5B - Currently in Cyprus until 27 July [425DXN 1604], Philipp, DK6SP
plans to do some DXing between 22 April and 2 May . Look for 5B4AQC
to be QRV mainly on 30, 17, 12 and 6 metres, QO-100 Satellite, CW
and digital modes. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
A2 - Dave, VE7VR will be back to Botswana from 28 April until 26 May for
a self-drive 4X4 camping safari. He hopes to be QRV daily as A25VR
on 40-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
CX - CW27U is the special callsign for the Radio Club of the Uruguayan
city of Treinta y Tres (CX1UA) to celebrate its 27th anniversary
from 23 April to 8 May. On 23-24 April activity will take place
from the natural protected area of Quebrada de los Cuervos. QSL via
IK2DUW.
F - Using kite supported antennas, Patrick, F1LPT will be active as
TM22CAB from 21 April to 1 May during the International Kite Festi-
val at Berck-sur-Mer. He will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 on the HF
bands. QSL via eQSL, or via email (see qrz.com); paper QSLs will
not be available.
F - Dom, F5SJB will operate CW only as TM5RDL on 1-15 May. The special
callsign commemorates Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, who 230 years
ago composed the words and music of the "Chant de guerre pour l'Ar-
mée du Rhin" ("War Song for the Army of the Rhine"), later known as
"La Marseillaise" and adopted as France's national anthem. QSL via
F5SJB.
HV - HV1CN (from 7 UTC to 13 UTC) and HV0A will be active from the Vati-
can City on 23 April for the International Marconi Day. [TNX The
Daily DX]
I - Members of ARI Genova (IQ1GE) will operate special callsign II1PA
on 1-30 May for the 30th anniversary of Porto Antico, the cultural
centre dominated by Renzo Piano's iconic multi-armed Bigo Crane.
QSL via the bureau; the log will be uploaded to Club Log, LoTW and
eQSL.
J2 - After a two-year forced hiathus, the Mediterraneo DX Club is orga-
nizing a new DXpedition. A large multi-national team (IK4QJF,
IU8LMC, IZ2GNQ, IZ3GNG, IZ4UEZ, IZ8CCW, DJ5IW, DL6LZM, DL8JJ,
DL8OBF, AG4W, KO8SCA, NG7M and YO8WW) will be active as J28MD from
Djibouti on 29 October-7 November. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT8 on 160-10 metres with four stations and a focus on the low
bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW (after 5-6 months), or via
IK2VUC. See https://mdxc.org/j28md/ for more information and up-
dates. [TNX IZ8CCW]
JA - Hitoshi, JR0UIU will be active as JR0UIU/0 from Awa Island (AS-206)
from 30 April to 3 May. He plans to operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8
on various bands, and also via stellite. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau.
JW - Knut, LA9DSA will be active as JW9DSA from the JW5E club station in
Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard, and as JW9DSA/p during SOTA
(Summits On the Air) operations between 1 and 8 May. QSL via LoTW
and eQSL only. Along with other seven members of NRRL's Oesterdal-
gruppen (namely LA1KUA, LA2VTA, LA6ETA, LA6FTA, LB1WJ, LB3LI and
LB5MG) he will also be QRV as JW4D on 3-8 May. They will operate
SSB, CW and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL JW4D via LA4D.
PY - Commemorating the bicentenary of the Grande Oriente do Brasil, the
largest Masonic Obedience in South America, special callsigns
PP200GOB, PR200GOB, PS200GOB, PV200GOB, PW200GOB, PX200GOB,
ZV200GOB, ZW200GOB, ZX200GOB, ZY200GOB and ZZ200GOB will be acti-
vated on 1-30 May. QSLs via PT2OP.
V4 - Members of the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Amateur Radio Society
(V44KR) will be operating V49WARD through 5 May. Main activity will
be on 3845, 7145, 14283 and 18150 kHz SSB, between 09.00-13.00 UTC
and 20.00-00.30 UTC (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and 09.00-21.00 UTC
(Saturday and Sunday). SKNAARS has been the IARU representative of
the radio amateurs of the Federation of St. Christopher (St. Kitts)
and Nevis since 2018. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU4 - Yuris YL2GM (VU3FZC), Deepak VU2CDP and Monoj VU2CPL will be active
as VU4W from the Andaman Islands on 3-16 May. More information
will be available on 1 May.
YB - Special callsign 8D143K will be activated on 21-24 April commemo-
rating the 143rd anniversary since the birth of Raden Adjeng Karti-
ni (21 April 1879), a prominent Indonesian activist who advocated
for women's rights and female education. Look for activity on 80,
40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB CW, FT8 and RTTY, and via satellite
IO-86. Electronic QSLs and certificates will be downloadable from a
dedicated area on the ORARI's website (https://orari.or.id/). |