DX News by I1JQJ, IK1ADH and I2VGW - 2 Νοε 2024

No 1748

425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3D2 - Ο Theo, PA3CBH, θα είναι ενεργός ως 3D2TP από το Viti Levu (OC-016), το μεγαλύτερο νησί των Fiji, στον Ειρηνικό Ωκεανό, από 8 Νοεμβρίου έως 12 Δεκεμβρίου 2024. Θα εκπέμπει σε QRP στα SSB και θα είναι QRS σε CW. QSL via home call.

9L - Το Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) θα είναι ενεργό ως 9L5A από τη Sierra Leone στη Δυτική Αφρική από 27 Νοεμβρίου έως 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2024. Μια μεγάλη ομάδα από χειριστές (F1DHX, F1ULQ, F2DX, F4AZF, F4FET, F4HAU, F4HHL, F4HRG, F5AGB, F5NTZ, F8AAN, F8EFU, F8GGV/YU3FX, HB9GWJ και ON7RN) θα εκπέμπουν σε CW, SSB, RTTY και FT8 (MSHV) στα 160-6 μέτρα, με 6 σταθμούς καθώς και via QO-100, με focus στα CW και SSB. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW ή via F5GSJ. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες εδώ: https://9l5a.wordpress.com και εδώ: https://www.facebook.com/9L5A.DXpedition.

DL - Το DM70DXMB είναι το special callsign για την DARC Team SES που θα γιορτάσει την 70η επέτειο του DARC's DX Newsletter DXMB (DX-Mitteilungsblatt) από 1 Νοεμβρίου έως 13 Δεκεμβρίου 2024. Όλα τα QSOs θα επιβεβαιωθούν αυτόματα via the bureau; direct cards via DL2VFR.
FJ - Ο Al, W6HGF, και ο γιος του, Ed, K4HGF, θα είναι ενεργοί ως FJ/W6HGF και FJ/K4HGF από το St. Barthelemy (NA-146) στην Καραϊβική Θάλασσα, που είναι πρώην αποικία της Σουηδίας και σήμερα προτεκτοράτο της Γαλλίας, από 1-6 Νοεμβρίου 2024. Θα είναι ενεργοί σ' όλα τα modes στις HF μπάντες. Τα QSOs θα ανέβουν (uploaded) στο Club Log και LoTW;  QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]

 

FR - Jean-Marc, F5SGI, will be active as  FR/F5SGI  from  Reunion Island (AF-016) on 7-18 November. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau  and  LoTW. [TNX F6AJA]
FT_ant - David, F4FKT, will be active again  from Antarctica  between early November and late January 2025. Main activity will be during  his spare time  as  FT4YM/p from Concordia Station, operating SSB and digital modes. In addition,  he might be QRV as FT4YM  from Dumont d'Urville on Petrels Island (AN-017). QSL via F5PFP. [TNX F6AJA]
GM - Erik, PA1ET, will be active as MM/PA1ET/p  from the  Isle of Canna, the westernmost of the Small Isles archipelago, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides (EU-008), on 8-11 November.  He plans to operate QRP on 40 and/or 20 metres.
KH2 - Robert, N2OEF will be active as KH2/N2OEF from  Guam (OC-026) on 6-13 November.  The  "primary focus of this trip  will be  activating parks for the Parks on the Air  (POTA) program",  he says.  He will operate mainly SSB;  "if conditions require",  he "may  switch  to digital modes". QSL via LoTW (preferred),  or direct to home call. Updates will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/KH2/N2OEF.
LU - Radio Club QRM Belgrano, LU4AAO will be active on the HF bands SSB, FT8 and CW on 2-10 November  to celebrate  Argentine Tradition Day. See http://lu4aao.org/cert_dia_tradicion_2024.htm for more information. [TNX LU4AAO]
PA - The YNOMY DX Group  will be active as  PA44PARK on 8-10 November. Main activity is expected to take place from  Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek (WWFF PAFF-0155) on Goeree-Overflakkee (IOTA EU-146), but they might also be QRV from Kop van Schouwen  (PAFF-0113) on Schouwen-Duiveland (EU-146)  or Voornes Duin (PAFF-0156, not IOTA).  QSL via Club Log's OQRS.  Information about the  PA Flora & Fauna Programme Can be foun on https://www.pa-ff.nl/.
PY - ZV2RB is a special callsign for the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Radio Emissao (LABRE) to celebrate Brazilian Amateur Radio Day  (5 November).  Look for  activity  on all bands and modes, and via satellite, on  3-10 November.  QSL via LoTW.  A certificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/ZV2RB  for  information.  5 November  1924 is when Decree no. 16657 was signed, regulating amateur radio in Brazil.
V3 - Tom, AK2G  will be active as V31TL from  Belize between 5 and 14 November. First (5-8 November)  he will be QRV mainly from  POTA sites  BZ-0057 (Altun Ha Archeological  Reserve)  and   BZ-0067 (Community Baboon Sanctuary); then (10-14 November)  he "will be on the ocean  and  heading to  BZ-0075 (Half Moon Caye Marine Reserve) and possibly BZ-0072 (Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve). QSL direct to home call.
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from  St. Kitts (NA-104) on 6-15 November.  He will operate  SSB  and  FT8  on  various bands. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.
W - "Weather permitting,  and assuming  no flight cancellation",  Will, WC6DX, will be active  from  San Nicolas Island  (NA-066) on  8-12 November. Look for WC6DX (neither /p, nor /6) to operate "primarily SSB,  but  I can go to  CW if condx deteriorate" on 40-6  metres. He will not use FT8  or  any  digital mode.  QSL  instructions for direct cards will  be posted  on Will's  QRZ.com  page  after  the operation: "paper QSL cards only", he says, "please don't ask about Club Log or  LoTW  matching;  an  island activated  after  50 years deserves a paper card.  I will automatically send QSL cards via the bureau to all DX stations who do not request a direct card,  so you can keep  your money".  San Nicolas  (CA-009S  for  the  US Islands Awards  Program  (https://usislands.org/) is the  most  remote  and rarest  Californian island,  due to its status as a sensitive US Naval facility. The only documented operation was by two California amateurs who were active as WZ6SNI for Armed Forces Day, May 1971.
ZF - Andriy, W9KM,  will be active  holiday style  as  ZF2KM  from  Grand Cayman (NA-016)  on 5-12 November.  He will operate CW and digital modes with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.