Alex, RI1ANO will be active from Bellingshausen Station, King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) as RI50ANO from from 1 January 2018 to 31 March 2018. Special callsign to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bellingshausen Station. QRV spare time on all bands CW, SSB & Digi. A special diploma is planned.
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NCDXF – $100,000 awarded to 3Y0Z Bouvet Island DXpedition
FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION — NCDXF announces major grant of $100,000 to the 3Y0Z Bouvet Island DXpedition The Northern California DX Foundation is pleased to announce a contribution of $100,000 to the 3YØZ Bouvet Island DXpedition planned for January 2018. Bouvet is #2 on the ClubLog Most Wanted List. This is the largest contribution in the […]
[QRT] FT3YL – Adelie Land, Antarctica
NEWS UPDATE – FT3YL is QRT. François is reaching the end of his stay in Adelie Land and will return to France soon. Operating from Adelie Land was really a very hard challenge. He did not have much free time between his job, high winds, rig’s breakdown and solar blackout, to be on the air. […]
[UPDATE] 3Y0Z – Bouvet 2018
NEWS UPDATE — There have been several important milestones reached and decisions made in the last few weeks. We have received a partial reimbursement on our payments made to DAP, our transportation contractor. In our view, this is a fair settlement with them. Our vessel, Betanzos is now back in Punta Arenas and we believe […]
RI1ANB – South Shetland Islands
Alexander, RX0QM is now active as RI1ANB from Bellingshausen Base, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, AN-010. QRV on HF bands when time permits. QSL via EW4DX.
Macquarie Island 2018
John, VK3YP has announced planning for a Dxpedition to Macquarie Island (#9 on Club Log most wanted DXCC) in early 2018 with a total of 5 VK operators. More details to follow as we get closer to the date. *Macquarie Island webcam
JW6VDA – Svalbard
Tom, OH6VDA informs DX-World that he is going to Longyearbyen, Svalbard on a holiday trip, and propagation permitting will operate as JW6VDA on SSB only. No big expedition, holiday style operation. QSL info on qrz.com.
RI1ANO – South Shetlands
Alex, UA1OJL will be active from Bellinghausen station, King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) as RI1ANO from April 2017 to March 2018. QRV spare time on all bands CW, SSB & Digi. QSL via RN1ON, direct or bureau; OQRS on Club Log.
RI1ANN – Progress Station, Antarctica
Yuri Zaruba UA9OBA, President of Russian Robinson Club writes: Oleg ZS1OIN (UA3HK) has moved from the Russian Antarctic base “Molodezhnaya” to the station “Progress” located in coordinates 69*22’S, 76*23’E recently. Oleg managed to work RI1ANA from seasonal base “Molodezhnaya” on bands 21, 14, 7 and 3,5 MHz. Now he will be active on air with […]
3Y0G not happening anytime soon.
Marc, ON4WW says: The 3Y0G callsign was assigned to me two years ago by the Norwegian Communications Agency. I have no intentions to activate Bouvet this season, contrary to what some sources indicate.
3Y0I – Bouvet Island
The callsign 3Y0I has recently been added to the QRZ.com database. It has been granted to Dom, 3Z9DX who informs he also has landing permission. Earlier this week an update regarding 3Y0G was put out. Note: A message posted on eHam suggests 3 ops are sought to join 3Z9DX.
OA0MP – Machu Picchu Antarctic Base
NEWS UPDATE – dates of activity, January 9 to March 31, 2017. More info to follow, but the callsign OA0MP will soon be on air from the Machu Picchu Antarctic Base, South Shetland Islands, AN-010. QSL via OA4O.
LU4ZS – Seymour Island, AN-013
NEWS UPDATE – Operator Juan, LU4ZS is active from Marambio Base, Seymour Island, Antarctica for 4 more days. Activity mostly on 40m. QSL via LU4DXU.
[On Hold] Bouvet Island DXpedition 2017
NEWS UPDATE – Many will know that a planned expedition to Bouvet by 3Z9DX and others has, for the moment, been put on hold. While DX-World initially broke the news (below) about “strong rumours” of a Bouvet activity in 2017, we have since remained pretty quiet while others have continually published info about 3Y0G without […]
RI1ANA – Molodezhnaya Base, Antarctica.
Oleg, ZS1OIN will be active as RI1ANA from Molodezhnaya base, Enderby Land, Antarctica starting early December 2016 to early April 2017. QRV on 160-10m. QSL via ZS1OIN. In addition, look for Oleg as UA3HK/MM onboard the RV Akademik Fyodorov sailing from Cape Town to the Antarctic base station.
RI1ANC – Vostok Base, Antarctica
Alex, RD1AV will again be active from Vostok Station, Antarctica as RI1ANC from mid-December 2016 to mid-February 2017. QRV spare time on all bands CW, SSB & Digi. QSL via RN1ON, direct or bureau; OQRS on Club Log.
VP8DPK – South Georgia
Charles, W7AUM is currently on an expedition cruise (National Geographic Explorer) until November 29, 2016. He has with him an Elecraft KX3 transceiver and KXPA100 amplifier. Operating intermittently as W7AUM/C6A/MM from the ship’s bridge with 100 watts and a vertical (already installed on the ship) on November 9, 10, 13,14, 20, 21, 28, 29. QRV as […]
VP8ROT – Adelaide Island, AN-001
Mike, GM0HCQ is now back on board the RRS James Clark Ross following a crew change today. The ship is now preparing to head south, initially to open the summer only base at Signy Island (part of the South Orkney Island group). This will be followed by a science cruise across the Drake Passage and […]
DP1POL & DP0GVN – Neumayer Station III, Antarctica
Felix, DL5XL (N5BC), will once again operate from Antarctica using his callsign DP1POL. QTH is the German research base “Neumayer III” in Grid Locator IB59UH, IOTA AN-016, WWFF DLFF-022. Activity will be from November 2016 to February 2017 on the HF bands, mainly in CW and digital modes. QSL manager is Ray, DL1ZBO, who reliably […]
8J1RL & 8J6ØJARE – Antarctica
Yath, JG2MLI will be active from the SYOWA research station, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica as 8J1RL starting January 1, 2017 to January 20, 2018. In addition, to mark the 60th anniversary of Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions, Yath will also use the callsign 8J60JARE from time to time. QRV on 40-10, CW/SSB/FM/RTTY/PSK/JT9/JT65. QSL: bureau (for 8J60JARE), […]