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A6 - A60ND is the special callsign for the Emirates Amateur Radio Society to celebrate the UAE National Day (2 December). QSL via EA7FTR. Also expected to take part in the celebrations are the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society as A91UAE (26 November-2 December), the Saudi Amateur Radio Society as HZ1UAE (26 November-2 December), the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society as 9K9UAE (30 November-6 December), and possibly the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society as A43UAE.
A6 - Patrick, A65D says that "planning is underway for an IOTA activation of the UAE coastal islands [AS-021 and/or AS-124, Ed.] by a team of operators from the Emirates Amateur Radio Society in December 2023 or January 2024". Operations are expected on most HF bands and on the QO-100 satellite, likely over two or three days. Details are expected in due course.
CY9 - The target date for the CY9C DXpedition to St. Paul Island (NA-094) [425DXN 1668] is now late August into early September 2024. The main island is controlled by the Canadian Wildlife Service and is off-limits; the team will once again have a helicopter available to access the smaller Northeast Island as there is no dock or landing area for a boat. This will be an all-mode all-band "tent and generator" DXpedition with nine operators (K4ZLE, K9CT, N2IEN, N2TU, W0GJ, W0PR, W4DKS, WA4DAN and WW2DX). Updates will be posted to https://t-rexsoftware.com/cy9c/.
EA - Celebrating Christmas and the New Year, members of Radio Club Lliria (EA5RCL) will be active as EH5XMAS from 7 December to 7 January. QSL via the bureau to EA5RCL, LoTW and eQSL.
HZ - HZ30EXPO is the special callsign for the Saudi Amateur Radio Society (HZ1SAR) to celebrate the election of Saudi Arabia as host country of World Expo 2030, which will take place in Riyadh. Look for activity from 30 November to 9 December.
JD1_oga- Members of the Kansai Okinawa Ham Club will be active as JD1YCE from Ogasawara on 9-19 December. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to JA3AVO.
PA - Celebrating Christmas and the New Year, special callsign PH23XMAS will be active on 6-28 December, followed by PH24HNY from 28 December to 31 January. QSL cards will not be provided.
PZ - Nobu, JA0JHQ will be active as PZ5NH from Paramaribo, Suriname on 7-11 December. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on various bands, with main activity during the ARRL 10-Meter Contest (9-10 December). QSL via LoTW, or direct to JA0JHQ. [TNX The Daily DX]
T32 - The Rebel DX Group will be active as T32TT from Kiritimati/Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati starting on 5 December "for 3 or more weeks". Plans are to have two stations for CW, one for SSB and twelve stations for digital modes: expect "up to 10 streaming signals on each band" for both FT4 and FT8 "on normal mode and F/H mode", using "dedicated FT8/FT4 frequencies and standard frequencies depending on traffic". QSL via Club Log's OQRS. Bookmark https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup/ for updates.
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 9-18 December. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON. [TNX NG3K]
VU4 - Krish, W4VKU will be active as VU4N from the Andaman Islands (AS-001) on 16-26 December. He plans to be QRV on the HF bands and 6m SSB and FT8 using MSHV on non-standard frequencies. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct to W4VKU. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU7 - Krish, W4VKU will be active as VU7A from the Lakshadweep Islands on 4-10 December. He plans to be QRV on the HF bands and 6 metres SSB and FT8 (see https://www.qrz.com/db/VU7A for his planned transmit frequencies). QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct to W4VKU. [TNX The Daily DX]
XT - Harald, DF2WO will be active again as XT2AW from Burkina Faso on 6-19 December. He operates all modes on the HF bands, 6 metres and via QO-100. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
YB - Burkhard, DL3KZA has changed his plans [425DXN 1699] and will be active as YB9/DL3KZA from Lombok Island (OC-150) from 30 November to 18 December. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZD7 - Elvira, IV3FSG will be active as ZD7Z from St. Helena (AF-022) from 16 January to 4 February. She will operate SSB, CW, RTTY, FT8 and FT4 (using MSHV) on 160-6 metres. Plans are to enable Club Log's Live Stream feature. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, paper cards direct to IK2DUW.
YOTA MONTH ---> The Youngsters On The Air group will be active again during the entire month of December. The idea for this event is to show the amateur radio hobby to youth and to encourage youngsters to be active on the ham radio waves. So far announced participants include stations from
Argentina LR1YOTA
Bahrain A91YOTA
Bosnia Herzegovina E71YOTA
Canada VA7YOTA
Canada VE2YOTA
Canada VE3YOUTH
Cuba CO0YOTA
Czech Republic OL23YOTA
Egypt SU8YOTA
El Salvador YS1YOTA
Finland OH2YOTA
France TM23YOTA
France TM4YOTA
Germany DQ23YOTA
Hungary HA6YOTA
Hungary HG0YOTA
Israel 4X1YOTA
Japan 8N2YOTA
Korea HL0YOTA
Malaysia 9M2YOTA
Netherlands PA6YOTA
Netherlands PC6YOTA
Poland SN0YOTA
Portugal CQ7YOTA
Romania YO0YOTA
Serbia YT23YOTA
Slovakia OM23YOTA
Slovenia S50YOTA
South Africa ZS9YOTA
Spain AO23YOTA
Sweden SH9YOTA
Sweden SK8YOTA
Thailand E2YOTA
Tunisia 3V8CB/YOTA
Turkey TC100YOTA
United Kingdom GB23YOTA
USA K8Y
USA K8O
USA K8T
USA K8A
QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau). Information about the event and the awards can be found on https://events.ham-yota.com/ . |
