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Shodo Island (Shikoku’s Coastal Islands) IOTA: AS-200 Shodo Island 1. Date :29 Sep 2017 07:00z – 2 Oct 2017 00:00z 2. Frq/Mode :80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6m SSB/CW (FM/RTTY) 3. QTH :Shodo Island(Shikoku’s Coastal Islands ) IOTA: AS-200 8N3TA/5 4. Remarks This operation is subject to change in bad WX or other oonditions. 5. QSL INFO 8N3TA/5: VIA BURO […]

World traveller, Tom KC0W, will be active from Vietnam as 3W9CW throughout November. QRV on CW. QSL Direct via KCØW – No LoTW – No Bureau.

NEWS UPDATE – A5A will be activated again between September 29 to October 8, 2017. Zorro, JH1AJT will travel to Bhutan with Kasu, VR2KF (JH1OGX) and Champ, E21EIC. Main purpose of this trip is to support the launch of the Paralympic Committee in Bhutan with Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC). Activity will be on 160 – […]

Gust, ON6KE will be active from Reunion as FR/ON6KE between September 29 to October 10, 2017. QRV (holiday-style) on 80-10m, CW/JT65/FT8. QSL via LoTW, Club Log, eQSL.

REMINDER — Leo, PP1CZ will again be active from Fernando de Noronha as PY0FW between September 22-27, 2017. QRV on 80-10m, CW/SSB/RTTY/FT8. QSL via OQRS. [Audio recording of previous activity as PY0F/PP1CZ] listen to ‘PY0F/PP1CZ 20SSB 2014-04-25 0100Z’ on Audioboo

Bill KC4D and Jerry W1UE will be active from Malawi as 7Q7WW between September 20 to October 1, 2017. QRV on HF bands, CW/SSB/RTTY. Participation in CQWW RTTY Contest. QSL via KC4D.

QRV : 10-23 Jan. 2018 QTH : 6Y5WJ/Josh Walker’s home O P : JA3HJI Shozo Nishimura JA3UJR Tsuguya Nakasako JH3LSS Kunio Miyagawa JI3DNN Munekazu Shimatake JA3AVO Masumi Nakade Band : 160m – 6m Mode : CW,SSB,Digital Rig : TS-590S, FT-1000MP MKV,TS-480HX TL922A, MLA2600B Ant : 40m Vertical 20-6m Gem Quad 80m Inverted “L” 30m,80m Dipole […]

Janusz, SP9FIH will be active from Palestine as E44WE between October 18-29, 2017. QRV on 30-10m. Participation in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (Oct 28-29). More here

Here’s the very latest FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn, ON9CFG. As always, it’s packed full of info. This week it runs to 16 pages. You can download it here.

Many thanks to Alex IW5ELA for A25AL QSL preview. Cards will be sent via buro.

H44GC DXpedition video to the Solomon Islands by Emil DL8JJ.

Mathias, DL4MM, will be QRV from 24/01-31/01/2018 as P4/DL4MM. At CQ160 CW Contest he will be using again the P40AA callsign. Aim is to defend #1 World Single Op Assisted and to improve again the SA record. Outside the contest Mathias will focus on low bands. He will have special attention to JA and Asia […]

NEWS UPDATE — Next 3D2AG/P expedition is scheduled for February-March 2018 and will have a high focus on low bands. MAY 3, 2017 — 3D2AG reports now back in Fiji after 2 days on the boat from Rotuma having left on the 28th of April. The last day of operation was on 27th of April […]

Hurricane Maria Discussion Number 13 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152017 500 AM AST Tue Sep 19 2017 Interaction of the small core of Maria with the mountainous terrain of Dominica caused only a slight diminution of the intensity of the hurricane. Data from the Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft after the center passed […]

Chris ZL2DX is now QRV from the Chatham Islands as ZL7DX. QSL manager M0OXO notes: “Chris has had several callsigns and is a veteran of several DXpeditions namely ZL4TAK & ZL4OY New Zealand, ZL4OY/A Campbell Island, ZL4OY/C & ZL7OY Chatham Island, ZM8OY and ZL8OY Raoul Island in the Kermadecs. Also operated at ZM2K and ZL8RI.”

DX TROPHY AWARDS GROUP announces a new a trophy: “ALASKA ISLANDS“. Given for QSO/SWL report with 10-bronze / 20-silver / 30-gold /40-Cup 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 or 40 EURO. Questions and payment methods […]

Dates: Arrival – 15th September 2017, Departure – 29th September 2017. On air approx: limited/building up 16, 17th, full operation planned from 18th till 26th, limited/dismantling 27th/28th. Call sign: 5T5OK Operators: Petr OK1BOA, Palo OK1CRM, David OK6DJ, Petr OK1FCJ, Pavel OK1GK, Ruda OK2ZA, Karel OK2ZI. DXpedition guest ops: Ahmad 5T2AI. Operation modes: SSB, CW, RTTY. […]

KEY MESSAGES: 1. Maria will affect portions of the Leeward Islands and the British and U.S. Virgin Islands as an extremely dangerous major hurricane during the next couple of days, and hurricane warnings are in effect for many of these islands. 2. Maria is likely to affect Puerto Rico as an extremely dangerous major hurricane, […]

Alain, F8FUA will be active from Reunion as FR/F8FUA between September 22-28, 2017. QRV on HF bands, CW/SSB/Digi. QSL via H/c.

Eric, K9ES and Charles, AD4ES will be active from Bonaire between November 21-28, 2017. QRV as PJ4E (SO80CW) and PJ4I (SO20CW) during CQWW CW contest. Outside contest as PJ4/K9ES and PJ4/AD4ES. QSL via H/cs, LOTW.