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio
Association (BAFARA) will be
active as OR80AF on 1-30 October to celebrate
the 80th anniversary
of the Belgian Air Force. Look for activity on
the HF bands using
CW, SSB, and digital modes. Complete
information, including eQSLs
and awards, can be found at
https://www.bafara80.be/.
OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ is active again as OX3LX from
Aasiaat Island (NA-134)
until 4 October. As usual, he is QRV in his
spare time. QSL via
Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via OZ0J.
S9 - Team S9R (namely CT1BOL, CT1BZG, CT2GFW,
CT3MD, D2ACE, D2IM, and
EC7R) will be active from Tamarindos, Sao
Tome (AF-023) on 17-31
October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and
FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6
Metres with three stations. They also plan
to be active via the
QO-100 satellite. See
https://s9r.viacom.ao
for more information,
including the QSL route still to be announced.
V6 - Takeo, JR1GSE will be active holiday style as
V61GSE from Weno Is-
land, Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia on 1-7
October. He will operate
FT8, SSB and CW on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL
or direct to JR1GSE.
W - Ricky K4JTT, Ian NV4C, and Tim WK4U will be
active as N4N from
Sapelo Island (NA-058) on 8-11 October. They
plan to operate SSB,
CW, FT8, and FT4 on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10
metres. QSOs will be up-
loaded to LoTW, Club Log, QRZ, and
wwff.co; paper QSL cards
will
not be available.
YJ - Aki, JK1JXZ will be active again as YJ1JXZ from
Port Vila (OC-035),
Vanuatu on 11-16 October. He will be QRV on
80-6 metres, after 17
local time during the weekdays and all day
during the weekend. QSL
via LoTW.
ZC4 - Olafur, TF1OL has been active as 5B/TF1OL
from Larnaca, Cyprus
since 24 September, and expects to remain there
until 27 September.
He will then move to the Limassol area within
the UK Sovereign Bri-
tish Areas on Cyprus. He will ty and be QRV as
ZC4OL for about four
days, "although the operating QTH may be
challenging and will be
assessed on arrival". [TNX The Daily DX]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of
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3Y0L: PETER I 2027 ---> The Peter I Island DXpedition
team signed contracts
to return to the island in January 2027. Peter I has
been silent since 2006
(3Y0X), and is currently ranked #7 on Club Log's Most
Wanted DXCC list.
The expedition (11 radio operators, 4 support staff,
plus two helicopters)
will depart from Chile aboard the MV "DAP Mares" on 22
January. Plans are to
stay 3 weeks around the island, with 2 weeks of onshore
operation.
3Y0L will install six radio stations with amplifiers,
and a combination of
4-5 element yagis for the higher bands, and single
verticals for the low
bands. The expedition container will be shipped from
Texas to Chile in two
weeks' time.
This adventure will not be possible without the support
from the DX communi-
ty. Individuals, groups, and organizations are invited
to help make this
DXpedition a success by donating via PayPal - see
https://3y0l.com/
for the
full Press Release #1 (23 September).
7Q5C ---> Chris, ZS6RI rotates between South Africa
and northern Malawi
every few weeks. When in Malawi he is active as 7Q5C in
his spare time, typ-
ically during his early morning, late afternoon, or
evening hours. He oper-
ates mainly CW across the 40-10 meter bands. QSL via
LoTW and QRZ Logbook,
and logsearch on Club Log; paper cards will not be
available.
OCEANIA DX CONTEST ---> The 82nd edition of the
Oceania DX Contest will take
place on 3-4 October (SSB) and 10-11 October (CW). Both
events will start at
06.00 UTC on Saturday, and end at 06:00 UTC on Sunday.
Complete details can
be found at
https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/.
SAN AMBROSIO PROJECT ---> Below is a summary of Press
Release #4, issued by
Felipe, XQ7IR on 20 September (
https://www.sanambrosio-project.com),
updat-
ing on recent progress toward his planned DXpedition to
San Ambrosio Island
(CE0X).
* PERMIT STATUS
Three main permits/authorizations are needed to
operate from San Ambrosio.
Two have already been secured, and the third is
expected in the coming
months.
* AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE
The license and callsign will be requested from SUBTEL
(Chile's telecommuni-
cations authority) a few weeks prior to departure once
all permits are fi-
nalized.
* TRAVEL
It will be a 3-day voyage aboard a fishing vessel
departing from Robinson
Crusoe Island. The transportation contract is signed,
with 50% paid.
* DATES
The DXpedition is expected to take place sometime
between January and April
2027. Operations are planned to last 30-45 days,
depending on sea and weath-
er conditions.
* PROJECT OVERVIEW
Due to budget and logistical constraints, this will be
a solo on-site DXpe-
dition by Felipe. On-site operations will run out of a
tent erected next to
an existing lobster fishermen's shelter on the island.
Felipe will be com-
plemented by a global team of remote operators
coordinated by PY7RP, with a
collective goal of reaching 150,000 QSOs.
Key equipment includes two transceivers, two linear
amplifiers (800 W and
500 W), multiple antennas, and two generators; Felipe
is still seeking a
third transceiver for digital modes and high-power
band-pass filters.
* BUDGET & FUNDING
The total estimated budget is approximately USD 58,000,
which is currently
self-funded by Felipe alongside about 12% covered by
personal donations.
Formal grant requests to DX foundations and clubs will
be submitted once all
permits and official license are fully granted and
published.
VISALIA 2027 ---> The 77th International DX
Convention, hosted by the North-
ern California DX Club, will be held at the Wyndham
Hotel in Visalia, Cali-
fornia on 12-14 March 2027. Hotel reservations with
special convention rate
will open on 30 September:
https://dxconvention.com/.
WRTC 2022 RESCORING ---> Tine Brajnik (S50A),
Chairman of the WRTC Sanction-
ing Committee, has announced that the results for the
World Radiosport Team
Championship 2022 (held in Italy in July 2023) have been
rescored. Two teams
have been disqualified and changes have been made to the
order-of-finish.
Following publication of the WRTC 2026 Judging Committee
report on 1 Septem-
ber 2026 [425DXN #1844], the WRTC 2022 Organising
Committee referred the
2023 results to the WRTC Sanctioning Committee (SC). The
SC formed a working
Group to examine the 2023 logs using the methods
described in the 2026 re-
port. The SC has accepted the working group's findings,
and has decided to
rescore the results - which replace those announced in
July 2023 - and dis-
qualify two teams.
The WRTC Sanctioning Committee's detailed statement and
the complete new re-
sults can be found at
https://www.wrtc2022.it/.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3Y0K,
4S7WXG, 6Y5HM, 7X2RF,
7X5CY, AP2YAK, AU7RS, CN2GS, CN8CZM, CX2DK, D2ACE,
D2UY, DV6YDG (OC-129),
E51KEE, EK/RX3DPK, EP5TJS, EY7AD, GB1500M, HP1/LA5IIA,
J73ESL, J74D, KL7TC,
KP5/NP3VI, OX3LX, RI0BU (AS-057), RI0BW (AS-055),
RI0PC (EU-160), S01WS,
S09S, T77LA, TG8AXE, TI5GAX, TL8BNW, UK8GAE,
VE1ANF/9 (NA-014), VK9WX,
VP2EAD, VP5G, XE1AR, XE1R, XE2SSB, XF4B, XX9W, YN2N,
YN7DS, YN9H, YS/WE9G,
Z62NS, ZA1F, ZD9BV, ZS4JAN.
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