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PFX |
Country |
Date |
Info |
QSL Info
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3A | Monaco | Nov 9 – Nov 17 | ON5UR will be /3A
ON8AK will be /3A |
MoURX |
3B9 | Rodriguez Island | Oct 16 – Oct 23 | Members of the HB9FR group will be on as 3B9SP | HB9ACA dir & OQRS |
3D2 | Fiji | Oct 8 – Oct 14 | PT2OP will sign 3D2OP | H.C. dir & bur |
3D2 | Fiji | Oct 11 – Oct 15 | 3D2AS, 3D2XC, 3D2ZY, 3D2XB will be on | |
3D2 | Fiji | Oct 27 – Nov 3 | PY2PT will sign 3D2PT | H.C. dir & bur |
4O
|
Montenegro | Now – 2012 end | 4O60GBP special call | 4O3Z |
4S
|
Sri Lanka | Nov 9 – Mar 9 | DC0KK will be again on frequency as 4S7KKG mainly CW & digi | H.C: bur & die |
5H
|
Tanzania | Sep 23 – Oct 13 | DL7VSN will be on as 5H1HS & 5H1HS/3 | H.C. |
5H
|
Tanzania | Oct 2 – Oct 17 | OH2NNE will sign 5H2DK | H.C |
5H
|
Tanzania | Oct 8 – Oct 15 | WB0VGI will be in HF as 5H3NP | H.C. |
5R | Madagascar | Nov 10 Dec 9 | F6ICX will sign again 5R8IC | H.C. |
5U
|
Niger | Oct 1 – Oct 15 | F6EXV as 5U6E and DJ8NK as 5U8NK will be on | H.C. |
5V
|
Togo | Oct 26 – Nov 5 | ON4CIT will be active as 5V7TH | Dir, bur & LoTW |
5X
|
Uganda | Oct 17 – Dec 10 | G3RWF will be again in 5X and will sign 5X1NH all bands/modes | |
5Z
|
Kenya | Nov 5 – Nov 22 | SM1TDE will be /5Z4 | H.C. |
5Z
|
Kenya | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | 5Z4EE will be in the contest | NV7E |
5Z | Kenya | Oct 27 – Oct 28
Nov 24 – Nov 25 |
NV7E will be in the contest as 5Z4EE | H.C. dir & bur |
6W
|
Senegal | Oct 17 – Oct 18 | F5VHJ will be on as 6W1RY | H.C.dir bur LoTW |
6W
|
Senegal | Oct 22 – Nov 3 | RK4FF will be on as 6V7S | H.C. |
7X
|
Algeria | Jul 1 – Dec 31 | 7T50I, 7V50I, 7W50I & 7Y50I special calls will be on | See QRZ |
8P
|
Barbados | Now – Oct 17 | G3RWL will be on as 8P6DR | H.C. |
8P
|
Barbados | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | 8P6SH will be in the contest | KU9C |
8P
|
Barbados | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | 8P2K will be in the contest | KU9C |
8P
|
Barbados | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | 8P5A will be in the contest | NN1N |
8Q
|
Maldives | Oct 29 – Nov 11 | G3VDB as 8Q7EJ | H.C. |
9H
|
Malta | Oct 27 – Oct 28
Nov 24 – Nov 25 |
HA5PP will sign 9H3PP in the contest | H.C. |
9J
|
Zambia | 2011 – 2012 | ZS6RI is active as 9J2RI during his several visits in Zambia | H.C. dir & bur & LoTW |
9J
|
Zambia | NOW | JA7SGV is on as 9J2JA mainly CW | H.C. |
9J
|
Zambia | Oct 19 – Oct 22 | ZS6AYU will be on as 9J2GR | H.C. dir & bur |
9M2 | W. Malaysia | Now – Oct 15 | JA1XXI is on /9M2 | H.C. |
A7
|
Qatar | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | A73A team will be in the contest | EA7FTR |
BV
|
Taiwan | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | BX5AA will be in the contest | H.C. dir |
BY
|
China | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | BY5CD team will be in the contest | BD4HF dir & bur |
C5
|
Gambia | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | C5A will be a group active in the WW contes | OM2FY |
C6 | Bahamas | Oct 24 – Oct 31 | C6AZZ by KQ8Z | H.C. |
C6 | Bahamas | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | C6AQQ will be in the contest | LoTW |
C6 | Bahamas | Nov 4 – Nov 9 | W9XY will sign C6AXY | H.C. dir |
C9
|
Mozambique | NOW – 2013 end | ZS1WY is active as C91IW | H.C. |
CE
|
Chile | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | 3G3W will be in the contest | XQ4CW |
CN
|
Morocco | Now – Oct 21 | 5D7AT special call from Agadir | ON4LO |
CY0
|
Sable | POSTPONED to
Oct 22 – Oct 31 |
WA4DAN & AAVK will be on Sable | |
D2
|
Angola | NOW – 2013 | CT1FJZ is active as D2FJZ and will stay in D2 for one year | H.C. |
DL
|
Germany | Now – Dec end | DP87SIXD, DP775BLN and DQ775BLN
Special calls |
Bur |
EA8
|
Canary Islands | Oct 15 – Oct 18 | DL3FCG will be on /EA8 | H.C. |
EA9
|
Ceuta & Melilla | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | DF4SA,EA7HZ,EA7JB,EA7LS,EA7RU, EA9LZ and HA1AG will be on as ED9Z the CQWW DX SSB Contest | EA9LZ |
EY
|
Tajikistan | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | EY8MM will be in the contest | K1BV |
FH | Mayotte | Oct 4 – Oct 19 | F6AML will be on as TO2M |
H.C. dir & bur |
FM
|
Martiniwue | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | S53R will be in the contest as TO9R |
S53R dir & LoTW |
FO
|
F. Pollynesia | Oct 6 – Nov 8 | F6BCW is on as TX5EG from OC-067 from different islands | H.C. dir & bur |
FR
|
Reunion | Sep 26 – Oct 21 | DJ7RJ will be again on from Reunion all bands SSB & CW | H.C. dir |
GD
|
Isle of Man | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | G3RXQ will sign GD3RXQ during the contest | H.C. |
H4 | Solomon | Oct 17 – Dec 10 | DL2GAC will be on all bands SSB as H44MS | H.C. |
HA
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Hungary | Oct – Nov | HG20IPA special call all bands and modes | HA3JB |
HB0
|
Liechtenstein | Oct 8 – Oct 14 | PA4N will be /HB= | H.C. |
HL
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Korea | Oct 26 – Oct 29 | D9K team will be active from AS-060 | DS4NYE |
HS
|
Thailand |
Oct 7 – Oct 24 Oct 26 – Nov 4 |
ON4AFU will be again on as
HS0ZJF/8 from AS-101 and HS0ZJF/9 from AS-129 |
H.C. dir & bur |
HS
|
Thailand | Oct 7 – Oct 24 | ON4AFU will be on as HS0ZJF/8 from AS-101 CW only | H.C. |
J3
|
Grenada | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | KS5Z plans to be in the contest /J3 | |
J7
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Dominica | Oct 14 – Nov 7 | DL8WEM will sign J79WE mainly CW | H.C. |
JA
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Japan | Oct 13 – Oct 16 | Several operators will sign /1 from AS-043 | H.C. dir & bur |
JA
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Japan | Now – Nov 3 | 8J2YDU special call | Bureau |
JA
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Japan | Now – Oct 21 | 8J4HAM special call | Bureau |
JA
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Japan | Now – Nov 11 | 8J4SINWA special call | Bureau |
JA
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Japan | Now – Dec 31 | 8J50YAXM special call | Bureau |
JD
|
Minami Torishima | Now – Oct 16 | JF1MTO is on /JD1 | H.C. |
JW
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Svalabard | Now – Nov 30 | LA2US works in JW and will operate as JW2US | H.C. |
JW
|
Svalabard | Now – Oct 15 | LA9DL, LA6VM & LA7XK will sign
JW9DL, JW6VM & JW7XK will be also on in SAC SSB as JW5X |
H.C. |
KG4
|
Guantanamo | Oct 11 – Oct 17 | W4WV & KN4KL will be on as KG4WV & KG4KL | H.C. |
KH0
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Mariana | Oct 13 – Oct 15 | JA1FMN will be on during holiday | H.C. |
KH0
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Mariana | Oct 18 – Oct 22 | JA1NVF, JF7ELG, JJ2VLY and JQ2GYUMainly CW & SSB | |
KH2
|
Guam | OCT – NOV | N2NL will be in several contest as NH2T | LoTW & dir only W2YC |
KH2
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Guam | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | KG6DX will be in the contest | LoTW & H.C. |
KH8
|
SAMOA | Oct 23 – Oct 29 | JA2ZL will be /KH8 | H.C. dir & bur |
KH8
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SAMOA | Nov 8 – Nov 19 | N6MW & others will be on /KH8 | |
KH9
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Wake | Now – 2013 | WA2YUN is on /KH9 | K2PF dir only |
KP2
|
Virgin Islands | Oct 9 – Oct 16 | NM2O will be /KP2 and as KP2M | /KP2 H.C,
KP2M AI4U |
KP2
|
Virgin Islands | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | NQ3X will sign /KP2 in the contest | H.C. |
KP2
|
Virgin Islands | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | N2TTA will be in the contest as KP2MM | LoTW |
LU
|
Argentina | Nov 2 – Nov 4 | LU1XB should be on from SA-087 | |
OD
|
Lebanon | Now – Oct 2012 | IV3XNF is in UN duty and active /OD5 mainly CW | H.C. |
OD
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Lebanon | NOW | OD5RW is now active all bands and modes | K8NA |
OJ0
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Market Reef | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | OJ0B will be in the contest | LoTW & OH2BH |
OJ0
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Market Reef | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | OJ0X will be in the contest | LoTW & OH2BH |
ON
|
Belgium | Apr 14 – Dec 31 | Special call ON100TT | ON4WDL |
ON
|
Belgium | NOW – Dec 31 | Special call ON85RCL | ON3AR |
ON
|
Belgium | NOW – Dec 31 | Special call ON500MERCATOR | ON7KO |
OZ
|
Denmark | Oct 4 – Oct 12 | PA1H & PA7PA will sign /OZ from EU-172 | H.C. dir & bur |
P2
|
Papua N.Guinea | NOW | P29FR is often on frequency | I2RFJ |
P2
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Papua New Guinea | Oct 20 – Oct 24 | G3KHZ, SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on as P29VCX from OC-103 | SM6CVX |
P2
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Papua New Guinea | Oct 27 – Oct 31 | G3KHZ, SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on as P29NI from OC-099 | G3KHZ |
P2
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Papua New Guinea | Nov 2 – Nov 4 | SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on from OC-069 | |
P2
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Papua New Guinea | Nov 6 – Nov 9 | SM6CVX, will be on from OC-135 signing P29CVX | H.C. |
P2
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Papua New Guinea | Nov 9 – Nov 12 | SM6CVX, will be on from OC-205 signing P29CVX | H.C.
|
P2
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Papua New Guinea | Nov 9 – Nov 12 | SM6CVX, will be on from OC-240 signing P29CVX | H.C. |
P4
|
Aruba | Oct 17 – Oct 21 | P40Z will be in use by DF7ZS | H.C. |
P4 | Aruba | Oct 27 – Oct 28 Nov 24 – Nov 25 | W2GD will be active as P40W in the contest | N2MM & LoTW |
PA
|
Netherlands | SEPT | PC12WSF special call | PA0FAW |
PA
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Netherlands | Oct 4 – Oct 31 | PB100PREFIX special call | PB0P |
PA
|
Netherlands | Oct 4 – Oct 12 | PA1H & PA7PA will be /OZ from EU-172 | H.C. dir & bur |
PJ4
|
Bonaire | Nov 9 – Nov 17 | PE2MC will be on /PJ4 | H.C. |
PJ6
|
Saba | Oct 1 – Nov 1 | G4IUF will be /PJ6 | H.C. |
R1/F
|
F.Josef Land | NOW | RI1FJ is often active on different bands mainly CW | UA2FM |
S7
|
Seychelles | Oct 21 – Nov 4 | I5IHE, IK5RUN and I5OYY will be on as S79LC, S79UN and S79YY, from AF-024 |
H.C. dir & LoTW |
SU
|
Egypt | Oct 18 – Oct 22 | SU55J special call | SM5ADQ |
SV9
|
Crete | Jul 1 – Dec 31 | SX9S special call | SV9AUE dir & bur |
SV9
|
Crete | Oct 5 – Oct 15 | DL9USA will be on as SW9C | H.C. dir & bur |
T30 | W.Kiribati | Oct 16 – Oct 25 | 9 PY operators will be on as T30PY & T30SIX | PY2PT dir & bur OQRS |
T8
|
Palau | Oct 26 – Oct 30 | JF2SKV will be on as T88KV all bands/modes also in contest | H.C: |
T8
|
Palau | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | T88EB will be in the contest | JH1EAQ |
TF
|
Iceland | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | TF3CW will be in the contest | LX1NO dir only |
TI | Costarica | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | TI8M team will be in the contest | |
TN
|
Congo | NOW – 2012 | TN9SN is active for one year | IZ1BZV |
TR
|
Gabon | NOW | TR8CA is again active mainly 21 CW | F6CBC |
TT8
|
Chad | Oct 1 – Oct 31 | Italian group will be on as TT8TT | I2YSB |
UA
|
Russia (A) | September | RV3EFH is active /0 from AS-042 | H.C. |
V3 | Belize | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | V31MW will be in the contest | N0HJZ |
V4 | St Kitts | Oct 12 – Nov 1 | W5JON from NA-104 as V47JA, W5HAM willsign V47HAM | W5JON & LoTW |
V7
|
Marshall | NOW | WH0AI is active as V73AX and has applied for the call V73AI | H.C.
|
VK
|
Australia | Oct 18 – Oct 23 | JA1NLX will be /VK4 from OC-160 | H.C. only dir |
VK
|
Australia | Nov 9 – Nov 13 | VK6WDI group will be on with 2 stations from OC-170 | VK6YS dir only |
VK9X
|
Christmas | Oct 6 – Oct 12 | OH2YY will be again on
OH1tv will sign VK9XM |
H.C. dir & bur |
VP2M | Montserrat | Oct 23 – Oct 30 | G4XUM as VP2MXU | G3NKC |
VP2M | Montserrat | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | VP2MDG will be in the contest | K2DM |
VP2M | Montserrat | Nov 5 – Nov 19 | DJ7ZG as VP2MGZ and DL7AFS as VP2MYL | DL7AFS |
VP5 | Turks & Caicos | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | VP5T will be in the contest | LoTW |
VP5 | Turks & Caicos | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | VQ5X will be in the contest | W4OX |
VP8S
|
S.Shetland | NOW | RI1ANF is active from King George Island | RK1PWA |
VP9 | Bermuda | Oct 27 – Oct 28 | N1SV will be in the contest signing VP9I | |
VP9 | Bermuda | Nov 5 – Nov 19 | VP9KF will be on mainly CW | H.C. |
VQ9 | Chagos | Jul 28 – Nov 15 | ND9M as VQ9JC | H.C. |
VU
|
Antartica | Now – Dec 31 | VU3BPZ is on from Bharati base | I2HYW |
W | U.S.A. | Oct 15 – Oct 18 | SP5APW will be /W4 from NA-034 | H.C. |
W | U.S.A. | Oct 21 – Oct 26 | K9YNF will be /4 from NA-112 | H.C. |
XE
|
Mexico | October | XE2HUQ and a large group will be on as XF1F from NA-124 | H.C. |
XX
|
Macao | Oct 18 – Oct 29 | EA7FTR as XX9TFR, EA5HPX as XX9TPX, EB5BBM as XX9TBM and EB7DX as XX9TEX | EA7FTR |
XV
|
Vietnam | Oct 19 – Oct 22 | JL7XBN will sign XV29FM | |
YA
|
Afghanistan | Sep – Nov | DL3ASM will be active as T6SM | H.C. |
YA
|
Afghanistan | Sep – Feb 2013 | LZ1CNN will operate as T6LG all bands CW & SSB | LZ1ZF dir & LoTW |
YB
|
Indonesia | Nov 1 – Nov 6 | YB8XM and other will be on /6 from OC-271 ( New one ) | |
YJ
|
Vanatu | Nov 3 – Nov 10 | YJ0AFU will be used by VK4AFU also on 6 M | NA5U |
YN
|
Nicaragua | Oct 23 – Oct 29 | N6GQ will sign YN2AA | NN3W dir & LoTW |
Z2 | Zimbawe | Oct 22 – Oct 25 | ZS6AYU will sign Z21GF | H.C. |
Z8
|
S.Sudan | NOW | K7QI is active as Z81A
YI1DZ is active as Z81D |
K7GSE
OM3JW |
ZK2
|
Niue | Sep 8 – Nov 15 | ZL1RS will be active VHF as E6RS | H.C. |
ZL7
|
Chatham | Nov 1 – Nov 9 | JF1OCQ will be on as ZL7A | |
ZS8
|
Marion | ??? | ZS6RGV will be on the island and should get a call and start operations | ZS1HF |
PFX |
Country |
Date |
Info |
QSL Info
|
5H
|
Tanzania | Dec 8 – Dec 15 | 5H3NP will be the call used by WB0VGI | |
5T | Mauritania | Nov 24 – Dec 10 | SP operators will be on as 5T0SP | LoTW |
5X
|
Uganda | Feb 6 – Feb 18 | 20 operators of the F6KOP team will be on with 6 stations | F1NGP dir, bur & OQRS |
6W
|
Senegal | Jan 15 – Jan 18 | F6BLP will sign 6W7SK mainly CW | H.C. dir bur LoTW |
7P8
|
Lesotho | Nov 22 – Dec 3 | ZS2DL and other operators will be on all bands and modes as 7P8D | Dir only |
8Q
|
Maldives | Nov 26 – Dec 11 | HB9OAU as 8Q7AU | H.C. |
9U
|
Burundi | Feb 2013 | 10 Operators will be on with four different stations | |
9Y
|
Tobago | Nov 24 – Nov 25 | N6TJ will be active as 9Y4W | DL4MDO dir & bur |
C6
|
Bahamas | Dec 7 – Dec 11 | K6VVA will be active as C6AVA | N6AWD |
C6 | Bahamas | DEC – JAN | AK4BM will be C6AGT | H.C dir |
DU
|
Philippines | ???? | DX0N plans to activate OC-174 | |
EL
|
Liberia | Nov 21 – Nov 27 | Several operators will be on /EL. Will sign EL2A in contest AA7A (EL2NS), G3SXW (EL2A), G4BWP (EL2WP), G4IRN (EL2RN), KC7V (EL2MF), KY7M (EL2LF) and N7CW (EL2CW. |
|
FO0
|
Clipperton | Mar 1 – Mar 10 | KK6EK, N7CQQ, AD6E, W6OP, N7XG and N7CQQ will be on as TX5Q | |
FS
|
St.Martin | Nov 20 – Nov 24 | K9EL & K9NB will be /FS | |
H4
|
Solomon | Feb 18 – Feb 28 | G3SWH & G3RTE will be on CW only | G3SWH dir bur &OQRS |
H4
|
Solomon | Mar 8 – Mar 25 | DK1BT DK7LX DL4WK DL7KL DL7DF DL7UFN DL7UFR SP3CYY SP3DOI will be on | DL7DF |
H40 | Temotu | Mar 12 – Mar 23 | DK1BT DK7LX DL4WK DL7KL DL7DF DL7UFN DL7UFR SP3CYY SP3DOI will be on | DL7DF |
H40 | Temotu | Dec 22 – Jan 7 | DK9FN will be again on as H40FN | HA8DD |
KH5
|
Palmyra | Postponed from 2011 to Nov 2012 | 25 operators will be on from Jarvis Island signing probably N5E | |
KP2
|
U.S. Virgin Island | Nov 24 – Nov 25 | N2TTA will be on as KP2MM | LoTW |
PJ4
|
Bonaire | Nov 18 – Dec 1 | PJ4D call will be again in use all band and modes | W3HNK |
PJ7
|
Saint Maarteen | Nov 18 – Nov 24 | K1GI as PJ7I (QSL via JG2BRI) and 7L4DXT as PJ7XK | |
PJ7
|
Saint Maarteen | Mar 15 – Mar 23 | N0TG AA4VK & N1SNB will be /PJ7 | N0TG |
PY0S
|
St. Peter & Paul | Nov 10 – Nov 22 | PT0S will be by a group working on all bands and modes | HA7RY & QRS |
T33
|
Banaba | 12 days between Mar – April | T33A will be aired by a group of 14 operators with 6 stations | |
V2
|
Antigua | Nov 22 – Nov 26 | AA3B will be on as V26K | |
V6 | Micronesia | Nov 23 – Nov 26 | JH1DVG will be on as V63JX | H.C. |
V6 | Micronesia | Dec 5 – Dec 12 | JA1XGI as V63XG | LoTW |
V8 | Brunei | Nov 13 – Nov 22 | MDX Club will be on as V84SMD all bands and modes with 4 stations | IK2VUC |
VK9L | Lord Howe | Nov 17 – Nov 27 | OH1VR & OH3JR will be /VK9 all bands and modes | H.C. dir |
VK0
|
Heard Island | Between Jan 1 – Jan 31 2014 | Big group will be on
Details will follow |
|
VP5
|
Turks | Nov 20 – Dec 11 | W5CW will be again /VP5 | H.C. |
YN
|
Nicaragua | Nov 20 – Nov 28 | AJ9C will be on as YN2CC also during the contest10 | H.C. |
ZF
|
Cayman | Jan 12 – Jan 20 | K8PGJ as ZF2PG | H.C. & LoTW |
ZK1 | South Cook | Nov 18 – Dec 8 | OZ6TL will be signing E51TLA from OC-013 | H.C. & LoTW |
ZK1 | South Cook | Nov 12 – Nov 19 | ZL2KBR will be on as E51KBR | H.C. |
ZK1 | South Cook | Nov 12 – Nov 30 | Big HB group will be on as E51C, E51ABS, E51BZD and E51CHX | HB9BXU |
ZK1 | South Cook | Dec 10 – Jan 5 | 5B4AIF will be on as E51E | EB7DX |
ZL9
|
Auckland | Nov 17 – Nov 30 | VK2IR & VK3YP will be on as ZL9HR
heading a group of nine |
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 10 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 10 and 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 11 |
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 12 |
Makrothen RTTY Contest: 0000Z-0759Z, Oct 13 and 1600Z-2359Z, Oct 13 and 0800Z-1559Z, Oct 14 |
Oceania DX Contest, CW: 0800Z, Oct 13 to 0800Z, Oct 14 |
QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party: 1200Z, Oct 13 to 2400Z, Oct 14 |
Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB: 1200Z, Oct 13 to 1200Z, Oct 14 |
Pennsylvania QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 13 to 0500Z, Oct 14 and 1300Z-2200Z, Oct 14 |
Arizona QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 13 to 0600Z, Oct 14 and 1400Z-2359Z, Oct 14 |
EU Autumn Sprint, CW: 1600Z-1959Z, Oct 13 |
FISTS Fall Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 13 |
PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint: 2000 local, Oct 13 to 0200 local, Oct 14 |
North American Sprint, RTTY: 0000Z-0400Z, Oct 14 |
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 0000Z-2359Z, Oct 14 |
UBA ON Contest, CW: 0600Z-0900Z, Oct 14 |
ARRL School Club Roundup: 1300Z, Oct 15 to 2400Z, Oct 19 |
ZL9HR Campbell Island Update
We’re making great progress during the planning and preparation phases. The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia members and the local ham community have pitched in to make this DX-pedition a reality.
Our current status:
6 Meters: We received approval for use of 50 – 51 MHZ. Some areas in New Zealand use 50 MHZ for television transmission; therefore it is not an Amateur allocation. Since Campbell Island is uninhabited we received a waiver from the NZ authorities to use those frequencies.
Additional Corporate Sponsors signed on since last update:
– Elecraft – Rojone Pty Ltd – Amateur Radio Supplies – OptiBeam
DX Foundation, Club and Individual Sponsors:
The list continues to grow. Please see the web page for the most current list of supporters
http://www.campbell2012.com/index.php/sponsors
Equipment:
Our equipment is on the way to New Zealand. The gear was packed in crates and prepared for sea shipment from Sydney, Australia to Christchurch, New Zealand. Once through NZ Customs they will be trucked to Invercargill, New Zealand and placed in a storage facility,
arrival at the storage facility is scheduled for Oct. 11th. A bond was posted to get the equipment into New Zealand. In order to reclaim the bond we must remove the equipment from New Zealand upon completion of the DX-pedition.
Quarantine Inspection:
Before any person or equipment lands on Campbell Island an inspection of all personal items and equipment will be conducted by the NZ Department of Conservation. Our gear will be unpacked at the inspection station in Bluff, NZ on Nov. 24, 2012. Special attention is
placed on items which may contain soil, rocks, stones, insects or other organic material. Boots and shoes must be scrubbed to remove any accumulated soil. Since the boat is used by the DoC for their expeditions were comfortable the boat is prepared for its inspection.
Island Logistics
1. As you may have seen with other DX-peditions to remote /uninhabited locations once on the island accommodations must be made for meals and sanitary considerations. Fortunately, the New Zealand Department of Conservation has allowed us to use several buildings and
the toilet facilities in one of their buildings. These buildings were part of the weather station that once operated at Beeman Cove; they have been kept in good repair over the years since. Again, we appreciate the DoCs cooperation and assistance to the ZL9HR team.
Sleeping accommodations will be on the boat, the team will shuttleback and forth from the island.
2. Since the weather will be cold and wet we’ll wear layers and waterproof foul weather clothing.
3. We’ll bring food, snacks, a medical kit, and other emergency supplies in the event we can’t get back to the boat due to weather conditions.
4. No trash is permitted to remain on the island; we’ll be carting all refuse back to the boat for proper disposal. The boat is not permitted to empty its sanitary storage tanks while anchored in Perseverance Harbor so the skipper will occasionally take the boat out
to sea to empty the tanks.
5. There’s been recent Internet chatter about our antennas and their placement. Under the conditions of the landing permit antennas are permitted only in DoC designated spaces, all antennas must be inland. No antennas are allowed in or near the water, nor are we allowed to walk along the shoreline. While there are some optimum antenna locations on the island they are off limits to the team. Well use vertical antennas for the Low Bands, and weather permitting, a 40 meter beam will be placed on a hill with a drop off towards the sea.
6. We’ve been advised there may be 2 scientific expeditions on the island while we are operating. The DoC does not anticipate any interaction between the DX-pedition team and the participants of these expeditions.
7. ZL9HR team member Dave Lloyd, K3EL, prepared some information about our antenna placement and propagation. You may read his articles at:
http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/zl9hr/azimuthal_map/
http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/zl9hr/antenna-choice-and-location/
8. As previously mentioned, we are governed by the conditions of the DoC issued landing permit, some of those conditions are:
a. Specified number of DX-pedition operating days
b. Antenna field designated by the DoC
c. Other than use of the wharf, no access to the shoreline
d. Team members restricted to island locations indicated on the permit
e. No overnight stays unless the weather prevents return to the boat
f. Second to personal safety is wildlife awareness and safety are highest priorities
i. Antennas must be marked to avoid bird strikes and ground borne wildlife may not be disturbed
g. Digging, trenching or other defacement / scaring of the land is prohibited.
i. We are permitted to install guy stakes for the antennasupport structures
Team members have made their bookings to and from New Zealand, several will meet in Auckland before the DX-pedition, others will meet in Dunedin and eventually we’ll first meet as a team in Invercargill, NZ on Nov. 23rd.
In closing we want to thank our corporate sponsors, clubs, foundations and individuals who have provided products and funding to make the activation of Campbell Island a reality after a long radio silence.
Next update in late October.
73,
Gene K5GS and the ZL9HR team
Posted on February 3, 2011 in Propagazione by iz7auh
Vediamo, anzitutto, le informazioni relative al numero di macchie solari rilevato dal SIDC del Reale Osservatorio Belga nel mese di gennaio
1 – 12 | 2 – 14 | 3 – 11 | 4 – 10 | 5 – 7 | 6 – 0 | 7 – 0 |
8 – 10 | 9 – 10 | 11 – 23 | 12 – 22 | 13 – 21 | 14 – 18 | 15 – 18 |
16 – 16 | 17 – 12 | 18 – 9 | 19 – 0 | 20 – 9 | 21 – 12 | 22 – 21 |
23 – 26 | 24 – 26 | 25 – 23 | 26 – 17 | 27 – 9 | 28 – 8 | 29 – 8 |
30 – 8 | 31 – 11 |
Una media per il mese appena finito di 13.1, basate sulle osservazioni di 61 diversi centri di controllo e finalmente in ampia salita, rispetto ai due anni passati ed a livelli simili a quelli di tre anni fa, anche se allora si era in fase discendente. Read More
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