4S - Peter, 4S7KKG (DC0KK) and Wolfgang, 4S7DRG (DK9DR) will visit the
former Deutsche Welle relay station near Trincomalee on 2-9 March.
"The station is now operated by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corpora-
tion (SLBC)", Peter says, and "we will have the unique opportunity
to use the large shortwave antennas between 7 and 21 Mhz for ama-
teur radio during transmission breaks". They will also have "a 104m
high mast medium wave antenna for testing on the low bands". Plans
are to focus on SSB and FT8.
8Q - Nobby, G0VJG will be active again as 8Q7CQ from the Maldives (AS-
013) on 4-18 March. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 80-10
metres, including activity in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via
M0OXO's OQRS.
CT9 - Klaus, DJ9KM and Georg, DD8ZX will be active holiday style as CT9/
DJ9KM and CT9/DD8ZX from Madeira Island (AF-014) 5-12 March. They
will operate mainly FT8 and RTTY. QSLs via LoTW.
DL - The DARC Team SES will activate special callsign DA22WARD from 1
March until 30 April in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day (18
April). QSL via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.
DL - Special callsigns DF90TJU, DK90TJU, DL90TJU, DM90TJU, DP90TJU,
DQ90TJU and DR90TJU, plus HB90JU from Switzerland, will be activat-
ed from 1 March to 30 June for the 90th anniversary of the maiden
flight (7 March 1932) of the Ju52/3m transport aircraft designed
and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. An award will
be available, see https://90tju.de/ for information and the OQRS
for bureau cards.
G - Special callsign GB80LAN (1-28 March), as well as VE80LAN (1-31
March) from Canada and VK80LAN (1-31 March) from Australia, will
mark the 80th anniversary of the first operational sortie (2 March
1942) of the Avro Lancaster, the mainstay of the Royal Air Force
Bomber Command that was flown by British, Canadian and Australian
pilots during World War II. QSL via operators' instructions.
P4 - Tony, N2TK will be active as P40F from Aruba (SA-036) on 2-9
March, ARRL DX SSB Contest included. QSL via LoTW. [TNX DX World]
PJ2 - Andy, DK5ON will be active again as PJ2/DK5ON from Curacao (SA-099)
on 1-17 March. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6
metres, and will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or bureau).
PJ5 - Frank, K3TRM will be active as PJ5/K3TRM from Sint Eustatius (NA-
145) on 6-12 March. He will be QRV on 40-10 metres SSB and digital
modes (RTTY and FT8), and satellite. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW
or via home call (direct or bureau).
PJ7 - Ed, N2HX will be active again as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten (NA-105)
during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (5-6 March); for a few days before
and after the event he will be QRV holiday style typically on 30-10
metres SSB, RTTY, FT4 and FT8. QSL via N2HX. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - Special callsign ZZ165IBI will be activated on 1-31 March for the
165th anniversary of the Brazilian city of Ibiuna. QSL via PU2SWB.
TL - 27 March-9 April are the dates for the Italian DX Team's operation
from the Central African Republic [425DXN 1582]. Six operators
(Tony I2PJA, Silvano I2YSB, Angelo IK2CKR, Stefano IK2HKT, Gino
IK2RZP and Maurizio IV3ZXQ) will be active as TL8AA (CW, SSB and
RTTY) and TL8ZZ (FT8) with four stations on 80-10 metres. QSL via
I2YSB (OQRS for direct cards on http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/).
See http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ for more information, band plan in-
cluded. [TNX I2YSB]
V2 - Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) on 3-10
March, including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, or via AA3B (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
V3 - Bob, W0BNC will be active as V31BN from Belize on 5-10 March. He
will operate QRP on various bands SSB, CW and FT8, and "will be
doing at least one POTA activation from the Altun Ha Archeological
Reserve, one of the many Mayan ruins in the country". QSL via home
call and eQSL.
VP5 - Dave, K0KQ will be active as VP5/K0KQ from Grand Turk Island (NA-
003), Turks & Caicos on 7-21 March. He will operate FT8. QSL via
LoTW, paper QSLs will not be available.
W - Bodo, DF8DX now expects to be active as KT3Q/4 [425DXN 1606] from
Santa Rosa Island (NA-142) on 26-28 February, and from Key Biscayne
(NA-141) on 2-4 March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW,
or via DF8DX. |