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3B9 - Currently QRV as 3B8G from Mauritius Island (AF-049) until 30
March, Suvarna, VU3OPT (OM0GA) will be active as 3B9N from Rodri-
gues Island (AF-017) between 3 April and 20 May. He operates CW; he
has been reported on 20, 15 and especially 10 metres so far. See
https://www.9n7ga.com/ for more information.
3Y0/B - The 3Y0K team departed Cape Town on 21 February aboard the Argus,
and arrived at Bouvet on 27 February at around 08:30 UTC after a
somewhat bumpy voyage.
"The weather and sea state is still not favourable for us to start
going onshore today", the team reports. "During our daily meeting
today with the captain, pilots and expedition crew, we discussed
the weather forecast.
During the last few days, we have stayed in an area with adverse
weather and waves up to 8-10 meters, which is the reason for us
slowing down the speed. The vessel is handling the sea very well
and we are all satisfied with that.
We are now currently looking into a weather window on Saturday and
Sunday, and as long as the conditions don't change, it is likely we
will make an effort to go onshore this weekend. The pilots and crew
are ready and confident in the machine, and we will now start our
final preparations.
At this stage we cannot tell when we will be on the air. The main
priority is to focus on the upcoming weather windows, get the gear
and people onto the island and secure the camp with tents and pro-
visions - before the radio/antenna installation starts. Our pilot
James, KB2FMH will inform when we are QRV".
4X - Special event station 4Z01A will be active on 6-7 March from the
archaeological site of the ancient city of Ashkelon (Holyland
Square C19-AS, WWL KM71gp) QSL via 4X6ZM. This will be the first of
four activations from the "Biblical cities from the David and
Goliath period"; 4X01A (Ashod), 4X01E (Ekron) and 4X01G will follow
(dates TBA).
5N - Bodo, DF8DX will be working at the Voice of Nigeria broadcasting
station in Abuja, Nigeria, on 1-10 March. In his spare time he will
be active as 5N7QBR on 80-10 metres CW, SSB, and FT8. He might also
be QRV on QO-100. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
9M2 - Mike, 9M2/KM9D has been casual operating from Teluk Kelubi Beach on
Rebak Island (AS-058), West Malaysia since 13 February. Length of
stay unknown. He operates CW low power (10 watts) on various bands.
QSL via LoTW.
D4 - Claudio, HB9OAU will be active holiday style as D44OA from Boa
Vista (AF-086), Cape Verde on 18-25 March. He will operate SSB, CW,
FT8 (F/H) and RTTY on 40-6 metres. QSL via I8KHC; QSOs will be up-
loaded to Club Log, LoTW, eQSL, and QRZ.
HI - Flavio, IW2NEF will be active holiday style as HI7/IW2NEF from Ba-
yahibe, Dominican Republic (NA-096) from 28 February to 7 March. He
will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 on 40-6 metres. QSL direct to IK2DUW.
HK - Renato, PY8WW will be active as HK4/PY8WW (tentative callsign) from
the Tutumate Islands (SA-093) on 9-15 May. "CW and SSB remain my
main focus", he says, with FT8 as "just a tool for those difficult
moments when propagation doesn't cooperate". More information is
expected in due course. This IOTA group was activated only once, by
HK3JJH/4 back in 2002.
HR - Look for NG7E/HR9 and K6VHF/HR9 to be active from Roatan Island
(NA-057), Honduras between 27 February and 4 March. They will
operate SSB and FT8/FT4 with a focus on 6 metres and the low bands.
QSLs via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
J5 - Team J51A has been QRV from Bubaque Island (AF-020) since 23 Febru-
ary, and operations will continue until 15 March on multiple bands
and modes. Updates are posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/J51A. QSL
via Club Log's OQRS.
J7 - Haluk, TA2LE will be active as J79H from Dominica (NA-101) on 10-26
March, and again periodically until March 2027. This will be a re-
curring activation based on his business travels. He will operate
CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) on 40-10 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS; QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. See https://j79h.ta2le.tr/
for more information and updates.
PJ7 - Tom, AA9A will be active again as PJ7AA from Sint Maarten (NA-105)
from 8 March to 4 April. He will operate CW, FT8, FT4 and some SSB
on 40-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to AA9A.
[TNX NG3K]
T31 - The Rebel DX Group will be active as T31TTT from Kanton Island,
Central Kiribati for up to two weeks starting on 25 March. They
will operate mainly FT8/FT4 (MSHV Super Fox and MSHV multistream)
on various bands with multiple stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
See https://www.qrz.com/db/T31TTT for their band plan and other in-
formation.
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-
104) on 10-18 March. He will operate SSB and FT8 on various bands.
QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.
VP2E - Craig, K5AYO will be active holiday style as VP2EYO from Anguilla
(NA-022) on 14-22 March. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-10
metres low power. QSL via home call ("no SASE required", he says);
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
VP9 - Darrell, AB2E will be active as AB2E/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) on
4-10 March. Main activity will be as VP9I during the ARRL DX SSB
Contest. Before and after the contest he will operate CW, RTTY and
FT8 with a focus on the low and WARC bands. QSL AB2E/VP9 via LotW,
or direct to home call; QSL VP9I via WW3S. [TNX NG3K]
VE - Pierre, VK3KTB will be active again as VY0ERC from the Eureka
Amateur Radio Club station on Ellesmere Island (NA-008) between 5
March and 1 April. He operates SSB, CW and FT8 on various bands
when time permits. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
VU - The AU2M operation from Arnala Island (AS-169), which was cancelled
last year due to heavy rains, has been rescheduled for 1-3 May.
This IOTA group was activated back 2004 and 2006, and has been
silent ever since. More information is expected in due course.
ZC4 - A five-man team (GM2TT, GM2WW, GM3JIM, GM5YTT, and GM6DX) will be
active as ZC4C and ZC4Z from the UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus
on 4-11 March. They will run 2-3 stations on 80-10 metres CW, SSB,
RTTY, FT8/FT4 (MSHV) and maybe even SSTV. QSOs will be uploaded to
LoTW and Club Log.
CARIBBEAN TRIP ---> Stefan, HB9JAB will be active holiday style as FG/HB9JAB
from Guadeloupe (NA-102) on 7-12 March and 20-27 March, and as J79C from
Dominica (NA-101) on 13-20 March. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 20-10
metres. QSLs via LoTW and eQSL. |
