Yearly Archives: 2018

Gerhard, OE3GEA (recently active as 3D2GE) will be QRV from Nuku’alofa, Tonga as A31GE between February 10-13, 2018. QRV on 30-10m, CW. QSL via H/c.

Arno, PB1HF will be active from Curacao (holiday-style) as PJ2/PB1HF during March 7-21, 2018. QRV on HF bands. QSL via E-Qsl, QRZ.com, LoTW, direct QSL on request.

NEWS UPDATE — Joining the team is Vadym UT6UD. An active DXpeditioner, he has operated as H44UD, A35UD, S21XV, FO/UT6UD from Austral and Marquesas Islands, FG/UT6UD. He was a member of the 2016 VK0EK DX-pedition to Heard Island. Many will recognize Vadym from his 160 activity. We’re happy to announce that 6 meter EME was […]

DX-World just received info from a Norwegian contact that the 3Y0I license has been renewed. A landing permit has also been issued by the Norwegian Polar Institute. No dates of activity are mentioned but the permit is good until February 2019. However, DX-World contact suggests activity could be sometime this year.

Adrian, AA5UK will be QRV again from the Cayman Islands. March 1st through March 4th, he will be on Grand Cayman operating as ZF2AE. March 5th through March 10th, he will be on Little Cayman signing as ZF2AE/ZF8. Activity holiday style on HF and satellites SSB/FM. Focus on digital modes: FT8, RTTY, PSK and other […]

NEWS UPDATE — Dates of the expedition have been confirmed today. It will happen from 9th till 18th of April 2018 (of course, if the boat will be OK/no cyclones/the Moon is in proper position/I didn’t eat any poison, etc.). The trip will happen on Big Cat Reality boat, the only company operating at Cato […]

Here’s the very latest FREE (non-subscription) DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn, ON9CFG. As always it’s packed full of info and this week runs to 14 pages. You can download it here

Andrea, IK7YTT will be active from Cambodia as XU7YTT between February 9-14, 2018. QRV on HF bands. QSL via IW7EGQ.

Christian, M0UPL will be active from Kigali, Rwanda as 9XSDA (call correct*) during February 11-18, 2018. QRV on 40 and 20m; mainly SSB. QSL via H/c. * “SDA” stands for “Seventh Day Adventist” Church.

Gerhard, OE3GEA is active from Nadi, Fiji as 3D2GE until February 9, 2018. QRV on 30-10m, holiday-style. QSL via H/c. After Fiji, Gerhard goes to Tonga.

Kan, JJ2RCJ will be active from Palau as T88RF between February 7-10, 2018. QRV on HF bands, focus on RTTY & FT8. QSL via H/c, Club Log OQRS.

FEBRUARY 3 @ 21:30z — During the last 72 hours we continued to experience the high winds, low clouds, fog, and rough seas that have prevented helicopter operations since our arrival at Bouvet. No improvement was predicted in the weather forecast for the next four days. Then, last night an issue developed in one of […]

George, K5KG will be active from Gingerbread Hill, Montserrat as VP2MKG during February 14-27, 2018. QRV on HF. QSL via LoTW or H/c.

FEBRUARY 2 — Currently three stations are up and running with DL3DXX, DL5CW, DJ5IW, IK0FVC and VE7NY at the helm. The activation is now up to 50,000 QSOs logged; https://secure.clublog.org/charts/?c=Z60A#r The first Z60A activation will culminate with the actual day of Kosovo’s 10th Independence anniversary, Sunday Feb.18, 2018, with extended festivities, which will include the international amateur radio […]

You have probably heard something about recent efforts to develop a special “FT8 DXpedition Mode” in WSJT-X. This message aims to bring you up-to-date on our progress, and generally to make our plans more widely known. The basic goal of *FT8 DXpedition Mode* is to enable DXpeditions to make FT8 QSOs at the highest possible […]

FEBRUARY 2, 2018 — Bill is again active as XV9WJR until February 14th. JULY 27, 2017 — Bill, WA7WJR writes: I just received my 3 year Vietnamese Amateur Radio License. My next trip to Vietnam will be in late August – September 2017. I’ll be operating CW (5w to 100w @ 15 wpm) from Bien Hoa, Vung Tao, […]

FEBRUARY 1 — Our ship is still at anchor off the east side of Bouvet. Winds are 35 to 40 knots, and the ship is pitching and rolling up to 30 degrees. This makes flying and a landing attempt impossible today. The temperature is hovering at around 0 degrees C. Visibility has improved. We are […]

Here’s the very latest FREE (non-subscription) DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn, ON9CFG. As always it’s packed full of info and this week runs to 15 pages. You can download it here

Dick, AD7AF (ex-E51WWA, T32RL) will be active from the Savaii Lagoon Resort, Samoa as 5W0LR between February 4-22, 2018. QRV on HF; CW/SSB/FT8. Participation during ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via H/c, LoTW.

Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club members Bernhard, DK7TF and Jürgen DH6ICE will be active as XV9DLH from Phu Quoc Island, AS-128 starting February 24, 2018. QSL via DK8ZZ.