5V - Franco, I1FQH will be active again as 5V7V from Kpalime, Togo on
4-11 March. This time he will focus on 80 and 160 metres, and will
not be QRV higher than on 30 metres. He will operate mainly CW. QSL
via EA5GL.
CT8 - Jaime, CU3AK will be active as CU8/CU3AK from Flores Island
(EU-089), Azores on 3-4 March. He will be QRV in his spare time in
the afternoons. QSLling instructions on qrz.com. [TNX Mediterraneo
DX Club]
D2 - Eight operators will be active from Tigres Island (AF-108, new one
for IOTA), Angola during the first half of June. Complete details
will be released in April. [TNX DX World]
DL - Look for DB1WA, DK6HM, DL1MRD, DL4APT, DM4DL and DM5HF to be active
as DR0F from Neuwerk Island (EU-127) on 3-6 March. QSL via DM4DL,
bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
E5 - Frank, DJ5NQ is active holiday style as E51ANQ from the QTH of
E51AND on Rarotonga, South Cook Islands (OC-013) on 1-24 March. He
operates mainly CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX
Newsletter]
GI - GB1SPD and GB5SPD are two special callsigns that will celebrate St
Patrick's Day from Northern Ireland. QSLs direct (see qrz.com) or
via the bureau. The St Patrick's Day on the air event will run from
12 UTC on 16 March until 12 UTC on 18 March. More information can
be found on http://stpatrickaward.webs.com/.
HS - Look for E20HHK/p to be active from Lipe Island (AS-126) on 11-12
March QSL via home call, direct or bureau; logsearch on Club Log.
JA - Take, JI3DST will be active as either JI3DST/5 (CW and SSB) and
JS6RRR/5 (RTTY and FM) from Shodo (AS-200) on 17-21 March. He will
be joined by Fusao, JA5DUR, who will be QRV as JA5DUR/5. QSL via
home calls, bureau preferred.
LY - LY27W is active on 1-31 March (QSL via LY5W), and LY27A will be
Active from 11 March to 11 April (QSL via LY5A) to mark the 27th
anniversary of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of
Lithuania (11 March 1990). [TNX NG3K]
PZ - G4BVY, G4CLA and G4XUM are active as PZ5K from Suriname until 7
March, including participation in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. More
activity is expected to take place later this year. QSL via G3NKC,
Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
UA - The RT9K/9 team ecountered some problems and are behind schedule.
On 3 March they were making their way to Dikson along the Taymir
Peninsula. Announced plans were for the team to be QRV from
Helland-Hansen Island (AS-054), Tyrtov Island (AS-121), Nansen
Island (AS-104) and the Scott Hansen Islands (AS-068) with three
stations on 40-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. Follow the
expedition progress on http://yanaorgo.ru/s/02_17/page-18.html.
V6 - Kaku, JA6REX will be active again as V633KS from Chuuk (OC-011),
Micronesia from 19 March to 3 April. He will operate CW, SSB and
RTTY on 160-10 metres, with a focus on Europe on the low bands. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
VK - Craig, VK5CE has announced that he will be active as VK5CE/9 from
Ashmore Reef (OC-216) for four days between 6 and 12 November, as
well as from the Rowley Shoals (OC-230) for five days "the week
before that". These island groups count for Australia DXCC wise,
but were activated only once for IOTA, respectively in 1996 and
1999. Craig plans to operate SSB and "very slow CW" on 40, 30, 20,
17 and 15 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (two separate entries
will be created, VK5CE/9_OC216 and VK5CE/9_OC230), or via home
call. See https://ashmorereef.wordpress.com for more information
and updates.
YS - Martin DL5RMH and Juan TG9AJR, along with YS1MS and other members
of the Club de Radioaficionados de El Salvador, will be active as
YS1YS on 10-13 March. Plans are to operate SSB, CW and RTTY and to
concentrate on 160, 80 and 40 metres during the night hours. QSL
via LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
ZF - Colin, G4CWH will be active as ZF2CA from the Cayman Islands
(NA-016) on 9-13 March, including participation in the RSGB
Commonwealth (BERU) Contest. He will operate CW and SSB on 160-10
metres. QSL via G4CWH and LoTW. [TNX DX World]