3C0 - Yuris, YL2GM and Kaspars, YL3AIW were active as 3C1L from Malabo
(Bioko Island, AF-010), Equatorial Guinea on 9-10 October. Then
they moved to Annobon Island (AF-039), but they are not expected to
be QRV as 3C0L until 13 October at the earliest. Plans are to
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres with two stations. Their
flight back home is scheduled on 23 October. Updates will be posted
to http://www.lral.lv/3c0l_3c1l/. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct
or bureau), or direct to YL2GN. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW
six months after the end of the operations.
4S - Alex, UT5UY and Roman, UR0MC will be active as 4S7AYG from
Sri Lanka (AS-003) on 22-31 October. QSL via M0URX's OQRS
(http://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/) and LoTW.
4S - Ilya, R3XA will be active as 4S7KLG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) on 23-
30 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside
the contest he will operate mainly CW. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via
EA5GL; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
6Y - Look for 6Y4F (QSL via LoTW or direct to N4SF), 6Y4J (QSL via LoTW
or direct to K8AJA) and 6Y4T (QSL via LoTW or direct to W4GE) to be
active from Jamaica (NA-097) on 24-31 October. They will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as 6Y4T. Before and after
the contest they will operate CW and FT8 also on 60 metres and the
WARC bands. [TNX The Daily DX]
7P - Pista, HA5AO will return to Lesotho on 16-28 October as a volunteer
to a local community group. The primary purpose of this trip is to
conduct training classes for young entrepreneurs wanting to start
their own small business. In his spare time he will be active as
7P8AO on 40-10 metres CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL via HA5AO and LoTW; see
http://www.ha5ao.com/ for logsearch and OQRS. [TNX K5GS]
7Q - The EIDX Group, who brought you 9N7EI earlier this year, will be
active as 7Q7EI from Malawi from 21 March to 3 April 2018, CQ WW
WPX SSB Contest included. Fourteen operators will be QRV on 160-10
metres SSB, CW and RTTY. More information is expected in due
course. A website is under construction. [TNX EI9FBB]
F - Weather permitting, Gil F4FET, Diego F4HAU and Antoine F5RAB will
be active as TM0TI from Tombelaine Island (EU-156) on 21-23
October. They will operate SSB and CW on 40-10 metres with two
stations. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/).
I - ARI Parma will be active as II4GV between 10 October and 27 January
2018 (http://www.ariparma.it/temporanei/II4GV-en.html). The special
callsign commemorates Giuseppe Verdi, who was born on 10 October
1813 and died on 27 January 1901. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or via
the bureau.
P2 - Roly, ZL1BQD will be active as P29RR from Papua New Guinea from 20
October to 6 November. In his spare time he will operate mainly
FT8, with some SSB and CW. QSL direct to home call, and possibly
LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
P4 - Ulf, DL5AXX has been active holiday style as P40EU from Aruba
(SA-036) since 12 October, and will remain there until the 23rd.
QSL via home call; see http://www.dl5axx.de/dxlog/ for the OQRS for
for bureau cards. [TNX DX World]
P4 - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 23-
31 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest;
before and after the contest he will operate some CW and be QRV on
160, 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct only to N2MM.
[TNX NG3K]
S2 - Activity from Bhola Island (AS-140) [425DXN 1371] started as S21ED
and S21TV on 11 October, earlier than planned. The operators
switched to S21ZDC on 13 October. They are mostly QRV from 00.00
UTC to 15 UTC, as during their dark hours they are plagued with a
QRM they are unable to locate the source of. They will be QRV from
AS-140 throughout 18 October and will "tear down everything"
sometime on the 19th. Initial plans were to continue the expedition
and be active from St Martin's Island (AS-127) on 21-25 October.
Dates are subject to variation depending on local conditions. All
QSL card requests for AS-140 should go to G3KHZ - this includes
QSOs with S21ED, S21TV and S21ZDC.
T2 - 3D2AG, Tony will be active as T2AR from Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015)
on 21-28 October. In his free time he will operate SSB, CW and
digital modes (RTTY, JT65, FT8) on the HF bands as well as on 6 and
2 metres. QSL direct to 3D2AG; see https://www.qrz.com/db/3d2ag for
PayPal instructions. He does not use LoTW or Club Log.
VE - Pierre, VE3KTB and Alex, VE1RUS will be active again as VY0ERC most
likely from 17 October to 10 November. This is the Eureka Amateur
Radio Club station located in the environs of the weather station
on Ellesmere Island (NA-008). They will be QRV as time permits,
and will try to be active during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via
M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX M0OXO]
VU7 - VU7T has been active from Kavaratti, Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011)
since 11 October. The operators (Manoj VU2CPL, San VU2WH/A45TT, Sid
VU3NXI, Gopan VU3HPF/M0XUU and Kiran VU2XE, plus A65DR/VU3TQR "as
remote support and coordinator") will remain there until 20 October
and be QRV on 80-10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes with up to
three stations. QSL via LoTW (preferred), via Club Log's OQRS or
direct to VU2CPL. The operation is self funded, and "we welcome any
donations which will go towards offsetting our costs of
transportation and other large expenses", the team says. Donations
can be sent to https://www.paypal.me/vu7t, or through the OQRS'
donate option. [TNX VU2CPL]
W - The Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club (JSCARC) will operate
at the W5RRR shack on 13-15 October, in commemoration of 50 years
of club operations at the NASA Johnson Space Center. Operations
will be primarily on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB. QSL via LoTW,
eQSL or direct to NASA Johnson Space Center, Attn: AW7/JSC Amateur
Radio Club, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston TX 77058, USA.
XE - Scout station 4B3ASM will be active on 20-22 October for the annual
Jamboree On The Air (JOTA). It will be located in Ciudad del Carmen
on Carmen Island (NA-135). QSL via XE3AA.
XE - Manuel XE2IC, Jose-Felix XE2I and Antonio XE2HVF will be active as
XF1IM from Isla Magdalena (NA-078) from 25 November to 3 December.
QSL direct to XE2IC. [TNX DX World]
XW - Champ, E21EIC will be active again as XW1IC from Laos on 14-18
October. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via home call. [TNX
DX World]
ZD7 - ZD7BR (not the previously announced ZD7VDE) is the callsign
allocated to Bill, G0VDE for his 14-21 October operation from St.
Helena (AF-022) [425DXN 1377]. Depending "on demand for ZD7 and
band conditions", he will be active on 80-10 metres SSB, with some
RTTY, PSK31 and possibly FT8 and "just maybe a little CW". See
http://sthelenadx.com/ for updates. QSL via G3SWH (OQRS for direct
and bureau cards on http://www.g3swh.org.uk/decision.html) and
LoTW, logsearch on Club Log.