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4X - Celebrating the 75th anniversary since the foundation of the Israel Amateur Radio Club (IARC) and the establishment of the State of Israel, local amateurs may use special prefixes 4X75 and 4Z75 on 14-30 April [425DXN 1665]. An award will be available for contacts made with 4X75 and 4Z75 stations, as well as with "regular" 4X and 4Z stations, during that time frame: https://www.iarc.org/iarc75/.
CT7 - Markus, DJ4EL will be active as CT7/DJ4EL from Culatra Island (EU-145) on 6-10 April. He operates SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
DL - Special event callsign DM23BUGA will be active from 9 April to 8 October. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards via DL2VFR. The suffix stands for "Bundesgartenschau", the biennial horticulture show and festival that this year will take place in Mannheim.
DX0 - The DX0NE DXpedition to Kalayaan, Pag-asa Island, Spratly Islands (AS-051) [425DXN 1647] is now scheduled to take place from 30 April to 9 May. Gil, 4F2KWT will be the only operator; one of his two radios will be dedicated to FT8 using MSHV. The pilot station will be Nic, DU1NA (
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): "Internet on the island will be spotty", Gil says, "and I may only be able to check messages sporadically". QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via IZ8CCW. See https://www.mdxc.support/dx0ne/ for possible updates.
F - Jean, F8CHM now expects to be active as TM1AI from Aix Island (EU-032) [425DXN 1665] on 13-16 April. He will operate CW and SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call.
JW - Thomas, DC8TM and Martina, DF3TS report that their North Pole expedition [425DXN 1665] has been cancelled "at short notice" for the fourth year in a row. They are still going to Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard, though, and be active as JW/DC8TM and JW/DF3TS on 9-12 April. They will operate SSB and FT8. QSL via home calls.
PY - Team ZY1M will be active from Maricas Island (SA-079) "during one weekend between 15 April and 14 May", depending on sea and weather conditions. Updates will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/ZY1M. QSL via PY1AA (direct or bureau), LoTW, eQSL.
PY - Beto, PY6RT and Jose, PY6HD will be active as PR6T from Tinhare Island (SA-080) on 20-23 April. They will operate SSB and FT8 (using MSHV) on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
T30 - The T30UN operation from West Kiribati (OC-017) [425DXN 1664] is now expected to start on 10 April in the local early afternoon (T30 is UTC +12 hours) for about five weeks. The frequency plan can be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/T30UN. Plans are to be QRV on 160-6 metres with one CW station, one SSB station and seven FT8 stations. It will possible to see two FT8 stations on the same band at the same time on different frequencies. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
T8 - Ichy, JH7IPR will be active again as T88UW from Koror (OC-009), Palau 14-20 April. He will focus on 12 and 10 metres CW and FT8, and on 6 metres "all modes". QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via home call (direct or bureau).
VE - Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again holding a "Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day" special event in which it encourages as many amateurs as possible to contact as many RAC stations as possible. Operating across Canada from 00.00 UTC to 23.59 UTC on 18 April, the RAC official stations will be VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC, VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY0RAC, VY1RAC and VY2RAC. QSL via LoTW or via the bureau. Those contacting one or more RAC stations, on any band and mode, will be eligible for a certificate: https://www.rac.ca/certificates/.
VP2V - Seth, KD9TAW will be active as VP2V/KD9TAW from Tortola, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 17-22 April. He will operate FT8 and SSB on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW and Club Log.
VP9 - Look for Paul, VP9KF to be active again from Baileys Bay, Bermuda (NA-005) on 12-26 April with a focus on Japan and the Far East. He operates CW only. QSL direct to Paul Evans, 15 Watch Knob Lane, Swannanoa NC 28778, USA. He does not use LoTW. [TNX DX World]
VU7 - Yuris, YL2GM will be active as VU7W from Karavatti Island (AS-011), Lakshadweeps on 15-29 April. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 ("F/H mode will be used when outside normal FT8 frequencies") on 160-10 metres, and FT8 only on 6m. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or direct to YL2GN. A full LoTW upload will follow six months after the end of the DXpedition. See https://www.lral.lv/vu7w/index.html for more information and updates.
XE - Enrique, XE2AA planned to be QRV as XF3A from Tamalcab Island (NA-200) on 2-7 April [425DXN 1662]. The operation has been cancelled, however, owing to bad weather conditions "with very choppy waves". He now expects to be QRV as as XF3O from Cozumel Island (NA-090) on 9-15 April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to IT9EJW.
ZB - ON5OO and ON7EQ, along with ZB2JK, ZB2GI and other members of the Gibraltar Radio Amateur Society (GARS), will be active as ZB2BU on 2m and 70cm EME on 14-17 April. QSL for this activity via ON7EQ (direct only). See https://www.qrz.com/db/ZB2/ON7EQ for detailed information. |