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3D2/R - Previously active from Guam (AH2/WA7WJR), the Northern Mariana Islands (AH0/WA7WJR), and more recently from Pohnpei, Micronesia (V63WJR), "BJ", WA7WJR has been QRV as 3D2BJ from Rotuma (OC-060) since 3 July. He plans to remain there until 10-11 July, and then set sail for Viti Levu, Fiji. He operates mainly FT8 and CW primarily on 17-10 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to WA7WJR; cards will be sent out when he returns to the US sometime in September. You can follow his voyages: https://www.questsofdiscovery.com/ (click on "Where Am I?").
9Q - Originally scheduled for September [425DXN 1670], the Italian DXpedition Team's operation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been brought forward by two months. 9Q1AA (SSB, CW, RTTY) and 9Q1ZZ (FT8 F/H) will now be active on 6-18 July with four stations. See http://www.i2ysb.com/idt for the band plan. QSL direct to I2YSB (real-time online log and OQRS on http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline).
C2 - "The return of C21TS is confirmed", Phill, 3D2TS (FK1TS) posted to his website on 3 July. He expects to be back on Nauru on 22 July, but "as I'll be starting a new job, radio will be secondary, and I also don't know where I will be staying yet. But I'd hope to be on the air by the start of August in my spare time and weekends. Antenna wise, let's wait and see". Updates will be posted to https://www.hardstaff.com/.
CT7 - Special event station CR6J will be active on 17-23 July for the 41st International Motorcycle Rally in Faro, Portugal. Expect activity on 80-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via CT1EHX. [TNX CT1END]
ES - Timo, OH1NOA will be active as ES1NOA/0 from a few Flora & Fauna sites on Hiiumaa Island (EU-034) on 9-12 July. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres, possibly with some FT8 from his base camp. QSL via OH1NOA. Information about the ESFF (Estonian Flora Fauna) programme can be found on https://www.erau.ee/en/wwff-in-estonia.
F - Dirk, DL1KVN will be active holiday style as F/DL1KVN/p from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) on 15-28 July. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. A side trip to Ile d'Yeu (also EU-064) will take place on 20 July, with activity planned on 9-16 UTC.
F - Larry, F6FVY and Alain, F6BFH will be active again as TM5OL from Oleron Island (EU-032) for the RSGB IOTA Contest (29-30 July). QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA]
H40 - Due to changes in flight schedules, the new operational dates for the Intrepid DX Group's DXpedition to the Temotu Province [425DXN 1656] are from 26 October to 9 November. Look for team H40WA (DJ9RR, K3VN, N6PSE, N7QT, OE1JUN/JH4RHF, VE7NY, W7XU and WD5COV) to operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (F/H) on 160-6 metres with up to five stations and "a significant effort on the low bands". They also plan to be active during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (28-29 October). QSL via M0URX's OQRS (see the expedition's website for the detailed QSLling policy). Donations are gratefully accepted; for more information and updates see https://intrepid-dx.com/temotu2023 and https://www.facebook.com/groups/h40wa.
HK - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Colombian Navy (Armada de la Republica de Colombia) and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo (24 July 1823), several special callsigns will be in use on 22-24 July: 5K0ARC, 5K1ARC, 5K2ARC, 5K3ARC, 5K4ARC, 5K5ARC, 5K6ARC, 5K7ARC, 5K8ARC, 5K9ARC; 5K0CB, 5K1CB, 5K2CB, 5K3CB, 5K4CB, 5K5CB, 5K6CB, 5K7CB, 5K8CB, 5K9CB; 5K0BG. Look for activity on 80-10 metres CW, SSB, FT8, FT4. The event is organized by Liga Radio Bogota. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, qrz.com, Club Log, or via HK3LRB. A number of awards will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/5K1ARC for detailed information.
I - Mauro, IW2KVT will be active holiday style as IH9/IW2KVT from Pantelleria Island (AF-018) on 8-14 July. He will operate SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres.
I - The IP1X team (I1NVU, IK1CJO, IK1NEG, IK1QBT and IU1JCZ) will be active again from Gallinara Island (EU-083) on 29-30 July. They will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres, and will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via IU1JCZ (direct or bureau). [TNX IK1QBT]
J3 - A group of Belgian Low Band DXers (Marc ON4MA, Ghis ON5NT and Karel ON5TN) will be active from Grenada on 4-16 March 2024, with plans to be QRV on 160-10 metres. More information is expected in due course. [TNX ON4MA].
JA - Take, JI3DST will be active from the Miyako Islands (AS-079) from 20 July to 2 August. He will operate SSB and CW as JS6RRR, JJ5RBH/6 and JI3DST/6 (including participation in the IOTA Contest), as well as JI3DST/p and JJ5RBH/p on FT8. The QSOs will be made available for Club Log and LoTW Matching on the IOTA website.
LY - Special event station LY0NATO will be active on 11-12 July, for the NATO Summit to be held in Vilnius. QSL via LoTW.
PA - Marco DJ4MH, Chris DK2CL, Kolja DK5KK, Zik DK8ZZ and Wil PE3T will participate in the IOTA Contest as PE55TEX from Texel Island (EU-038). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau, LoTW and eQSL. There will be some activity before the contest as PA/homecall.
T2 - A German team (DG2RON, DH5FS, DJ7TO, DJ9KH, DK5WL, DL1KWK, DL4SVA, DL6KAC, DL6KVA, DL7JOM, DL7VEE and DL8LAS) will be active as T2C from Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015) on 10-30 October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (MSHV multi-stream) on 160-6 metres with four stations and a focus on the higher bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via DL4SVA (direct or bureau).
See https://t2c.mydx.de/ for detailed QSLling policy, more information, and updates.
V3 - Mark, DK8MM and Uwe, DL8UD will be active as V31XT (QSL via DK8MM) and V31KO (QSL via DL8UD) from Belize on 6-14 September. They will participate in the SSB leg of the WAE DX Contest (9-10 September) as V3O (QSL via DL8UD). All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
V6 - DF4GV, DK2AMM, DL2AMD and DL2AWG will be active as V6EU from Chuuk Island (OC-011), Micronesia on 15-28 November. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on 160-10 metres. QSL via DL2AWG, Club Log and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
W - John, WB8YJF will be active again from Ocracoke Island (NA-067) From 22 July to 4 August, including an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest. He will operate CW, FT8/FT-4, RTTY, and some SSB. QSL via home call; he will also upload his log to LoTW and hopefully Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The object of the contest is to contact other amateurs around the world - especially member-society HQ stations and IARU officials - in as many ITU zones as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m CW and SSB. This year's event will run from 12 UTC on 8 July until 11.59 UTC on the 9th (see https://contests.arrl.org/iaruhf/). The following is a selection of IARU Member Society HQ stations that have announced their participation in this year's event:
Call Mult
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8N1HQ JARL
8N2HQ JARL
8N3HQ JARL
8N7HQ JARL
8N8HQ JARL
9A0HQ HRS
AT1HQ ARSI
B3HQ CRAC
B8HQ CRAC
B9HQ CRAC
CR5HQ REP
CX1AA RCU
DA0HQ DARC
E2HQ RAST
E7HQ ARABH
EF4HQ URE
EI0HQ IRTS
GR2HQ RSGB
HB9HQ USKA
II9HQ ARI
LT4RCA RCA
LZ0HQ BFRA
NU1AW IARU
OE0HQ OV
OH0HQ SRAL
OH2HQ SRAL
OM3HQ SARA
OP0HQ UBA
OZ1HQ EDR
PA6HQ VERON
PJ2HQ VRONA
R4HQ SRR
S77HQ SARA
SK9HQ SSA
SN0HQ PZK
SX0HQ RAAG
TF3HQ IRA
TM0HQ REF
W1AW/KH6 ARRL
YT0HQ SRS
ZL6HQ NZART
ZP5AA RCP
Members of the IARU Administrative Council and the three IARU regional executive committees will send a signal report plus AC, R1, R2 or R3, as appropriate.
WRTC 2022 ---> These are the 58 teams that will compete in the World Radiosport Team Championship, to be held in parallel with this weekend's IARU HF World Championship:
AF #1 EA8RM EA2W NA #3 KD4D KE3X
AF #2 5T5PA KF5EYY NA #3 NN3W N3QE
AF #3 ZR2A DL9EE NA #4 NE9U K9CT
AS #2 RM9I UN9L NA #5 K4AB NN7CW
AS #3 4X6FR 4X1DX NA #6 N2IC HA3NU
AS #4 BA1RB BA4TB NA #7 KU1CW EB5A
AS #5 VR2XAN IK2PFL NA #8 VE5MX VE3EJ
AS #6 E21EIC E29TGW NA #9 KI6RRN N5ZO
AS #7 JA1BJI JR2GRX NA #10 NG0C AC0W
AS #7 JH5GHM WA1Z OC #1 9M6NA K5WA
CA #1 NP4Z N2NT OC #2 AD6E K6XX
EU #1 LY4A OM3RM OC #3 ZL3CW VK2IA
EU #2 GD4XUM G3NKC SA #1 W2GD AA3B
EU #2 OR2F LZ4AX SA #2 FY5FY F4DXW
EU #3 DJ5MW DL1IAO SA #3 CE2LR CE3CT
EU #3 DL5AXX DL7FER SA #4 PY2NY PY2SEX
EU #3 SP7GIQ SP7IVO
EU #4 RA3CO RA3AUU Donor Team #1 KO8SCA S55M
EU #4 UA4FER LZ2HM Donor Team #2 AD5A AB5EB
EU #5 EC2DX CT1ILT Donor Team #3 4O3A 9A3A
EU #6 F8DBF F1AKK Donor Team #5 UW7LL VE3DZ
EU #7 9A7DX 9A3LG
EU #7 IZ1LBG IK3QAR Wild Card #1 OM3BH OM3GI
EU #7 S53MM S57K Wild Card #2 SV2DSJ LZ3FN
EU #8 EW6W EU1A Wild Card #4 LZ1NK LZ4AE
EU #8 RW7K RA9P
EU #9 E77DX E70T Youth Team #1 YL3JA UR5YKO
EU #10 IZ8JAI IZ8FWN Youth Team #2 M0SDV DK6SP
NA #1 K5ZD W2SC Youth Team #3 YU5EEA 9A3SMS
NA #1 W1UE K1XM Youth Team #6 DL3ON EI5LA
NA #2 VA2EW VA2WA
The competing teams have been assigned 58 out of the following 68 special callsigns:
I41D I41K I41M I41N I41R I41U
I42A I42B I42D I42F I42G I42K I42L I42M I42N I42R I42V I42W
I43B I43C I43D I43G I43K I43L I43O I43P I43R I43U I43V I43X I43Z
I44B I44C I44G I44J I44O I44P I44Q I44W I44X I44Y I44Z
I46C I46F I46J I46O I46P I46Q I46V I46W I46Y
I47B I47C I47G I47K I47L I47M I47O I47P I47U I47V I47W
I49A I49D I49K I49M I49R I49U
In addition, I41A is the callsign of the WRTC Headquarters, and I49N will be used to spot on the DX Spotting Network.
The teams will know their callsigns at 11.45 UTC on 8 July, i.e. 15 minutes before the contest starts.
On 10 July, at around 18.00-18.15 UTC, a link will be posted to the WRTC website (https://www.wrtc2022.it) for live streaming of the closing ceremony, which will include the announcement for the WRTC 2026. |
