DX-tips
De DX-tips voor de week van 31 augustus – 7 september
3A Monaco – Col, MM0NDX and Steve, MM0SAJ will be active again as 3A/MM0NDX and 3A/MM0SAJ from Monaco on 5-9 September. Their main focus is likely to be on the low bands during their evening hours, and on 6 metres if propagation permits. QSL both calls via EB7DX and LoTW.
6O Somalia – Team 6O3T (Mauro IV3AZV, Paolo IV3DSH, Fabri IV3JPP, Maurizio IV3ZXQ, Frank IZ8GCE and Kris YL3JA) will be active from northern Somalia sometime in September: “although the month of September has been confirmed, the specific dates will not be announced at this time”. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (MSHV multi-stream) on 160-6 metres with five stations. See https://dxexplorer.net/ for more information.
8Q Maldives – Michele, IZ8PWN will be active holiday style as 8Q7WN from the Maldives (AS-013) on 6-13 September. He will operate SSB and maybe FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via I8KHC.
A2 Botswana – Pista, HA5AO was due to be active as V5/HA5AO from Namibia on 5-14 October [425DXN 1735], but he has had to cancel the final stop of his announced Africa tour for reasons beyond his control, he says. He will therefore extend his stay in Botswana, where he will be QRV as A25AO from 24 September to 14 October.
C2 Nauru – “Out of nowhere, Nauru Airlines cancelled all our confirmed flights due to a change in their flight schedule!”, team C21MM reported on 29 August. The new dates for the DXpedition to Nauru (OC-031) are 10-29 October, and the silver lining is that C21MM will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. The whole group (14 operators) has had to rearrange all flights, including those from Europe to Australia, as well as the accommodation. “These rearrangements produced unexpected additional costs of around 8,000 USD”, and they “hope to get special support from the DX community to bring this rare DXCC country on the air”. As Phill, C21TS has been quite active on FT8 for more than one year, C21MM will focus on CW on 160-6 metres, as well as SSB and RTTY on several bands. See https://c21mm.mydx.de/ for more information and updates.
EI Ireland – Team EJ7NET (namely EI3HA, EI3ISB, EI5KO, EI6FR and EI9JF) will be active from Inis Mor, Aran Islands (EU-006) on 7-11 September. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the HF bands. QSL direct to EI6FR.
H4 Solomon Islands – Bernard, DL2GAC has been active again as H44MS from Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands for a few days, and will remain QRV until around 15 September. He operates SSB and some FT8 on 40-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
HL South Korea – Look for Jong DS5ACV/p, Terry DS5DNO/p, Hoya DS5MNO/p and Cho HL5JYS/p to be active from Isu Island (AS-081, WWL PM44ix) starting around 1 UTC on 21 September until around 7 UTC on 22 September (30 hours). They will operate CW, FT8 and some SSB on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres. QSL for all callsigns via DS5DNO (direct); QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
I Italy – Luca, IK5AEQ will be active as IA5/IK5AEQ from Capraia Island (EU-028) on 2-7 September. He will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 on 40-6 metres (grid JN43). QSL via home call (direct or bureau), LoTW, eQSL and Club Log.
J3 Grenada – Greg, N9GB will be active holiday style as J3/N9GB from Grenada on 2-10 September. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres, and hopefully also 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via EB7DX.
JA Japan – Kari, JQ7ELL has had to change the dates of his JQ7ELL/7 activity from Tashiro Island (AS-206) [425DXN 1737], which is now expected to take place on 7-8 September. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-6 metres, with a focus on 17 and 40 metres. QSL via the bureau to home call.
LU Argentina – Look for Hoc LU5BE/S and Enri LU8EFF/S to be QRV from Chepes and the rarely activated grid FF68qp, in the Argentine province of La Rioja, on 4-8 September. They will operate SSB, CW, FT8 and RTTY on 40-6 metres with two stations. QSL LU5BE/S via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook, or via EA7FTR; QSL LU8EFF/S via LoTW and eQSL (paper cards will not be provided).
OZ Denmark – Team OZ0KRF (SP1IVL, SP3LPR, SP3VAX and SQ1WO) will be active from Bornholm Island (EU-030) on 1-7 September. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via SP1KRF.
OZ Denmark – Jan-Willem PA7JWC (5Q7DX), Maarten PD2R (OV2T) and Sven PA1SVM (OZ/PA1SVM) will be active from Saeby, Vendsyssel-Thy (North Jutland, EU-171) on 10-17 September. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-2m. QSL 5Q7DX via LoTW (preferred), or via PA7JWC; QSL OV2T via LoTW (preferred), or via PA0ABM.
PA Netherlands – Commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, members of Radio Club Limburg will be active as PA80OMG on 13-19 September. QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards go to PD8RW. See https://rclb.nl/pa80omg for more information. Also active will be PH80MG, operated by members of the PI4CQ club station on 13-21 September.
W USA – Andy, AA5JF plans to be active from Dauphin Island (NA-213) from around 21 UTC on 30 August until the early UTC hours of 1 September. Later that day he will be QRV from Ship Island (NA-082) for about 7 hours between 14 and 22 UTC. He will operate CW, FT8 and some SSB from NA-213, and mostly CW “with some SSB thrown in” from NA-082. He will have antennas for 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.
W USA – Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the 25th annual Route 66 On The Air special event celebrates the historic US Highway 66. Twentythree amateur radio stations using 1×1 callsigns (W6A-W6W) will be QRV from cities along the “Mother Road” on 7-15 September. See https://w6jbt.org/ for information about the event and QSL routes.
W USA – Depending on weather conditions, Steve, K4WA intends to operate from five island groups, camping on as many different islands as follows:
8-9 September St George Island NA-085
10-12 September Havens Island NA-076
13-15 September Mullet Key NA-034
16-18 September Amelia Island NA-138
19-21 September Jekyll Island NA-058
He will operate mainly CW and SSB, but may also include some FT8. QSL via home call.
XT Burkina Faso – Harald, DF2WO will be active again as XT2AW from Burkina Faso on 8-22 September. He plans to operate SSB and FT4 on 80-10 metres and QO-100. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS and LoTW.
XT Burkina Faso – In addition to 160-6m all-mode operations and 2m EME digi, XT2MD, the Mediterraneo DX Club’s DXpedition to Burkina Faso (31 October-11 November) [425DXN 1731], will also distribute all-mode QSOs via satellite (QO-100). The operator will be Richard, GI4DOH, who “will be more than happy” to arrange skeds (contact him via qrz.com email address). Unfortunately, the air freight of the necessary equipment will increase the cost of the expedition, which is already over budget. Supporting XT2MD with your donations is now more important than ever: https://www.mdxc.support/xt2md/.
YB Indonesia – The Belitung DXpedition Team will be active as 7E4M from Mendanau Island (OC-144) on 14-16 September. Plans are to operate SSB, CW, FT8 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and via satellite. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW.
ZB Gibraltar – All Gibraltar licensed operators are allowed to switch to the “ZG” prefix during the week leading towards Gibraltar National Day (3-10 September).
ZD9 Tristan da Cunha & Gough Islands – Lance, W7GJ will be active as ZD9GJ from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) approximately from 12 September to 1 October. This will be primarily a 6m EME DXpedition, using Q65-60A in the “Q65 Pileup” mode. See https://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/ for detailed information and instructions. When not “aimed up at the moon”, he may operate SSB or FT8 on 6m TEP. QSL via LoTW, or direct to W7GJ.
ZS South Africa – Team ZS9KK will be active from a farm in the Klein Karoo region of South Africa during the SARL Field Day weekend (7-8 September). They will operate SSB and CW on 80, 40 and 20 metres. QSL via the bureau
Source: 425dxn.org
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