DX-tips
De DX-tips voor de week van 7 – 14 december
8Q Maldives – Reiner, DL2AAZ will be active as 8Q7RL from the Maldives (AS-013) on 9-17 December. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Also QRV will be David, HB9ILL as 8Q7IL, on 9-18 December. He will run 10 watts on 40, 20 and 10 metres SSB.
9A Croatia – Promoting IARU Region 1’s Program for Disabled Radio Amateurs, members of the Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS) will activate special callsigns 9A24PDRA, 9A24PD and 9A24D starting on 3 December (the International Day of Persons with Disabilities) until the end of the year. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log and QRZ Logbook.
A7 Qatar – A71QND is the special callsign for the Qatar Amateur Radio Society to celebrate Qatar National Day (18 December). Also taking part in the celebrations will be the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society as A91QTR on 12-18 December, and the Emirates Amateur Radio Society as A60QATAR on 18-22 December (individual operators may append a serial number to the special callsign), as well as possibly the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society as 9K9QATAR, the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society as A43QAT, the Saudi Amateur Radio Society as HZ1QATAR.
DU Philippines – Hannes, OE1SGU/OE3SGU will be active as DU1OE from Luzon Island (OC-042), Philippines on 10-27 December. He will be QRV on 40-6 metres all modes. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (direct), LoTW and eQSL.
FY French Guiana – Joe, OZ0J will be active as TO0J from French Guiana on 20-31 December. He will operate FT8, CW and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call. See https://to0j.oz0j.dk/ for more information.
J7 Dominica – Team J75K (namely FM5WD, IK3ZAQ and IV3JVJ) will be active from Dominica (NA-101) from 26 December to 4 January. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8/FT4 on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to IV3JVJ; logsearch on Club Log. See https://j75k.jimdofree.com for more information.
OH Finland – Celebrating the Christmas Holiday Season, the OH9A team is once again active as OG1XMAS on all bands and modes on 1-24 December. QSL via LoTW (preferred), Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to OH1NOA.
ON Belgium – UBA Section Bruxelles-Est (ON5UB) will be active as OR80NUTS on 13-15 December to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The suffix of the special callsign is General Anthony C. McAuliffe’s famous single-word reply in response to a surrender ultimatum.
S5 Slovenia – Special event station S525PMC will be active from 5 December to 5 January 2025 to promote the PMC Contest, sponsored by the Radio Club Slovenj Gradec (S59DCD). The International Association of Peace Messenger Cities was established in 1988 to recognize and encourage the role and responsibility cities have in creating a culture of peace. The PMC Contest, promoting contacts between stations located in the Peace Messenger Cities and the rest of the world, will be held on 4-5 January. Complete information can be found on https://www.s59dcd.si/index.php/sl/ww-pmc/ww-pmc-contest-rules. QSL via eQSL.
SP Poland – Celebrating Christmas and the New Year, special callsigns HF0CLAUS and SP0CLAUS will be active from 6 December to 6 January. QSL via the bureau, eQSL, or direct to Dariusz Florczyk, ul. Kozminska 35, 63-330 Dobrzyca, Poland. Other special callsigns for the festive season include 3Z0XMAS (Poland), EG7FN (Spain, 10-25 December), II2XMAS (Italy, 29 November-6 January), LY24XMAS (Lithuania, 1-31 December), OE65XMAS (Austria, 20 December-6 January), OZ4XMAS (Denmark), PD2025HNY (Netherlands, 23-31 December), TM2024MC (France), VK6SANTA (Australia, 1-24 December), YR8XMAS (Romania, 1 December-5 January). See their qrz.com’s pages for more information.
V3 Belize – Mike, VE7ACN will be active as V31CN from Manta Island, Glover’s Reef (NA-180), Belize on 8-17 December. He will operate mainly CW with some SSB and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW, or via home call
V4 Saint Kitts & Nevis – Jim, NT5V will be active holiday style as V47V from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 11-18 December. He will operate mostly SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
YJ Vanuatu – Chris, VK2YUS will be active again as YJ0CA from Port Vila (OC-035) Vanuatu between 10 and 16 December, including an entry in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres, typically between 21 UTC and 10 UTC. QSL direct to home call. He does not use LoTW or Club Log.
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