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JULY
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9A
1 July-27 Sep |
Zik,
VE3ZIK (DO7ZZ) will be once again active as as 9A/VE3ZIK from Bilice,
Croatia between 1 July and 27 September. Several side trips to islands
in the IOTA group EU-170 are being planned, including an activity during the IOTA Contest. QSL via DO7ZZ (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to ve3zik[@]gmail.com), eQSL and LotW. |
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KP4
4 July-1 August |
The Puerto Rico Amateur Radio League (www.prarl.org) will operate special event station K4C from 4 July to 1 August to celebrate the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games that will take place in Mayaguez. QSL via KP4ES. |
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JT
7-22 July |
Alessandro, IW5ELA and Giampiero,
I5NOC (JT1NOC) will be active from Mongolia on 7-22 July. They plan to
operate SSB, CW and digital modes either from Unlaanbaatar and while visiting
the northern part of the country. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. |
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S7
8-31 July |
Juan Carlos, EA2RC will join CT1BWW (S79BWW) on Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles on 18-31 July and will operate SSB and RTTY as S79SAL. QSL via EA2RC, direct or bureau. |
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C6
9-25 July |
Alan
K5AB (C6AAB), Renee N5BW (C6AMR), Mark NA6M (C6AMS, www.c6ams.com),
Scott K2CK (C6ASH) and Carolyne W5ETY (C6ATY) will be active from Eleuthera
(NA-001), Bahamas on 9-25 July. They expect to operate CW, SSB and digital
modes on 160-6 metres with three stations. |
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OZ
10-24 July |
Henning, DL6DH will be active as OZ/DL6DH/p from Bornholm Island (EU-030) on 10-24 July, including some activity during the IOTA Contest. QSL via DL6DH and LoTW. |
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TK
10-24 July |
Laurent, F8BBL will be active
as TK10B from Olmeto, Corsica (EU-014) on 10-24 July, with side trips
planned for IOTA groups EU-104 and EU-164. He will operate mainly CW with
some SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call (bureau preferred) and LoTW. |
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DU
11 July-7 August |
Moj, PA3GZU will be active holiday style as DU9/PA3GZU from Mindanao Island (OC-130) from 11 July to 7 August. He will operate SSB, BPSK31 and CW mainly on 20 metres, plus 40, 15 and 10 metres depending on conditions. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. |
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EW
14-24 July |
JA2NQG,
JH2BNL and JI2UAY will be active from Wallis Island (OC-054) on 14-24
July. Requested callsigns are FW5M, TO2BNL and FW5FM respectively. They
will try to go and operate from Futuna (OC-118) during their stay in FW.
QSL via home calls. They will also be active from from Fiji (3D2) on 13-14 July (callsigns unknown). |
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FW
14-24 July |
FW5M
(QSL via JA2NQG), FWD2A (QSL via JH2BNL) and FW5FM (QSL via JI2UAY) are
the callsign issued for the 14-24 July activity from Wallis Island (OC-054)
[425DXN 991]. "FWD2A is the callsign which we were informed from
Wallis by e-mail for JH2BNL", Mine JA2NQG says. "However, this
may be changed with a more ordinary one by the officer in person upon
our visit to Wallis Telecom". The team plans to operate 160-10 metres
CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and FM with 100 watts and "simple antennas".
The side trip to Futuna (OC-118) is confirmed; look for FW5M/p (on 30, 17 and 12m CW) and FWD2A/p (on 20 and 15m SSB) to be QRV around 22-23 UTC on 15 July and to close down around 1 UTC on the 17th. QSL via home calls. |
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IS0
16-24 July |
Gabriel EA3AKA, John EA3GHZ, Enrique EA5EOR and Dina EC5BME will be active as IS0E from Sardinia (EU-024) on 16-24 July. They will operate SSB and CW on 80-10 metres with two stations. QSL via operator's instructions. Further information can be found at is0e.dxciting.com |
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I
17-24 July |
Alain, F5LMJ, will be I5/F5LMJ from Oscane between July 17-24th and I3/F5LMJ from Venetia until July 31st. He will be mostly on CW and the Digital modes during his evenings or early mornings operating on 80-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW. |
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S&
17-31 July |
Marq, CT1BWW will be active as S79BWW from Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles on 17-31 July. He plans to operate CW, SSB and possibly RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at www.ct1bww.com/s79bww/ |
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TF
18-27 July |
Franz/DF6QV,
Juergen/DJ2VO and Lutz/DL9DAN will be active as TF/homecall from the Westman
Islands (EU-071) on 18-27 July. They will run two separate stations on
160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. During the IOTA Contest they
will operate as TF7X (QSL direct to KT6YL) along with Gulli/TF9GX. |
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CT8
20-27 July |
SV1GRM, SV1HER and CT1GFK will be active as CQ8SV from Corvo Island (EU-089), Azores on 20-27 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via SV1GRM. |
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VE
21-26 July |
Once again Gregg, VE3ZZ will be active from VY2TT's superstation on Prince Edward Island (NA-029) on 21-26 July. During the IOTA Contest (24-25 July) he will operate as VY2X, and outside the contest as VE3ZZ/VY2. QSL both calls via VE3ZZ, direct or bureau. |
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KL
22 July-2 August |
The KL7RRC IOTA activity from Chirikof Island (NA-235) [425DXN 981] is now expected to take place between 22 July and 2 August. The team now includes Merle/K5MT (ex N6PYN), Yuri/N3QQ, Alexander/RW3RN and Yuri/UA9OBA. QSL via UA9OBA (Russia and Europe) and N7RO (rest of the world). The tentative time table on the expedition's website (www.na-234.com) no longer includes any activity from the Seal Islands (NA-239). |
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OZ
22-25 July |
Andreas,
DD8ZJ and his son Tommy, DL8KX will be active from Mon Island (EU-029)
on 22-25 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as OZ/DL8KX,
while outside the contest they will operate as OZ/DD8ZJ. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. |
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OZ
22-27 July |
DG3XA, DH8HD, DL4HG,DL7AT and DO3HJW will be active as OZ/DA0T/p from Mando Island (EU-125) on 22-27 July. They will operate SSB and CW and will take part in the IOTA Contest. QSL via DA0T, bureau preferred. |
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SV
22-26 July |
SV1GYG, SV1JG, SV1QN, and SV1RC will be active as SV8/homecall from Proti Island (EU-158) on 22-26 July. During the IOTA Contest they will use SX8PR (QSL via SV1JG). |
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EI
23-25 July |
Bernard, EI4II and Olivier ON4EI (EI8GQB) will operate CW and SSB as EJ4II from the Saltee Islands (EU-103) on 23-25 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via EI4II. Further information at qrz.com under EJ4II. |
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F
23-25 July |
Kurt,
ON4CB and Francois, ON4LO will operate on all bands SSB as F/OR9W/p from
Tombelaine Island (EU-156) on 23-25 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via ON4CB, direct or bureau. |
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F
23-26 July |
ON3CO,
ON5ANN, ON5OO, ON5RA, ON7BT, ON7EQ, ON7LX and ON7TK will operate CW and
SSB from the Chausey Islands (EU-039) on 23-26 July. They will concentrate
on taking part in the IOTA Contest as TM7T, but they will be active also
before and after the IOTA event as F/homecall. QSL TM7T via ON7EQ, direct or bureau. |
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JW
23-27 July |
Operators Thomas/OZ1AA, Alex/OZ7AM and Ken/OZ1IKY will be active as JW/homecall from Spitsbergen (EU-026) between July 2327th. QSL via their home callsigns. They also plan to be active from the JW5E club station in Longyearbyen during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL JW5E via LA7XM. |
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OZ
23-26 July |
DF9TM, DJ6TK, DL2SWW and DL2VFR will be active again as OZ0FR from Romo Island (EU-125) on 23-26 July, including participation in the IOTA Contest. QSL via DL2VFR. |
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PY
23-25 July |
The
Perdigueiros Radio Team will be active as PR5D from Ilha do Mel (SA-047)
on 23-25 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. They will operate
SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via PY5DC, direct or bureau. |
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VE
23-25 July |
The NA-128 Contest Group will operate as XL2I from Isle-aux-Coudres (NA-128) on 23-25 July, IOTA Contest included. Several stations will be active on 80-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via VE2CQ, direct or bureau. |
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4O
24-25 July |
9A6XX, 9A8MM, DJ4MZ, DL2MLU and DL6RAI will participate in the IOTA Contest (24-25 July) as 4O1OTA from Sveti Nikola (EU-163), Montenegro. QSL via IK2ILH. |
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9H
24-31 July |
IT9ABY, IT9WKU, IT9ZRU, IW9HJT and possibly IT9BLB will be active as 9H3Y from Malta (EU-023) on 24-31 July. They will operate on all bands SSB, CW and RTTY and will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via IT9ABY, direct or bureau. |
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DU
24-25 July |
Gerard, F2JD is back to Manila (OC-042), Philippines for at least six months. He will be active as DU1/G0SHN on all bands and modes, and will try to go and operate from a few IOTA groups. QSL via F6AJA. |
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EI
24-25 July |
Members of the Dalkey Island Contest Group (namely EI2CA, EI7CC, EI7CD, EI8BP, EI8CC and EI8CE) will again take part in the IOTA Contest from Clare Island (EU-121) using the callsign EJ1DD. QSL via EI7CC. |
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GM
24-25 July |
Doug, GM0ELP (CW) and Simon, M0GBK (SSB) will be active as MM3T from the Isle of Bute (EU-123) on 24-25 July for the IOTA Contest. QSL via eQSL only, as "we do not have paper QSL cards" (but IOTA chasers will be able to claim credit online once the contest logs are uploaded to www.rsgbiota.org in 2011). |
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JD1_oga
24-30 July |
Koji, JI1LET will be active as JI1LET/JD1 from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 24-30 July. He will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 40-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. |
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SV9
24-26 July |
A large group of operators from the Radio Amateur Society of Crete will be active as J49A from Gavdos Island (EU-187) on 24-26 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via SV9GPV. |
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T
24-25 July |
Celebrating
the 150th anniversary of Sile lighthouse, the TC Special Wireless Activity
Team (www.tcswat.org) will operate SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY as TC150SLH on
24-25 July and 21-22 August. Information on the relevant award can be found at qrz.com under TC150SLH. |
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VE
24-25 July |
Look for VO2/W3HQ and VO2/KI4IW to participate in the IOTA Contest (24-25 July) from Battle Island (NA-044). They will operate both CW and SSB. After the contest, they will be operational at the local lighthouse running QRP CW on 40, 30 and 20 metres. |
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VK
24-25 July |
Craig,
VK4LDX (VK8PDX) will be active as VK4LDX/p from Magnetic Island (OC-171)
on 24-25 July. His main purpose is to participate in the IOTA Contest,
using 100 watts into verticals for 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB as a SOAB
LP 24-hour entry. He hopes to set up early on Saturday to operate from 00.00 UTC using PSK on 20 and 15 metres; then he should be on the ANZA DX Net (05.15 UTC on 14183 kHz) and after that he should be back to 20 and 15 metres PSK until around 11.00 UTC. Updates will be posted to vk4ldx.blogspot.com. QSL via home call. |
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6W
25-31 July |
Silvia
EA1AP, Juanjo EA1CJ, Alberto EA1SA and Raul EA5KA will be active from
Senegal (requested call 6V7EA) on 25-31 July. They will operate SSB, CW
and RTTY on 160-6 metres with three stations. QSL via operator's instructions.
Further information can be found at 6v7ea.dxciting.com |
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PA
25 July |
PA08DWN will be active on 25 July, 29 August, and finally on 2 October for the annual Furieade maritime event at Maassluis, near Rotterdam. Operations will take place from the radio shack of the "Elbe", a tugboat that is being restorated to serve as a museumship. QSL via PA3ALM. |
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I
Until 31 July |
Special callsign II2TRE will be in use on all bands and modes until 31 July to celebrate the 30th anniversary of ARI Treviglio (Bergamo). QSL via IQ2DN. |
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VA3
31 July-2 August |
Once again the members of the Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club (GBARC) will activate special event station VA3FPI from Flower Pot Island between July 31st and August 2nd. Reference numbers are: Canadian Island ON005, Light House CAN181, Grid Square EN95 and WLH 0763. Activity is usually on 80/40/20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via address on (QRZ.com). |
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AUGUST
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I
1-8 August |
Giovanni IZ0PSA, James KB0MZF, Edmondo VA3ITA and Laura VA3LIA will be active as IB0Y from Ponza Island (EU-045, IIA LT-001) on 1-8 August. They will operate holiday style on 80-2 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via IZ0PSA. |
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DL
3-9 August |
Sebastian, DL1AXX, will activate
rare islands for the German Island Award between August 3-9th. Using the
callsign DL1AXX/p, his planned activations are: Grot Deil Island, Reference O-34 Kastenwerden Island, Reference O-37 Weidenschwanz Island, Reference O-38 Sebastian states, "I will be QRV in the late afternoon and evening on CW on 20m and 40m. QSL via his home callsign. |
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F
12-14 August |
The 23-25 July F/OR9W/p operation from Tombelaine Island (EU-156) [425DXN 979] has been postponed to 12-14 August. QSL via QSL via ON4CB, direct or bureau. |
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OX
13-16 August |
Masaru, JA5AQC, will be active as OX1JA from Jesper, OX3KQ, QTH in Kangerlussuaq (Sondre-Strom) between August 1316th. Bands and modes of operation were not provided. Also, look for Masaru to be active as OZ5AQC from Ole, OZ7OX, QTH in Odder, Denmark, between August 1719th. QSL both operations via his home callsign only direct. |
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GM
14-27 August |
A
group of YL operators will be active as GB2SLH from Sumburgh Head Lighthouse
on Shetland Island (EU-012) between 14 and 27 August. Main activity will
concentrate during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend on 21-22 August. QSL via M5YLO. They have a website at www.radioclubs.net/gb2slh/ |
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OX
17-19 August |
Masaru, JA5AQC, will be active as OX1JA from Jesper, OX3KQ, QTH in Kangerlussuaq (Sondre-Strom) between August 1316th. Bands and modes of operation were not provided. Also, look for Masaru to be active as OZ5AQC from Ole, OZ7OX, QTH in Odder, Denmark, between August 1719th. QSL both operations via his home callsign only direct. |
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FH
23 May-15 August |
Lionel, F5PSL will be active as FH8ND from Mayotte (AF-027) from 23 May until 15 August. He plans to operate SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via F1OKV, direct or bureau. |
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LY,
SP
Until 15 August |
The Battle of Grunwald/Zalgiris, fought on 15 July 1410, is regarded as
the most important victory in the history of Poland and Lithuania. Celebrating
the 600th anniversary of that event, 13 special Lithuanian stations will be active until 15 August: LY1410G (QSL via LY3X), LY600A (QSL via LY5A), LY600BY (QSL via LY3BY), LY600CM (QSL via LY1CM), LY600DZ (QSL via LY2DZ), LY600GV (QSL via LY2GV), LY600J (QSL via LY3J), LY600KM (QSL via LY2KM), LY600NI (QSL via LY2NI), LY600Q (QSL via LY4Q), LY600QT (QSL via LY2QT), LY600V (QSL via LY3V) and LY600W (QSL via LY5W). Also look for special Polish stations HF600PG (QSL via SP4ZHT, 1-17 July), SN1410G (QSL via SP9PKZ, until 31 July), SN600G (QSL via SP9PKR, until 31 July), SP600G (QSL via SP4KSY, 1-31 July) and SQ600G (QSL via SP4ZHR, from 25 June to 20 July). The Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society will issue special wooden plaques for contacts made with these stations (e-mail diplomai[@]lrmd.lt or ly4q[@]qrz.lt for information). |
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KL
18 Aug-1 Sep |
The
tentative dates for the announced expeditions to IOTA groups NA-235 and
NA-239 [425DXN 973] are as follows: 18-25 August KL7RRC Chirikof Island
(NA-235) 26 August-1 September N6PYN/KL7 Seal Islands (NA-239) The team now includes Elena/RV3ACA, Merle/N6PYN, Yuri/N3QQ and Yuri/UA9OBA. QSL via UA9OBA (Russia and Europe) and N7RO (rest of the world). Bookmark http://www.na-234.com for updates. |
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T
21-22 August |
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Sile lighthouse, the TC Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) will operate SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY as TC150SLH on 21-22 August. Information on the relevant award can be found at qrz.com under TC150SLH. |
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PA
29 August |
PA08DWN will be active on 29 August, and finally on 2 October for the annual Furieade maritime event at Maassluis, near Rotterdam. Operations will take place from the radio shack of the "Elbe", a tugboat that is being restorated to serve as a museumship. QSL via PA3ALM. |
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I
1 Sep-31 Oct |
Celebrating
the 50th anniversary of the National Aerobatic Patrol (the Tricolour Arrows
aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force), special callsign II3PAN will
be in use from 1 September until 31 October. QSL via IV3IUM, direct or
bureau. Information on the Relevant award at www.iv3ium.it/freccetricolori/index.htm |
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OE
1 Sep-31 Dec |
Special callsigns OE50AMRS, OE50XAM, OE50XCL, OE50XCW, OE50XLC, OE50XMA and OE50XRM will be activated on all bands and modes from 1 September until 31 December to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Military Radio Society. QSLs via OE4RGC (all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau). |
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ON
1 Sep-31 Oct |
Special
event station ON30ON will be active during the months of March, April,
September and October to celebrate the 30th edition of the Belgian "ON
Contest". QSL via bureau or direct to ON4CAS. Information on the
relevant award can be found at users.telenet.be/egbert.hertsen/on30on.html |
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5B50
25 Oct-25 Oct 2011 |
Alan, 5B4AHJ, will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a licensed radio amateur on October 25th. To celebrate, Alan will be active as 5B50J between October 25th, for one year until October 25th, 2011. Activity will be on CW and SSB. QSL via 5B4AHJ and LoTW. |
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PA
1-28 September |
Celebrating
the 600th anniversary of the charter that granted city rights to Purmerend,
special event station PC600P will be active from 1-28 September. QSL via PA3HGP. All of the QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL after each activity period, and will be confirmed automatically via the bureau after the last activity period. Local operators are expected to operate under special prefix callsigns (i.e. PA600MIR, PA601FR, PA602SWL, PA603HGP, PD602YL, PE603HG, etc) during the same time frames. Information on the relevant short time award will be available at http://hamradio.nikhef.nl/afdeling/waterland/ |
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I
3-5 September |
A team from ARI Vinci (I5FCK, I5HQG, IK5GFC, IK5UIK, IK5YOJ, IK5ZUB, IZ5AJP,
IZ5BRO and IZ5EBL) will be active as IA5/IQ5LV from Pianosa Island (EU-028,
IIA LI-016) on 3-5 September. They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes
on all bands, including 50, 144, 433 and maybe 1200 MHz. |
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VK
17-24 September |
Look
for JA1NLX/VK4 to be active from Dunk Island (OC-171) on 17-24 September.
He plans to operate CW only on 80-10 metres with a 5-metre long Buddistick
and "lots of radials". QSL via JA1NLX, direct or bureau and LoTW. |
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OCTOBER
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PA
2 October |
PA08DWN will be active on 2 October for the annual Furieade maritime event at Maassluis, near Rotterdam. Operations will take place from the radio shack of the "Elbe", a tugboat that is being restorated to serve as a museumship. QSL via PA3ALM. |
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T31
2-11 October |
The new dates for the DXpedition to Central Kiribati [425DXN 945] are 2-11 October. YT1AD, K3LP and other ten operators (AA4NN, JT1CO, K1LZ, N6TQS, PY5EG, SV2BFN, UA4HOX, YT3W, YT3WW, YT6W) plan to be active on all bands and modes. Further information can be found at http://www.yt1ad.info/t31/index.html |
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5R
5-28 November |
Franck,
F4DBJ, will once again be active as 5R8HT from Ivato between September
5th and November 28th. Activity will be on 80/40 meters (using a W3DZZ
antenna) and on 20/15/10 meters using a vertical antenna and only using
100 watts. QSL via his home callsign.
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H40
7-22 October |
Jacek,
SP5DRH (H40KJ) and Jerzy, SP3BQ (H40BQ) will be active from Pigeon Island
(OC-065), Temotu Province on 7-22 October. They will focus on 160 and
80 metres CW, with operations on the higher bands (including some digital
modes activity on 20 and 30 metres) depending on propagation. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at www.sp5drh.com/h40 |
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PJ2
8-18 October |
Jeff,
K8ND will be active as PJ2/K8ND from Curacao on 8-18 October. QSL via home call. |
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PJ7
10-20 October |
Paul, K1XM and a group of operators from the Yankee Clipper Contest Club will be active from the QTH of PJ7UQ on Sint Maarten between 10 and 20 October. They plan to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. Callsign TBA, QSL via KQ1F. |
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OX
20-30 October |
DF9TM,
DL1RTL, DL2SWW and DL2VFR (www.iota-expedition.com) are in the planning
stages for an IOTA operation from Tasiilaq/Ammassalik (NA-151), Greenland.
They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY as OX/homecall between 20 and 30
October. Further information is expected in due course. |
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V4
20 Oct-10 Nov |
Jon, W5JON, will once again be active as V47JA from the Calypso Bay, St. Kitts (NA-104, WW Loc. FK87SG), hillside QTH overlooking the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, between October 20th and November 10th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using an ICOM IC-7000 w/KL-400 amp (350 watts) into a ZS6BKW design "All-Band Dipole" antenna. His operations will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via W5JON. |
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CY0
22 Oct - 1 Nov |
The operational dates for the DXpedition to Sable Island [425DXN 981] have been set for 22 October-1 November. AA4VK/CY0, AI5P/CY0, N0TG/CY0 and WA4DAN/CY0 will be active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with a "minimal effort for supplying the mulitiplier" during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. All QSL requests via N0TG (an Online QSL Request System will be available). Individual contributions to assist the DXpedition are still ap preciated. Further information and updates at www.cy0dxpedition.com |
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S7
30-31 October |
Look for S79K to be active from Mahe during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st). QSL via G3NKC. Operators mentioned are: David/G3NKC, Fred/G4BWP, Martin/G4XUM and Mike/G7VJR. |
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VK
1 May-31 October |
Special
callsign VK100WIA will be operated from 1 May through 31 October to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of the Wireless Institute of Australia. All of the
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct cards with
return postage may be sent to Wireless Institute of Australia, P.O. Box 2042, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia. Details on the centenary programme and the relevant operating award can be found on the WIA website (www.wia.org.au). |
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NOVEMBER
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YJ
1-15 November |
George,
HA5UK and Pista, HA5AO will be active as YJ0HA from Efate Island (OC-035),
Vanuatu on 1-15 November. They plan to operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and
SSTV on 160-10 metres. QSL via HA5UK and LoTW. Log search and further
information will be available at http://ha5ao.novolab.hu |
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KH5
17 Nov- 1 Dec |
Founded
by Eric Scace (K3NA) and Carsten Esch (DL6LAU) in 2007, Radio Expeditions,
Inc is a permanent, non-profit organization of volunteers whose first
project was the 2008 VP6DX record breaker expedition to Ducie Island.
The second project is a DXpedition to Jarvis Island (OC-081), which is
planned to take place between 17 November and 1 December (depending on
weather and sea conditions). The dates were chosen to maximize propagation openings on both low and high bands to Europe. A large group of operators will staff 12 stations on CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres. Applications for the required government permits have been submitted to the US Fish & Wildlife Service. No individual contributions are being solicited until the permits have been received. |
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C5
18 Nov- 1 Dec |
Members of the Czech and Slovak OM0C Contest Crew have announced another DXpedition to The Gambia to take place between November 18th and December 1st. They plan to renew the callsigns from their previous DXpedition, C50C or C52C used in The Gambia 2007, the greatest Slovak expedition of its kind ever. The special callsign C5A will be reserved for the CQWW DX CW Contest. The team members of The Gambia 2010 DXpedition are: Rich OK8WW/OM2TW, Jiri/OK1RI, Joe/OM5AW, Norbert/OM6NM, Roman/OM2RA, Jiri/ OK1DO, Lada/OK1DIX, Petr/OK1FFU and Vlada/OK1NY. For more details and updates, visit their Web at: http://www.om0c.com/?Gambia_2010_-_C5A |
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ZL8
19 Nov-5 Dec |
The core team of the very successful DXpeditions to Norfolk Island in 2007 (VK9DNX) and Willis Island in 2008 (VK9DWX), plus a few high experienced operators, will be active as ZL8X from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands (OC-039) in November. According to the preliminary schedule, thirteen operators (namely DJ5IW, DJ7EO, DJ9RR, DK1II, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5CW, DL5LYM, DL5XL, DL6FBL, DL8OH, DL8WPX and SP5XVY) expect to be QRV from 19 November to 5 December with seven high power stations on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Further information, including log search and an Online QSL Request System (OQRS) for either bureau and direct cards, can be found at http://www.kermadec.de |
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C6
20-29 November |
Kenny, K2KW, will be active as C6ATA between November 20-29th. Activity will be mainly CW on 40 meters and the 30/17/12 meter bands. He will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/ Single-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via WA4WTG. |
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9H
23-30 November |
Operators Olaf/DL4HG and Holger/DL5XAT
will be active from Gozo Island (EU-023) between November 23-30th. They
plan to be active as 9H3TX during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th)
as a Multi-2 entry. They will be using only 100 watts and vertical antennas.
QSL via DL5XAT. |
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I
Until 30 November |
IL3A
will be aired from different island in Venice Lagoon until 30 November.
QSL via IK3HHX, direct or bureau. |
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UN
Until 30 November |
Vadim, UN7FW has been granted permission to operate as UP25F until 30 November. The special callsign is for the 25th anniversary of Vostochny opencast coal mine in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. QSL via IK2QPR. |
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DECEMBER
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END
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9A
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Tom, 9A2AA enjoys operating from Croatian islands and has activated more than 500 of them ("exactly 523") so far. For this reason he has been granted permission to use special prefix callsign 9A500AA from 1 January through 31 December. QSL 9A2AA. |
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CE
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Special
event station XR200R will be active until the end of 2010, the year that
marks the 200th anniversary of the earliest step in the Chilean struggle
for indipendence. QSL via CE1KR, direct or bureau. |
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DL
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The
city of Essen and the Ruhr have been designated "European Capital
of Culture" for 2010 and three special callsigns (DR2010L, DR2010O
and DR2010N) will be activated through the end of the year to celebrate
that event. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Further information, including the rules for a short term award, can be found at http://www.dr2010o.de |
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GM
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Using
their club callsign GS2MP (North of Scotland Contest Group), Chris/GM3WOJ
and Jim/GM0NAI will be operating their vintage Yaesu transmitters/receivers
and transceivers from 1 January through 31 December. Each calendar month
they will use a different Yaesu radio and amateurs worldwide are invited
to work GS2MP and earn points towards the "Yaesu Heritage Year Award". Operation will mostly be on 40 and 20 SSB and CW. More details can be found at http://www.gm7v.com/yaesu2010.htm |
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HA
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Gyuri, HA1CW will be active as HA2010S until 31 December. The special callsign celebrates the 30th European Aquatics Championships that will be held in Budapest on 4-15 August. QSL via HA1CW. |
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HA
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Launched into space on 26 May 1980, Bertalan Farkas was the first Hungarian cosmonaut. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of that flight, special event station HG30FHA will be active until 31 December. QSL via HA5KFV and LoTW. |
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HK
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Celebrating the 200th anniversary
of indipendence of Colombia, amateur radio operators who are members of
the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados (HK3LR) are allowed to replace
their ordinary prefix HK or HJ with 5K and 5J respectively during the
month of July. Moreover, two special callsigns (5K200LR and HK200LR) will be operated by duly authorized members of the LCRA during 2010 (QSL for both calls via HK3LR). Finally, the Colombia Bicentenary Contest will be held on 17 July (details at www.lcra.org.co). |
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I
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Special station IR1C will be active from 15 March to 31 December in conjuction with a solidarity project in the Central African Republic. QSL via IK1APO. Further information at http://www.ir1c.com |
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LA
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Special event station LM50NRK will be active throughout 2010 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of regular television broadcasts by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). QSL via LA4FPA. |
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SP
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Witek,
SP9MRO will be active as 3Z0RADIO (QSL via SP9SX)from 1 January through
the end of the year to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Polish Amateur
Radio Union (PZK) and the 85 anniversary of IARU. Several other special
event stations are expected to take part in the celebration: 3Z80PZK, 3Z85IARU, HF80PZK, HF85IARU, SN80PZK. SN85IARU, SO80PZK, SO85IARU, SP80PZK, SP85IARU, SQ80PZK and SQ85IARU (information on the relevant award can be found at http://www.qrz.com/db/SN80PZK) |
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XE
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Celebrating the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the Bicentennial of Mexico's Independence, the Radio Club Queretaro (XE1RCQ) will operate as 4A1B from 1 January to 31 December. QSL via LZ3HI. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW. |
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YV
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Celebrating
the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's Independence, a number of special
callsigns will be in use until 31 December: 4M200AJ (QSL via YV5AJ), YV200D
(QSL via YV1DIG), YW200A (QSL via YV5SSF), YW200ER (QSL via YV8ER), YW200L
(QSL via YV5LI) and YW200T (QSL via YV5JBI). Information on the relevant
award will be available at www.radioclubvenezolano.org/concurso.htm |
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ANTARCTICA
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DL-ant
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Felix, DL5XL is currently active from DP0GVN, the club station at German Antarctic station Neumayer II. He prefers CW, while Mirko (DG9BHQ) likes SSB and PSK31. Next year another operator (Torsten, DD1TG) will arrive at the station. QSL via DL5EBE. |
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DL-ant
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Torsten,
DL1TOG and Felix, DL5XL are working at the German Antarctic station "Neumayer
II" and may be active as DP0GVN during their spare time. QSL via
DL5EBE. In February 2009 the base will be replaced by the new "Neumayer Station III" (http://tinyurl.com/69m5sd), and Felix will be a member of the first team overwintering there. He plans to operate as DP1POL (QSL via DL1ZBO) from the new station until early 2010. |
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HL_ssh
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Sang
Hoon Lee, DS4NMJ will be active as DT8A from the Korean Antarctic base
King Sejong on King George Island South Shetlands (AN-010) for 14 months,
from 5 December 2009 through 31 January 2011. He plans to operate on all
bands mainly CW, with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via HL2FDW. |
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KC4
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Bill,
K7MT will be returning to McMurdo Station (KC4USV)on Ross Island (AN-011),
Antarctica between 15 November and 20 February 2010. He expects to be
QRV for Europe at 18 UTC on Saturdays; he also plans to be on 14243 kHz
on Sundays at 00.00 GMT, and to operate PSK-31 (14070 kHz) and CW (14043 kHz) as well, if time permits. QSL via K1IED. |
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LU
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Henry, LU4DXU reports that new staff members at Melchior Base (LU1ZB, LU-05 for the Antarctica Award) in the Melchior Islands (AN-012), Antarctica and Deception Base (LU1ZC, LU-04 for the Antarctica Award) on Deception Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) have just arrived. Both these bases are expected to show up on 14290 KHz shortly. QSLs via LU4DXU. |
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LU
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Operator Dan is active as LU1ZAB from Teniente Matienzo Base (LU-16) on the Larsen Ice Shelf (AN-016), Antarctica. QSL via LU4DXU. |
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ON
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OP0LE
is the callsign allocated to the new Belgian Antarctic station "Princess
Elisabeth" (http://www.antarcticstation.org/),
located at 71°57'S-23°20'E, Dronning Maud Land,
East Antarctica. Some activity is expected to take place between mid-December
and mid-February 2009. The operator will be Paul, ON3PC who is new to
the amateur radio bands. Karel, OR4TN (ON5TN) has extended his staying in Antarctica [425DXN 970], and will remain at Princess Elisabeth Station until 25 February. Updates on his activity can be found at http://www.qrz.com/db/or4tn. QSL via ON5TN. |
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UA-ant
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Nick, RW6ACM
(ex R1ANL) is active as R1ANB from the Russian Antarctic station Mirny. |
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UA-ant
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Alex,
RV1ZC (ex-UA1ZCK) is going to winter again at the Russian Antarctic station
Vostok. He will operate once more as R1ANC on the HF bands CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via RN1ON (ex-UA1PAC), direct or bureau. |
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UA
ant
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Alan,
UA1PAC reports that Alex, R1ANC (UA1ZCK) at Vostok Base (UA-10 for the
Antarctica Award), Antarctica (AN-016) is QRV every day between 00.00
and 16 UTC on 20 metres SSB (14160, 14176, 14200 kHz). Please note that
the QSL route has changed again. The new QSL manager is UA1PAC himself, who says that he receives updates from Alex on a weekly basis. The new QSL cards are expected from the printer soon. |
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VP8
Ant
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Mike, VP8DJB is the current Communications Manager at Rothera Station (G-07 for the Antarctica Award) on Adelaide Island (AN.001), Antarctica. |
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VK0-ant
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Bob, VK2ABP/VK2MRP will be working at Davis Base, Antarctica starting around 1 November until at least 7 March 2009, but could be until December. This is a work assignment, Bob does not know when he will be able to operate on the amateur radio bands. At all events, his callsign will be VK0BP (QSL via VK2CA). Updates will be available at www.vk0bp.org |
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VU
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Bhagwati Prasad Semwal, VU3BPZ will be part of the 29th Indian Antarctic Expedition, between mid-November and March 2011. He will be located at Maitri Base and will operate mainly on 20 metres SSB as AT10BP. QSL direct to the qrz.com address. |
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ISS
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ARISS
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The
International Space Station is now under construction and is permanently
manned by teams of astronauts, many of whom have amateur licenses. Amateurs
from the ISS partner countries, in the USA, Russia, Japan, Europe and
Canada, have set up ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station), a program to develop and put into operation the on-board amateur station. The following frequencies are currently used for ARISS general QSOs: Voice and Packet Downlink: 145.80 (Worldwide) Voice Uplink: 144.49 for Regions 2 and 3 (The Americas, and the Pacific) Voice Uplink: 145.20 for Region 1 (Europe, Central Asia and Africa) Packet Uplink: 145.99 (Worldwide) Crossband FM repeater downlink: 145.80 MHz (Worldwide) Crossband FM repeater uplink: 437.80 MHz (Worldwide) All frequencies are subject to Doppler shifting. Full information can be found on various web sites, for instance: http://www.ariss-eu.org/ http://www.rac.ca/ariss/ http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/ |
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more DX info: http://www.425dxn.org/
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