Page last updated on: Sunday, November 20, 2016 445 IOTA News from OPDX 21 November, 2016 Island activities: AF-094. (Correction) Members of the Algerian Amateur Radio Union (ARU) are planning to be active as 7Y94I (not 7U94I) from Rachgoun Island. Look for more details to be forthcoming. NA-013. (Update) Operators Josep/EA3BT and Nuria/EA3WL will be active as H74B and H74W, respectively, from Big Corn Island, Nicaragua, between December 31st and January 6th, 2017. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using mainly SSB, but with some CW and RTTY. Equipment will be an Icom IC-7300 (Supported by HAMBUY) with AL-600 amp into 20-6m EEAxbeam and a wire dipole for 40m (supporter EAxbeam). QSL via EA3BT or ClubLog's OQRS (preferred). Check-out the latest IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

9M4LI Lalang island AS-072

Nazari 9W2NDQ informa i lettori di DxCoffee:

 

“Un nostro Team sarà attivo da Lalang island, IOTA AS-072,

dal 25 al 27 novembre come 9M4LI

QSL manager 9W2NDQ.

Web page: https://www.facebook.com/9M4LI

Grazie.”

Nazari 9W2NDQ

 http://www.dxcoffee.com/ita/2016/9m4li-lalang-island-as-072/

H74B &H74W – BIG CORN ISLAND, NICARAGUA

Nov 14, 2016 | Dx Iota, dx news featured, Dx North America

After the great success of our last operation from Sao Tome as S9BT & S9WL, Josep EA3BT and  Nuria EA3WL will be active from Big Corn Island (Isla del Gran Maíz) IOTA NA-013 as H74B (Op. Josep ) & H74WL (Op. – Nuria)
Dates: From 31st December 2016 to 6th January 2017
Equipments: Icom IC-7300 (supported by HAMBUY)
Power: Linear Amplifier Ameritron AL-600 (600 w)
Antennas: EAxbeam (6-20 m) & wire dipole (40 m) (supported by EAxbeam)
Bands: 6-40
Modes: SSB (Main), CW (some), RTTY

QSL via: EA3BT (both callsigns).  OQRS (preferred)

http://www.amateurradiodx.com/

YB4IR/8 – Lucipara Island, OC-274

Imam, YB4IR will be active from Lucipara Island OC-274 
between November 14-18, 2016. 
QRV om HF bands, CW/SSB. QSL – OQRS, DIRECT & BURO.

http://dx-world.net/yb4ir-8-lucipara-island-oc-274/

IOTA News from the
Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

10 November, 2016

Island activities:

IOTA-QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz

AN-001; Graham Land West (Adelaide Island) group: Alan/MW0YCC
will be active from the Rothera Research Station/Adelaide Island
and other locatins until April 2018 as VP8DPJ. QSL only via eQSL.

AS-036; JA6, Iki/ Tsushima Islands: Kenji/JA4GXS activates Iki Island on Nov. 12 and 13 on 40, 30, 20, 17, and 15 (CW, SSB), signing his call /6. QSL via JA4GXS (d/B).

NA-079; W4, Florida State (Dry Tortugas Islands) group: Rob/K2RWF
and Craig/KD2INN operate from the Dry Tortugas National Park (NPOTA
NP17, USi FL013S, KFF-0023, WW Loc. EL84np) on Nov. 13/14 as W2LI.
QRV on 80-6m (SSB, digital modes) and via satellites. QSL via AJ2I
(d/B), LoTW.

SA-041; PR8, Maranhao State West group: A group of Brazilian
operators plan to work as ZW8L from Lecois Island between the 10th
and 14th. QSL via PY8WW, ClubLog.

Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
e-mail: iota@dxhf.darc.de

RSGB IOTA website

Check-out the latest IOTA News bulletin from OPDX

TL8TT – Central African Republic

The Italian DXpedition Team announces its forthcoming activity as TL8TT from the Central African Republic in February 2017.

They will be active on all bands 160-10m on CW/SSB, whereas ONE band, to be selected according to propagation conditions, will be used for RTTY.

More info here

http://dx-world.net/tl8tt-central-african-republic/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Antarctica expedition

Felix, DL5XL (N5BC), will once again operate from Antarctica using his call sign DP1POL. QTH is the German research base 'Neumayer III' in Grid Locator IB59UH, IOTA AN-016, WWFF DLFF-022.

Activity will be from November 2016 to February 2017 on the HF bands, mainly in CW and digital modes. QSL manager is Ray, DL1ZBO, who reliably responds to all bureau and direct requests. Additionally, logs are uploaded to LotW regularly.

There will also be a ham radio operator on the next wintering team at Neumayer Station III. Daniel, DL1SU, works as an electronics engineer at the base. He plans to use the club call sign DP0GVN from December 2016 to February 2018. QSL cards for DP0GVN will be handled by Dominik, DL5EBE, direct or via the bureau.

https://www.facebook.com/dl5xl?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

http://www.southgatearc.org/

Zorro, JH1AJT will be active from Myanmar (XZ) with Champ, E21EIC, Franz, DJ9ZB and Madison, W5MJ, from 15th to 22nd November 2016.

His main purpose of this trip is to support Olympic and Paralympic Committee in Myanmar.

Activity will be on 80 – 10m bands CW, SSB and RTTY, by two stations, using a tri-band beam for 20/15/10m and another beam for 30/17/12m bands. Wire verticals will be used for other bands.

Call sign will be announced as soon as we know.
QSL to JH1AJT; PO Box 8, Oiso, Naka-gun, KANAGAWA 259-0111, Japan.OQRS will be available at ClubLog after his return to Japan.

73,
FGC Radio Team

http://dx-world.net/xz-myanmar/

Propagation de K7RA

5 November, 2016
ARLP045

At 2347 UTC on November 3 Australia's Space Weather Services issued a geomagnetic disturbance warning: "Expect Unsettled to Active conditions with periods of Minor Storm levels in the Australian region for the next UT day, 4 November, if a small coronal hole in the Southern hemisphere will become geoeffective."

But as of November 3, the prediction from NOAA/USAF for planetary A index for November 4 and 5 is only 10 and 8.

Over the past reporting week (October 27 through November 2) we saw two days with no sunspots, October 28 and November 2. Prior to the past week, in recent memory only October 1 had no sunspots either.

Average daily sunspot number for the week was 9.1, down from 18.7 over the previous seven days.

Average daily solar flux rose, but only slightly from 76.9 to 77.5.

Geomagnetic indicators were slightly lower, with average daily planetary A index declining from 20.3 to 18.1, and mid-latitude A index from 16.7 to 13.4.

Predicted solar flux is 78 on November 4-7, 75 on November 8-11, then 80, 78 and 75 on November 12-14, 73 on November 15-16, 78 on November 17-18, 77 and 75 on November 19-20, 78 on November 21-22, 80 on November 23-25, 78 on November 26, 80 on November 27-29, 78 on November 30, 82 on December 1-3, 80 on December 4-5, 78 on December 6-7, and 80 on December 8-9.

Predicted planetary A index is 10 and 8 on November 4-5, 5 on November 6-10, then 10, 15, 18, 10 and 8 on November 11-15, 5 on November 16-18, then 8, 15, 54, 42 and 24 on November 19-23, then 18, 22, 18, 15 and 12 on November 24-28, then 8 on November 29 through December 1, then 5 and 8 on December 2-3, and 5 on December 4-7.

Looking at our three-month moving average of sunspot numbers, the average sunspot value for August 1 through October 31 was 39. Over the same three-month period in 2015 the average was 64.5, and in 2014 it was 108.4.

Petr Kolman, OK1MGW of the Czech Propagation Interest Group sent us this on October 3.
"Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period November 4-November 30, 2016
"Geomagnetic field will be:
Quiet on November 7-8
Mostly quiet on November 4, (9-10), 15-18, 29-30
Quiet to unsettled on November 5-6, 11, 14, 19, 27-28
Quiet to active on November 12-13, 20, 24
Active to disturbed on November 21-23, 25-26
"Amplifications of the solar wind from coronal holes are expected: on November 5-6, 12-13, 20-26

see more here...

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Page last updated on: Friday, November 4, 2016 584 The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands DX News from the ARRL 4 November, 2016 This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. TANZANIA, 5H. Maurizio, IK2GZU will be QRV as 5H3MB from November 7 to December 2. QSL to home call. MADAGASCAR, 5R. Eric, F6ICX will be QRV as 5R8IC from Sainte Marie Island, IOTA AF-090, from November 6 to February 4, 2017. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call. SENEGAL, 6W. A group of operators will be QRV as 6V1IS from Dakar from November 7 to 19. They also plan to be active from islands Ngor and Goree, both IOTA AF-045. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via IK7JWX. ALGERIA, 7X. Special event station 7U2ARU will be QRV from November 7 to 15 in celebration of the 2nd anniversary of the founding of the Algerian Amateur Radio Union. QSL via operators' instructions. CHINA, BY. Bodo, DF8DX plans to be QRV as B4/DF8DX from Shanghai from November 9 to 16. QSL via operator's instructions. ANTARCTICA. Alan, MW0YCC will be QRV as VP8DPJ while stationed at the British Antarctic Territory Rothera Research Station on Adelaide Island, IOTA AN-001, until April 2018. QSL via operator's instructions. EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Esteban, XQ7UP is QRV as CE0Y/XQ7UP until November 12. Activity is mostly on 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct to home call. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Roly, ZL1BQD is QRV as E51RR from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, until November 25. Activity is on 40, 20 and 15 meters using CW, JT9 and JT65. QSL to home call. HONDURAS, HR. John, AD8J is currently QRV as HR9/AD8J from Guanaja Island, IOTA NA-057, until November 12. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using mostly CW. QSL direct to home call. GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. A group of operators will be QRV as J5T from the Bissagos Islands, IOTA AF-020, in November. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters. QSL direct to IK2CIO. JAPAN, JA. Yamao, JR5JAQ plans to be QRV as JR5JAQ/6 from the Tokara Islands, IOTA AS-049, from November 6 to 9. Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via bureau. FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0. Martin, LU9EFO will be QRV as PY0F/LU9EFO from November 7 to 14. Activity will be on the HF bands using mostly SSB. QSL direct to F4HBW. MALI, TZ. Jeff, TZ4AM is QRV from Bamako. Of late he has been active on 160 meters. QSL via W0SA. MICRONESIA, V6. Michael, DF8AN will be QRV as V63AJ from Yap Island, IOTA OC-012, from November 6 to 20. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, with some RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call. CAMBODIA, XU. A large group of operators are QRV as XU7MDC from Phnom Penh until November 13. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY with up to five stations active. QSL via IK2VUC. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIOThe ARRL CW Sweepstakes Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, IPARC CW Contest, Ukrainian DX Contest, RSGB International SSB Sprint Contest, IPARC SSB Contest, EANET Sprint, High Speed Club CW Contest, DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for November 8. The Phone Fray, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Sprint are scheduled for November 9. The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Please see November QST, page 94 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details http://www.southgatearc.org/

DXCC Most Wanted List

The information generated in this report is derived 
from QSOs uploaded to Club Log. To improve quality, 
only QSOs that have QSLs confirmed are considered to be worked. 
The most wanted charts are rebuilt once per month, on average. 
This page was built at Mon, 31 Oct 2016 06:47:30 +0000.

https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php

9M4LI – Lalang Island, AS-072

A 15-man Malaysian team will be active from Lalang Island AS-072 as 9M4LI between November 25-27, 2016. QRV on HF bands, 

CW/SSB. QSL via QRZ.com details.

http://dx-world.net/9m4li-lalang-island-as-072/

ZW8L – Lençóis Island, SA-041

Renato, PY8WW informs that ZW8L will be active from Lençóis Island SA-041 (Maranhao State West group) 
between November 10-14, 2016. 
QRV on HF bands. QSL: P.O.BOX: 280, BELEM-PA, PA 66017970, Brazil.

http://dx-world.net/zw8l-lencois-island-sa-041/

The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin #172

November 3, 2016

Here’s the latest FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin brought to you by Bjorn, ON9CFG. A must read for the real DXer! This week the bulletin runs to a bumper 14 pages. Click here to download

NEW FEATURE: The Weekly Bulletin can also be downloaded on right side of website under Featured DXpedition Timeline on homepage.

DXpeditions & Contest schedule for November 2016

5R8IC Sainte Marie Island AF-090

Eric F6ICX that he will be active active from Sainte Marie (Nosy Boraha) Island, 
IOTA AF-090, 6 November 2016 to 4 February 2017 as 5R8IC.
Operate on HF Bands mostly CW.
QSL via home call.

http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2016/5r8ic-sainte-marie-island-af-090-2/

V63FA & V63YY – Chuuk Isl, F.S.M

JA1VND and JA1SVP will be active from Chuuk Is (OC-011) in Micronesia between November 16-22, 2016.

JA1VND as V63YY and JA1SVP as V63FA. QRV on 160-10m, CW/SSB/RTTY.
QSL via H/c. (buro or direct). LoTW later.

http://dx-world.net/v63fa-v63yy-chuuk-isl-f-s-m/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

MS0INT – Isle of Bute EU-123

George EA2TA (MM0IBO), Dave EI9FBB and Col MM0NDX will be active from Isle of Bute EU-123.

MS0INT will be qrv between November 18-20, 2016 on 40-10m, SSB/Digi.

Please QSL ONLY via M0OXO OQRS or  M0OXO by Direct Post Mail.

http://www.m0oxo.com/1179-ms0int-isle-of-bute-eu-123.html

The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin #171

October 27, 2016

Here’s the latest FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin brought to you by Bjorn, ON9CFG. A must read for the real DXer! This week the bulletin runs to a bumper 14 pages. Click here to download

NEW FEATURE: The Weekly Bulletin can now also be downloaded on right side of website under the Featured DXpedition Timeline on homepage.

E51RR Rarotonga Island

Roly, ZL1BQD will be active from Rarotonga Island (IOTA OC - 013) 29 October - 25 November 2016 as E51RR.
He will operate on 40, 20, 15m JT65, JT9, CW.
QSL via home call.
Ads for direct QSL:
R J RUNCIMAN, 36 CARDIFF ROAD, PAKURANGA AUCKLAND 1706 1706, New Zealand.
DXCC Country - South Cook Islands.

http://dxnews.com/e51rjr/

Here is some detail you can’t do without if you plan to enter this contest (or take advantage of it to work a few rare ones):

CONTEST EXCHANGE: RS report plus CQ Zone number of your station location (e.g., 59 15)

Score: The final score is the result of the total QSO points multiplied by the sum of zone and country multipliers. Example: 1000 QSO points * (30 Zones + 70 Countries) = 100,000 (final score).

QSO Points: Stations may be contacted once on each band. QSO points are based on the location of the station worked.

1. Contacts between stations on different continents count three (3) points.
2. Contacts between stations on the same continent but in different countries count one (1) point. Exception: Contacts between stations in different countries within the North American boundaries count two (2) points.
3. Contacts between stations in the same country have zero (0) QSO point value, but are permitted for zone or country multiplier credit.

Multipliers: There are two types of multipliers.

1. Zone: A multiplier of one (1) for each different CQ Zone contacted on each band. The CQ Worked All Zones rules are the standard.
2. Country: A multiplier of one (1) for each different country contacted on each band. The DXCC entity list, Worked All Europe (WAE) multiplier list plus IG9/IH9, and continental boundaries are the standards for defining country multipliers. Maritime mobile stations count only for a zone multiplier.

The rules can be found at: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm.

The page http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2016.html contains a table outlining the main contest operations.

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VP6AH Pitcairn Island

Uli, DL2AH will be active from Pitcairn Island (IOTA OC-044) 3 September - 25 November 2016 as VP6AH.
He will operate on HF Bands SSB, Digital modes.
He will use 100 watt to Triple Leg or windom antenna.
QSL via home call.
Ads direct:
Ulrich Krieg, Feldstr. 26 OT Soellichau, 06905 Bad Schmiedeberg, Germany.

VP6AH Pitcairn Island. Information for Radio Amateurs.

DXCC Country - VP6 Pitcairn Island.
WAC Continent - Oceania.
WAZ Zone - CQ 32.
ITU Zone - 63.
QTH Locator - CG44.

http://dxnews.com/vp6ah/

ZV2TA Tamandua Island

Radio Amateurs from Cabreuva DX Team will be active from Tamandua Island, IOTA SA - 028, 19 - 20 November 2016 as ZV2TA.
They will operate on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2m CW, SSB, Digital modes.
QSL via PY2XIZ.
Ads for direct QSL:
Willian Araújo Santólica, Rua Ceará n º 201, Bairro Jacaré Cabreúva, SP 13315000, Brazil.

http://dxnews.com/zv2ta/

PJ2/PA3EYC Curacao Island

Maarten, PA3EYC will be active again from Curacao Island 10 - 22 November 2016 as PJ2/PA3EYC.
He will operate on 160 - 6m mainly CW.
QSL via buro automaticly, direct, OQRS, LOTW.
Ads for direct QSL:
Maarten BOS, NEKKEVELD 4 A, NIJKERK GLD 3861 ME, Netherlands.

http://dxnews.com/pj2-pa3eyc/

DX News from the ARRL

28 October, 2016

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by ON4EI, VE2EVN, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

TUNISIA, 3V. Special event station TS16WTSA is QRV until November 3 to recognize the World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly being held in Hammamet. QSL via operators' instructions.

SAMOA, 5W. Hiro, JF1OCQ and Taka, JH1BED will be QRV as 5W7X and 5W0ST, respectively, from October 31 to November 9. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, 9Q. Fernando, EA4BB is QRV as 9Q6BB from Goma during the next three years. QSL via W3HNK.

QATAR, A7. Members of the Qatar Amateur Radio Society and the Danish Contest Academy will be QRV as A73A in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest as a Multi/Multi entry. QSL via A71A.

TAIWAN, BV. A large group of operators will be QRV as BV2A/3 in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via BV2A.

ANDORRA, C3. Members of the Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans will be QRV as C37NL in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Ignacy, NO9E is QRV as CE0Y/NO9E until November 3. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call.

CAPE VERDE, D4. A group of operators will be QRV as D4C in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions.

PHILIPPINES, DU. A group of operators will be QRV as DX2R in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via W3HNK.

HAITI, HH. Jim, VA3MPG is QRV as HH2/VA3MPG while here on a 1-year mission that ends on November 27. He is active in his spare time during his evenings after 2100z on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB, PSK31 and JT65L. QSL direct to VE3NLS.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. A group of operators will be QRV as AH0K in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via OH6GDX.

BENIN, TY. Francois, F6AJL is QRV as TY5AA until November 30. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters. QSL to home call.

CANADA. VE. Operators Martin, VA2AMH, Marc-Andre, VE2MBT, Pascal, VE2WHZ and Marc-Andre, VE2EVN will be QRV as VB2W in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions.

LAOS, XW. Champ, E21EIC is QRV as XW1IC until November 1. This includes an entry in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL to home call.

INDONESIA, YB. Burkhard, DL3KZA and Amiruddin, YB9IPY/8, will be QRV as YB8/DL3ZKA from Salayar Island, IOTA OC-236, from November 1 to 14. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via DL3KZA.

ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Oliver, W6NV will be QRV as ZD8W in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. Before and after the contest he is QRV on 160 to 10 meters. QSL to home call.

CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZD7. A group of operators are QRV as ZL7G until November 9. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with three to four stations active. QSL via G3TXF.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO

The CQ Worldwide SSB DX Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint and NCCC CW Sprint are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and Phone Fray are scheduled for November 2.

The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Please see October QST, page 95 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details

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DX News – 30 October 2016

rsgb | October 28, 2016

Francois, F6AJL will be on the air from the West African country of Benin using TY5AA until the 30th of November. He will operate all bands between 80m to 10m. QSLs go via his home callsign.

Chas NK8O is in Tanzania with the callsign 5H3DX until the 12th of November. He will operate mainly CW on 80m to 15m. Details of the way to QSL can be found on the 5H3DX QRZ.com page.

DL3KZA and YB9IPY/8 will be on the air as YB8/DL3ZKA from Salayar Island, in Indonesia, IOTA reference OC-236, from the 1st to the 14th of November. Activity will be on 40 to 10 metres using CW and SSB. QSL via DL3KZA.

Sigi, DL7DF and four other German amateurs will visit the Caribbean island of Anguilla, NA-022, until the 7th of November. Their callsign will be VP2EGR and operation will be on 160m to 10m CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL to DL7DF.

Hiro, JF1OCQ and Taka, JH1BED will be on the air from Samoa as 5W7X and 5W0ST, respectively, from the 31st of October to the 9th of November. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to their home callsigns.

The Six-Gs DXpedition Group are active as ZL7G from Chatham Island, OC-038, until the 10th of November. They have four complete high power stations and hope to satisfy the demand from Europe for ZL7.

Category: GB2RS DX News

Special Event News – 30 October 2016

rsgb | October 28, 2016

GB4MTR will be on the air between the 1st and 28th of November, mostly Tuesday and Friday evening and weekends, to mark the 60th anniversary of the amateur 4m band. The station will be run by Selim, M0XTA and other members of the Harlow & District Amateur Radio Society. Bands of operation will be from 80m to 70cm, FM, SSB and some data modes. QSL via the bureau to M0XTA, or direct to G6UT, see QRZ.com, and eQSL. A QSL card for the station will be sent via the bureau to any station worked, if requested.

VI4SEA will be on the air between the 1st and the 9th of November in honour of the officers and sailors of the light cruisers HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden who gallantly fought in the first ever naval action of the Royal Australian Navy in World War One off the coast of the Cocos Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean. The operations will see them transmitting from the 630m band through to the 6m band. A special webpage has been set up on QRZ.com under VI4SEA.

Contest News – 30 October 2016

rsgb | October 28, 2016

This weekend is one of the big contests, the CQ World Wide DX SSB. Its 48 hour run ends at 2359UTC on the 30th. It’s SSB only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is signal report and Zone, which is 14 for the UK.

On Tuesday the 144MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and location.

On Wednesday it’s the UK EI contest on 80m. Running from 2000 to 2100UTC and using SSB, the exchange is your four character locator, or grid, square.

On Saturday the International Autumn Sprint runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using SSB on the 3.5 to 14MHz bands the exchange is both callsigns, serial number and name.

Next weekend the Marconi CW Contest runs from 1400UTC on the 5th to 1400UTC on the 6th using the 144MHz band. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Category: GB2RS Contest News

Category: GB2RS Special Events

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