Author Archives: PY3TX

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.

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FLASH NEWS @ 0600Z — The team have arrived Bouvet! Fog and freezing rain greeted them. QRX now. JANUARY 30 — We are less than 100 miles from Bouvet in moderate seas and visibility of about 100 meters. Scattered icebergs remain on radar. Today, we removed most of the contents of our sea containers, re-sorted […]

JANUARY 30 — A new team of G3TXF, IK0FVC, K9JF, VE7NY, DL3DXX, DL5CW and DJ5IW will be at work soon with three radios again as they lost one that had to be replaced. In total, hams from 10 countries will participate in the project’s current phase. Last Sunday marked a wonderful and memorable reception honoring the recent […]

During early May 2018, DX-World.net team members (MM0NDX-IK8LOV-ON9CFG) will undertake their inaugural DXpedition. This is something they have spoken about for years but never done – until now! They have located an ideal location, and this particular IOTA always produces interest on the airwaves. Full info provided in the coming days.

Last week we got our QSLs ready from the printer. It seems to be very nice four sided full colour card with nice St Barts pictures. During last weekend TO2SP Central QSL bureau with great help of local Hams SP6AEG and SP6EF worked very hard in order to complete huge pile up of direct letters […]

Max, DK1MAX will be active holiday-style from Burkina Faso as XT2MAX between March 23rd to April 2nd, 2018. QRV all bands, all modes. QSL via LoTW and eQSL only.