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Terry, K7AU is currently operating from Wake Island as K7ASU/KH9. Length of stay unknown. Check 40m and 20m CW around 0730-0830z. QSL via H/c.

UPCOMING — Alex, IW5ELA will be active as A25AL from the Okavango area of Botswana during September 7-15, 2017. QRV using vertical; CW. QSL via H/c.

On Sept. 6th at 1202 UT, sunspot AR2673 unleashed a major X9-class solar flare–the strongest solar flare in more than a decade. X-rays and UV radiation from the blast ionized the top of Earth’s atmosphere, causing a strong shortwave radio blackout on the dayside of our planet. The explosion also likely produced a CME, although […]

9U4M PRESS RELEASE #4 BURUNDI 2017 by MDXC Team Great news especially for the lovers of digital modes: The international MDXC  team working to build the new dxpedition from Burundi with the callsign 9U4M, will be on air also with the new FT8 digital mode. Called FT-8 (Franke-Taylor design, 8FSK modulation) will be another good […]

Sebastian, SQ1SGB will be active from the Polish Antarctic Station H.Arctowski, King George Island, South Shetland Islands as HF0ARC until October 10, 2017. QRV on 20m (2100-22:00Z) & 40m (22-23:00z). QSL direct to: Sebastian Gleich, 76-039 Biesiekierz 65, Poland.

NEWS UPDATE — IRMA BECOMES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE.. Basically: V2, VP2E, VP2M, V4, PJ6, PJ5, PJ7, FS, FJ, FG, VP2V, KP2, KP4, J7 about to be affected by Hurricane Irma. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… * Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis * Saba, St. Eustatius, and Sint […]

REMINDER — Heinz, DLFYP will again be active from Moorea, French Polynesia OC-046 as FO/DF1YP between September 6 to October 1, 2017. QRV on 20-17-15m, SSB/RTTY. QSL via H/c.

Basically: V2, VP2E, VP2M, V4, PJ6, PJ5, PJ7, FS, FJ, FG, VP2V, KP2, KP4, J7 about to be affected by Hurricane Irma. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… * Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis * Saba, St. Eustatius, and Sint Maarten * Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy A Hurricane Watch is […]

Nick, VE3EY will be active from Trinidad & Tobago as 9Y4/VE3EY during the CQWW CW Contest (November 25-26). A Field day operation with beach verticals and 500 watt amp. Focus on Low Bands/WARC outside of contest. QRV: November 22-27, 2017.

David, G4NRT will be active from Harare, Zimbabwe as Z21NRT between September 9-29, 2017. QRV on 80-6m CW, SSB and Digi (including FT8). QSL via H/c, eQSL & LoTW.

Eberhard, DL7JLL will be active from Falkland Islands as VP8JLL between November 15-25, 2017. QRV on HF bands. QSL via the bureau or direct to Dr. Eberhard Rizakowitz, DL7JLL, Weissenburger Strasse 34, 13595 Berlin, Germany.

Bud, AA3B will be active again from Antigua as V26K between September 14-19, 2017. QRV on HF bands CW, RTTY, FT8. QSL via H/c, LoTW, OQRS.

Look for Wayde, KD2NOP to be active from Grenada as J3/KD2NOP for a few weeks in September 2017. He will be operating FT8, JT65 and possibly other digital modes on HF bands. QSL via LoTW.

Vlad, UA4WHX is currently active from Market Reef as OJ0/UA4WHX. He’s been working on 160-30m bands. Below is a small selection of pictures Vlad sends exclusively for DX-World readers. More to follow..

UPDATE – A reminder of this great new DX festival featuring top notch operators and speakers. Make a weekend of it and visit Ireland! “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, […]

Flavio, IW2NEF will be active from Pearle Beach Resort, Flic en Flac, Mauritius as 3B8/IW2NEF between October 16-23, 2017. QRV on HF bands. QSL via IK2DUW.

John, G4LTH announces he will try to be active as GM4LTH/P from the rare Scottish islands of St Kilda, Flannan’s and Shiant’s during September 15-18, 2017. All activity is very weather dependent. Dates as follows: Hirta, St Kilda EU-059 — September 15/16. Flannan Isles EU-118 — September 16 Shiant Islands EU-112 — September 18 Further […]

Frank, PH2M recently got in touch: “I will be QRV again from Turkish territorial waters as TA4/PH2M/MM from our sailing vessel ‘GanGan‘ this coming week. I hope to be QRV from Sunday morning September 3rd till Friday afternoon September 8th in SSB and WSPR-TX on 40/30/20/17/12/10M for the 5th year in a row -).  Also on air WSPR-TX with TA4/PA3GUV/MM. Equipment: SSB – Icom IC-7000 / […]

Nobuaki, JA0JHQ plans to be active from Rarotonga, South Cooks as E51JHQ (callsign pending) between September 1-4, 2017. Activity mainly during All Asian DX SSB Contest. QRV 80-6m. QSL via H/c.

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