Around the DX World

7X7X Algeria

The IARU Region 1 site reports on the 7X7X dxpedition which took place December 28 to January 2

We wanted to make this DXPedition a good opportunity to boost youngsters interest in the hobby so we involved 4 youngsters in the event; Sarra 7X2QV (23 years, YL), Lotfi 7X2QC (24 years), Marwa 3V8CB (24 years, YL) and Ahmed 3V1B/KG5OUE (22 years).
Three of these youngsters were in YOTA events held by IARU.
The involvement of the youngsters was from the preparation work to the stations dismantle. In addition to being on the air, everyone had something to work on.

The rest of the team included Afif 7X2RO (co-Leader), Ash 3V8SF/KF5EYY (co-Leader), Mohamed 7X3TL (27 years), Redha 7X5QB and Abdelghani, 7X2TT/M0NPT.
The responsibility of these OMs was to drive the event and prioritize knowledge transfer over being on-the-air.

Read the IARU-R1 report at
https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/94-youth/1933-7x7x

 

St. Vincent

Brian, GW4DVB, will once again be active as J88PI from Palm Island (aka Prune Island, WW Loc. FK92HO, IOTA NA-025), in the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Island group, between April 6-15th.
Activity will be holiday style on 40/20/17/15/10/6 meters using CW, SSB, SSTV and FT8. He will use a Yaesu FT991A into a 10m vertical antenna, a M0CVO HW-40HP off center fed dipole and possibly new antennas.
QSL via GW4DVB direct only (PayPal available) to:
PO Box 20:20, Llanharan, Pontyclun, Wales - UK CF72 9ZA.
For more details and updates, check:
http://www.g4dvb.co.uk
ADDED NOTE: Palm Island is an exclusive, private-island resort.
This idyllic tropical hideaway is situated near the southern tip of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an idyllic archipelago of 32 tropical islands and cays known for its stunning natural beauty, clear, warm waters and turtles.
OPDX

Falkland Island ham radio licences

The Falkland Islands communications regulator is requesting that people revalidate their lifetime amateur radio licences

There are two classes of licence, Restricted and Full.

Restricted permits 50 watts output in 144-148 MHz, there has never been any requirement to take any form of exam for this class of licence.

The Full licence permits use of all amateur bands with up to 1,000 watts output. In the Full guidelines document the communications regulator notes:

"Full licences have been issued without evidence of competence for many years."

"The intention over time is for the Falkland Islands to move towards a qualification-based competency for the full amateur licence"

Licence information, call sign database information, and revalidation guidance are at
https://www.regulatorfi.org.fk/spectrum/amateur-radio

 

Timor-Leste DXpedition Members of the Lagunaria DX Group are planning a DXpedition to Timor-Leste sometime in October-November. This will be a large opertaion with 18 operators, and possibly 10 stations and entries in both CQWW DX Contests. Look for details to be forthcoming and watch the following Web sites: http://timor-leste-dx.de http://lagunaria-dx-group.org