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9A - 9A66AA is the special callsign that Tom, 9A2AA will be using throughout 2023 to mark his 66th year in amateur radio. QSL via home call. [TNX 9A2AA]
D4 - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as D44TWO from Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde on 3-21 January. He will operate FT8 with some SSB and CW on 160-6 metres, and via the QO-100 satellite. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
DL - Celebrating "100 years of broadcasting in Germany", special callsign DB100RDF will be in use from 1 January to 31 December. QSL via the bureau, or direct to DO2PZ. The first official radio entertainment programme in Germany was broadcast on 29 October 1923.
EA - Special callsign EG1NMP will be active on 7-10 January in remembrance of the wreck of the "Monte Palomares" (10 January 1966). QSL only via LoTW and eQSL. The Spanish freighter sank in the North Atlantic, and only six of her 38 crew were rescued. One of those survivors was the ship's electrician Manuel Gonzalez, VK3DRQ, whose first-hand account of that tragic sinking can be found on https://maritimeradio.org/in-distress/1966-monte-palomares/.
FW - Darren, VK4MAP will be active holiday style as FW/VK4MAP from Wallis & Futuna in late December until "the first half of January". He will operate SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to home call. [TNX DX World]
GM - Special event station GB2KW will be active again on 1-28 January from near Inverness, Scotland using vintage equipment manufactured by KW Electronics Ltd during the 1960s and 1970s. QSL via LoTW. Also active from England, especially over the "KW Weekend" (7-8 January), are expected to be GB0KWD, GB4KW, GB5KW and GB8KW.
KP4 - Manuel, WP4TZ will be operating portable from Isla de Vieques (NA-249), Puerto Rico from 29 December to 3 January. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres. [TNX DX World]
LA - LA100K is the special callsign for the Akademisk Radioklubb, LA1K to celebrate the 100th anniversary since its foundation. Based in Trondheim, it is the oldest amateur radio club in Norway. The special callsign will be in use from 1 January until 31 December. QSL via the bureau, or direct.
LZ - Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use six special callsigns during 2023 to honour as many different Orthodox saints: LZ319TS (January and February), LZ522ME (March and April), LZ78KA (May and June), LZ1015RW (July and August), LZ288MS (September and October), and LZ600PA (November and December). QSL via the bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the "All Saints 2023 Award" can be found at https://www.lz1kcp.com/.
OE - OE40XTU is the special callsign for OE1XTU, the Amateur Radio Club at TU Wien (the Vienna University of Technology), to celebrate its 40th anniversary during 2023. QSL via LoTW and eQSL (preferred), paper cards to be requested via Club Log's OQRS will be sent in early 2024.
ON - OQ95RCL is the special callsign for Radio Club Leuven (ON4CP) to celebrate its 95th anniversary throughout 2023. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, bureau, or direct to ON3AR.
PJ4 - Jeff, WA2BOT, who has been QRV as PJ4/WA2BOT from Bonaire since 20 December, will be using PJ4JP during the RTTY Roundup. The contest will start at 18 UTC on 7 January, and will end at 23.59 UTC on 8 January, see https://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup for the rules. QSL both callsigns via LoTW only.
SM - 8S80AA is the special callsign for the Vasteras Radio Klubb, SK5AA to celebrate its 80th anniversary throughout 2023. More information can be found on https://www.sk5aa.se/. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), via the bureau to SK5AA, or direct to SM5FUG.
VK - VI75G is the callsign for the Geelong Amateur Radio Club to celebrate its 75th anniversary throughout 2023. QSL via LoTW and eQSL, or via VK3ATL (direct and bureau).
VP2M - Thaire, W2APF will be active again as VP2MDX from Montserrat (NA-103) from 3 January to 28 March. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via W2APF. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU - Special event station AT18BSG will be activated on 1-15 January for The 18th National Jamboree of Bharat Scouts and Guides to be held in Pali, Rajashthan. QSL via VU2NRO.
VU - Once again the West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB) will provide assistance during the Ganga Sagar Mela on Sagar Island (AS-153). This is the annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims to take a holy dip in the Ganges, where the river merges with the Bay of Bengal. Expect some activity on the HF bands as AT2WBRC on 5-17 January. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - The Straight Key Century Club's annual on-air event, commemorating the club's founding in 2006 and celebrating the original instruments of early radiotelegraphy (straight key, bug and cootie keys), will run on 2-31 January. Look for K3Y to be aired from the ten US call areas (K3Y/0 through K3Y/9), plus /KH6, /KL7 and /KP4. Information about the event and QSLing instructions can be found on https://skccgroup.com/k3y/k3y.php.
WRTC 2023 AWARD ---> Promoting the World Radiosport Team Championship to be held in July in conjunction with the IARU HF World Championship, several special callsigns will be activated between 1 and 31 January on the five classic bands (80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres) CW and SSB: 4X22WRTC (Israel); 8B0RARI (Indonesia); 8N1WRTC (Japan); 9A22WRTC (Croatia); 9M6WRTC (Malaysia); BY1CRA/WRTC (China); CQ7WRTC (Portugal); DA22WRTC (Germany); E2WRTC (Thailand); EF2WRTC (Spain); EF8WRTC (Canary Islands); GB2WC (United Kingdom); HZ1WRTC (Saudi Arabia); II0WRTC, II1WRTC, II2WRTC, II3WRTC, II4WRTC, II5WRTC, II4WRTC, II7WRTC, II8WRTC, II9WRTC, IO1WRTC, IO8WRTC and IR1WRTC (Italy); IO0WRTC (Sardinia); K4W (Puerto Rico); LZ0WRTC (Bulgaria); N0W, N1W, N4W, N5W, N6W, N7W and N9W (USA); OM22WRTC (Slovak Republic); PY5WRTC and ZV7W (Brazil); SP0WRTC (Poland); SX0WRTC (Greece); TM2WRTC and TM3WRTC (France); UP7WRTC (Kazakhstan); VE2WRTC (Canada); W6W (Hawaii); YL4WRTC (Latvia); ZL6WRTC (New Zealand). A number of certificates will be available after the end of the event; see https://www.wrtc2022.it/award for the rules. |
