3W - Jean-Pierre, F6CTF will be active as 3W9JF from the island of Phu
Quoc (AS-128) from 19 February to 6 March, and from the city of Hoi
An (mainland Vietnam) from 16 March to 6 April. Plans are to be QRV
mainly on 80, 40, 20 and 17 metres. QSL via eQSL or direct to
EA5GL. [TNX F8REF]
9U - Shabu, M0KRI will be active as 9U4RI from Burundi on 15-25
February. He will operate CW, SSB and PSK31 on 40-10 metres. QSL
via LoTW or direct to M0KRI; logsearch on Club Log.
C6 - Heli, DD0VR will be active as C6A/DD0VR from the Bahamas (NA-001
and possibly other island groups as well) between 21 January and 2
February. Usually he operates QRP on 80-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL
via DD0VR, direct or bureau [TNX DX Newsletter]
DL - Special callsign DR50DIG is active throughout 2019 to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the Diplom Interessen Gruppe. QSL via the
bureau to DH1PAL. See https://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/ for
information about the DIG.
FM - Tom, K8BKM will be active as TO8T from Martinique (NA-107) on 12-19
February, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log or direct to K8BKM. [TNX NG3K]
HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active again from Ecuador from 18 January to 6
February. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-6 metres. Usually
he is QRV as HC1MD from Tumbaco (Pichincha Province), as HC1MD/HC2
from Punta Blanca (Santa Elena Province) and as HC1MD/HC7 from
Papallacta (Napo Province). QSL via LoTW, or direct to K8LJG.
JD1_oga- Once again Makoto, JI5RPT (http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/) will be
active as JD1BLY from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 15-17
February. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on all bands,
including 630m JT9. QSL via home call direct or bureau; logsearch
on Club Log and updates via Twitter (@jd1bly). [TNX JI5RPT]
KP4 - KP4RV, KP4RD and other Radio Operadores del Este ARC's members will
be active as KP3RE from Culebra Island (NA-249) on 22-24 February.
They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 "Fox & Hound" mode on 80-10
metres. Announced FT8 frequencies are 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090,
18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz. QSL for this operation via
EA5GL.
PJ4 - Look for PJ4/WW4LL and PJ4/NN9DD to be active from Bonaire (SA-006)
on 4-10 February. They will operate FT8, RTTY and SSB on all bands,
and will participate in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest (9-10 February) as
PJ4Z. QSLs via LoTW, or via K4BAI. [TNX NG3K]
TI - Mike, W1USN and Bob, AA1M will be active as homecall/TI5 from
Atenas, Costa Rica on 2-13 February. They will operate CW, SSB,
some digital modes, and hope "to catch a few of the FM satellites".
QSLs via LoTW or via home calls (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
VE - Mike, VE7ACN will be active as VE7ACN/7 from Cortes Island (NA-091)
on 25-29 January. He will operate CW and SSB and possibly FT8, with
a focus on 40 and 30 metres for Europe. He will participate in the
CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest as VE7ACN. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW
or via VE7ACN. [TNX The Daily DX]
XV - Bogdan, SP2FUD as XV9FUD and Zen, SP2GCJ as XV9ZT will be active
from Vietnam on 4-18 February. They will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on 40-12 metres. QSLs via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via SP2GCJ. [TNX The Daily DX]
XZ - Akio, JE2QIZ (AC7XZ) has been in Myanmar for the last couple of
years, and finally received his license and callsign (XZ2B) on 11
January. He is allowed to operate between 20-300 MHz with 25 watts,
and within "only 20 kHz from the band edge" (so "I operate only
CW", he says). The license is valid for 150 days only. A QSL
manager is in the process of being appointed.
YB - Emmanuel, F5LIT will be active again as YB9/F5LIT from Bali Island
(OC-022) from 27 January to 6 February. QSL via home call (direct
only) and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
YS - Tom, KC0W will be active as YS2/KC0W from El Salvador on 15-22
February. He will operate CW only on 80-6 metres. QSL via home
call, direct only. He does not use LoTW.