The 2016 Honour Roll and Annual Listings have been posted on this website or can be downloaded here. 186 record-holders have scores of 1000 or more IOTA groups and 519 of at least 750 groups which is the number required for the IOTA Plaque. Amateurs from 100 countries now have the starter 100 Islands certificate. […]
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A bit more on 1U4UN !
UPDATE – Interesting updated QRZ.com biography! King Dmitri (RA9USU) features approx. 1:56 into the clip. In April 2015, Paul N6PSE interviewed Dmitri and asked him about being a King! Yes, I am the King of Bir Tawil. Last year I was travelling to the section of desert between Sudan and Egypt that neither country wants […]
[REMINDER] Early notice!
Just a short note to say that DX-World will be running a limited news service all of this week The reason: I’m going on DXpedition to Hawar Island AS-202NEW. This is my third participation in a new IOTA activation in just over 18 months, so looking forward very much to working familiar callsigns [and readers of DX-World] again. […]
V31HV – Belize
Henk, PA0C is active from Belize as V31HV until October 2016. QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15m; SSB, CW & JT65. QSL via H/c. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
XT2AEF & XT2IVU – Burkina Faso
JA3IVU and JH3AEF will again be active from Burkina Faso as XT2IVU and XT2AEF between April 28 to May 4, 2016. QRV on 80-6m, CW/SSB/Digi. QSL via H/cs. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
9M0S – Spratly Islands
UPDATE – Some pictures from 9M0S on Layang Layang Island. January 26, 2016 – Mike DF8AN, is proud to inform the DX community that he has received permission and licence from the Malaysian government to install and operate amateur radio equipment from the Malaysian Layang-Layang island in the Spratly archipelago between April 19-29, 2016. QRV […]
Intrepid Spirit Award
The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased to announce the recipient of the 4th annual “Intrepid Spirit Award”. We are pleased to have received so many worthy nominations to consider. This year’s award goes to a notable Dxer and Dxpeditioner that we have come to respect and admire greatly, Mr. Yasuo “Zorro” Miyazawa-JH1AJT. This award is to […]
XR0YS – Easter Island
Jeff, K5WE will be active as XR0YS from Hanga Roa, Easter Island beginning May 25 through Jun 8. He will operate all bands, mostly CW with some RTTY, including an entry in the WPX CW contest. Subject to reliable internet connection, logs will be uploaded to Club Log daily. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW […]
3W2DK – Vietnam
Mike, N0ODK will be active from Vung Tau, Vietnam as 3W2DK between October 20 to November 5, 2016. QRV on HF bands + 40m, SSB – some CW/Digi. QRV also in CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via H/c. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
V31DL, V31IM & V31BX – Belize
DL1AS, DM4IM and DK4BX will be active from Belize as V31DL, V31IM and V31BX between April 20 to May 20, 2016. In addition they will also use the Radio Club call of V3V. QRV on 160-6m, all modes. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
9M8RC – Satang Besar Isl OC-165
Alfa 9M8ADX, Wat 9M8WAT, Dennis 9W8DEN and Keith 9W8KIF will be active from Satang Besar Island, IOTA OC-165 between April 29 to May 1, 2016 as 9M8RC. QRV on HF bands. QSL via 9M8KIF (direct) FIRST FOR IOTA NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
TN2BJ & TN2MP – Congo
Now QRV – April 24 – Activity will take place between May 15-23, 2016. QRV on 20-10m, CW/SSB. QSL via H/cs. April 14 — We obtained licence from Congo telecom authorities at the end of February. All documents will be sent just before our activity for DXCC credit. Activity in April or May 2016, dates not […]
ZF2MN – Cayman Islands
REMINDER – John, 2M0JMN, informs DX-World that he will be active from the Cayman Islands as ZF2MN between June 3-17, 2016. QRV holiday-style, HF bands. QSL via M0OXO FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
9Q1HQ/1 & 9Q0HQ – Democratic Republic of Congo
Elvira, IV3FSG will be active from the D.R.C between April 22-30 as 9Q0HQ/1 and from May 1-22 as 9Q0HQ. QRV on 80 – 10m SSB, RTTY, PSK31. QSL via IK3GES. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
J68GU – St Lucia
Gerd, DL7VOG will again be active from St Lucia as J68GU between May 11-22, 2016. QRV on 80-6m, CW/RTTY/PSK. QSL via H/c. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
YD4IRS/5 – Mentawai Islands, OC-215
Look for Robby, YD4IRS to be active from North Pagai Island, Mentawai, West Sumatra (OC-215) between April 19-23, 2016. QRV on 80-40-15-10m, mostly CW. QSOs be uploaded to eQSL, LoTW, Club Log. Webpage FIRST FOR IOTA NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
V63DX & V63IM – Pohnpei, F.S.M
CANCELLED – JA7HMZ and JA7EPO will be active from Pohnpei, F.S.M as V63DX and V63IM between June 10-18, 2016. QRV on 80-10m, Digi. QSL via H/cs. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
Test your DX knowledge!
UPDATE – Answers now available here Thanks to all who took the time to complete the quiz and email their answers. Nobody got full marks but one operator was very close to getting all questions correct with a total score of 22. Take a bow, OH1HAQ. A full size DX-World flag is on its way […]
Update on Aves Island
UPDATE – Further new info here April 8, 2016 — Interested reader, Radi F6GNZ, recently contacted DX-World saying he had asked Rafael YV5RED, Founder Member of the 4M5DX GROUP if there were any ongoing plans for the next Aves Island DXpedition. Below we show the reply. It is very difficult because there are many legal […]