Tuesday, August 28, 2018

This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           August 27 - September 3, 2018 Edition

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73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn@hornucopia.com)

This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Hawaii QSO Party: 0400Z, Aug 25 to 0400Z, Aug 27
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          Multi-Multi (Low/High)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: HI: RS(T) + QTH
           non-HI W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province)
           DX: RS(T)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per SSB QSO
             3 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: HI: Each HI QTH once
              HI: Each state/province/territory/country once
              non-HI: Each HI QTH once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 30, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://hawaiiqsoparty.org/LogUploads/Upload.html
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.hawaiiqsoparty.org/Rules/HQP/HQPRules-2018-A.html

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 29
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
           non-NA: Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band
              Each VE province/territory once per band
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z August 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 29 and 1900Z-2000Z, Aug 29 and 0300Z-0400Z, Aug 30
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
           non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z September 1, 2018
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Aug 31
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0230Z September 1, 2018
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Aug 31
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 2, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 31
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KL7 and KH6) once per band
              Each VE province once per band
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 2, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://ncccsprint.com/ladder.html

G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest: 2300Z, Aug 31 to 2300Z, Sep 2
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: QRO
          QRP
          Club
Exchange: FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + name + FISTS No.
           non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with non-member
             5 points per QSO with FISTS member
Multipliers: Each state, province or DXCC country once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 2, 2018
E-mail logs to: g3zqslogs[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail logs to: Karl Zuk, N2KZ,
               15 Flintlock Ridge Rd
               Katonah, NY 10536
               USA
Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html

All Asian DX Contest, Phone: 0000Z, Sep 1 to 2400Z, Sep 2
Geographic Focus: Asia
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Phone
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Asian Single Op Single Band (High/Low)
          Non-Asian Single Op Single Band (High)
          JA Single Op All Band (High/Low/Junior/Silver)
          Asian Single Op All Band (High/Low)
          Non-Asian Single Op All Band (High)
          Multi-Single
          Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
Exchange: RS + 2-digit age
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Asian Stations: DXCC entities once per band
              non-Asian Stations: Asian prefixes once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 3, 2018
E-mail logs to: aaph[at]jarl[dot]org
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxssb_cab3.php
Mail logs to: JARL, All Asian DX Contest, Phone
               170-8073
               Japan
Find rules at: https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2018AA_rule.htm

Russian RTTY WW Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 1
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
          Single Op Single Band
          Multi-Single
          SWL
Exchange: RU: RST + 2-letter oblast
           non-RU: RST + CQ Zone
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with same continent
             10 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each RU Oblast once per band
              Each DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 11, 2018
E-mail logs to: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/93

CWOps CW Open: 0000Z-0359Z, Sep 1 and 1200Z-1559Z, Sep 1 and 2000Z-2359Z, Sep 1
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Serial No. + Name
Work stations: Once per band per time segment
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once per time segment
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 16, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/cwops/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/

Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Sep 1 and 0630Z-0659Z, Sep 1 and 0700Z-0729Z, Sep 1 and 0730Z-0800Z, Sep 1
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO)
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 1 point per km
Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points
Submit logs by: September 8, 2018
E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng

Colorado QSO Party: 1300Z, Sep 1 to 0400Z, Sep 2
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Mobile Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low)
          Mobile Multi-Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low)
          Portable Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low)
          Portable Multi-Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low)
          School(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: CO: Name + county
           W/VE: Name + (state/province)
           DX: Name + DXCC prefix
Work stations: Once per band per mode per CO county
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
             Double QSO points for countries outside of W/VE
Multipliers: CO Stations: Each CO county, state, VE province, DXCC country, maritime region once per mode
              Non-CO: Each county once per mode
              Power: (see rules)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: October 6, 2018
E-mail logs to: coqplogs[at]ppraa[dot]org
Mail logs to: Colorado QSO Party
               PO Box 16521
               Colorado Springs, CO 80935-6521
               USA
Find rules at: http://ppraa.org/coqp

IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB: 1300Z, Sep 1 to 1259Z, Sep 2
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (see your national society rules)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
Submit logs by: September 17, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/logupload/ssb/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/en/

RSGB SSB Field Day: 1300Z, Sep 1 to 1300Z, Sep 2
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Fixed
          Portable (QRP/GRP-RenewableEnergy/Low)
          Assisted Portable
Max power: Low: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with fixed EU stations
             3 points per QSO with fixed non-EU stations
             4 points per QSO with portable/mobile EU stations
             6 points per QSO with portable/mobile non-EU stations
Multipliers: DXCC entities once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 7, 2018
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/rnfd.shtml

AGCW Straight Key Party: 1300Z-1600Z, Sep 1
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: 5W (A)
          50W (B)
          150W (C)
          SWL (D)
Exchange: AGCW: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Class + "/" + Name + "/" + Age
QSO Points: 9 points per A-A QSO
             7 points per A-B QSO
             5 points per A-C QSO
             4 points per B-B QSO
             3 points per B-C QSO
             2 points per C-C QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: September 30, 2018
E-mail logs to: htp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY
               Birnheck 2
               D-65779 Kelkheim
               Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/straight-key-party-htp

Alabama QSO Party: 1500Z, Sep 1 to 0300Z, Sep 2
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          M/S (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          M/M (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Mobile Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Mobile Single Op + Driver (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Mobile Multi-Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: AL: RS(T) + County
           non-AL: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 points per phone QSO
             2 points per CW QSO
Multipliers: AL Stations: Each state, VE province/territory, country once per mode
              non-AL Stations: Each AL county once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 1, 2018
E-mail logs to: logs[at]alabamaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/

PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint: 2000Z, Sep 1 to 2000Z, Sep 2
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: PSK31
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: QRP
          Low Power
          Medium Power
          High Power
Max operating hours: 6
Max power: High: 100 watts
            Medium: 50 watts
            Low: 20 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point/QSO
Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 9, 2018
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/jay-hudak-memorial-80m-sprint

WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone: 1000Z-1400Z, Sep 2
Mode: SSB
Bands: 2m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
          Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
          SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square
           Other: RS + serial no. + country
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 23, 2018
E-mail logs to: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
               14 York Avenue
               Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
               United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules

Tennessee QSO Party: 1800Z, Sep 2 to 0300Z, Sep 3
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
Classes: Fixed (Single Op/Multi-Op)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
          Mobile (Single Op/Multi-Op)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: TN: RS(T) + county
           non-TN: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO
             (see rules for bonus QSO points)
Multipliers: TN: TN counties, states, provinces, DXCC countries once per band
              non-TN: TN counties once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: October 3, 2018
E-mail logs to: logs[at]tnqp[dot]org
Mail logs to: Tennessee QSO Party
               c/o Doug Smith, W9WI
               1389 Old Clarksville Pike
               Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098
               USA
Find rules at: http://tnqp.org/rules/

MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint: 2300Z, Sep 3 to 0300Z, Sep 4
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 Watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (member no./power output)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with members
             2 points per QSO with non-member W/VE stations
             4 points per QSO with non-member DX stations
Multipliers: Each state, province or country, once per band
              Bonus: multiply total points by 1.25 if xmtr or receiver is homebrew
              Bonus: multiply total points by 1.5 if both xmtr and receiver are homebrew
Score Calculation: Total score = bonus multiplier x total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 17, 2018
E-mail logs to: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: Hank Greeb, N8XX
               5727 11 Mile Rd NE
               Rockford, MI 49341
               USA
Find rules at: https://www.miqrp.net/contest

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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint                           2300Z, Sep 3 to 0300Z, Sep 4
ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0100Z-0300Z, Sep 4
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Sep 5
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Sep 5
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Sep 5
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Sep 6
NRAU 10m Activity Contest                            1700Z-1800Z, Sep 6 (CW)
                                                      1800Z-1900Z, Sep 6 (SSB)
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Sep 6 (FM)
                                                      2000Z-2100Z, Sep 6 (Dig)
SKCC Sprint Europe                                   1900Z-2100Z, Sep 6
UKEICC 80m Contest                                   2000Z-2100Z, Sep 6
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Sep 7
NCCC Sprint Ladder                                   0230Z-0300Z, Sep 7
WAE DX Contest, SSB                                  0000Z, Sep 8 to 2359Z, Sep 9
Kulikovo Polye Contest                               0000Z-2359Z, Sep 8
SARL Field Day Contest                               1000Z, Sep 8 to 1000Z, Sep 9
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon                             1200Z, Sep 8 to 2400Z, Sep 9
Ohio State Parks on the Air                          1400Z-2200Z, Sep 8
Russian Cup Digital Contest                          1500Z-1859Z, Sep 8
                                                      0600Z-0959Z, Sep 9
ARRL September VHF Contest                           1800Z, Sep 8 to 0300Z, Sep 10
North American Sprint, CW                            0000Z-0400Z, Sep 9
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint              0000Z-0200Z, Sep 10
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB                          1900Z-2030Z, Sep 10

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SARL HF Digital Contest:   August 26, 2018
E-mail: zs4bfn[at]mweb[dot]co[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201712180812348XdiUz5yFy.PDF

NCCC RTTY Sprint:   August 26, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest:   August 26, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/

NCCC Sprint Ladder:   August 26, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://ncccsprint.com/ladder.html

SKCC Sprint:   August 26, 2018
E-mail summary: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/

WAE DX Contest, CW:   August 27, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.dxhf.darc.de/~waecwlog/upload.cgi?form=referat
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/referat-conteste/worked-all-europe-dx-contest/en/

SCC RTTY Championship:   August 28, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://lea.hamradio.si/scc/rtty/rtty_log_submission.htm
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://lea.hamradio.si/scc/rtty/rttyrules.htm

Russian District Award Contest:   August 31, 2018
E-mail: rx3rc[at]rdaward[dot]org
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://rdaward.org/rdac1.htm

Portugal Day Contest:   September 1, 2018
E-mail: rep-concursos[at]rep[dot]pt
Mail: REP – Rede dos Emissores Portugueses
        Manager de Concursos e Diplomas
        Avenida Yasser Arafar nº 4 A
        2770-375 Amadora
        Portugal
Find rules at: http://www.rep.pt/portugal_day_contest/rules.html

SARL HF CW Contest:   September 2, 2018
E-mail: zs4bfn[at]mweb[dot]co[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201712180812348XdiUz5yFy.PDF

Keyman's Club of Japan Contest:   September 5, 2018
E-mail: 2018kcjtest[at]kcj−cw[dot]com
Mail: Takayuki Mori JI1XSE
        Saida 556-36
        Tamamura machi, Sawa gun, Gunma 370-1131
        Japan

Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/18_kcj_contest_rule_e.pdf

50 MHz Fall Sprint:   September 8, 2018
E-mail: NT4RT[at]ARRL[dot]net
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: Bruce Randall
        928 Falls Rd.
        Rock Hill, SC 29730
Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/2018_SVHFS_FallSprints.pdf

Maryland-DC QSO Party:   September 11, 2018
E-mail: MDCQSOP[at]w3vpr[dot]org
Mail: MDC QSO Party
        P.O. Box 308
        Davidsonville, MD 21035
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.w3vpr.org/sites/default/files/mdcqsoparty/Documents/Maryland_QSO_Party_Rules_2018.pdf

SARTG WW RTTY Contest:   September 12, 2018
E-mail: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php
Mail: SARTG Contest Manager
        Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
        Pilspetsvagen 4
        SE-29166 Kristianstad
        Sweden
Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm

MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest:   September 15, 2018
E-mail: mssprint[at]mmmonvhf[dot]de
Mail: A.F. Veldhuijsen, PA4EME
        Westlandstraat 9
        6137 KE Sittard
        The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ctestinfo.php

W/VE Islands QSO Party:   September 15, 2018
E-mail: ns4j[at]usislands[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://usislands.org/qso-party-rules/

CVA DX Contest, CW:   September 15, 2018
E-mail: cw[at]craec[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://glauberviana2009.wixsite.com/cva3-dx-html/regulamento

CVA DX Contest, SSB:   September 15, 2018
E-mail: ssb[at]craec[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://glauberviana2009.wixsite.com/cva3-dx-html/regulamento

Ohio QSO Party:   September 24, 2018
Upload log at: http://www.ohqp.org/index.php/submit-log/
Mail: Ohio QSO Party
        c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR
        30499 Jackson Rd.
        Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1730
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.ohqp.org/index.php/rules/

YO DX HF Contest:   September 25, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]yodx[dot]ro
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.yodx.ro/en/english

ALARA Contest:   September 30, 2018
E-mail: alaracontest[at]wia[dot]org[dot]au
Mail: Mrs. Marilyn Syme VK5DMS
        14/142 Marian Rd.
        Glynde SA 5070
        AUSTRALIA
Find rules at: http://www.alara.org.au/contests/

Hawaii QSO Party:   September 30, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://hawaiiqsoparty.org/LogUploads/Upload.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.hawaiiqsoparty.org/Rules/HQP/HQPRules-2018-A.html

Kansas QSO Party:   October 1, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]ksqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: Kansas QSO Party
        c/o Bob Harder, W0BH
        Box 3000
        Hesston, KS 67062
        USA
Find rules at: http://ksqsoparty.org/rules/KSQPRules2018.pdf

ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest:   October 16, 2018
E-mail: (upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrl10gscoresubmission.php
Mail: 10 GHz Contest
        ARRL Contest Branch
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up
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Friday, August 24, 2018

425 DX Group Info 24 August 2018

25 August 2018                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1425

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                         **** DX INFORMATION ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3B8    - Hans, PA3HGT will be active again as 3B8/PA3HGT from Mauritius
         (AF-049) on 4-24 September. He will operate SSB and possibly some
         digital mode on 40, 20 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or
         bureau. [TNX DX World]
7Q     - Alex, IW5ELA will operate mainly CW as 7Q7ELA on 17-26 September.
         It will be a "suitcase operation" while touring Malawi. All QSOs
         will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Logsearch on Club
         Log.
CE     - XR208A, XR208B, XR208C and XR208D are the special callsigns for the
         Discolo DX Group (http://discolodxgroup.cl/) to celebrate the 208th
         anniversary of the First Government Junta. Established on 18
         September 1810, it proclaimed Chile an autonomous republic within
         the Spanish monarchy, and w as the earliest step in the Chilean
         struggle for independence. They will operate SSB, PSK31 and FT8 on
         the HF bands on 1-30 September. All QSOs will be confirmed
         automatically via the bureau.
EA9    - Haru, JA1XGI will be active as EA9/W1XGI from Melilla on 16-22
         October. He will operate mainly CW and FT8 on various HF bands. QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via JA1XGI. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
F      - Philippe, F5PTA will be active as TM70ONU from Lyon (France)
         between 1 September and 27 December. The special callsign is in
         celebration of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations General
         Assembly's adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration
         of Human Rights (10 December 1948). QSL via eQSL only.
FG     - Laci, HA0NAR will be active as FG/HG0R from Guadeloupe (NA-102)
         from 27 August to 7 September. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
         160-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or via home call. [TNX DX
         World]
HB0    - Look for Tina, HB0/DL5YL and Fred, HB0/DL5YM to be active once
         again from Masescha, Liechtenstein from 20 September to 6 October.
         They will operate CW, some SSB and RTTY during the CQ WW DX RTTY
         Contest. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 has been on Minami Torishima [425DXN 1403] since
         17 May, and will remain there until 6 September (later than
         expected). In his spare time he operates CW on 17 and 15 metres.
         QSL via JA8CJY [(direct) or via JG8NQJ (bureau).
JW     - Torsten, DL4APJ (digital modes and SSB) and Peter, DJ2AX (CW and
         SSB) will be active as JW/DL4APJ and JW/DJ2AX from the JW5E club
         station in Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 20-25 September. QSL
         via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
KH2    - After atteding this weekend's JARL Ham Fair in Tokyo, Martti OH2BH
         will be active as AH3D/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) from 28 August to 3
         September. He plans to participate in the All Asian DX Contest with
         "another slick contest call" to be announced. QSL via OH2BH. [TNX
         N7NG]
OZ     - Maarten PD2R (OV2T), Jan PA7JWC (5Q7DX), Wino PA0ABM and Sven
         PA1SVM will be active from Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171) on 14-21
         September. They will operate SSB and CW on 40-6 metres with two
         stations.   QSL 5Q7DX v ia PA7JWC (bureau preferred) or LOTW;
         logsearch on Club Log. QSL OV2T via PA0ABM or LoTW; logsearch and
         OQRS on Club Log.
SV5    - Claudio, HB9OAU will be active again as SV5/HB9OAU from Karpathos,
         Dodecanese (EU-001) on 8-20 September. He will operate SSB and FT8
         on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call (direct or bureau), LoTW and
         eQSL; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
TA     - Ankara Youth Contest Team's members Golkem, TA7AZC and Furkan,
         TA7AOF will be active as TC2F between 29 August and 4 September,
         Including participation in the All Asian DX SSB Contest (1-2
         September). QSL via LoTW, direct or by the bureau. [TNX NG3K]
TT     - Ken, LA7GIA will be active as TT8KO from N'Djamena, Chad on 9-21
         October. He will operate CW and maybe some SSB on 160-10 metres.
         More information is expected in due course.
VK     - 22 September 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the first wireless
         transmission between Australia and the United Kingdom. Messages
         were transmitted from the Marconi station at Waunfawr (Wales) and
         were received by Ernest Fisk at Wahroonga (Sydney). As part of the
         Centenary celebrations, the Wireless Institute of Australia will
         hold an on-air event that will run on 1-30 September. State and
         Territory special callsigns VI#MARCONI will be active on a roster
         basis. In addition, the Hornsby and Districts Amateur Radio Club
         will be active as VK100MARCONI. Complete information can be found
         on http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/marconi100/about/.
W      - Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the 19th annual Route 66 On The
         Air special event celebrates the historic US Highway 66. Twenty-one
         amateur radio stations using 1x1 callsigns (from W6A through W6U)
         will operate from cities along the "Mother Road" on 8-16 September.
         See http://w6jbt.org/ for information about the event and QSL
         routes.
ZA     - A large team of operators from Albania, Austria and Slovenia will
         be active as ZA5V from Lake Shkodra (JN92rd) on 1-12 October. They
         will be QRV on 6 and 2 metres EME, as well on 80-10 metres "all
         modes". QSL via OE6FNG.
ZL7    - Shige JH1GNU, Kaz JH1HRJ and Tack JE1SCJ will be active as ZL7X
         from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 16-22 October. They will
         operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres. Announced frequencies for
         "Fox & Hound" FT8 are 3563, 7060, 10140, 14095, 18105, 21095, 24920
         and 28095 kHz. More information on https://www.qrz.com/db/zl7x. QSL
         via LoTW and eQSL; traditional cards via JA0VSH, direct or bureau.
         Logsearch on Club Log.

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                         *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
                         **** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!

4U1UN ---> On 22 August Adrian, KO8SCA completed the installation of the
antenna on the roof of the United Nations HQ building in New York City. He
was able "to put 4U1UN on the air from the 41st floor to run some tests at
the barefoot levels. He managed to work about 50 stations on 14.240 MHz
between about 1615Z and 1645Z. In the future he hopes to be able to get the
amplifier online and remote the station down to the third floor. This new
location will make it easier for guest operators to activate the 4U1UN
station". QSL via LoTW, or via HB9BOU (direct or bureau). [TNX The Daily DX]

RI0B ---> Along all the way from Arkhangelsk to Cape Chelyuskin and back,
the RI0B team will be signing RT9K/mm while sailing on the yacht "Apostol
Andrey" (whose worldwide-famous skipper, Nikolay Litau, is an amateur radio
operator himself, R3CN). Three operators (UA9KDF, UA9LDD and UA1QV) will
leave Arkhangelsk on 25-26 August. They will meet the rest of the team
(RW0BG and UA0BA) at Dikson on 5 September, and then proceed immediately to
the Firnley Islands (AS-054). On their way back they will stop and be QRV
from other five IOTA groups: AS-121, AS-104, AS-068, AS-087 and AS-005.
Owing to the long route and unpredicatble weather conditions, it is not
possible to announce the actual dates of island activity. Read the latest
news on http://legendsarctic.com/novosti as well as the DXpedition's diary
on http://legendsarctic.com/dnevnik_ekspedicii_ri0b.

YASME ---> The Yasme Foundation (http://www.yasme.org/) has announced the
election of Marty Woll, N6VI as the newest Foundation Director. The Board of
Directors now includes N0AX (President), K4ZW (Vice-President and Interim
Secretary),   W6OAT (Treasurer), PB2T,   OH2BH, K3ZO,   W6RGG and   N6VI
(Directors). The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized
to support scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio,
including DXing and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in
developing countries.

+ SILENT KEYS + Marek Bobowski, SP8CUW died tragically of electrocution on
18 August, while working on his contest station. He was the driving force
behind the SN8B Contest Team, and a team member of SN0HQ. Also reported SK
is Witold "Wit" Marchewka, SP6WM who passed away on 21 August. Licenced
since 1952, he was "a mentor and one of the pioneers of amateur radio in
Lower Silesia", SQ6IYV says.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C0W, 3C3W,3G9JA, 4B4B (NA-030),
5C5AF (AF-065), 9A1WFF (EU-136), 9A90P (EU-090), 9X9PJ, C8X (AF-061),
CP9/DF7NX, CR3DX, DK80FOC, DU1IST, E51AND, EJ7NET, FJ/W9DR, H40D (OC-179),
H44R (OC-168), H44R/p (OC-158), JD1BMH (AS-031), JY4CI, KL7RRC/p (NA-234),
KP2/K3TEJ, LX1JX, LX2A, RI1ANU, RI1FJM, S01WS, S9ZZ, SV2ASP/A, SV5/DJ7RJ,
TK5AE, TK5MH, UK8FF, VE1FA/KL (NA-121), VE8TA, VK5CE/6, VK5CE/p, VK9X/PE7T,
VO1SIX, VP9KF, VY0ERC (NA-008), XP3A, YB8BMW/p (OC-242), YB8HZ/p (OC-242),
Z68M, ZS9Z, ZZ18FWC.

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25 August 2018                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1425
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                          *******   CALENDAR *******
                          ===========================
                           Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till 25/08      K4G: St George Island (NA-085)                        1423
till 25/08      OE18BALLON: special callsign                          1423
till 25/08      OJ0C: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1417
till 25/08      V47FWX: St Kitts (NA-104)                             1423
till 26/08      EJ0DXG: Bere Island (EU-121)                          1412
till 26/08      OE23HABC: special callsign                            1423
till 26/08      RT65KI: Idlidlya Island (AS-065)                      1421
till 26/08      Z6/IZ5YHD: Kosovo                                     1423
till 27/08      OX/W0GPR: Greenland (NA-018)                          1422
till 27/08      Z68HZ: Kosovo                                         1423
till 29/08      OX3LX: Uummannaq Island (NA-134)                      1422
till 29/08      XT2BR: Burkina Faso                                   1424
till 30/08      A35JLL: Tonga (Vava'u group, OC-064)                  1421
till 31/08      CY1R: Newfoundland (NA-027)                           1422
till 31/08      LZ1146SPS: special callsign                           1392
till 31/08      VI50IARU3: special callsign                           1410
till 31/08      VI70MI: Australia                                     1415
till 01/09      9M61MA, 9M61MB, 9M61MC, 9M61MD: West Malaysia         1421
till 01/09      9M61MJ, 9M61MK, 9M61MM, 9M61MN: West Malaysia         1421
till 01/09      9M61MP, 9M61MR, 9M61MT, 9M61MW, 9M61MY: West Malaysia 1421
till 01/09      9M61MQ and 9M61MS: East Malaysia                      1421
till 01/09      ER/IK1HGE: Moldova                                    1424
till 04/09      TM100HAB: special callsign (France)                   1424
till 06/09      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1425
till 10/09      TK/DJ0TP: Corsica (EU-014)                            1422
till 15/09      4W6VA: Timor Leste (OC-148)                           1419
till 20/09      GB250CC: special callsign (England)                   1423
till 30/09      EI0DXG: Ireland (EU-115)                              1412
till 20/10      9A6DR/p: Kolocep Island (EU-016)                      1423
till 20/10      IB2RT: special callsign                               1403
till 31/10      BV50IARU: special callsign                            1414
till 31/10      HL50IARU: special callsign                            1410
till 31/10      HS50IARU: special callsign                            1414
till 31/10      OL100CSR: special event callsign                      1424
till 31/10      OM100CSR: special event callsign                      1424
till 13/11      OE100: special prefix                                 1401
till 31/12      4K100W: special callsign                              1400
till 31/12      5W20SAMOA: special callsign (Samoa, OC-097)           1392
till 31/12      9A36W and 9A61AA: special callsigns                   1391
till 31/12      DA200FWR: special callsign                            1391
till 31/12      DJ70WAE: special callsign                             1391
till 31/12      DK200MARX: special callsign                           1391
till 31/12      EI100MCV: special callsign                            1391
till 31/12      II2RR: special callsign                               1398
till 31/12      IR0FOC: special callsign (Sardinia)                   1394
till 31/12      LM90C, LM90HQ, LM90NRRL: special callsigns            1393
till 31/12      S590RTVS: special callsign                            1407
till 31/12      SU9JT: Egypt                                          1399
till 31/12      YT100SF and YU100WWI: special callsigns               1399
till 31/03 2019 GB100RAF: special callsign                            1404
till March 2019 RI1ANL: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica          1421
till March 2019 RI1ANW: Novolazarevskaya Station, Antarctica          1421
till March 2019 VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005)                      1406
25/08-26/08      C4II: Agios Georgios Island (AS-120), Cyprus          1423
25/08-31/08      TM64YL: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064)                   1423
26/08-29/08      CE0Y/NP4G: Easter Island (SA-001)                     1424
27/08-31/08      Z3/IZ5YHD: Macedonia                                  1423
27/08-06/09      SV8/F6HMJ: Ios Island (EU-067)                        1423
27/08-07/09      FG/HG0R: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                          1425
28/08-03/09      AH3D/KH2: Guam (OC-026)                               1425
29/08-04/09      TC2F: Turkey                                          1425
31/08-03/09      T88PB: Koror (OC-009), Palau                          1423
31/08-14/09      A35JLL: Tonga (Ha'apai group, OC-169)                 1421
August           GB5FWW: special callsign (England)                    1389
August           II4VOL: special callsign                              1391
August           KH9/N7NVK: Wake Island (OC-053)                       1418
August           PF2018HAR: special callsign                           1387
August           VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
August           ZM50MAUQ: special callsign                            1404
01/09-10/09      EX0PL: Kyrgyzstan                                     1415
01/09-30/09      LZ920MLC: special callsign                            1392
01/09-30/09      VI#MARCONI: special callsigns                         1425
01/09-30/09      XR208A, XR208B, XR208C, XR208D: special callsigns     1425
01/09-27/12      TM70ONU: special callsign (France)                    1425
04/09-24/09      3B8/PA3HGT: Mauritius (AF-049)                        1425
08/09-16/09      W6A-W6U: Route 66 On The Air special event            1425
08/09-20/09      SV5/HB9OAU: Dodecanese (EU-001)                       1425
08/09-22/09      TM40CDXC: special callsign (France)                   1419
12/09-01/10      T32AH: Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati       1399
13/09-16/09      EJ0DXG: Inishmore Island (EU-006)                     1421
14/09-16/09      TM95KOB: special callsign (France)                    1416
14/09-21/09      OV2T and 5Q7DX: Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171)               1425
15/09-19/09      A35JLL: Tonga (Tongatapu, OC-049)                     1421
15/09-22/09      3W9JK: Cham Island (AS-162)                           1423
16/09-28/09      3DA0AO: eSwatini (Swaziland)                          1419
17/09-26/09      7Q7ELA: Malawi                                        1425
20/09-25/09      JW/DL4APJ and JW/DJ2AX: Svalbard (EU-026)             1425
20/09-06/10      HB0/DL5YL and HB0/DL5YM: Liechtenstein                1425
20/09-06/10      TO6OK: Mayotte (AF-027)                               1419
22/09-27/09      3W9JK/p: Vietnam                                      1423
28/09-14/10      5W0GC: Samoa (OC-097)                                 1407
29/09-06/10      VK9XT: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1417
26/09-10/10      9X0T and 9X0Y: Rwanda                                 1419
30/09-12/10      C21GJ: Nauru (OC-031)                                 1413
September        GB6GW: special callsign (England)                     1389
September        II4LNZ: special callsign                              1391
September        KH9/N7NVK: Wake Island (OC-053)                       1418
September        PF2018DOK: special callsign                           1387
September        RI0B: Firnley Islands (AS-054)                        1425
September        RI0B: Tyrtov Island (AS-121)                          1425
September        RI0B: Rozmyslov Island (AS-104?)                      1425
September        RI0B: Nansen Island (AS-104)                          1425
September        RI0B: Scott-Hansen Islands (AS-068)                   1425
September        RI0B: Arkticheskogo Instituta Islands (AS-087)        1425
September        RI0B: Sibirjakov Island (AS-005)                      1425
September        VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
01/10-12/10      ZA5V: Albania                                         1425
01/10-31/10      LZ1545POA: special callsign                           1392
02/10-29/10      WH8/DL2AH: Ofu Island (OC-077), American Samoa        1399
05/10-07/10      TM95KOB: special callsign (France)                    1416
06/10-16/10      E6Y: Niue (OC-040)                                    1415
09/10-21/10      TT8KO: Chad                                           1425
15/10-04/11      YJ0GC: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu                        1407
16/10-22/10      EA9/W1XGI: Melilla                                    1425
16/10-22/10      ZL7X: Chatham Islands (OC-038)                        1425
17/10-30/10      VK9XG: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1423
18/10-21/10      YB46SEA: special event station                        1411
19/10-29/10      4V7R: Haiti (NA-096)                                  1423
20/10-03/11      VP6D: Ducie Island (OC-182)                           1423
22/10-30/10      XT2SZZ: Burkina Faso                                  1423
26/10-06/11      Z23MD: Zimbabwe                                       1411
October          GB6FWW: special callsign (England)                    1389
October          II4OER: special callsign                              1391
October          PF2018WOR: special callsign                           1387
October          VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
01/11-30/11      LZ33MM: special callsign                              1392
03/11-06/11      VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1405
06/11-10/11      VK9CH: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1405
07/11-14/11      V47FWX: St Kitts (NA-104)                             1423
09/11-12/11      TM100ARM: special callsign (France)                   1418
10/11-11/11      GB0AD: special callsign (England)                     1389
10/11-17/11      VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1405
16/11-18/11      TM95KOB: special callsign (France)                    1416
November         GB8GW: special callsign (England)                     1389
November         II4HNR: special callsign                              1391
November         PF2018STA: special callsign                           1387
November         VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
01/12-31/12      LZ532PSO: special callsign                            1392
December         II4FRD: special callsign                              1391
December         PF2018xxx: special callsigns                          1387
December         VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
TBA              3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1418
TBA              DX8MAP: Mapun Island (OC-105)                         1396
TBA              DX8TT: Tawi Tawi (OC-174)                             1396
TBA              VK6BP/p: Cockatoo Island (OC-071)                     1411

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Monday, August 20, 2018

WA2AOG Obituary

Saturday, August 18, 2018

IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club 16 August, 2018

16 August, 2018

Island activities:
IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz
AF-064; ZS, Western Cape Province South West group: A team consisting of Jan/ZS1VDV, Paul/ZS1V, Andre/ZS1AN, Johan/ZS1A, Pierre/ZS6A, and Oleg/ZS1ANF activates Robben Island from the 17th until the 20th. QRV as ZS9V on 80-10m (CW, SSB, digital modes) and from the lighthouse on Robben Island (ILLW ZA0008, WLOTA 0025, WW Loc. JF96ee) for the weekend. QSL via M0OXO. http://zs9v.org.za/
AS-065; R0K, Chukchi Sea Coast East group: RT65KI will be operating
from Idlidlya Island (RDA CK-08, RRA RR-11-06, RLHA RLA-035, WLOTA
2266, WW Loc. AP37ob) between the 19th and 25th. QRV on 40-10m (CW, SSB). QSL via UA3AKO (d/B), ClubLog OQRS.
http://rt65ki.ru/index.php/en/
AS-084; HL4, Cheju-Do Province (Ch'uja Islands) group: Members of
the Gwangju DX Club activate Hachiuja Island from the 15th until the 18th. QRV as D73G on 80-6m on CW, SSB, and digital modes. QSL via HL4CEL (d), 6L0NJ (B).
EU-053; OJ0/SM, Market Reef: A group of young operators (Youth On
The Air) will be active from Market Reef (ARLHS MAR-001, OHFF-0038,
WLOTA 0542) between Aug. 18 and 25 as OJ0C. QSL via OH3JR.
EU-043; SM, Goteborg och Bohus/ Halland County group: Baldur/DJ6SI
currently operates as SD6X from Hamneskar Island until Aug 20 and
plans to activate the Pater Noster Lighthouse (ILLW SE0030) during
the weekend. QSL via DJ6SI.
EU-094; F, Bretagne (Finestere South) Region group: On the 18th and
19th Gil/F4FET operates from Mountons Island and the local lighthouse (ILLW FR0024, ARLHS FRU-043, DPLF PB003, WLOTA 0002, FFF-0700, DIFM AT009) as F4FET/p. QRV on 80-17m (SSB). QSL via F4FET (d/B).
NA-085; W4, Florida State North West (Bay to Wakulla County) group:
Wey/K8EAB will be active from St. George Island between Aug. 20 and
25 as K4G. QSL via ClubLog and K8EAB (d).
NA-134; OX, Greenland: Watch out for Bo/OZ1DJJ operating from
Uummannaq Island as OX3LX between Aug. 15 and 29. Operating hours
are limited to his spare time (meals, morning and evening hours).
QSL via OZ0J (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW.
SA-055; LU, Buenos Aires (Delta del Parana) Province group: Members
of the Radio Club Argentino (Juan Ignacio/LU8ARI, Fernando/ LU1ARG,
Carlos/LU1BCE, Diego/LU2CDE, Juan Manuel/LU4CJM, Claudio/LW3DN, and Gonzalo/LU3BGC) will be operating as LR5D from Martin Garcia Island between the 16th and 20th. QRV on 80-10m on SSB, CW, and digital modes. QSL via LU4AA (d/B).
OC-014; A3, Tongatapu Group: Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 19 DL7JLL
will be active as A35JLL from several islands on 40, 20, 15, and 10m (SSB only). QSL via DL7JLL (d/B).
OC-213; YB8, Togian Islands: YB3MM/8, YB8OUN/8, YC8OBM/8, YD8MGN/8, and friends are activating Waleakodi Island between the 18th and 21st on 40, 30, and 20m (CW, FT8) with three rigs. For QSL
information see qrz.com.
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