3B9 - Toshi JA8BMK, Ken JA8CDG/JN1THL and Yoshiko JQ1LCW will be active
as 3B9DX from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) on 1-10 March. They will
operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 80-10 metres. QSL direct to
EA5GL. [TNX DX World]
7P - Once again Peter, EI7CC will be active as 7P8PB from Lesotho on
6-26 March. He will operate holiday style from the station of his
brother-in-law Gerry, 7P8CC (EI8CC, the Irish amabassador to
Lesotho). QSL via EI7CC, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded
to LoTW on a daily basis is at all possible. [TNX EI7CC]
8P - Gerry, W1VE will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as 8P1V
from Barbados. The week before the contest, starting on 26
February, he will be QRV as 8P9RM on 160-6 metres, with a focus on
CW and the low bands, with "some SSB and RTTY thrown in". QSL
direct to home call. [TNX W1VE]
9M4_spr- Christian EA3NT had to withdraw from the 10-18 March 9M4SLL
DXpedition [425DXN 1132] due to work reasons, but he has been
replaced by Pista HA5AO and George HA5UK. The other operators are
John 9M6XRO, Steve 9M6DXX, James 9V1YC, Don G3BJ, Tony KM0O and Ben
N6MUF/DJ0YI. 9M4SLL will operate from Pulau Layang Layang, Spratly
Islands (AS-051) with five stations simultaneously at peak times,
using full legal power linear amplifiers on all stations and
vertical antennas sited within a few metres of the ocean. Activity
will be on 160-10 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY. There will be no 60m
operation as that is not permitted by the Malaysian licence. QSL
via M0URX (OQRS for direct and bureau cards at http://m0urx.com/).
Logs will be uploaded to LoTW within a few days after the end of
the operation. Further information, including suggested operating
frequencies, can be found at http://m0urx.com/9m4sll [TNX 9M6DXX]
CE0_ei - Nigel G3TXF, Martin G3ZAY, Michael G7VJR and John G4IRN will be
active as XR0YG from Easter Island (SA-001) on 20-27 March. They
will operate mainly CW on 160-10 metres, with a focus on the low
bands and Europe. QSL via G3TXF (OQRS for direct and bureau cards
on Club Log). They plan to upload their logs to Club Log and LoTW
during the expedition. Chile experiences regular earthquakes, and
the XR0YG team is making a donation of $500 to RCCh (Radio Club de
Chile) "in support of their emergency communications projects, in
appreciation of their friendly backing of our expedition,
especially for their help with our licenses and 30m permits for
Easter Island". The website for the expedition is at
http://xr0yg.com/
FM - Al, F5VHJ will be active as FM/F5VHJ from Martinique (NA-107) from
25 February to 3 March, including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest as TO5A. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
[TNX NG3K]
JA - Special event station 8J6ISG will be active on all bands and modes
between 1 March and 30 April to celebrate the opening of the new
airport of Ishigaki (AS-024). QSL via the JARL bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]
PJ2 - Ulf, DL5AXX will be active as PJ2/DL5AXX from Curacao (SA-099)
from 24 February to 11 March. He will operate holiday style on
80-10 metres, mainly CW with some RTTY. QSL via home call; an OQRS
for bureau cards can be found at www.dl5axx.de [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - PU5IKE and PP5RK will operate SSB and digital modes as ZW5WIM from
Ilha da Paz (SA-027) and lighthouse on 23-24 February. QSL via
PU5IKE, direct or bureau, plus LoTW and eQSL. [TNX PT7WA]
UA - Celebrating the 95th anniversary of the Russian National Military
Forces, special callsign UE95RA (Russian Army) will be in use
until 24 February on all bands and modes. QSL via UA3YLP. [TNX
RV3YR]
V3 - Lee N8LJ (V31LJ), Stan AC8W (V31AC) and Jim KB8TXZ (V31VJ) will be
active from Belize from 27 February to 6 March. They plan to be
QRV on 160-6 metres CW, RTTY and SSB and to operate a multi-single
entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL V31LJ via K8ESQ, QSL V31AC
and V31VJ via KB8TXZ. [TNX AC8JF]
VP2V - Larry, KE2VB will be active as VP2V/KE2VB from the British Virgin
Islands (NA-023) from 27 February to 4 March, including an entry
in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. He will operate CW and SSB before and
after the contest, hopefully on 160-10 metres. QSL via NR6M.
W - Lou, W0FK plans to be active from Longboat Key (NA-034) on 2-16
March. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
W - Pete, VE3IKV will be active as W4/VA3RA from St. Simons Island
(NA-058) on 2 March and from Key West (NA-062) on 3-15 March. Look
for him on 30 and 17 metres CW. A side trip to the Dry Tortugas
(NA-079) is planned on 11-14 March, if the weather is fine. Expect
him to be signing VE3IKV/W4 while on NA-079 (a low-power battery
and solar power CW operation on 30, 17 and 6 metres). QSLs via
VE3IKV, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
XU - Eddy, ON4AFU (www.on4afu.net) will be active as XU7AFU from
Cambodia until 14 March. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres
with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via ON4AFU, direct or bureau.
YN - Scott, K7ZO will be active as YN5Z from Nicaragua from 27 February
until 3 March. His main focus will be a SOAB entry in the the ARRL
DX SSB Contest. QSL direct to K7ZO and LoTW.
YS - John, NO7B will be active as YS1/NO7B from El Salvador from 21
February to 12 March. He will operate SSB only on 40-10 metres.
QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZA - Max, IZ4JMA reports he is now living in Albania and will be on the
air as ZA/IZ4JMA starting from 25 February for 18 months at least.
He can be QRV on all bands and modes. QSL via IZ4JMA.
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
CQ WW 160-METER CONTEST (SSB) ---> Objective of the contest is for amateurs
around the world to work as many US States, Canadian provinces and
countries as possible on 160 metres CW (http://cq160.com/rules.htm). A list
of stations that have announced their participation in this year's event
(from 22.00 UTC on 22 February through 22.00 UTC on the 24th) is maintained
by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160s2013.html
NA-066 ---> The 20-24 February K6PV/6 activity from Santa Catalina Island
[425DXN 1137] has been cancelled due to sea conditions. [TNX The Daily DX]
SA-030 ---> The 21-24 February CV5A activity from Flores Island [425DXN
1137] has been postponed until further notice while the Uruguayan Navy
recovers the remains of an aircraft that crashed off Flores back in June
2012.
