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3B8 - Simon Luttrell (ex-XW0LP) had moved to the Turkish coast of Fethiye
[425DXN 1598], but "the cold weather created a lot of problems for
my lungs, and I had to quickly look for a new and hot country to
call home", he posted to eHam.net on 10 January. He has now left
Turkey and relocated to "sunny Mauritius. I have rented a nice
house with a big garden, and hope to be on the air in the next
month or so with my 3B8 callsign. Especially, I hope to do some low
band DXing".
5Z - Ferdy's trip to Kenya [425DXN 1601] has been delayed, and now he
expects to be QRV as 5Z4/HB9DSP on 17-31 January. He will operate
SSB and some FT8 on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW and home
call (bureau preferred).
6Y - Neville, G3RFS will be active again as 6Y5FS from Jamaica (NA-097)
starting around 13 January for two months. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's
OQRS, or via G4BWP. The logs will be computerised after Nev returns
home. [TNX The Daily DX]
G - Special event stations GB1900HA (operated by M0MNE) and GB1900HW
(operated by M0TKF) will be active between 24 January and 23 Decem-
ber for the 1900th anniversary since the beginning of the construc-
tion of Hadrian's Wall (https://1900.hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/).
QSLs via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. A former defensive fortification
which marked the boundary between Roman Britannia and unconquered
Caledonia to the north, Hadrian's Wall is the largest Roman archae-
ological feature in Britain, and has been inscripted on the UNESCO
World Heritage Site List since 1987.
I - II2IDT is the special callsign celebrating the 10th anniversary of
the Italian DXpedition Team. Look for activity on 160-10m SSB, CW
and FT8 on 5-13 February. QSL via I2YSB. A certificate for at least
5 QSOs and plaques for the three top scores will be available. See
https://www.qrz.com/db/ii2idt for the details.
JA - JI3DST/5, JJ5RBH, JS6RRR/5 and JS6RRR/p (for FT8) will be active
from Shodo Island (AS-200) between 20 January and 24 February. Look
for activity on 80-2m CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via operator's
instructions. [TNX DX World]
LU - AMSAT Argentina, LU7AA will celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the
LUSAT (LO-19) satellite on 15-23 January. Activity on the HF bands
will be on SSB, CW and digital modes. More information can be found
at http://lu4aao.org/lu7aa/cert_32_aniv_lusat_2022.htm.[TNX LU4AAO]
PY - A large team will be active as PX7B from the Pedra da Boca State
Park in the Brazilian state of Paraiba on 14-16 January. They will
operate SSB, CW, FT8 and via satellite on 80-6 metres. QSL via
PR7AB (direct and bureau) and LoTW.
TU - Petr OK1BOA, Petr OK1FCJ and David OK6DJ will be active again as
TU5PCT from the Cote d'Ivoire between 4 and 13 February, with "full
operation" expected on 7-12 February. They will operate SSB, CW,
RTTY and FT8 on 80-6 metres (160m "if QTH allows"). QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, or via OK6DJ. See https://www.cdxp.cz/ for more
information. Updates will be posted to the Czech DXpedition Group's
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472348776313779/.
UA - Special callsigns R900BL, R900DM, R900DV and R900RO will be acti-
vated from Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast on 17-31 Janu-
ary for the annual commemoration of the end (27 January 1944) of
the nearly 900-day siege of Leningrad during World War II. QSL via
operator's instructions.
UA_ant - Alex, UG1A (ex-RD1AV) will be active again as RI1ANC from Vostok
Station, Antarctica starting on 13 January until early February. In
his spare time he will operate mainly CW. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
or via RN1ON.
W - The Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club, KM1CC will be active from 13.30
UTC on 18 January until 02.00 UTC on 19 January to commemorate the
119th anniversary of the first transatlantic wireless communica-
tion between the United States and Europe (18 January 1903). The
message was sent from Marconi's station in South Wellfleet, Massa-
chusetts and received at his station in Poldhu, England. Look for
activity on 40-10 metres CW (neither SSB nor digital modes). QSL
via LoTW (preferred), or direct to N1NS.
YB - Look for YB1TIA/4 to be joining YB1TDL/4 and YC1RQZ/4 [425DXN 1601]
and be active from Rakata Island (OC-262) on 15-20 January. QSLs
direct to HA3JB (OQRS on http://www.ha3jb.com/oqrs.html). Also QRV
from the same location will be YB1RET/4 (QSL via LoTW), who will
operate SSB on 15-16 January for about 30 hours.
YB - YB6ABO/p, YC1BIQ/6, YD0AVE/6 and YE1AR/6 will be active from Pulau
Rondo (OC-245) on 20-27 January. The island is Indonesia's north-
ernmost territory. They will operate FT8 as well as CW and SSB on
160-10m. QSL YB6ABO/p, YC1BIQ/6 and YD0AVE/6 via N2OO; QSL YE1AR/6
via Club Log's OQRS or via N2OO.
YB - Donny, YB0DX (incumbent ORARI Chairman for 2021-26) and Dave, YC5YC
(founder & director of https://dxportable.com/, DXPortable Amateur
Radio) will be active as YB0DX/7 (QSL via YB8RW) and YC5YC/7 (QSL
via EA7FTR) from Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of the island
of Borneo (OC-088) on 23-24 January. They will operate SSB and
digital modes on the HF bands. [TNX DX World] |
