DX-tips
De DX-tips voor de week van 9 – 16 november
3B9 Rodriguez Island – Kazu, M0CFW will be active as 3B9/M0CFW from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) on 17-27 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log’s OQRS.
CE Chile – Team 3G7X (namely CE3CT, CE3SPR, CX6DRA, KQ7W, LU9FVS and LW6DG) will be active from Chiloe Island (SA-018) on 15-30 November. They plan to be QRV on 160-6 metres “all modes”, and to participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as XR7X. QSLs via LoTW.
DU Philippines – DU0A is the new vanity call that was issued to Tim, 4F1GN (aka 4G1G, NP4TT, N4GN) on 6 November. He plans to use it “almost exclusively” from now on. “We are currently building a competitive contest station here at DU0A”, he says, “where we hope to start breaking some regional records. Our first big operation will be during CQ WW DX CW in November, where we will have a strong team of operators in the multi-single category”. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or direct to KU9C.
E7 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Celebrating Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina (25 November), special callsign E7BOSNIA will be active on various bands and modes 10-25 November. QSL via LoTW. A certificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/E7BOSNIA for more information.
FO French Polynesia – Look for FO/N5LCP to be active from Bora Bora (OC-067), French Polynesia on 11-16 November. He will operate SSB and FT8 mainly on 20 and 15 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call.
FS Saint Martin – Team TO9W (K9EL, K9NU, W9AP and W9MR) will be active again from Saint Martin (NA-105) from 30 November to 13 December. They will operate CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 and RTTY on 160-6 metres with three stations. QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), or via W9ILY. See https://www.k9el.com/TO9W/TO9W.htm for more information.
FY French Guiana – Rikk, WE9G will be active as FY/WE9G from Matoury, French Guiana on 15-23 November. This will be a SO2R (Single Operator 2 Radio) operation on 80-6 metres. He will operate mostly FT8 (“SuperFox when on the higher bands and MSHV when on the lower bands”), plus some CW, SSB and FT4. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS , LoTW , or via home call.
HR Honduras – Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras from late November to late March 2025. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4 on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via F6AJA (direct or bureau); logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php.
JD1_mt Minami-Torishima – Take, JG8NQJ expects to be back to the weather station on Minami Torishima (OC-073) around mid-November until early March 2025, his QSL manager reports. Usually he is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 in his limited spare time. He operates CW and some FT8 (please note that he wants you to call with your signal report, not your grid square). QSL via JA8CJY (direct), JG8NQJ (bureau) and LoTW.
ON Belgium – Members of the Radio Club des Ardennes (ON4RCA) will be active as OO80BB between 16 November and 15 December, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. QSL can only be requested via Club Log’s OQRS until 31 January 2025.
PJ6 Saba – Dave, WJ2O will be active as PJ6/WJ2O from Saba (NA-145) on 17-26 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via N2ZN.
V4 Saint Kitts & Nevis – Andy, N2NT will be active on 160-6 metres as V47NT from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 17-26 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as V47T. QSL for both callsigns via W2RQ.
V7 Marshall Islands – Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as V73WE (requested callsign) from Majuro Atoll (OC-029), Marshall Islands between 29 November and 13 December. He plans to be QRV on 40, 30, 20, 12 and 10 metres (“the operation will be limited to only few radio bands due to high costs of luggage ticket”, he says). QSL via Club Log’s OQRS. Bookmark http://v7.dxpeditions.org for more information and updates.
VU India – Provided that the AU2K operation from Kanika Island (AS-179) proceeds as planned and is completed successfully, the team is exploring the option of operating also from Sagar Island (AS-153). The operation is tentatively scheduled between 10 and 13 December. “We have applied for a special callsign, which will be announced on https://au2k.weebly.com once issued”, Cezar, VE3LYC, reports. “The activation will be carried out by the entire team, using the same equipment employed in the AU2K project”.
VU India – Datta, VU2DSI will be active once again as AU2JCB from 15 November to 16 December to commemorate the birthdate (30 November 1858) of Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose. He will operate SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and FM on 50800, 51500 and 29700 kHz. QSL direct to home call.
VU4 Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Krish, W4VKU will be back to the Andaman Islands (AS-001) and be active as VU4A between late November and mid December. He plans to operate SSB and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred for both direct and bureau cards), LoTW, or direct to W4VKU. See https://www.qrz.com/db/VU4A for more information and updates.
ZS_ant Antarctica – Oleg, ZS1ANF (UA1O, ex UA1PBA) will be active again as ZS7ANF from Wolf’s Fang Runway, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica (AN-016) starting around mid November until late February 2025. He will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via DL5EBE or RK1PWA, and LoTW.
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