Tevfik, TA1HZ will again be active from Swakopmund Beach Hotel, Namibia as V51/TA1HZ during the CQ WW DX SSB contst (October 28-29, 2017). Expect activity before/after contest. QSL via LZ3HI.
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VK9MAV – Marion Reef/Diamond Islets, OC-267
JUNE 17 – Now QRV — JUNE 3, 2017 – The trip has been postponed for another week. Andy received a phone call from the skipper yesterday – the boat’s gear box is faulty and needs to be repaired. New dates are June 17-24 on air, with whole trip June 16-25. MAY 30 — Andy, VK5MAV […]
RI1F – Viktoriya Island, EU-190NEW [Franz Josef Land]
OCTOBER 11 — Polar bears showed a very strong interest in HF and VHF! On the last day at camp they had 8 bears visit. They loaded the yacht for about two days and now sailing to Murmansk. As they’ve collected all the stuff in a hurry all the equipment is in one pile and […]
The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin #200
SPECIAL MENTION TO BJORN ON9CFG FOR PRODUCING BULLETIN #200. THAT’S 200 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS THE DX-WORLD WEEKLY BULLETIN HAS BEEN AVAILABLE. CONGRATS…! Latest DX-World Weekly Bulletin (#200) now available to download here
ZA/OG1N – Albania
Martti, OH2BH and Pekka, OH2TA/OG1N will be operating their recently built DX-station from the coastal city of Durres in Albania between May 23-30, 2017. They will be QRV prior the WPX Contest mainly on SSB and in the contest on all-bands SOAB as ZA/OG1N. From Albania, Martti will travel to Kosovo operating there as Z68BH. […]
Open Letter: XX9TXN – Disqualified CQ WW
The CQWW CW results have been published almost three weeks ago and I needed some time to decide to publish this open letter to the CQWW Contest Committee during upcoming Dayton Hamvention 2017. I think that the Contest Community has to consider the points that I analyzed below. In the last two years I participated […]
P44X – Aruba
A team from the Bavarian Contest Club will be active from Oranjestad, Aruba as P44X during the CQ WPX CW contest (May 27-28, 2017). QSL via DO4MX.
4L0GF – Georgia
REMINDER — Armen 4L6DL, Sergo 4L6QC, Alexander UR5EAW, Antoine F5RAB & Luc F5RAV will be active from Georgia as 4L0GF between August 3-13, 2017.
Z25DX – Zimbabwe
Tom, KC0W will be active from Zimbabwe as Z25DX between May 23 to June 18, 2017. QRV on 80-6m, CW. QSL via H/c. (This is the first time a Z25 prefix has been issued.)
5Z4/OZ1AA – Kenya
UPDATE – During May 25-29, Thomas will be active from Lamu Island AF-040 Thomas, OZ1AA is now active from Kenya, staying there until June 15th. QRV when time permits as 5Z4/OZ1AA. QSL via OZ1ACB, Club Log OQRS or LoTW.
OY/DF3MC & OY/DL8JJ – Faroe I.
Martin, DF3MC and Emil, DL8JJ will be active from the Faroe Islands as OY/DF3MC & OY/DL8JJ between May 20-25, 2017. QRV primarily as a SOTA expedition – there are 108 peaks in the Faroe Islands and they hope to be active from as many as possible during their visit. They also plan some mobile /M […]
VK9MA – Mellish Reef
UPDATE – Rob N7QT and Brian N9ADG arrived in Cairns, VK4 today towing about 200lbs of gear with them. Note: Regular VK9MA updates will appear here, perhaps daily. JUNE 2, 2017 — A 9 operator team, led by Rob, N7QT will be active from Mellish Reef as VK9MA, QRV from November 3rd, 2017 through November 16th, […]
ZA/OU2I – Albania
Henning, OZ1BII / OU2I will be active from Albania as ZA/OU2I between May 25-29, 2017. QRV on CW only, participation in CQ WW WPX Contest, CW (May 27-28). QSL via OU2I.
8Q7PW – Maldives
REMINDER – Philip, G4PWO will be active from Fonimagoodhoo Island, Baa Atoll, Maldives as 8Q7PW starting July 18, 2017 for two weeks. Bands and modes will be condition dependent will probably be concentrating on 40, 20 and 15m – SSB if conditions are good, Digimodes if bad. QSL via H/c.
R66IOTA – Popov Island AS-066
Vladimir, UA0LCZ will again be active from Popov Island AS-066 as R66IOTA between July 25-30, 2017. QRV on 80-10m, CW/SSB. Participation in IOTA contest. QSL via H/c.
[UPDATE] A7/MW0BRO – Qatar
Martin, MW0BRO updates DX-World readers regarding his planned A7/MW0BRO activity. “Disappointed not to get my A7/MW0BRO callsign despite jumping through all the hoops, licence application, airline tickets, passport copy, home licence copy, letter of approval from QARS secretary. It seems that the authority just doesn’t want to issue visitor licences as my application has been […]
Sint Maarten DXpedition
UPCOMING — June 14-20, 2017 – PJ7 group operation from Sint Maarten Is. Three full time stations: 1. 6 Meters – 1kw 2. All bands 10-80m – 500w CW, Digital 3. All bands 10-80m – 600w Voice See www.pj7.w9kxq.com for details. PJ7/W9DR will operate on 6m. Beacon – 50.115.7 PJ7/W9AEB, PJ7/K9UK, PJ7/KK9N, PJ7/W9KXQ will operate […]
QSL card preview – A25UK
With thanks to QSL manager, M0OXO and the A25UK team. Cards on the way soon.
VU7KP – Lakshadweep Islands
MAY 22 UPDATE – The trip to Bangaram was to scout out the facility and plan for a future VU7 operation with a multi-national team towards the end of 2017. See here
5L3BI – Baiyah Island, AF-111P – Liberia
NEWS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 1 @ 19:45z–After trying for 2 days the 5L3BI team couldn’t make a landing. Way too dangerous. Jeremy EI5GM and Col MM0NDX almost capsized next to rock. The swell around the rock never eased. There’s lots more to say but not at this moment in time. (73 Col MM0NDX) OCTOBER 28, 2017 […]