No 1749
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3B9 - Ο Kazu, M0CFW, θα είναι ενεργός ως 3B9/M0CFW από το Rodrigues Island (AF-017), στον Μαυρίκιο στη μέση του Ινδικού Ωκεανού, από 17-27 Νοεμβρίου 2024. Θα λάβει μέρος στο CQ WW DX CW Contest ως 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW και Club Log's OQRS. [TNX NG3K]
CE - Η Ομάδα (Team) 3G7X (δηλ. οι CE3CT, CE3SPR, CX6DRA, KQ7W, LU9FVS και LW6DG) θα είναι ενεργοί από το Chiloe Island (SA-018), κοντά στις ακτές της Χιλής, στον Ειρηνικό Ωκεανό, από 15-30 Νοεμβρίου 2024. Σχεδιάζουν να είναι QRV στα 160-6 μέτρα. σ' όλα τα modes και να συμμετάσχουν στο CQ WW DX CW Contest ως XR7X. QSLs via LoTW.
DU - Το DU0A είναι το καινούργιο vanity call που δόθηκε στον Tim, 4F1GN (aka 4G1G, NP4TT, N4GN) στις 6 Νοεμβρίου 2024. Σχεδιάζει να το χρησιμοποιήσεις "σχεδόν αποκλειστικά" από δω και στο εξής. "Η πρώτη μας μεγάλη εκπομπή θα λάβει χώρα στη διάρκεια του CQ WW DX CW τον Νοέμβριο, όπου θα έχουμε μια δυνατή ομάδα από χειριστές στην multi-single κατηγορία". QSL via LoTW (προτιμότερο) ή direct to KU9C.
E7 - Γιορτάζοντας την ημέρα της Κρατικής Υπόστασης (Statehood) της Βοσνίας και Ερζεγοβίνης (25 Νοεμβρίου), το special callsign E7BOSNIA θα είναι ενεργό σε διάφορες μπάντες και modes από 10-25 Νοεμβρίου 2024. QSL via LoTW. Θα είναι διαθέσιμο ένα Πιστοποιητικό (Certificate). Βλ. https://www.qrz.com/db/
FO - 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 - 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/
FY - 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. [TNX DX World]
HR - 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/
JD1_mt - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. [TNX NG3K]
V7 - 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 - Provided that the AU2K operation from Kanika Island (AS-179) [425DXN 1745] 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
