NEWS UPDATE – April 6, 2016. LINK May 16, 2015 — According to well placed sources at the Dayton Hamvention, a team plan to activate Scarborough Reef (BS7) next year (2016). While we have no more info at the moment, updates to follow once we get full details. Stay tuned.. Note: Out of interest you may like […]
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GS8VL/P – Shiant Islands, EU-112
NEWS UPDATE – This activity will now take place, weather permitting, April 14-17, 2016. August 19, 2015 – Due to forecast high winds this coming weekend, the GS8VL team have decided to cancel their expedition as landing on the island is difficult in rough seas. A new activation date will be announced later. August 6, 2015 – […]
E51MRC – South Cooks
Mike, ZL1MRC will be active from Muri, South Cook Islands as E51MRC between April 13-22, 2016. QRV on HF bands, 100w. QSL via H/c. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
CY9C – St. Paul Dxpedition 2016
NEWS UPDATE – The countdown is on; just 60 days ‘til activation. Procurement of final materials and supplies is in process and being shipped to team member K8LEE – Wayne. Wayne and Jay-K4ZLE will rent a cargo van for transport of most of the gear to our staging area in Canada departing their homes around 12 […]
QSL – 3XY5M
Message from Michael, 3XY5M (PA5M) FYI: I would like to request all HAM’s (who haven’t got their card yet) who have requested a 3XY5M QSL card via OQRS (direct or buro) or direct by mail to contact me via . I am back home as of 18 April and will start sending those cards. 73 […]
HH2/VA3MPG – Haiti
Message from James Nat, HH2/VA3MPG I am taking part in a United Nations mission in Haiti. I landed November 17th 2015 and will be operating portable until November 17th 2016. I am stationed in Port Au Prince but will be in other parts of the country as well. Thus far there has been a keen […]
YB9K – Satonda Island OC-150
A team consisting YB9KA, YB9IPY, YC9HF, YC9JAJ & YB9GV will be active from Satonda Island OC-150 as YB9K between April 12-16, 2016. QRV on 20, 15 & 10m. QSL via DL3KZA. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
HD2RRC – Puna Island, SA-034
Message from Vasily, R7AA Vasily, R7AA and Alexey, HC2AO (maybe in company with Fausto, HC5VF, Placido, CO7YM, and Gunther, HC2G) are going to be active from Puna Island SA-034 in the Gulf of Guyaquil some time in the second part of April 2016. HD2RRC call has been requested; HC5ZY/2/p or HC2GRC/p may be used as […]
9M6 – East Malaysia
Hrane, YT1AD/YT5A and Acim, YT3W will visit Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia between May 13-19, 2016. QRV on 160-10m, CW & SSB when time permits. QSL via H/cs. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
VK6NAX/P – Boullanger and Favorite Islands, OC-183
Message from Pavel, VK6NAX Boullanger and Favorite Islands of OC-183 group in Western Australia will be activated from 15 to 18 of April 2016. Most operations scheduled on 7/14/21 MHz CW, 7/21 MHz SSB possible (propagation dependent). At the moment we have two operators confirmed VK6NAX and VK6FSAG. Activation schedule (times and freqs) and QSL […]
CE0Y/LU4DXU – Easter Island
Henry, LU4DXU will be signing CE0Y/LU4DXU when in Easter Island from 16 through 29 April. Equipment: Yaesu 897, PA 500W, Antenna Diamond CP6A, 80-6 mts & dipoles. Mode SSB. QSL via LU4DXU (Check QRZ.com) FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
QSL status – 8T2BH
8T2BH QSL manager, Gianni I1HYW, updates readers: I have not printed the QSL cards yet as I am still waiting some better pictures from Bhagwati, which should come shortly. Then I will prepare a sample of the QSL to send to the printer. I hope the QSLs will be ready by the end of April/beginning […]
9X9MM – Rwanda
Backpacking around Africa, Mike SQ3PMM is currently active from various locations in Rwanda as 9X9MM. QRV when time permits, mostly 20m SSB; slow CW. QSL via QRZ.com info. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
V85/OE9SBD – Brunei
Bernhard, OE9SBD will be active from Gadong, Brunei as V85/OE9SBD between April 18-22, 2016. QRV on HF bands, CW. QSL via OE9SBD or V85AVE FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
Top 10 again!
Since the start of 2016, the DX-World flag has been flying on 3 Most Wanted Top 10 DXCC entities. K5P (Palmyra), VP8STI (South Sandwich) & FT4JA (Juan de Nova). Thanks to all those teams for the flying the flag! What a thrill to see! Regular readers will realise both the signed K5P and VP8STI flags […]
3V8SM – Djerba Island, AF-083
3V/KF5EYY, 3V8SM, 3V/F4HJD and 3V8CB will be active from Djerba Island AF-083 as 3V8SM between April 1-3, 2016. QRV on HF bands; CW & SSB. QSL via LX1NO, LoTW. FIRST FOR IOTA NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
8Q7NT – Maldives
Ben, DL1RNT will be active holiday-style as 8Q7NT from Embudu, South Male Atoll, Maldives between April 5-17, 2016. QRV on 40-10m, CW/RTTY/PSK. QSL via H/c. FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
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P5/3Z9DX Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea — 2015 operation
TK9C – Corsica
IK2AHB, IW2MZX, IW2NAP, IW5ELA, IZ2AJE, IZ2GMT and IW2MZX will be active from Corsica as TK9C between April 21-25, 2016. QRV on HF bands, CW/SSB. QSL via IK2AHB (OQRS). FIRST FOR DX NEWS – DX-WORLD.NET
KK6EK live interview from Heard Island
Starts at 17:45 mins.