Expedition to Spratly Islands April 2012

Plans for the expedition to Layang Layang, Spratly Islands are developing. A large team of operators from Malaysia, Japan and England, divided up into three groups, is expected to be active as 9M0L between 5 and 17 April. A website is under construction at

 

http://9m0l.legendchew.com/ 

 

[tnx 425 DX News #1081].

Project coordinator is Tex, 9M2TO, well known dxer on 6m, so we hope they will be qrv. April could be a good moment for F2 conditions, if flux is higher than 150 they should be workable from EU.

PS5F, SA-088, qrv 6m 3-6/2

PP5BK, PP5BZ, PP5VK, PP5ZB, PU5ATX and PY3OZ will be active as PS5F from Santana de Fora Island (SA-088) on 3-6 February. They will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres, and possibly digital modes and 6m. QSL via PP5BZ. [TNX The Daily DX] [tnx 425 DX News #1081]

ndr. será posible trabajarlos desde EA8 y sur de EA7.

4U1, ITU HQ, qrv 6 m 23/1 - 17/2

The International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1ITU, will be operating with the special callsign 4U1WRC between January 23rd and February 17th. Activity will take place during the ITU World Radio Conference 2012 (WRC-12) from Geneva, Switzerland.
 

Operations will be from 160 - 6 meters, eventually higher, all modes.
 

All QSOs will be confirmed with a special QSL available via 4U1ITU. Short updates of the operation will be posted on twitter at:

http://twitter.com/4u1itu More detailed information is availabe on the Web site at: http://life.itu.int/radioclub

[tnx MMMonVHF Newsletter - WEEK 04/2012]

9Q, D.R.Congo, qrv 6 m 10/3 - 5/4

Barney, ZS4U (ZS6TQ) will be active from the Democratic Republic of Congo between March 10 to April 5, 2012 as 9Q6/ZS4U. QRV on 40 - 6m CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via home call.[tnx Dxworld]

XV, Vietnam, qrv 6m 10-15/Feb

 

Take, JA6CNH, will be active as XV2CNH or XV3AA from Ho Chi Minh City between February 10-15th. Activity will be on 160 - 6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via JA6CNH direct only. (Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1044) [tnx MMMonVHF Newsletter]

V21FS and V21ZG, qrv from FK97CC on HF and 50 MHz

Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG will once again be active as V21FS and V21ZG, respectively, from the Villa Sundowerns, near Pottery Village, island of Antigua (NA-100, WLOTA 1118, WW Loc FK97CC) beginning 5th March 2012, for a few weeks. Focus on 160-6m if sunspots allow Mainly RTTY, PSK and SSB. V21ZG will look especially for JA and QRP stations. QSL via the German QSL-bureau DARC to DL7AFS, or direct. Website: www.qsl.net/dl7afs/ SOURCE: [dx-world.net] via ICPO Bulletin (30 Dec 2011 - 06 Jan 2012).

[tnx MMMonVHF Newsletter]

T32, Eastern Kiribati, qrv 6m until 2/2

From 17 January to 2 February 2012, a team of six operators will be active from Kiritimati [Christmas Island] (OC-024, WW Loc. BJ12HA) in Eastern Kiribati. 

Each team member will operate with their own callsigns, with activity on 160m to 6m CW and SSB. T32WW and T32CO will also operate both RTTY and PSK. T32CO has been calling today on 50.110 cw, grid BJ11.

The group will put in a full Multi-Op effort for the CQWW 160m CW Contest (27-29 January) as T32XX (QSL via KB8TXZ). The operators are as follows: 

Dave, VO1AU (T32AU - QSL via VO1MX); Brian, KG8CO (T32CO - QSL via KB8TXZ); Lee, N8LJ (T32LJ - QSL via K8ESQ); Ted, K8AQM (T32TR - QSL via KB8TXZ); Jim, KB8TXZ (T32TX - QSL via KB8TXZ); and Stan, AC8W (T32WW - QSL via KB8TXZ).

The team will operate from the same location as the recent T32C DXpedition. Website: www.t32kiritimati2012.com/ 

SOURCE: dx-world.net via ICPO [tnx MMMonVHF Newsletter]

South Shetland Isl. qrv 6m until end of March

Until March 2012, Adrian EA1CYK/P is active on 6m SSB and digital modes during spare time from the Antarctic base of Gabriel de Castilla (WAP: ESP-02) on Deception Island, South Shetland AN-010. If possible he will also try to be active from the Juan Carlos I (WAP: ESP-01) base on Livingstone Island. He will be qrv 06:00 AM UTC y las 14:00 PM UTC at weekends and 15:00 y 18:00 PM UTC on working days. QSL via EA7LS.

Hawaii, KH6, qrv HF and 50 MHz 31/1-4/2

Before his April trip to Tonga (see OPDX.1036), Haru, JA1XGI, will be active as W8XGI/KH6 from Hawaii between January 31st and February 4th. Activity will probably be on 20-6 meters (especially 30/17/12m) using mainly CW, with some SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via JA1XGI, direct or by the Bureau. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. SOURCE: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1044 [tnx MMMonVHF Newsletter]


Look his blogspot for more info: http://ja1xgidxvacation.blogspot.com/

3C0E, Annobon, qrv 6m mid February 2012

EA5KM, Javier, and EA5BYP, Elmo, are announcing their expedition to the island of Annobon 2012. They will arrive at Malabo Equatorial Guinea by the middle of February. (dates to be determined). 

In Malabo, will purchase all needed provisions as there are on stores on the island of Annobon. A representative of the Ministry will also be traveling with them to Annobon. If they have free time, will have a active station on the air on CW or SSB and RTTY using the call 3C6A Malabo, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Then they will travel to Annobon 3C0E.

They will be qrv all HF bands and 6 meters. On 6 they will have a 5 el. yagi and will use 50.104 cw and 50.145 ssb.

Please check the 3C0E web site for updated dates http://www.gdgdxc.net/3c0e/index.php

E51M qrv 6m 27/3 - 10/4

Operators (and members of the 3D20CR) Jan / DJ8NK, Uwe / DJ9HX, Werner / DJ9KH, Hawa / DK9KX, Hans / DL6JGN, Ron / PA3EWP and Leszek / SP3DOI will be active as E51M from Manihiki between March 27th and April 10th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Flights are booked and paid for. All equipment, except the transceivers, are already on Manihiki. In all they have eleven vertical antennas and a small 4 element beam for 6m. They plan to set up 5 stations using K3's with 500W amplifiers. QSL via DJ8NK, direct or by the Bureau. Online QSL Requests Service 

(OQRS) for the Bureau and direct cards 

can be made after April 20th. 

 

The E51M Web page is available at: http://www.manihiki2012.de/index.html

(Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1044) 9 Jan. 2012 - 10 Apr. 2012 [tnx MMMonVHF Newsletter]

Italian Activity Contest 2012

Email received from Costy, IC8TEM


Hello all,

in 2012 ARI (Italian Radioamateur Association) organize I.A.C. (= Italian Activity Contest). This events are not only a contest, but also a chance for meet people on bands. In these events people meet for chatting, for doing contest, for searching DX, but it's not only contesting, because no serial number is required! In this year I will be the manager, so the logs, in EDI format (IARU R1 VHF standard), must be sent to this email address: ic8tem@gmail.com.

It's not mandatory to have qsos with Italian stations.. Aren't included EME and MS qsos, but JT65 tropo is ok, and FM directly (not by repeater). I hope that you will participate and invite other people to follow these events, because I would like to give you the opportunity for meet on bands.

Webchat (like ON4KST) and DX Cluster are ok for spot (but not for auto-spot).

Best 73s and HNY from Capri Island.
Costy IC8TEM