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3D2/R - The 15 November-4 December DXpedition to Rotuma Island [425DXN 1728] will be signing 3D2Y, not 3D2Z as previously announced. The on-site team (K4NHW, KD9LSV, LY7J, M0SDV, W2FQ and W6IZT) will operate locally with three stations on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and FT8. They will also participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest using a different callsign (TBA). In addition, two of W6IZT's NexGenRiBs will be operated remotely by a multi-national team of young amateurs. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. See https://rotuma2024.com/ for more information and updates.
CE - Members of Radioclub El Trauko (CE7DE), based on Chiloe Island (SA-018), will be operating special callsigns 3G7CW (CW) and 3G7RLN (other modes) throughout September, with a focus on the 17th. This was the day in 1898 when Ramon Luis Norero put a wireless telegraph system into operation across the Chacao Channel between Chiloe and mainland Chile. Club Log's Live Stream has been enabled for both callsigns. QSLs direct to CE7DE.
GJ - Tev, TA1HZ, will be active as MJ/TA1HZ from Jersey on 11-16 September, including participation in the WAE DX SSB Contest (14-15 September). QSL via LoTW; QSOs will be uploaded also to Club Log, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.
Also active from Jersey will be Peter, ON8ZZ and Fred, ON8ZL on 13-15 September. They will be QRV as MJ/OT9Z on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and Fred will participate in the WAE DX SSB Contest . QSL via ON8ZL. [TNX DX World]
HH - 4V1SAVANNAH is the special callsign for the Radio Club d'Haiti to commemorate the 245th anniversary of the Battle of Savannah from 16 September to 20 October. QSL via N2OO; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log. In 1779, more than 500 volunteers from Saint-Domingue (the French colony which later became Haiti), fought alongside American colonial troops against the British Army during the siege of Savannah, an encounter of the American War of Independence.
HZ - HZ94ND, 7Z94ND and 8Z94ND are the special callsigns for the Saudi Amateur Radio Society (HZ1SAR) to celebrate Saudi National Day on 5-23 September. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log. Based on the number of lunar years, Saudi National Day commemorates the renaming of the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (23 September 1932).
National societies from Gulf Cooperation Council's neighbouring countries are expected to join the celebrations and be active around 23 September, including the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society (A91ARS), the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (9K9KSA), the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (A43KSA) and the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (A60ARS).
PA - Special callsign PH80LIB will be in use from various locations between 11 September and 10 November to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of southern Netherlands in the autumn of 1944. Activity will be on 80-10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via the bureau. See https://www.qrz.com/db/PH80LIB for detailed information.
SP - Special callsigns SN100P, SN100L, SN100N, SN100PLN and SN100BP will used from 1 September to 31 December for the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Bank Polski SA and the introduction of the zloty (PLN), Poland's official currency. The activity is organized by the Polish Amateur Radio Association. QSL via the bureau. A certificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/SN100PLN for the details.
SV - The Salamis Radio Amateurs Group will be active as SX8AS on 16-30 September from Salamina Island (EU-075). QSL via LoTW and Club Log.
SV/A - Someone pirated SV2RSG and SV2RSG/A on 5 September, using a fake SuperFox key on 20 and 17 metres FT8. The genuine Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG plans to be QRV from Mount Athos sometime on 8 September. QSL via SV1GRM. [TNX The Daily DX]
T8 - Nobu, JA0JHQ will be active again as T88PB from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 7-9 September, with main activity during the SSB leg of the All Asian DX Contest. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or direct to home call.
V4 - Rikk, WE9G will be active as V4/WE9G from Frigate Bay on St. Kitts (NA-104) on 10-17 September. He will operate mainly FT8/FT4 (MSHV) with some SSB and CW on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log, QRZ Logbook, or via home call.
PACIFIC TRIP ---> During his 4-19 September trip [425DXN 1739], Maxim, OH7O will be active as 3D2YY from Viti Levu, Fiji; YJ0YY from Port Vila, Vanuatu (6-10 September); T2M from Tuvalu (12-16 September). He operates mostly SSB and some QRS CW on 40-10m: https://oh7o.com/dxexpedition-to-pacific-islands/ for updates. |