Monthly Archive 08/25/2017

PRESS RELEASE #2 The Dateline DX Association is very pleased to announce significant progress in our planning to operate in 2018 from KH1, Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge, the 4th most wanted entity in the DXCC program. We have executed a charter agreement with a ship, the Nai’a out of Fiji, with an anticipated arrival […]

Here’s the very latest FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn, ON9CFG. As always, it’s packed full of info. You can download it here.

Alex, 5B4ALX will be active as FK/5B4ALX from a small village near Noumea, New Caledonia between March 20 to April 4, 2018. Participation in CQ WPX SSB contest. More info to follow..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Bouvet Island DXpedition – 3YØZ Press Release #7 August 22, 2017 This Press Release is meant to be an update to our many financial supporters in the DX community and others who may be considering supporting our efforts to activate the # 2 DXCC most wanted — BOUVET Island. Our fund-raising […]

NEWS UPDATE – Zhao, BD7IHN informs DX-World that he has designed the QSL card for recent AS-094 activity. It will be ready later this week (preview below). The log of B7/BD7IHN has been uploaded to here AUGUST 13 – Zhao BD7IHN updates that he has now moved QTH to Wen Chang, Hai Nan. He has […]

UPDATE – Latest news update regarding EME operations on Viktoriya Island. AUGUST 11 – Today the second batch of equipment for the RI1F expedition went to Murmansk, weighing 842kg. JUNE 12 – The team will set sail for Viktoriya Island, EU-190NEW on September 27th. It’s a 1300km voyage. Information will also be published here [or […]

Dave EI9FBB announces the 1st ‘DX Féile’ by EIDXG. “The EIDX Group are delighted to announce the launch of their 1st DX Convention. ‘Féile’ is a word taken from the Irish language (Gaelic) and translates into English as ‘Festival’ so, basically, we are holding a DX Festival this October 6&7th 2017. see : www.dxfeile.ie for […]

Brian GW4DVB will again be casually operating as J88PI from Palm Island NA-025 (Grenadines) between January 21-27, 2018. QRV 40-6m, mainly SSB. QSL via H/c.

Con, US5ETV is currently active from Zmeinyy Island EU-182 as EM0E/P. This is a vacation-style operation (Con is there with his daughter Snezhana), and activity is limited to 30-20-17M bands only. Equipment: Icom IC-7000 with power 100W max. Antennae: sloping directional arrays.

Following on from the earlier announced Chukotka Islands award DX TROPHY AWARDS GROUP now announces a new a trophy: “Yakutia islands“. Given for QSO/SWL report with 3-bronze / 6-silver / 9-gold various islands (IOTA groups) – by types of modulation: CW, SSB or MIX. Confirmation: scans of QSL cards or screenshots LoTW/Club Log. Plaque cost: $ 45 […]

NEWS UPDATE — The 7163 Group is pleased to announce the ‘Protect the Galapagos Islands Wildlife’ DXpediton to Isabela Island (SA-004). We will be on Isabela Island from September 14-21st and plan to operate 160-6 meters on SSB, CW and Digital Modes (Primarily FT8). Operators include WB2REM, KG0YL, HC5DX, N1MWJ and WY1G. QSL is via […]

Han, DS2GOO will be active from Pogil Island AS-085 during 26th to 28th August. QRV on 40-6m, CW/SSB/Digi; holiday-style. QSL via H/c.

Mike, Aj9C will again be active from Granada, Nicaragua as YN2CC between November 21-29, 2017. QRV on 160-6m, SSC/CW/RTTY. Entry in CQWW CW as SOAB(LP). QSL via LoTW, H/c.

Here’s the very latest FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn, ON9CFG. As always, it’s packed full of info. You can download it here.

NEWS UPDATE by Paul ZS1V: Final update before the team departs for Robben Island tomorrow, Friday 18 August 2017:  as previously announced, the team ran into some unexpected complications with the expedition. As a result the operation has been scaled down to two SSB-only stations. The operators will be Jan ZS1VDV, Paul ZS1V, Andre ZS1AN and Grant […]

AUGUST 9 — RADIO ARCALA SALUTES JOE TAYLOR, K1JT AND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF FT8 MODE ON HF PLUS ACTIVATE 4M MS FSK441 AND 60M. MARKET REEF, OJ0BH/OJ0JR QRV: 12th–19th August 2017. Tuning the poor 20m band month after month represents a major frustration nowadays. Particularly on SSB, only the occasional DX signal breaks the sea of […]

Kasimir, DL2SBY will again be active from Mahe and Praslin, Seychelles as S79KB between October 20 to November 1, 2017. QRV on HF bands, CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via H/c.

NEWS UPDATE – VK9MA 1st Newsletter now available. JUNE 2, 2017 — A 9 operator team, led by Rob, N7QT will be active from Mellish Reef as VK9MA, QRV from November 3rd, 2017 through November 16th, 2017. Mellish Reef, IOTA (OC-072) is currently #29 most wanted on Clublog. The team will be QRV from Heralds-Beacon […]

Yutake, JH1MLO will be active from the South Park Hotel, Pohnpei, F.S.M as V63MLO between September 27 to October 1, 2017. QRV on 80-10m, SSB & RTTY. QSL via H/c.

NEWS UPDATE — I am now QRV! As of now working JT65 on 20m with 40W and getting lots of attention. I’ll be moving to SSB sometimes. None of the electrical connections here are grounded, so I’m running an additional ground to a cold water pipe. I did get a few surprise jolts from that. […]