The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin #214

The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin #214

DX bulletin 214 07/09/2017 By ON9CFG ON9CFG@telenet.be DX news 9U4M Burundi 

DXpedition -update Great news especially for the lovers of digital modes: The international MDXC team working to build the new dxpedition from Burundi with the callsign 9U4M, will be on air also with the new FT8 digital mode. Called FT-8 (Franke-Taylor design, 8FSK modulation) will be another good way to catch the weak signals. As a matter of fact a weak signal mode that is not as sensitive to JT-65/9 but definitely something that will work when voice and CW will not. https://dx-world.net/9u4m-burundi/ 

Major Solar flare On Sept. 6th at 1202 UT, sunspot AR2673 unleashed a major X9-class solar flare–the strongest solar flare in more than a decade. X-rays and UV radiation from the blast ionized the top of Earth’s atmosphere, causing a strong shortwave radio blackout on the dayside of our planet. The explosion also likely produced a CME, although coronagraph images have not yet confirmed this possibility. Please stay tuned for updates about this event. http://spaceweather.com/ 

DXCC This week on HF 

3B8, MAURITIUS Hans, PA3HGT is active as 3B8/call until September 22. Activity on 40, 20 and 10 meter. QSL via home call. 

A2, BOTSWANA Alex, IW5ELA will be active in ‘holiday-style’ as A25AL from September 7 until September 15. Activity on HF using CW with a vertical. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, logsearch on Club Log. 

E5, SOUTH COOKS Doug, W6HB is once again active as E51DLD from Rarotonga. QRV until September 8. Operation from 160 to 10 meter using the shack from E51AND and E51JD. QSL via home call. 

E6, NIUE Grant, VK5GR will be active in ‘holiday-style’ as E6AG from September 13 until September 24. Operation from 40 to 6 meter, perhaps on 80 meter also using digital modes and some SSB. QSL via OQRS (details coming soon). http://www.e6ag.net/ 

FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA Heinz, DL1YP is active again as FO/call from Moorea (OC- 046) until October 1. QRV on 20, 17 and 15 meter using SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 

FP, ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON Members of the Cambridge University Wireless Society will be operating as FP/M0WUT, FP/M0BLF, FP/DK2AB, FP/G3ZAY, FP/DH5FS and FP/G7VJR. QRV from September 13 until September 23 on HF using all modes. QSL via homecalls. 

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as HB0/call. Activity from September 9 until September 15 on HF using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call, direct only or Club Log 

J3, GRENADA Wayde, KDD2NOP is operating for a few weeks as J3/call. Activity using FT8, JT665 and maybe other digital modes. QSL via LoTW. 

J6, ST LUCIA Bill, K9HZ is QRV as J68HZ until September 16. QSL via home call direct, LoTW, logsearch Club Log. 

OJ0, MARKET REEF Vlad, UA4WHX is operating as OJ0/call, length of stay is unknown. Activity from 160 to 15 meter. QSL via home call, direct only. 

OJ0, MARKET REEF Jukka, OH2BR is operating as OJ0/call until end 2nd week of September. Operation on HF and 60 meter. QSL via home call. 

SU, EGYPT Christian, DM4DX is currently living in Cairo and is QRV during his spare time as SU/call until November. QSL via LoTW. 

SV5, DODECANESE Claudio, HB9OAU will be QRV as SV5/call from Karpathos. Operation between September 9 and September 22. Activity from 40 to 10 meter using SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, LoTW. 

SV9, CRETE Ron, WB2GAI is QRV as SV9/call/P until September 29. Operation from 80 to 10 meter using CW. QSL via home call. TK, CORSICA Frans, DJ0TP is active in ‘holiday-style’ as TK/call until 8. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, LoTW. 

TZ, MALI Fredo, TZ4PR is active from northern Mali until October. QSL via F1UIJ, direct. 

VK9C, COCOS KEELING ISLAND VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND Lance, W7GJ will be operating as VK9CGJ from Cocos Keeling between September 12 and September 18. After Cocos he continuous to Christmas Island as VK9XGJ between October 2 and October 18. This will be a 6 meter EME DXpedition. QSL via home call, direct only. http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/ 

XV, VIETNAM Bill, WA7WJR informs that he received his 3 year Vietnamese License. His next trip will be late August until September 17. Operation on HF using CW from Bien Hoa and Vung Tao. QSL via home call, direct only. 

YB, INDONESIA Bert, PD1SA is active as YB1/call until October 2. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. YJ, VANUATU Tony, KQ2I is active from Efate as YJ0AT until September 14. Operation from 40 to 10 meter. QSL via NR6M and LoTW, log search and OQRS on Club Log. 

Z2, ZIMBABWE David, G4NRT is active as Z21NRT from Harare. Operation until September 29 from 80 to 6 meter using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call, LoTW. Coming up soon 

5T, MAURITANIA A team with Petr OK1BOA, Palo OK1CRM, David OK6DJ, Petr OK1FCJ, Pavel OK1GK ,Ruda OK2ZA and Karel OK2ZI will be active as 5T5OK from September 15 until September 29. Operation from 160 to 6 meter using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via OK6DJ, OQRS and LoTW. http://www.cdxp.cz/ 

5W, SAMOA Al, K7AR will be operating as 5W0RA from September 19 until September 28. Operation on all bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call, logsearch on Club Log. 

A2, BOTSWANA Pavel R2AD, Yuri RM0F and Elena RC5A will be operating as A25BE, A25BI and A25SP from September 15 until September 25. Activity from 160 to 6 meter using CW and SSB. QSL via homecalls, OQRS Club Log and LoTW. 

FJ, ST BARTHELEMY A Polish team with SP3CYY, SP3GEM, SP6IXF, SP6JIU, K1CC and SP6EQZ as team leader will be operating as TO2SP from September 16 until September 30. Activity with minimum 3 stations using CW, SSB and RTTY. http://to2sp.dxing.p/ 

HC8, GALAPAGOS ISL Look for the 7163 Group as HD8M. Operation from Isabela Island from September 14 until September 21. Activity from 160 to 6 meter using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via WB2REM direct, KG0YL bureau, Club Log OQRS. http://www.hd8m.com/ 

JW, SVALBARD Jozef, OM6TC will be QRV as JW/call from September 15 until September 20. Operation on HF using CW and SSB. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. 

PJ4, BONAIRE Ant, MW0JZE will be QRV as PJ4/call from September 15 until September 30. Operation on HF using SSB and RTTY. QSL via M0OXO OQRS. 

V2, ANTIGUA Bud, AA3B will once again be QRV as V26K between September 14 and September 19. Operation on HF using CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL via home call, LoTW and OQRS.

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