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5U - Adrien, F4IHM will be active again as 5UAIHM from Niamey, Niger
between 10 May and 15 June. He will operate CW on 40 and 20 metres.
QSL via F4IHM, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
A3 - Masa, JA0RQV (https://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv) expects to be back to
Nuku'alofa on Tongatapu Island (OC-049), Tonga from late May
through October, and be QRV again as A35JP. He will operate CW, SSB
and FT8 on 80-6m, and will also try and be active from Niuatoputapu
(OC-191), Niuafo'ou (OC-123), Vava'u (OC-064) and/or Ha'apai (OC-
169). QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
BY - Ten stations (B0CRA, B1CRA, B2CRA, B3CRA, B4CRA, B5CRA, B6CRA,
B7CRA, B8CRA and B9CRA) from across the country will be active from
23 UTC on 3 May until 9 UTC on 5 May for this year's "5.5 China
Amateur Radio Festival" on air event, organized by the Chinese Ra-
dio Amateurs Club (CRAC). See http://www.crac.org.cn/55 for log-
search, and http://awards.crac.org.cn for the awards.
DL - Special callsign DL65ESSEN will be active from 1 May until 31 De-
cember to celebrate the 65th anniversary of DARC's Ortsverband
Essen. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.
ES - Ed, ES2TT plans to be active as ES2TT/8 from Kihnu Island (EU-178)
on 29-30 May. He will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30 and 20 metres.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX qrz.ru]
F - The second mission of ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet (KG5FYG and
FX0ISS) on the International Space Station began on 23 April, and
members of Radio Club F4KLR will operate special event callsign
TM0ISS on all bands and modes. The activity will run at various
times until October to match the duration of the mission. [TNX Les
Nouvelles DX]
F - Commemorating the bicentennial of Napoleon Bonaparte's death (5 May
1821), F8GGZ and F6HFI will be active as TM200NB on 1-15 May. Also,
the Radio Club de l'Aube (F5KOB) will be active as TM2CNB on 5-16
May and again on 9-11 July.
F - Franck, F4DTO and Patrick, F4GFE will be active as TM400JF at
various times between 3 May and 30 July. The special callsign
commemorates the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean de La
Fontaine, the famous French fabulist. QSL via F4DTO, direct or
bureau.
F - Gil, F4FET and Antoine, F5RAB will be active as TM7P from La Petite
Ile (EU-107) on 23-27 July, IOTA Contest included. They will
operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 and 2m with
two stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via F4FET.
G - Celebrating 25 years of Mills on the Air, members of the Denby Dale
Amateur Radio Society will operate a number of special callsigns on
3-9 May: GB0MOA, GB1MOA, GB2MOA, GB4MOA, GB5MOA, GB8MOA and GB9MOA.
QSL via operator's instructions.
GM - Graham, MM0GHM will be active as either MM0GHM/p and MM0GHM/m from
the Isle of Barra (EU-010) on 1-8 May. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau, and eQSL [TNX DX World]
HK - The Liga de Radioaficionados de Bogota (HK3LRB) will host a special
event on 1-8 June with three special callsigns - 5J39FUL, 5K48LRB
and 5J85FJR - that will be aired on 80-10m SSB, CW and digital
modes. QSL via LoTW ane eQSL. 5J39FUL is for the 39th anniversary
of the Fundacion Universitaria Los Libertadores; one of the co-
founders was Luis Hernan Linares Angel, HK3AMU (SK). 5J85FJR stands
for Fundacion Jorge Reynolds and celebrates the 85th birthday of
Jorge Reynolds Pombo (HK3RJ), who is known for contributing to the
invention of the pacemaker. 5K48LRB is for the 48th anniversary of
the Liga de Radioaficionados de Bogota. A number of certificates
will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/5K48LRB for informa-
tion. [TNX HK5NLJ]
HL - Special callsigns HL41GDM and D73M will be active on 1-31 May to
commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising (18-27 May
1980), aka the Gwangju Democratization Movement. QSLs via HL4CCM,
direct or bureau. In 2011, the Archives for the May 18th Democratic
Uprising against Military Regime were inscribed to the UNESCO
Memory of the World Register.
HP - Celebrating the bicentennial of the independence of Panama from
Spain, special event callsign HP200I will be active from 1 June to
30 November. Look for activity on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres
SSB and digital modes. QSL via HP1DAV.
I - The Oriental Sicily Contest Team (IB9O) will be active as IG9OSC
from Linosa Island (AF-019) on 19-23 May. Team members include
IG9ITO, IT9DBF, IT9FKD, IT9GAC, IT9IHB, IT9LKX, IT9NKT, IT9ZZO and
IW9HSK. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 80-10 metres.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or direct to IT9ZZO. See
https://www.osct.it/linosa2021/ for more information. [TNX IT9EJW]
JD1_oga- Once again Makoto, JI5RPT (http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/) will be
active as JD1BLY from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 10-12
June. He will operate FT8, CW and SSB on 40-6 metres, with a focus
on 6m and FT8 on the HF bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau;
logsearch on Club Log and updates via Twitter (@jd1bly). [TNX
JI5RPT]
JW - Tom, OH6VDA (LA6VDA) expected to be active again as JW6VDA from 26
April to 9 May [425DXN 1563], but has had to cancel due to travel
restrictions. According to http://jw5e.com/, he is now booked for
18 October-3 November. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or via
the bureau to LA6VDA.
LY - LY57BC will be active throughout May to promote and participate in
the 57th edition of the Baltic Contest. QSL via eQSL and LoTW.
Organized by the Lithuanian Radio Sports Federation, the contest
will be held on 80 metres SSB and CW starting at 21 UTC on 22 May
and ending at 2 UTC on 23 May. Complete information can be found
on http://www.lrsf.lt/en/balticcontestrules/.
VE - On 19 April NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (ICAO designator IGY)
became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled
flight on another planet. Celebrating that event, Lali, VE3NE will
be active as VX31IGY from 27 May to 27 June, CQ WW WPX CW Contest
included. QSL via home call.
VK9X - Steve, VK6SJ [425DXN 1563] was supposed to be active as VK6SJ/4
from IOTA Group OC-138 between 26 April and 4 May, but travel
restrictions prevent his departure. His trip to Christmas Island is
still scheduled for 7-28 May, but "may be delayed". When he goes,
he will be active as VK9XX, "mostly outside working hours and
focused on the night time bands and mainly FT8". QSL via EB7DX. |
