|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
TI9CDA | Unknown | H/V | TI9 - Cocos I. | NA-012 - Coco's Island | 7 | | Nov 8, 2024 | | | Charlie, TI5CDA, is planning an HF and EME DXpedition to Cocos Island sometime in 2025. He is pending of approval from the authorities. More details when available.
QSL via EA5GL.
... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
C21MM | Oct 10-29, 2024 | H/V | C2 - Nauru | OC-031 - Nauru | 31 | | Nov 8, 2024 | | | Update November 7, 2024: All team members were safely back in Germany on late October 31. This DXpedition was not easy, but the team is happy to have made it. It is rather difficult to find a good ham radio QTH for a larger group on Nauru this time.
We were active from two different locations. The first group started at an AirBnB QTH in Anibare on the east side of the island with the beam only for the higher bands. When the rest of the team arrived, we managed to secure another site on the north shore near the Arubo Catholic Church with antennas for lowbands (160 to 30... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
S9Z | Nov 11-20, 2024 | H/U | S9 - Sao Tome & Principe | AF-023 - Sao Tome Island | 36 | | Nov 8, 2024 | | | Update November 7, 2024: The first contingent of team members are in Porto and are working on final preparations for departure to Sao Tome on Saturday, 9 November. Staged equipment already in Porto along with other recently arrived equipment is ready for transport to the island. The remainder of the team will arrive in Lisbon by late Thursday and early Friday morning. On Friday evening a team dinner and business meeting will allow in-depth discussions that are intended to mold the team into a single efficient effort to give DXers the QSOs they desire.
The long journey ... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
AU2K | Dec 2-7, 2024 | HF | VU - India | AS-179 - Orissa State Group | 22 | | Nov 8, 2024 | | | Update November 8, 2024: Providing that the AU2K operation remains on track and is successful, the team is considering the possibility of operating from Sagar Island, AS-153. This IOTA reference in the rarest among the VU ones, in demand by 83% of the IOTA chasers. We have applied today for a special callsign, which will be announced once issued. The operation will be carried out by the entire team, using the same equipment employed in the AU2K project. Sagar is a densely inhabited island, which can have an adverse effect on the local noise level. Rest assured that we wil... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
V47V | Nov 11-18, 2024 | HF | V4 - St.Kitts & Nevis | NA-104 - St.Kitts & Nevis | 8 | | Nov 8, 2024 | | | Jim, NT5V, will be active as V47V from Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies, (John/W5JON V47JA rental home/station) on December 11-18, 2024. His activity will include the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (December 14-15th). Activity outside of the contest will be on various HF bands and modes.
He states, "Please QSL Direct or by the Bureau to NT5V. (U.S. SASE; DX SAE plus 2 green stamps). All logs will be uploaded to LoTW when he returns home. DO NOT send cards to the V4 Bureau."
... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC |   | CQ |   | Updated |
V55LA | Nov 1-11, 2024 | HF | V5 - Namibia | | 38 | | Nov 7, 2024 | | | Update November 6, 2024: The team is well and delivers on all possible band available combinations. The conditions vary a lot, with 80m and 160m remaining a challenge with a somehow one direction propagation. On the RX side we have 3 beverage antennas with parts provided by Hamparts (one north, and two broadside to Asia and USA). They are very efficient but we have a lot of static crashes.
Higher bands are generally very good. Considering the DXCC most wanted ranking of V5 you give us quite nice runs, thank you! We will be once again focused on 160m today hoping for be... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
E6AQ | Oct 22-Nov 9, 2024 | HF | E6 - Niue | OC-040 - Niue Island | 32 | | Nov 7, 2024 | | | Update November 6, 2024: I am approaching the end of my activity, and slowly reaching five thousand QSOs. I gave up working on 80 meters, where the efficiency was catastrophic. At 40 meters, signals from Europe are almost unreadable. The ground is pure coral that is millions of years old. This is not an atoll-type island, now it resembles a volcanic one, but millions of years ago it was an atoll raised by tectonic movements. So there is no possibility of “connecting” electrically with the ground because you can’t even drive a nail in. In this situation, ... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC |   | CQ | Grid | Updated |
XT2MD | Oct 31-Nov 11, 2024 | H/V/S | XT - Burkina Faso | | 35 | IK92FG | Nov 7, 2024 | | | Update November 7, 2024: They are off air due to major electiricty blackout. It’s not know when the problem will be resolved.
Update November 2, 2024: About 20,000 QSO in the log.
Update November 1, 2024: They are already QRV but have a lot of band noise at the QTH – will try to search the motive and resolve the problem with RX antenna in their morning.
Update October 15, 2024: The start of operations is approaching. In order to make everyone happy we would lik... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
3G7X | Nov 15-30, 2024 | HF | CA-CE - Chile | SA-018 - Los Lagos Province South gr | 12 | | Nov 7, 2024 | | | CX6DRA announces he will be QRV from Chiloé Island, SA-018, as 3G7X on November 15-30, 2024. More info when available.
QSL via LoTW.
... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ | Grid | Updated |
V73WE | Nov 29-Dec 13, 2024 | HF | V7 - Marshall Is. | OC-029 - Ratak Chain | 31 | RJ57PD | Nov 6, 2024 | | | Janusz, SP9FIH, currently on his 5R8WE Madagascar DXpedition until November 6th, announces that he is heading to the Marshall Islands next.
He is expected to be active as V73WE from Majuro Atoll (IOTA OC-029, WW Loc. RJ57pd) the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands between November 29 and December 13, 2024. His equipment will be an IC-7300 into a 3 element Yagi (12/10m) and a vertical (40/30/20).
He states: "The operation will be limited to only few radio bands due to high costs of luggage ticket." However, he is taking a survey on his Web page for bands n... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
AH2/WR7B | Nov 10-13, 2024 | HF | KH2 - Guam | OC-026 - Guam Island | 27 | | Nov 5, 2024 | | | Chris, WR7B, will be QRV from Guam as AH2/WR7B on November 10-13, 2024. Primarily active on 10 and 15m, in CW, using a Yaesu FT-710 at 50w powered by two 12ah batteries and a JNCRadio MC-750 vertical antenna. Mostly POTA work.
QSL via LoTW.
... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
VK9CV | Nov 1-15, 2024 | H/V/S | VK9C - Cocos-Keeling Is. | OC-003 - Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 29 | | Nov 5, 2024 | | | Update November 5, 2024: Yesterday (Monday), we set up the 80m vertical and the RX antenna DHDL for 160m. The antenna receives excellently, but conditions for 160m weren’t favorable.
We made our first appearance on 15m SSB, and a lot of stations called us, HI. However, we have a request for stations in Europe. Our windows to NA are very short, and we have a difficult path to the eastern coast of NA. Therefore, we ask our EU friends for patience and cooperation if we make a directional call.
Please refrain from sending your requests for human modes on low bands... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC |   | CQ | Grid | Updated |
Z68XX | Nov 9-24, 2024 | HF | Z6 - Kosovo | | 15 | KN02RN | Nov 5, 2024 | | | Rene, DL2JRM, will be active as Z68XX from Gjilan (WW Loc. KN02RN), Kosovo, this week. He plans to be in the WAEDC RTTY Contest (November 9-10th). He also plans to be active as Z66BCC from Gjilan (WW Loc. KN02RN) in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th).
QSL via DL2JRM, direct or by the Bureau.
... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
ZL7IO | Oct 15-31, 2024 | H/V | ZL7 - Chatham Is. | OC-038 - Chatham Islands | 32 | | Nov 5, 2024 | | | Update November 2, 2024: I'm back home to sunny Hawkes Bay which welcomed me with 23C/73F temperature and sun. What a difference to 10-15 C or 50-60 F average temps on Chatham. Except for the 12 hours delay of my flight from Chatham all went well on the way back. It was actually very nice to have a few hours with Saskia and family, expecially little Mila of course.
Another 13.8 kQ's were made during this trip. Oct'24 logs are uploaded to LoTW and sent to our QSLmanager DK7AO to allow paper QSL processing.
I will be back Nov 19th together with our other d... [Read more] |
|
|
|
|
Callsign | Date of event | Bands | DXCC | IOTA | CQ |   | Updated |
3D2Y | Nov 15-Dec 4, 2024 | H/V | 3D2 - Rotuma I. | OC-060 - Rotuma Island | 32 | | Nov 5, 2024 | | | Update November 4, 2024: 3D2Y 6 meter terrestrial and EME plans
We plan to make every effort to hand out as many 6 meter QSOs as possible. Our 6 meter station consists of an Elecraft K4 + KPA 500. Our 6 meter antenna is a Momo 5 element @ 20 ft that will be positioned to take advantage of the moon’s location at the horizon for moon rise and moon set.
6m EME operations will be captained by Don N1DG, and all of our EME operators will be remote. Our 6 meter EME schedule will be published in advance. Working EME with a small team DXpedition is a challenge, by util... [Read more] |
|
|