..:: 425 Dx News Calendar ::..Period | Operation | Bulletin | till 10/02 | D68I: Comoro Islands (AF-007) D6 - IK5BCM, IK5CBE and IK5CRH will be active as D68I from the Comoro Islands (AF-007) from 28 January to 10 February. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via IK5CRH.
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| till 10/02 | HC1MD: Ecuador HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active again from Ecuador from 20 January to 10 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-6 metres as HC1MD from Tumbaco (Pichincha Province), as HC1MD/HC2 from Punta Blanca (Santa Elena Province) and as HC1MD/HC7 from Papallacta (Napo Province). QSL via LoTW, or direct to K8LJG. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 10/02 | YB9/F5LIT: Bali Island (OC-022) YB - Emmanuel, F5LIT will be active again as YB9/F5LIT from Bali Island (OC-022) from 30 January to 10 February. He will operate SSB on 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
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| till 12/02 | 4L/TA7AOF and 4L/TA7AZC: Georgia 4L - Furkan, TA7AOF and Golkem, TA7AZC will be active as 4L/TA7AOF and 4L/TA7AZC from Batumi, Georgia on 8-12 February. They will operate mainly digital modes, and will participate in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
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| till 12/02 | MT0IXD: Isle of Man (EU-116) GD - GM0OBX, MM0OKG and MM0VPY will be active as MT0IXD from the Scarlett Point station (http://scarlettpoint.im/site/) on the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 9-12 February. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY, and will participate in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
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| till 12/02 | V31VP and V31CQ: Belize V3 - Victor, WB0TEV (V31VP) and and Scott, KK7JS (V31CQ) will be active from Belize on 8-12 February. They will be QRV on 80-10 metres, including an entry in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest as V31VP (QSL via Club Log's OQRS or via home call, direct or bureau). [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
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| till 12/02 | V47UR: St. Kitts (NA-104) V4 - Bernie, W3UR will be active holiday style as V47UR from St. Kitts (NA-104) from 29 January to 12 February. He will operate CW, SSB and some FT8 on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via NR6M. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 14/02 | V31JZ/p: South Water Caye (NA-180), Belize V3 - Art, NN7A will be active again as V31JZ/p from South Water Caye (NA-180), Belize on 8-14 February. He will operate mainly CW on 160-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via NN7A (direct or bureau). [TNX DX World]
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| till 14/02 | VE7ACN/7: South Pender Island (NA-075) VE - Mike, VE7ACN (https://www.ve7acn.com/) was QRV as VE7ACN/7 from Thetis Island (NA-075) on 24-28 January. He plans to be active again as VE7ACN/7 from South Pender Island (NA-075) on 7-14 February, and from Quadra Island (NA-091) on 13-19 March. Next he will operate as VA7XW/VE2 from Havre Aubert Island (NA-038) on 2-9 April, and as VE7ACN/VE2 from Harrington Island (NA-084) on 10-17 April. QSL via home call (direct or bureau), Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
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| till 15/02 | HP8/W1USN and HP8/AA1M: Panama HP - Mike, W1USN and Bob, AA1M will be active as HP8/W1USN and HP8/AA1M from Panama on 1-15 February. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW, or via home calls (direct or bureau). [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 15/02 | K1VSJ: Key Colony Beach (NA-062) W - Howie, K1VSJ will be active from Key Colony Beach (NA-062) from 15 January to 15 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 16/02 | C5DX: The Gambia C5 - C5DX will be activated again on 9-16 February as part of a school trip to the Gambia. A party of eighteen students and three staff from Sandringham School in St. Albans will visit the Senior Secondary High School in Farafenni. Alan, will lead the DXpedition aspect to the trip. He will operate mainly CW, while four licenced students from the Sandringham School ARC (Jessica M6LPJ, Polly M6POG, Morgan M6MXD and Stan M6SQO) will operate SSB. It will be their first DXpedition so please be patient with them as they learn the craft of DX operating. QSL via LoTW or direct to G4DJX; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX G3ZAY]
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| till 16/02 | CU8FN and CR2W: Flores Island (EU-089), Azores CT8 - Hermann, HB9CRV will be active CU8FN from Flores Island (EU-089), Azores from 22 January to 16 February. He will operate FT8 on 160- 10 metres. Hermann and Antonio, CU8AS will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest as CR2W. QSL for CR2W and CU8FN via LoTW, or via HB9CRV (direct or bureau). [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| till 18/02 | Z60A: Kosovo Z60A ---> The first Z60A activation will end on 18 February, the actual day of Kosovo's 10th independence anniversary. As for QSLling, 'Club Log OQRS system is set to cover the cost of direct QSL postage (USD 3.00), while also allowing voluntarily, private contributions. All donations small or large are most welcome to support SHRAK, the Kosovo Amateur Radio Association to aid in recruiting additional Kosovar youth and to activate the existing Amateur Radio operators and support their activities. As many have requested confirmations during the ongoing activation, it has been decided to do an immediate LoTW and fast direct QSL service for those who contribute USD 20.00 or more. This option would not delay any of the traditional QSL options, but just put a priority on those who are willing to help Kosovo Amateur Radio finally move beyond the past ten difficult years'. The complete Z60A log will be uploaded to LoTW approximately four weeks after the current activation, to 'allow for corrections and checking for potentially busted calls'.
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| till 20/02 | C6AKQ, C6ARU, C6AUM: Great Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas C6 - Bob N4BP (C6AKQ), Tim N4UM (C6ARU) and Mike K4RUM (C6AUM) will be active again from Marsh Harbor, Great Abaco (NA-080) on 6-20 February. They will operate mainly CW on 160-6 metres. Plans are to participate in the CQ WPX RTTY (10-11 February) and ARRL DX CW (17- 18 February) contests. QSL C6AKQ via N4BP (direct) and LoTW; QSL C6ARU via N4UM (direct, no LoTW); QSL C6AUM via K4RUM (direct), LoTW and eQSL with logsearch on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 21/02 | J52EC: Guinea-Bissau J5 - Livio, IZ3BUR will be active in his spare time as J52EC from Father Gianfranco's (J52OFM) mission at Cumura, Guinea-Bissau between 24 January and 21 February. QSL via IZ3BUR.
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| till 22/02 | 5W0LR: Samoa (OC-097) 5W - Dick, AD7AR will be active as 5W0LR from Samoa (OC-097) between 4 and 22 February, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. He will operate CW and FT8, with some SSB if conditions are good, mainly on 40-15 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to home call; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 25/02 | HL0WOP: special callsign HL - Celebrating the XXIII Olympic Winter Games that will be held next year in PyeongChang (https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en), special event station HL0WOP is active until 25 February 2018. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or via HL4CCM (direct or bureau).
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| till 25/02 | TM15AAW: special callsign (France) F - Francois, F8DVD will be active as TM15AAW between 2 and 25 February including the 15th Antarctic Activity Week (17-25 February). He will operate on 40-10 metres mostly SSB from his home QTH in Macon, France. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX F8DVD]
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| till 25/02 | V31TF and V31RU: Belize V3 - Torsten, DG7RO Alexandra, DO5ALX will be active again as V31TF and V31RU from Belize on 7-25 February, including activity during the CQ WPX RTTY, ARRL DX CW and CQ WW 160-Meter SSB contests. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearches on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
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| till 28/02 | DT23WOP: special event station HL - Celebrating the XXIII Olympic Winter Games that will be held next year in PyeongChang (https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en), special event station DT23WOP is active until 28 February 2018. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and LoTW.
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| till 28/02 | LY100A-LY100Z: special callsigns LY - Special callsigns from LY100A to LY100Z will be active on 1-28 February in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Lithuania's independence. The activity is organized by the Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society (http://lrmd.lt/). QSL via LY1RMD.
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| till 28/02 | LZ250MT: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| till 28/02 | VI70HI: special callsign (Australia) VK - Special callsign VI70HI will be active from mainland Australia to commemorate the first ANARE expedition to Heard Island in December 1947. Look for activity on 160-10 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and possibly other digital modes from 19 December to 28 February. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
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| till February | DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica) DL_ant - A couple of amateur radio operators will be working at the German Antarctic station Neumayer III and be QRV in their spare time. Felix, DL5XL will operate mainly CW and digital modes as DP1POL (QSL via DL1ZBO, direct or bureau, and LoTW) from November through February 2017; Daniel, DL1SU will be QRV as DP0GVN (QSL via DL5EBE) from December to February 2018. [TNX DX World]
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| till February | RI1ANC: Vostok Station (Antarctica) UA_ant - Alex, RD1AV will be active again as RI1ANC from Vostok Station, Antarctica from 10 December to February 2018. In his spare time he will be QRV on all bands CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via RN1ON, direct or bureau; OQRS on Club Log. [TNX RN1ON]
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| till 15/03 | FG/F6ITD and TO7D: Guadeloupe (NA-102) FG - Jean-Pierre, F6ITD will be active again as FG/F6ITD and TO7D from La Desirade, Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 29 January to 15 March. Plans are to focus on the low bands SSB and on FT8. QSLs via LoTW (preferred) or F6ITD; logsearch on Club Log.
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| till 25/03 | 4S7KKG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) 4S - Once again Peter, DC0KK will be active as 4S7KKG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) from 1 November to 25 March 2018. He operates mainly CW and digital modes. QSL via home call (direct or bureau) and LoTW; OQRS on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
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| till 31/03 | 4U13FEB: special callsign (Italy) I - The United Nations Global Service Center ARC (4U1GSC) in Brindisi is active as 4U13FEB until 31 March to promote and celebrate World Radio Day (13 February). DXCC wise, it counts for Italy. QSL via 9A2AA.
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| till 31/03 | ES100A-ES100Z: special callsigns ES - Special stations ES100A, ES100C, ES100F, ES100G, ES100J, ES100L, ES100M, ES100O, ES100P, ES100Q, ES100R, ES100S, ES100U, ES100X and ES100Z will be active from 1 February to 31 March to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Republic of Estonia. See http://es100.eu for complete information on the awards (give a look at the prize for the overall winner!). QSL via LoTW and eQSL; paper QSLs will be sent via the bureau, and should be requested on the website before 31 May. [TNX ES1TI]
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| till 31/03 | RI50ANO: Bellinghausen, South Shetlands (AN-010) UA_ssh - Alex, UA1OJL will be active as RI50ANO from Kinge George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) between 1 January and 31 March. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes in his spare time. The special callsign celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bellingshausen Station, established on 22 February 1968. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via RN1ON (direct or bureau).
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| till 01/04 | VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008) VE - Pierre, VE3KTB and Alex, VE1RUS will be active again as VY0ERC approximately from 4 February to 1 April. This is the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located in the environs of the weather station on Ellesmere Island (NA-008). They will be QRV in their spare time, most likely on 40 and 20 metres SSB, digital and very slow CW. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX DX World]
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| till 04/04 | V31AX: Belize V3 - Paul, VE3AXT is active again as V31AX from Consejo Shores, mainland Belize until 4 April. QSL via M0URX's OQRS (http://m0urx.com/oqrs) and LoTW. [TNX DX World]
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| till April | VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica VP8_ant- Alan, MW0YCC is the Communications Manager at Rothera Station on Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica. He will be active as VP8DPJ from there, 'and possibly at some other locations in Antarctica' until April 2018. QSL via eQSL only, 'due to the remote nature of the station'.
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| till 31/05 | 5V1JE: Togo 5V - John, N9MDH is active as 5V1JE from Lome, Togo until around the end of May 2018. He operates digital modes and some SSB on 80-10m, with a focus on 30 and 20 metres. Plans are to upload the log to LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 01/06 | JW4JSA: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard JW - Morten, LA4JSA will be active as JW4JSA from Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard until 1 June 2018. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 30/06 | DM90AIW: special event station DL - Celebrating 90 years of amateur radio in the city of Wismar, special event station DM90AIW will be active from 1 January to 30 June. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and eQSL. Logsearch on Club Log. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| till 30/06 | HH70A: special callsign HH - Special callsign HH70A will be active from 1 January for six months to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Radio Club d'Haiti. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX DX World]
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| till 30/06 | VR20: special prefix (Hong Kong) VR - Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with China, Hong Kong licensed radio amateurs are allowed to use the special prefix VR20 (Victor Romeo Two Zero) on a voluntary basis from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
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| till 24/08 | II6CNT: special calsign I - ARI Ascoli Piceno, San Benedetto del Tronto and Fermo-Porto San Giorgio will be active as II6CNT from 24 August for one year to help restore the Castle of Arquata del Tronto, which was badly damaged by the earthquake that struck central Italy in 2016. See https://www.ii6cnt.it/ for more information. [TNX IZ6ZCV]
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| till August | UA4RX/1 (RI1FJ): Heiss Isl (EU-019), Franz Josef Land RI1F - Evgenij, UA4RX has been active as RI1FJ from Franz Josef Land [425DXN 1365] for the past few days. His licence expired on 31 August, and he will be signing UA4RX/1 while waiting for RI1FJ to be renewed. He will be stationed at the Ernst Krenkel Observatory on Heiss Island (EU-019) until July-August 2018. QSL RI1FJ via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or direct to UA2FM; QSL UA4RX/1 direct to UA2FM. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| till 31/12 | 5W20SAMOA: special callsign (Samoa, OC-097) 5W - Atsu, 5W1SA has been active from Samoa (OC-097) since 1998 (100,000 QSOs so far), and has received special callsign 5W20SAMOA for him to use throughout 2018 to celebrate his 20th anniversary. QSL via LoTW and eQSL; paper QSLs 'maybe available later' through Club Log's OQRS if he finds a sponsor.
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| till 31/12 | 9A36W and 9A61AA: special callsigns 9A - During 2018 Dragan, 9A6W and Tom, 9A2AA will use 9A36W and 9A61AA respectively to mark their 36 and 61 years of activity on the amateur radio bands. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX 9A2AA]
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| till 31/12 | DA200FWR: special callsign DL - Special callsign DA200FWR will be in use from 1 January to 31 December to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Cooperative pioneer Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen. The 'idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperatives' was inscribed in 2016 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. QSL via the bureau, or direct to DK2PU. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| till 31/12 | DJ70WAE: special callsign DL - Special callsign DJ70WAE will be active from 1 January to 31 December to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Worked All Europe (WAE) award. QSL via the DARC bureau.
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| till 31/12 | DK200MARX: special callsign DL - Special callsign DK200MARX will be in use on all bands and modes from 1 January to 31 December to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. QSL via the bureau, or direct to DK5PZ; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| till 31/12 | EI100MCV: special callsign EI - To commemorate the sinking of Royal Mail Ship Leinster during World War I (10 October 1918), special callsign EI100MCV will be active between 1 January and 31 December, with particular activity in the weeks around the date of 10 October. This was, and still is, the single largest loss of life in the Irish sea with a total of 567 people lost. The intention is to use all modes and bands, operating on or close to frequencies ending with 18. QSL via the bureau.
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| till 31/12 | IR0FOC: special callsign (Sardinia) IS0 - Simone, IS0AFM from Cagliari (Sardinia) is using special callsign IR0FOC through 31 December to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the First Class CW Operators' Club (https://www.g4foc.org/). QSL via LoTW or direct to IS0AFM.
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| till 31/12 | LM90C, LM90HQ, LM90NRRL: special callsigns LA - Special callsigns LM90C, LM90HQ and LM90NRRL will be used throughout 2018 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Norsk Radio Relae Liga (NRRL), the Norwegian IARU Society. QSL via the bureau.
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| 10/02-13/02 | A31GE: Tonga PACIFIC TOUR ---> Gerhard, OE3GEA will be touring the Pacific between 4 February and 20 March, with holiday style activities on 30-10 metres (plus 40 and 6m if possible) from Fiji (4-9 February, callsign TBA), Tonga (10-13 February, callsign TBA), New Zealand (14-20 February as ZL/OE3GEA), Rarotonga in the South Cook Islands (21-24 February as E51GEA), French Polynesia (25 February-10 March as FO/OE3GEA) and Hawaai (11-20 March as KH6/OE3GEA). QSLs via OE3GEA, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| 10/02-24/02 | PJ4/NE9U: Bonaire (SA-006) PJ4 - Scott, NE9U will be active as PJ4/NE9U from Bonaire (SA-006) on 10- 24 February. QSL via LoTW, or via NE9U (direct or bureau) . He will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as PJ4A along with KK9K, K4BAI and K2NG. [TNX NG3K]
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| 11/02-18/02 | 9XSDA: Rwanda 9X - Christian, M0UPL will be active as 9XSDA (the callsign is correct) from Kigali, Rwanda on 11-18 February. He will operate mainly SSB on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
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| 11/02-26/02 | TM6C: special callsign (France) F - Members of Radio Club F6KMB will be active as TM6C on 11-26 February during the traditional Dunkirk Carnival (Carnaval de Dunkerque). QSL via F6KMB. [TNX F8REF]
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| 12/02-20/02 | P40W: Aruba (SA-036) P4 - John, W2GD will operate again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 12-20 February. Main activity will be during the ARRL DX CW Contest; activity outside the contest will include 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres as time allows. QSL via LoTW or N2MM (direct only). [TNX NG3K]
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| 13/02 | 4U0R: special callsign (Austria) OE - In celebration of World Radio Day (13 February), the International Amateur Radio Contest DX Club based in Vienna, Austria will be active as 4U0R. QSL via UA3DX; logsearch on Club Log.
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| 13/02-20/02 | 6Y2T: Jamaica (NA-097) 6Y - Yuri, VE3DZ will be active again as 6Y2T from Jamaica (NA-097) on 13-20 February, including an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
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| 13/02-20/02 | CN2DF and CN2FR: Morocco CN - Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Sigi/DL7DF and Frank/DL7UFR will be active as CN2DF and CN2FR from Tahazout, Morocco on 13-20 February. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 160-10 metres with two stations. QSLs via DL7DF, direct or bureau, and LoTW 'within six months after the DXpedition'. See http://www.dl7df.com/cn/ for logsearch and OQRS.
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| 13/02-20/02 | VP5/K0PC: Caicos Islands (NA-002) VP5 - Pat, K0PC will be active as VP5/K0PC from Providenciales (NA-002), Caicos Islands on 13-20 February. He will operate VP5K during the ARRL DX CW Contest (17-18 February). QSL for both callsigns via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via K0PC (direct or bureau). [TNX The Daily DX]
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| 13/02-21/02 | OA4/WJ2O: Peru OA - Dave, WJ2O will be active as OA4/WJ2O from Peru on 13-21 February for the ARRL DX CW Contest. He will operate CW only; before and after the contest he will focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL via LoTW or direct to N2ZN. [TNX NG3K]
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| 13/02-27/02 | V26PE: Antigua (NA-100) V2 - Paul, VA3ZC will be active as V26PE from Antigua (NA-100) on 13-27 February. He will operate FT8, JT65 and maybe some SSB on 40, 30 and 20 metres. QSL via LoTW or home call.
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| 13/02-16/03 | V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104) V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-104) from 13 February to 16 March. He will operate SSB on 160-6 Metres. QSL via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
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| 14/02-20/02 | ZL/OE3GEA: New Zealand PACIFIC TOUR ---> Gerhard, OE3GEA will be touring the Pacific between 4 February and 20 March, with holiday style activities on 30-10 metres (plus 40 and 6m if possible) from Fiji (4-9 February, callsign TBA), Tonga (10-13 February, callsign TBA), New Zealand (14-20 February as ZL/OE3GEA), Rarotonga in the South Cook Islands (21-24 February as E51GEA), French Polynesia (25 February-10 March as FO/OE3GEA) and Hawaai (11-20 March as KH6/OE3GEA). QSLs via OE3GEA, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| 14/02-27/02 | VP2MKG: Montserrat (NA-103) VP2M - George, K5KG, will be active as VP2MKG from Montserrat (NA-103) on 14-27 February. He will operate CW and SSB with a focus on the WARC and the low bands. He will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest with K1XX, K1DG and K1QX (callsign to be decided), and in the CQ WW 160-Meter SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW or direct to K5KG.
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| 15/02-20/02 | D44EE: Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde D4 - Henning, OZ1BII (http://www.oz1bii.dk/) will be active as D44EE from Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde 15-20 February, including participation in the ARRL DX CW Contest. He will operate CW only on 160-10 metres, with activity on the WARC bands before and after the contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or via home call (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
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| 15/02-10/05 | HR5/F2JD: Honduras HR - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras from 15 February to 10 May. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on all bands. QSL via F6AJA, direct or bureau; logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]
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| 16/02-18/02 | PX5P: Ilha da Paz (SA-027) PY - Henrique, PU5IKE and other five operators (PP5AI, PP5AX, PP5PG, PT7BI and PU5KDM) will be active as PX5P from the lighthouse on Ilha da Paz (SA-027) on 16-18 February during the South American Lighthouses Weekend. They will be active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via operators' instructions.
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| 16/02-19/02 | T45FM: Cuba (Punta Maya lighthouse) CO - T45FM will be QRV again from the lighthouse at Punta Maya on 16-18 February for the South American Lighthouses Weekend. Also expect activity during the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via RW6HS. [TNX RW6HS]
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| 17/02-03/03 | FK/JG1XMV: New Caledonia (OC-032 and OC-033) FK - Arnaud, JG1XMV will be active again as FK/JG1XMV from New Caledonia between 17 February and 3 March. He will operate SSB on 40-15 metres from Grande Terre (OC-032) Lifou (OC-033) and Mare (OC-033). Updates will be posted on qrz.com under FK/JG1XMV. QSL via JG1XMV (direct or bureau), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX NG3K]
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| 18/02-28/02 | FM/OH2IS: Martinique (NA-107) FM - Ismo, OH2IS will be active as FM/OH2IS from Martinique (NA-107) on 18-28 February. He will operate CW, SSB and possibly some FT8 with a focus on the low bands. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or direct to OH2IS. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| 20/02-28/02 | TY1TT: Benin TY - Wim, ON6DX (http://www.dxpedition.be/Benin.html) will be active again as TY1TT from Grand Popo, Benin on 20-28 February. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via ON6DX, direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
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| 21/02-24/02 | E51GEA: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands PACIFIC TOUR ---> Gerhard, OE3GEA will be touring the Pacific between 4 February and 20 March, with holiday style activities on 30-10 metres (plus 40 and 6m if possible) from Fiji (4-9 February, callsign TBA), Tonga (10-13 February, callsign TBA), New Zealand (14-20 February as ZL/OE3GEA), Rarotonga in the South Cook Islands (21-24 February as E51GEA), French Polynesia (25 February-10 March as FO/OE3GEA) and Hawaai (11-20 March as KH6/OE3GEA). QSLs via OE3GEA, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| 21/02-24/02 | JD1BOW: Ogasawara (AS-031) JD1_oga- Nobu, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active again as JD1BOW from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 21-24 February. Main activity will be on 160 metres CW, and 20 metres FT8 and/or RTTY. QSL via JA0JHQ, bureau or direct, and LoTW.
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| 21/02-28/02 | CE0Y/DF8AN: Easter Island (SA-001) CE0Y - Michael, DF8AN will be active again as CE0Y/DF8AN from Easter Island (SA-001) on 21-28 February. This time he will concentrate on digital modes (RTTY, FT8, JT and PSK). He will also be active as CE3/DDF8AN from Santiago (10-11 February) and as CE8/DF8AN from Punta Arenas (11-21 February). QSL via home call, direct or bureau; neither LoTW nor Club Log will be used. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| 23/02-12/03 | FG/F6HMQ, FG/F6GWV, TO3Z: Guadeloupe (NA-102) FG - Gildas, F6HMQ and Michel, F6GWV will be active again as FG/F6HMQ and FG/F6GWV from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 23 February to 12 March. QSL via home calls. They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as TO3Z (QSL via F6HMQ). [TNX NG3K]
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| 23/02-16/03 | 3D2EU: Rotuma Island (OC-060) 3D2/R - 3D2AG, DJ9RR, DK2AMM, DL6JGN and PA3EWP will be active as 3D2EU [425DXN 1378] from Rotuma (OC-060) from 23 February to 16 March (http://www.rotuma2018.de/). Plans are to be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes with two stations from two different operating locations. If they have reliable access to the Internet, they will upload their logs to Club Log on a daily basis. Otherwise the complete log will be uploaded upon their return home. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via DK2AMM (direct or bureau). [TNX PA3EWP]
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| 24/02-27/02 | H44YM: Guadalcanal(OC-047), Solomon Islands H4 - Chung, VA7YM will be active as H44YM from Guadalcanal(OC-047), Solomon Islands on 24-27 February and again on 13-16 March, and as H40YM from Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province between 27 February and 13 March. QSL via EA5GL. [TNX DX World]
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| 25/02-10/03 | FO/OE3GEA: French Polynesia PACIFIC TOUR ---> Gerhard, OE3GEA will be touring the Pacific between 4 February and 20 March, with holiday style activities on 30-10 metres (plus 40 and 6m if possible) from Fiji (4-9 February, callsign TBA), Tonga (10-13 February, callsign TBA), New Zealand (14-20 February as ZL/OE3GEA), Rarotonga in the South Cook Islands (21-24 February as E51GEA), French Polynesia (25 February-10 March as FO/OE3GEA) and Hawaai (11-20 March as KH6/OE3GEA). QSLs via OE3GEA, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| 26/02-06/03 | H72DX: Nicaragua YN - Jim, WB2REM and Mark, WY1G will be active as H72DX from Nicaragua from 26 February to 6 March. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to WY1G.
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| 26/02-06/03 | XV9HL: Vietnam 3W - HL1AHS and HL1LUA will be active as XV9HL from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam from 26 February to 6 March. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres. QSL via HL1AHS.
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| 27/02-13/03 | H40YM: Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province H4 - Chung, VA7YM will be active as H44YM from Guadalcanal(OC-047), Solomon Islands on 24-27 February and again on 13-16 March, and as H40YM from Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province between 27 February and 13 March. QSL via EA5GL. [TNX DX World]
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| February | 3D2JS: Fiji (OC-016) 3D2 - Jim, WB2TJO will be active again as 3D2JS from Taveuni (OC-016), Fiji between early January and the middle of March. He will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL direct to home call. [TNX DX World]
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| February | 3W9DLE: Vietnam XW - Charles, W0DLE will be active as 3W9DLE from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 'for 90 days in February, March and April'. He will operate CW, FT8 and some SSB, with main activity during the ARRL DX CW Contest (17- 18 February ) and the Russian DX CW Contest (17-18 March). QSL direct to W0DLE. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| February | 3W9FB: Vietnam SOUTHEAST ASIA TRIP ---> John, KB4FB will be back to Southeast Asia in January-February, with holiday style activities from Vietnam as 3W9FB (early January and again early February), Laos as XW4FB (two weeks starting around 9 January), Thailand as HS0ZEG (a week starting around 23 January). QSLs via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| February | 6W/ON4AVT: Senegal 6W - Willy, ON4AVT will be active holiday style as 6W/ON4AVT from Senegal sometime in February. He will operate PSK31, PSK63 and SSB on 20 metres. QSL via bureau to home call and eQSL.
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| February | DU3/F4EBK: Luzon Island (OC-042), Philippines DU - Chris, F4EBK will be active again as DU3/F4EBK from the city of Baliuag on Luzon Island (OC-042) sometime in February. He will operate SSB on 20, 15 and 10m. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX NG3K]
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| February | EI50AOM: special event station EI - Special event station EI50AOM will be active in January-March to memorialize the tragedy of Aer Lingus Flight 712 (tail-number EI-AOM), which crashed en route from Cork to London on 24 March 1968 killing all passengers and crew. The station will devote one day beginning 22 January to remember each of the 61 persons who died, with operations culminating on the fiftieth anniversary of the crash. This is still the largest single loss of life in Irish civil aviation history. QSL via EI2KA, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
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| February | GB1FWW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
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| February | H44MS: Solomon Islands H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from the Solomon Islands between now and late November, and again between late January and late May 2018. He operates SSB only. QSL via DL2GAC, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| February | II4HRZ: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
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| February | JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard JW - Erik, LA2US will be back to Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard in early December for a 6-month stay. In his spare time he will be active as JW2US and operate CW and digital modes (RTTY, FT8, BPSK). QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club Log's OQRS (the bureau request service will be open while Erik is on the island, the direct request service will be available when he returns home in June).
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| February | PF2018SNK: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
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| February | RI1ANA: Molodezhnaya Station, Antarctica (AN-016) UA_ant - Nikolai, RW6ACM has been active as RI1ANA from Molodezhnaya Station, Antarctica (AN-016) since 23 December, and will remain there until February. In his spare time he operates CW, SSB and digital modes on the the HF bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via RN1ON, direct or bureau.
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| 01/03-04/03 | ZF2AE: Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) ZF - Adrian, AA5UK will be active holiday style as ZF2AE from Grand Cayman (NA-016) on 1-4 March, and as ZF2AE/ZF8 from Little Cayman (NA-106) on 5-10 March. Activity on the HF bands will focus on the digital modes (FT8, RTTY, PSK and other modes upon request) with some SSB. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to AA5UK.
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| 01/03-05/03 | PJ0DX: Sint Maarten (NA-105) PJ7 - PJ0DX is the duly authorized callsign for a new contest station located on Sint Maarten (NA-105). Operated by Pat I8QLS, Gino I8ULL, Gianluca IC8WIC, Nino IK8ENH, Marco KC9FFV, Marco PJ7MF/ FS4WBS and Pier W1NA, it will debut during the ARRL DX SSB Contest, with some activity (SSB and possibly CW) between 1 and 5 March. QSL via IZ1MHY and LoTW.
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| 01/03-14/03 | W0FK/4: Longboat Key (NA-034) W - Lou, W0FK will be active again as W0FK/4 from Longboat Key (NA-034) on 1-14 March. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call (direct) and LoTW. [TNX W0FK]
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| 01/03-15/03 | 4B4B: Socorro Island (NA-030), Revillagigedo XF4 - Mark, XE1B will be active as 4B4B from Socorro Island (NA-030), Revillagigedo on 1-15 March. He will operate SSB on 160-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or direct to home call.
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| 01/03-31/03 | LZ40MS: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| 02/03-11/03 | Z2LA: Zimbabwe Z2 - Rune LA7THA, Arne LA7WCA and Thor LA9VPA will be active holiday style as Z2LA (http://www.la9vpa.com/z2la/)from Zimbabwe on 2-11 March. They will operate SSB and CW on 160-10 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and logsearch on Club Log.
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| 02/03-15/03 | XR0YD: Easter Island (SA-001) CE0Y - A large German team (DH8WR, DJ9KH, DL2AWG, DL2RNS, DL4SVA, DL5CW, DL7JOM, DL7VEE, DM2AUJ and DM3BJ) will be active as XR0YD from Easter Island (SA-001) on 2-15 March. They will run three stations on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, via DL4SVA (direct or bureau) and eventually LoTW. See http://xr0yd.mydx.de for more information.
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| 05/03-10/03 | ZF2AE/ZF8: Little Cayman Island (NA-106) ZF - Adrian, AA5UK will be active holiday style as ZF2AE from Grand Cayman (NA-016) on 1-4 March, and as ZF2AE/ZF8 from Little Cayman (NA-106) on 5-10 March. Activity on the HF bands will focus on the digital modes (FT8, RTTY, PSK and other modes upon request) with some SSB. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to AA5UK.
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| 07/03-18/03 | TY: Benin TY - A multi-national team (DJ3CQ, DL1CW, DL3GA, F1HRE, F1ULQ, F4AZF, F5MFV, F5NTZ, OE7PGI and possibly other two operators) will be active from Benin on 7-18 March (callsign TBA). They will have four stations running on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes (FT8 included). QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via F5GSJ (direct or bureau). Bookmark https://ty2018dx.wordpress.com/ for more information and updates. [TNX F5NQL]
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| 09/03-11/03 | HL4/JA8COE/5: Namhae Island (AS-081) HL - Look for Taka, JA8COE to be active as HL4/JA8COE/5 from Namhae Island (AS-081) on 9-11 March. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via JA8COE, direct or bureau, and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX M0OXO]
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| 09/03-17/03 | XX9B: Macao XX9 - With the assistance of XX9LT, a team from Brazil (PP1CZ, PR7AB, PY2MC, PY2SEX, PY2WAS, PY3MM, PY4BZ, PY5HSD, PY5KD, PY6RT and PY7XC) will be active as XX9B from Macao on 9-17 March. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes (especially RTTY and FT8) with three stations on 160-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via PP1CZ. More information on http://xx9b.py2sex.com/.
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| 09/03-19/03 | TN5R: Congo TN - The Tifariti Gang will be active as TN5R from Congo on 9-19 March. Plans are for eleven operators (EA1SA, EA5KM, EA5RM, EA7AJR, EA7KW, F8ATS, F9IE, HK6F, IK5RUN, IN3ZNR and JH4RHF) to be QRV on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY with at least four stations. QSL via EA5RM; see http://www.dxfriends.com/tn5r for logsearch, OQRS and more information.
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| 10/03-17/03 | TX5X: Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia FO - Will, W0ZRJ and Bill, KH6OO will be active as TX5X from Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia on 10-17 March. They will operate CW, FT8, JT9 and JT65 on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or Club Log's OQRS. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
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| 10/03-20/03 | 9M0W: Spratly Islands (AS-051) 9M0 - Hrane, YT1AD and a large multi-national team (9M6ABZ, 9M6RHM, 9M6ZAE, HL5FUA, K6MKF, K9JM, KO8SCA, N6SJ, N6TQS, PY2XB, SV2GWY, VK3FY, VK3GK, W5XU, WD5COV, YT3W and ZL3WW) will be active as 9M0W from Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) on 10-20 March 2018 [425DXN 1354]. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on 160-10 metres, and JT65 on 2m and 6m EME. QSL via YT1AD. See http://www.yt1ad.info/9m0w/ for logsearch and more information.
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| 11/03-20/03 | KH6/OE3GEA: Hawaai PACIFIC TOUR ---> Gerhard, OE3GEA will be touring the Pacific between 4 February and 20 March, with holiday style activities on 30-10 metres (plus 40 and 6m if possible) from Fiji (4-9 February, callsign TBA), Tonga (10-13 February, callsign TBA), New Zealand (14-20 February as ZL/OE3GEA), Rarotonga in the South Cook Islands (21-24 February as E51GEA), French Polynesia (25 February-10 March as FO/OE3GEA) and Hawaai (11-20 March as KH6/OE3GEA). QSLs via OE3GEA, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| 13/03-16/03 | H44YM: Guadalcanal(OC-047), Solomon Islands H4 - Chung, VA7YM will be active as H44YM from Guadalcanal(OC-047), Solomon Islands on 24-27 February and again on 13-16 March, and as H40YM from Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province between 27 February and 13 March. QSL via EA5GL. [TNX DX World]
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| 13/03-18/03 | DU1/SP5APW: Palawan Island (OC-128) DU - Jacek, SP5APW will be active as DU1/SP5APW from Palawan Island (OC-128) on 13-18 March. He will operate mainly SSB on 17 and 20 metres. QSL via home call (direct or bureau) or LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX DX World]
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| 13/03-19/03 | VE7ACN/7: Quadra Island (NA-091) VE - Mike, VE7ACN (https://www.ve7acn.com/) was QRV as VE7ACN/7 from Thetis Island (NA-075) on 24-28 January. He plans to be active again as VE7ACN/7 from South Pender Island (NA-075) on 7-14 February, and from Quadra Island (NA-091) on 13-19 March. Next he will operate as VA7XW/VE2 from Havre Aubert Island (NA-038) on 2-9 April, and as VE7ACN/VE2 from Harrington Island (NA-084) on 10-17 April. QSL via home call (direct or bureau), Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
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| 17/03-18/03 | ZV1C: Ilha Cedro (SA-029) PY - The Cabreuva DX Team will be active as ZV1C from Ilha Cedro (SA-029) on 17-18 March. Plans are to operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, plus 2m and satellite. QSL via PU2VCP, direct or bureau.
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| 20/03-04/04 | FK/5B4ALX: New Caledonia (OC-032) FK - Alex, 5B4ALX (IZ4AMS) will be active as FK/5B4ALX from New Caledonia (OC-032) from 20 March to 4 April, CQ WPX SSB Contest included. He will operate SSB, CW, JT65 and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or via IZ4AMS (direct or bureau). More information on http://www.5b4alx.cloud/.
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| 20/03-29/04 | 8P6DR: Barbados (NA-021) 8P - Dick, G3RWL will be active again as 8P6DR from Barbados (NA-021) from 20 March to 29 April. He will operate CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via home call.
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| 24/03-02/04 | 7Q7EI: Malawi 7Q - The EIDX Group will be active as 7Q7EI from Malawi [425DXN 1382] from 24 March to 2 April, CQ WW WPX SSB Contest included. Thirteen operators will be QRV on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY with four stations. The logs will be uploaded to Club Log on a daily basis. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (direct or bureau); traditional cards direct only to M0OXO. See http://7q7ei.com/ for more information.
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| March | 3D2JS: Fiji (OC-016) 3D2 - Jim, WB2TJO will be active again as 3D2JS from Taveuni (OC-016), Fiji between early January and the middle of March. He will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL direct to home call. [TNX DX World]
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| March | 3W9DLE: Vietnam XW - Charles, W0DLE will be active as 3W9DLE from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 'for 90 days in February, March and April'. He will operate CW, FT8 and some SSB, with main activity during the ARRL DX CW Contest (17- 18 February ) and the Russian DX CW Contest (17-18 March). QSL direct to W0DLE. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| March | D2TI: Tigres Island (AF-108) D2 - 'Tentatively, the first week of March 2018 is the new preferred period' for the D2TI DXpedition to Tigres Island (AF-108) [425DXN 1360]. More information is expected in November. [TNX DX World]
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| March | EI50AOM: special event station EI - Special event station EI50AOM will be active in January-March to memorialize the tragedy of Aer Lingus Flight 712 (tail-number EI-AOM), which crashed en route from Cork to London on 24 March 1968 killing all passengers and crew. The station will devote one day beginning 22 January to remember each of the 61 persons who died, with operations culminating on the fiftieth anniversary of the crash. This is still the largest single loss of life in Irish civil aviation history. QSL via EI2KA, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
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| March | GB2GW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
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| March | H44MS: Solomon Islands H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from the Solomon Islands between now and late November, and again between late January and late May 2018. He operates SSB only. QSL via DL2GAC, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
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| March | II4CAO: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
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| March | JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard JW - Erik, LA2US will be back to Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard in early December for a 6-month stay. In his spare time he will be active as JW2US and operate CW and digital modes (RTTY, FT8, BPSK). QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club Log's OQRS (the bureau request service will be open while Erik is on the island, the direct request service will be available when he returns home in June).
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| March | PF2018YLS: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
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| March | TJ: Cameroon * by I2YSB and others TJ - The next operation of Silvano, I2YSB and the Italian DXpedition Team is planned to take place from Cameroon during the second half of March. The licencing process is underway. Further information is expected in due course. For the time being, a band & mode survey can be found on http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/. [TNX IK7JWY]
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| 01/04-30/04 | LZ362ME: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| 02/04-09/04 | VA7XW/VE2: Havre Aubert Island (NA-038) VE - Mike, VE7ACN (https://www.ve7acn.com/) was QRV as VE7ACN/7 from Thetis Island (NA-075) on 24-28 January. He plans to be active again as VE7ACN/7 from South Pender Island (NA-075) on 7-14 February, and from Quadra Island (NA-091) on 13-19 March. Next he will operate as VA7XW/VE2 from Havre Aubert Island (NA-038) on 2-9 April, and as VE7ACN/VE2 from Harrington Island (NA-084) on 10-17 April. QSL via home call (direct or bureau), Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
| 1396
| 05/04-17/04 | 3B7A: Saint Brandon Islands (AF-015) 3B7 - 5-17 April are the dates for the 3B7A DXpedition to the Saint Brandon Islands (AF-015) [425DXN 1387]. Eight experienced operators will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with five stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via F5CWU (direct or bureau). See http://www.saintbrandondx.com for more information.
| 1392
| 10/04-17/04 | VE7ACN/VE2: Harrington Island (NA-084) VE - Mike, VE7ACN (https://www.ve7acn.com/) was QRV as VE7ACN/7 from Thetis Island (NA-075) on 24-28 January. He plans to be active again as VE7ACN/7 from South Pender Island (NA-075) on 7-14 February, and from Quadra Island (NA-091) on 13-19 March. Next he will operate as VA7XW/VE2 from Havre Aubert Island (NA-038) on 2-9 April, and as VE7ACN/VE2 from Harrington Island (NA-084) on 10-17 April. QSL via home call (direct or bureau), Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
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| 11/04-16/04 | VK5MAV/9: Cato Reef (OC-265) VK - Andy, VK5MAV will be active as VK5MAV/9 from Cato Reef (OC-265) [425DXN 1393] on 11-16 April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via RN3RQ. See https://www.qrz.com/db/VK5MAV/9 for more information.
| 1397
| 17/04-29/04 | YJ0AG: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu YJ - Grant, VK5GR will be active holiday style as YJ0AG (requested callsign) from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 17-29 April. He will operate digital modes (RTTY, FT8, PSK, Olivia) on 80-10 metres, with some SSB and maybe some CW. He also plans 'an SSTV activity day'. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX VK5GR]
| 1393
| 22/04-25/04 | H4: Mbanika Island (OC-168) * by VE3LYC and H44MS H4 - VE3LYC's expedition time schedule [425DXN 1393] has been finalized. Cezar, VE3LYC (H4 callsigns TBA) and Bernhard, DL2GAC (H44MS) will be active from Mbanika Island (OC-168, Solomon Islands for DXCC) on 22-25 April; they will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres with two stations. From 29 April to 3 May Cezar will be active from the Duff Islands (OC-179, Temotu Province for DXCC). 'There is a small possibility that following the OC-168 operation I may attempt to operate from Nggela Sule (Florida Islands, OC-158) on 26 and 27 April', Czar says. 'However, under no circumstance I will rush to end the OC-168 operation in order to squeeze in some activity from OC-158'. Bookmark https://oc-179.weebly.com/ for updates.
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| 26/04-27/04 | H4: Florida Islands (OC-158) * by VE3LYC H4 - VE3LYC's expedition time schedule [425DXN 1393] has been finalized. Cezar, VE3LYC (H4 callsigns TBA) and Bernhard, DL2GAC (H44MS) will be active from Mbanika Island (OC-168, Solomon Islands for DXCC) on 22-25 April; they will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres with two stations. From 29 April to 3 May Cezar will be active from the Duff Islands (OC-179, Temotu Province for DXCC). 'There is a small possibility that following the OC-168 operation I may attempt to operate from Nggela Sule (Florida Islands, OC-158) on 26 and 27 April', Czar says. 'However, under no circumstance I will rush to end the OC-168 operation in order to squeeze in some activity from OC-158'. Bookmark https://oc-179.weebly.com/ for updates.
| 1394
| 29/04-03/05 | C96RRC: Mozambique Island (AF-088) C9 - Russian Robinson Club's members Vasily R7AL, Vasily RA1ZZ, Al RZ3K and Vlad RK8A will be active as C96RRC from Mozambique Island (AF-088) from 29 April to 3 May, and as C98RRC from Inhaca Island (AF-066) on 5-9 May. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres with three stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via R7AL. See https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/mozambique for more information. [TNX RA1ZZ]
| 1392
| 29/04-03/05 | H40: Duff Islands (OC-179) * by VE3LYC H4 - VE3LYC's expedition time schedule [425DXN 1393] has been finalized. Cezar, VE3LYC (H4 callsigns TBA) and Bernhard, DL2GAC (H44MS) will be active from Mbanika Island (OC-168, Solomon Islands for DXCC) on 22-25 April; they will operate CW and SSB on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres with two stations. From 29 April to 3 May Cezar will be active from the Duff Islands (OC-179, Temotu Province for DXCC). 'There is a small possibility that following the OC-168 operation I may attempt to operate from Nggela Sule (Florida Islands, OC-158) on 26 and 27 April', Czar says. 'However, under no circumstance I will rush to end the OC-168 operation in order to squeeze in some activity from OC-158'. Bookmark https://oc-179.weebly.com/ for updates.
| 1394
| April | 3W9DLE: Vietnam XW - Charles, W0DLE will be active as 3W9DLE from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 'for 90 days in February, March and April'. He will operate CW, FT8 and some SSB, with main activity during the ARRL DX CW Contest (17- 18 February ) and the Russian DX CW Contest (17-18 March). QSL direct to W0DLE. [TNX The Daily DX]
| 1395
| April | GB2FWW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
| 1389
| April | H44MS: Solomon Islands H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from the Solomon Islands between now and late November, and again between late January and late May 2018. He operates SSB only. QSL via DL2GAC, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
| 1381
| April | II4MAR: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
| 1391
| April | JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard JW - Erik, LA2US will be back to Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard in early December for a 6-month stay. In his spare time he will be active as JW2US and operate CW and digital modes (RTTY, FT8, BPSK). QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club Log's OQRS (the bureau request service will be open while Erik is on the island, the direct request service will be available when he returns home in June).
| 1384
| April | PF2018SLO: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
| 1387
| 01/05-23/05 | OZ18ICE and 5P8ICE: special event stations OZ - Special event stations OZ18ICE and 5P8ICE will be active on all bands and modes for the Ice Hockey World Championship to be held in Denmark on 1-23 May. See qrz.com for information about the awards issued for working these stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX OZ4FF]
| 1395
| 01/05-31/05 | LZ110SAE: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1392
| 05/05-09/05 | C98RRC: Inhaca Island (AF-066) C9 - Russian Robinson Club's members Vasily R7AL, Vasily RA1ZZ, Al RZ3K and Vlad RK8A will be active as C96RRC from Mozambique Island (AF-088) from 29 April to 3 May, and as C98RRC from Inhaca Island (AF-066) on 5-9 May. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres with three stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via R7AL. See https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/mozambique for more information. [TNX RA1ZZ]
| 1392
| 25/05-25/06 | II1ITR: special callsign I - Ninety years ago the airship 'Italia' crashed on the ice on its way back from the North Pole, and a small tent dyed red for maximum visibility was the only shelter for the survivors. Commemorating the role of radio (and amateur radio) in rescuing the Red Tent survivors, special callsign II1ITR will be active from 25 May to 25 June. QSL via IZ1ETD , direct or bureau. [TNX IZ1ETD]
| 1397
| May | GB4GW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
| 1389
| May | H44MS: Solomon Islands H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from the Solomon Islands between now and late November, and again between late January and late May 2018. He operates SSB only. QSL via DL2GAC, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
| 1381
| May | II4TES: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
| 1391
| May | JW2US: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard JW - Erik, LA2US will be back to Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard in early December for a 6-month stay. In his spare time he will be active as JW2US and operate CW and digital modes (RTTY, FT8, BPSK). QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club Log's OQRS (the bureau request service will be open while Erik is on the island, the direct request service will be available when he returns home in June).
| 1384
| May | PF2018BOL: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
| 1387
| 01/06-30/06 | LZ430PPW: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1392
| June | GB4FWW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
| 1389
| June | II4AMP: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
| 1391
| June | KH1/KH7Z: Baker Island (OC-089) KH1 - KH1/KH7Z is the callsign for the Dateline DX Association's DXpedition to Baker Island (OC-089) [425DXN 1374]. The 15-operator team (9V1YC, AA7A, AA7JV, HA7RY, JN1THL, K6MM, K6TD, KN4EEI, N1DG, N4HU, N4XP, N6HC, N6MZ, ND2T and WJ2O) will be QRV on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes for ten days in late June. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau), LoTW or direct to K4TSJ. This will be the first DXpedition to this Most Wanted DXCC Entity since 2002, and the FWS ruling that allowed this trip prevents another DXpedition for ten years. The team will contribute 50% of the expected budget of USD 400,000; see http://www.baker2018.net/ for more information and donation instructions.
| 1389
| June | PF2018HIN: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
| 1387
| June | VK5CE/6: Direction Island (OC-140) VK - Craig, VK5CE will be active as VK5CE/6 from three IOTA groups in Western Australia in June. Plans are to be QRV from Woody Island (OC-170) for 2-3 days, from East Lewis Island (OC-199) for 3-4 days and from Direction Island (OC-140) for 3-4 days. Details will be published on https://vkiota.wordpress.com/vk5ce-6/ in due course. [TNX VK5CE]
| 1393
| June | VK5CE/6: East Lewis Island (OC-199) VK - Craig, VK5CE will be active as VK5CE/6 from three IOTA groups in Western Australia in June. Plans are to be QRV from Woody Island (OC-170) for 2-3 days, from East Lewis Island (OC-199) for 3-4 days and from Direction Island (OC-140) for 3-4 days. Details will be published on https://vkiota.wordpress.com/vk5ce-6/ in due course. [TNX VK5CE]
| 1393
| June | VK5CE/6: Woody Island (OC-170) VK - Craig, VK5CE will be active as VK5CE/6 from three IOTA groups in Western Australia in June. Plans are to be QRV from Woody Island (OC-170) for 2-3 days, from East Lewis Island (OC-199) for 3-4 days and from Direction Island (OC-140) for 3-4 days. Details will be published on https://vkiota.wordpress.com/vk5ce-6/ in due course. [TNX VK5CE]
| 1393
| 01/07-31/07 | LZ380PM: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1392
| July | GB5GW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
| 1389
| July | II4COU: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
| 1391
| July | PF2018FRA: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
| 1387
| 01/08-09/08 | CY9C: St. Paul Island (NA-094) CY9 - CY9C will be active again from St. Paul Island (NA-094) on 1-9 August 2018. Ten operators, including several members of the 2016 DXpedition, will be active on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and maybe FT8, plus 2m EME and Satellite. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via WA4DAN. See http://cy9c.com/index.html for more information and updates. [TNX NG3K]
| 1377
| 01/08-31/08 | LZ1146SPS: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1392
| August | GB5FWW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
| 1389
| August | II4VOL: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
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| August | PF2018HAR: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
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| 01/09-30/09 | LZ920MLC: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| September | GB6GW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
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| September | II4LNZ: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
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| September | PF2018DOK: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
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| 01/10-31/10 | LZ1545POA: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| 20/10-03/11 | VP6D: Ducie Island (OC-182) VP6D --- > Vadym, UT6UD has joined the team that will be active from Ducie Island (OC-182) between 20 October and 3 November [425DXN 1387]. 'Six meter EME was added to the project', the team announced on 8 February. 'With planning support from Lance W7GJ, and the 6 meter community, we hope to make the first ever 6m EME QSOs from Ducie Island'. While they are 'working with several amateur radio equipment manufacturers and suppliers who indicated interest in supporting VP6D', the logistics plan is coming together. 'Our equipment will be consolidated in Fremont, California for testing, packaging and shipment to the Braveheart in New Zealand. The team has a group reservation for our flight transportation from Papeete to Mangareva and back. Braveheart will pick us up in Mangareva and return us there at the end of the expedition'. Detailed antenna plans 'are coming together nicely with 2-element vertical dipole arrays on the high bands backed up by a couple of horizontal beams, 4-squares on 30/40 meters and verticals on 80/160 meters. The 160 receiving antenna plans are under development'. The fundraising campaign continues - see http://vp6d.com/ for information. [TNX K5GS]
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| October | GB6FWW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
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| October | II4OER: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
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| October | PF2018WOR: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
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| 01/11-30/11 | LZ33MM: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| 10/11-11/11 | GB0AD: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
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| November | GB8GW: special callsign (England) G - The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will host a series of special event stations in 2018 to mark the end of World War I, and in remembrance of the millions who were killed or wounded. A total of twelve special call signs have been applied for and will be put on air during the year: GB1GW (January), GB1FWW (February), GB2GW (March), GB2FWW (April), GB4GW (May), GB4FWW (June), GB5GW (July), GB5FWW (August), GB6GW (September), GB6FWW (October) and GB8GW (November), plus GB0AD on 10-11 November to mark Armistice Day. See http://www.qrz.com/db/GB1GW for QSLling options and details about the certificates available for contacting the special callsigns.
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| November | II4HNR: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
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| November | PF2018STA: special callsign PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
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| 01/12-31/12 | LZ532PSO: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour as many different Bulgarian saints: LZ1883PSS (January), LZ250MT (February), LZ40MS (March), LZ362ME (April), LZ110SAE (May), LZ430PPW (June), LZ380PM (July), LZ1146SPS (August), LZ920MLC (September), LZ1545POA (October), LZ33MM (November) and LZ532PSO (December). QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints 2018' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| December | II4FRD: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2018 to honour twelve of 'the most eminent scientists who have given a fundamental contribution to the theoretical, experimental and technological development of the Radio Communications technology': II4MXW (James Clerk Maxwell) in January, II4HRZ (Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) in February, II4CAO (Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) in March, II4MAR (Guglielmo Marconi) in April, II4TES (Nikola Tesla) in May, II4AMP (Andre-Marie Ampere) in June, II4COU (Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) in July, II4VOL (Alessandro Volta) in August, II4LNZ (Heinrich Lenz) in September, II4OER (Hans Christian Orsted) in October, II4HNR (Joseph Henry) in November and II4FRD (Michael Faraday) in December. See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for complete information on the 'Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award'. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. [TNX IK4CIE]
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| December | PF2018xxx: special callsigns PA - The 11 Cities Marathon will be held during all of next year to celebrate the city of Leeuwarden, a European Capital of Culture for 2018. Eleven special callsigns will be active from Leeuwarden and the other cities in the Dutch province of Friesland from January to November as follows: PF2018LWD from Leeuwarden (January), PF2018SNK from Sneek (February), PF2018YLS from IJlst (March), PF2018SLO from Sloten (April), PF2018BOL from Bolsward (May), PF2018HIN from Hindeloopen (June), PF2018FRA from Franeker (July), PF2018HAR from Harlingen (August), PF2018DOK from Dokkum (September), PF2018WOR from Workum (October) and PF2018STA from Stavoren (November). On December all of the cities will be QRV. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via PA0MBD. In addition, Frisian amateurs will be allowed to replace the digit in their callsign with 2018 (e.g. PA0ZZ would become PA2018ZZ). A number of awards will be available - complete information can be found on http://hamecc2018.eu/.
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| TBA | DX8MAP: Mapun Island (OC-105) DU - Two special callsigns have been issued to Dindo, DU1UD for his activities from the islands of Mapun Island (OC-105) and Tawi Tawi (OC-174) [425DXN 1389]. The licences allow him to operate from either island at any time during 2018, and he will use DX8MAP for OC-105 and DX8TT for OC-174. 'Due to Dindo's work comitments', his QSL manager (M0OXO) says, 'the activations usually take place at very short notice'. Bookmark https://www.m0oxo.com/ for updates.
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| TBA | DX8TT: Tawi Tawi (OC-174) DU - Two special callsigns have been issued to Dindo, DU1UD for his activities from the islands of Mapun Island (OC-105) and Tawi Tawi (OC-174) [425DXN 1389]. The licences allow him to operate from either island at any time during 2018, and he will use DX8MAP for OC-105 and DX8TT for OC-174. 'Due to Dindo's work comitments', his QSL manager (M0OXO) says, 'the activations usually take place at very short notice'. Bookmark https://www.m0oxo.com/ for updates.
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