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DXNL 2297 - April 13, 2022
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5Z, Kenya:
Martin/5Z4PA will be QRV from Mombasa on April 16/17 for the CQMM
DX Contest. QSL via M0URX
EA9, Ceuta & Melilla:
Miguel/EA9ACE will be participating from Ceuta in the CQMM DX
Contest on the weekend of April 16/17. QSL information on his
qrz.com page.
F, France:
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the F8KFZ radio club, the
special callsign TM20KFZ will be active on the HF bands in all
modes. QSL via F4FCE (d/B) or LoTW.
J2, Djibouti:
Matt/KN9U and Paul/N7JDI are QRV in their spare time from the US
Navy Base in Lemonnier as J20MR and J28JD. Both operate in SSB and
DIGI on 40-10m. QSL J20MR via EA5GL, J28JD will be announced later.
JA, Japan:
To mark the 50th anniversary of the return of the Okinawa
archipelago to Japan after 27 years of U.S. occupation (Jan. 15,
1972), station 8N650JP will be on the air from April 1 to Sept. 30;
connections will be automatically confirmed via the bureau.
K, USA:
Special station W4M (Whiskey 4 Moonshine) will be QRV from April 16
to April 30 on the following frequencies: 7.215, 14.250, 18.135,
50.125MHz. QSL via AA4SS (d) or LoTW.
OA, Peru:
Tony/OA4DX will be QRV on Peru for the CQMM DX Contest (April
16/17). QSL via OA4DX
OZ, Denmark:
On the occasion of World Amateur Radio Day, April 18, station
5P0WARD and other 5P0WARD/xx stations will be in operation. There's
an award for contacts with these stations - rules can be found at
https://www.qrz.com/db/5p0ward.
PZ, Suriname:
Rico/PZ5JW will be handing out points in the CQMM DX Contest on
April 16/17 on 10m to 40m, possibly 80m as well. QSL via LoTW or
EA5GL
SP, Poland:
The special callsign 3Z80AK will be activated between April 1 and
May 31 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the
Armia Krajowa (Home Army, the dominant underground resistance
movement in Poland during World War II). QSL via SP1PBW.
TL, Central African Republic:
DXpedition TL8AA of the Italian DX team, led by Silvano I2YSB,
originally scheduled for March/April (DX-MB 2295), has been
postponed until November.
V5, Namibia:
Mike/V51MA plans to hand out some points for the CQMM DX Contest
from Windhoek. QSL via LoTW or direct.
Other stuff:
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EA, Spain:
Members of the Radio Club Henares will be active as EH4WRD from
April 8-24 to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. Check their
website for on online log and award information:
https://www.radioclubhenares.org/eh4wrd/ QSL via EA4RCH.
F, France:
To commemorate World Amateur Radio Day, created in Paris on April
18, 1925 (founding of the IARU International Amateur Radio Union),
the REF will use the special call sign TM97WARD from April 16-25.
LY, Lithuania:
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Lithuanian basketball,
LY2BMX/Algis, LY2HQ/Andrejus, LY2PX/Vilius, LY2J/Pranas,
LY2MM/Albinas, LY4TB/Tomas, LY2QT/Valerijus, LY5O/Bronius,
LY3AB/Andrius, LY4Q/Rolandas, and LY8O/Remigijus will activate the
special station LY100BBALL during the month of April.
PA, Netherland:
For the 2022 Invictus Games The Hague, special station PH2022IG
will be activated from April 15-22. QSL via PA3EFR
VE, Canada:
On the occasion of World Amateur Radio Day, on April 18, the
following Canadian special stations will be active on the bands:
VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC, VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC,
VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY0RAC, VY1RAC and VY2RAC. QSL via VE
bureau and LoTW. An award will be available for contacts, see
https://www.rac.ca/certificates/.
VE, Canada:
Celebrating its centennial, the Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio
Club (VE3IC, https://www.kwarc.org/) uses three special call signs:
VC3C for the Ontario QSO Party (April 16-17), VC3IC for the RAC
Canada Day Contest (July 1-2) and VB3C for the ARRL Field Day
Contest (June 25-26).
VP8, Falkland Island:
To mark the 40th anniversary of the 74-day Falklands War between
England and Argentina, radio amateurs on the Falkland Islands can
use their callsigns with /40 from April 2 to June 14.
YB, Indonesia:
On the occasion of World Amateur Radio Day (April 18), the special
callsign 8D97WARD will be activated April 16 to 18. OPs will
operate in CW / SSB / RTTY / FT8 on the 80m-10m bands (no WARC
bands) and on satellite IO-86 (435.88 MHz). QSL via LoTW, eQSL and
ClubLog.
Abbreviations in this DXNL:
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ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
DFCF Diplome des Forts et Chateaux de France
DIFM Diplome des Iles de la France Metropolitaine
IOTA Islands on the Air
LoTW Logbook of the World
OQRS Online QSL Request System
SNSM Societe Nationale des Sauveteurs en Mer
URE Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles
WCA World Castles Award
WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award
WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship
Upcoming Contests:
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09./10.04. Japan DXContest CW 160/80m
16./17.04. YU DX Contest
16./17.04. CQMM DX Contest
23./24.04. SP DX RTTY
The ES Open HF contest 2022 (April 16) was cancelled.
IOTA
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IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz
AN-016; Various, Antarctica: Claudio/LU3CDK is a member of the crew
of the icebreaker "ALIMIRANTE IRIZAR", which is en route to
Antarctica. During the trip Claudio will be QRV on the icebreaker
under the callsign LU2AIB. Approximately between April 15 and 18 he
will make a stopover at the Antarctic base General San Martin on
Barry Island. If his professional duties permit, Claudio will be
QRV on the station under the callsign LU1ZD. QSL to LU4DXU.
AS-013; 8Q, Maldives: Braco/E77DX/OE1EMS will be on the air with
the callsign 8Q7DX from April 13-27 from Baa Atoll in the Maldives
from 80m to 10m, possibly 160m. Braco has an ICOM IC-705 and a Juma
1000 with 1kW in his luggage and plans to set up a vertical antenna
and some VDA antennas on the beach. QSL via OE1EMS (d/B) or ClubLog
OQRS
EU-026; JW, Spitsbergen Island: Max/ON5UR/A52UR, Pascal/ON5RA,
Marc/ON4MA, Jelmer/DJ5MO, Willy/ON2BDJ, Cedric/ON4CKM,
Patrick/ON4DCU, Marc/ON8AK, Andre/ON4DTO, Carlo/ON4BR, Erik/ON4EC,
Marc/ON6CC, Franky/ON7RU, and Francis/ON8AZ will be operating as
JW0X and JW1000QO from Spitsbergen from April 19 - 26 on 160 to 6 m
in CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 with five stations from three locations
from Longyearbyen on Svalbard. They plan to make the 1st QSO from
Svalbard in SSB via QO-100 between April 22 and 24. QSL via M0URX.
More details online at
https://www.dx-adventure.com/en/svalbard-dx-pedition
EU-085; R1P, Kolguev Island: Mikhail/UA1QV and Misha/RW3FS plan to
be QRV from Kolguev Island in the Barents Sea from April 14-21 as
RI1PA.
EU-089; CU8/9, Western group: Starting April 13 through April 19,
Tony/CU8AS will be heard under the special callsign CQ84AS from
Flores Island in the Azores mainly in CW on the shortwave bands. to
celebrate his 84th birthday. QSL via HB9CRV
NA-021; 8P, Barbados: In the CQMM DX Contest Charles/8P6ET will be
using his contest callsign 8P1W and hopes to make many contacts.
QSL via KU9C
NA-101; J7, Dominica: Michael/DF8AN will be on the island of
Dominica April 19-24 and plans to be QRV on HF as J79MN. QSL via
DF8AN (B/d)
NA-107; FM, Martinique: Michael/DF8AN will be QRV on HF in CW and
digital modes on his Caribbean trip April 13-19 and again May 1-2
as FM/DF8AN from Martinique. In the CQMM DX Contest he will try to
get many contacts in the log under the callsign TO8N. QSL via DF8AN
(B/d)
OC-005; VK9, Norfolk Island: Chris/VK3QB, Luke/VK3HJ and Alan/VK6CQ
will be active from Norfolk Island April 14-15 on the bands from
160m to 6m in CW and some SSB/FT8 under the call VK9NT. QSL via
M0OXO's OQRS
OC-028; V7, RALIK CHAIN: Stewie/WV7MS is a newly licensed amateur
who will be employed as a firefighter on Kwajalein Atoll in the
Marshall Islands "for the foreseeable future." He is QRV as
V7/WV7MS when time permits. QSL via eQSL or LoTW.
OC-144; FO/A, Australes: Rob/N7QT, Walt/N6XG, Heye/DJ9RR,
Gene/K5GS, Steve/W1SRD, Melanie/N7BX and Doris/K0BEE plan to be on
the air from April 16-28 from Raivavae Island as TX5N from 160m to
10m in CW, SSB and digital modes. The team will meet in Papeete on
April 12 to fly to Raivavae on April 15. QSL via M0URX
Info planned IOTA activity:
3Y/B BOUVET IS:
In a recent report earlier this week, Ken LA7GIA states that they
still need $120,000 to go to Bouvet. Since August 2021, they have
received monetary donations from about 1,000 individual donors.
In June, they need to pay a second installment as a deposit for
the ship. By then, all purchases will be completed, equipment
tested, and they will begin loading a container that will depart
from Oslo in September.
By June they will decide from which port in South America they will
sail to Bouvet. Those who donate more than 200 USD will receive a
T-shirt as a gift. The latest operator to join the team is lowband
expert Peter N0FW.
Info of past IOTA activities:
3D2USU: Dominik 3Z9DX has announced that he will be sending out paper
QSLs after he returns home, while regularly uploading his log to
LoTW. In the meantime, he is planning another DX expedition to
Rotuma Island under the callsign 3D2RRR (no date yet).
TO1Q: Jean-Luc F1ULQ ended his operation from Guadeloupe as TO1Q on
April 8, making more than 11,500 QSOs during his stay.
QSL to his home call.
WWFF Activities
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WWFF QRGs:
CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz
SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz
FFF-1746, La Foyere:
Jean-Marie/F5NLX will be active on SSB and CW as F5NLX/p from La
Foyere Nature Park (new one; WCA F 07237, F 03568) on the relevant
WWFF frequencies on April 15 between 12:00 and 14:45 UTC.
QSL via F5NLX (d/B) or eQSL
SOTA
====
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of SOTA (Summits On The Air)
France, the special callsign TM15SOTA will be activated on fifteen
days between April 15 and May 29. QSL via eQSL, paper QSLs are not
available.
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