After 9 days on Funafuti Island, we conclude that the Funafuti Lagoon Hotel is not the best QTH for a ham radio operation but maybe the only one for a bigger group.
Luis, YV5ENI inform dxnews.com that team of Radio Amateurs from Venezuela will be active as 4M5I, from Piritu Islands, IOTA SA-048, 13 - 15 April 2018 as 4M5I.
The IOTA Management Team consisting of Roger, G3KMA and Cezar, VE3LYC describe a year of marked progress, made possible by the introduction of QSO-matching with logs on Club Log as a means of confirming IOTA contacts.
Martin, LU9EFO inform dxnews.com that he and Camilo, HK3TU will be active as HK4/LU9EFO and HK3TU/4 from Titumate Island, IOTA SA - 093 in November 2017.
Martin, LU9EFO inform dxnews.com that he and Camilo, HK3TU will be active as HK1/LU9EFO and HK3TU/1 from Rosario Islands, IOTA SA - 040 in November 2017.
Some five years ago I visited the Republic of Cyprus. Spent a few days driving around the coastline from Pafos to Larnaca, rambling and climbing the Trodos Mountains.
D44TUL D44TUN. Heiko, DL3VU and Barbara, DJ9YL will be active from Tarrafal, Santiago Island, IOTA AF - 005, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) as D44TUL and D44TUN.
CE0X/CE5WQO San Felix : Felipe, CE5WQO inform dxnews.com that he will be active from San Felix Island, Desventuradas Islands, (IOTA SA-013) between July - September 2016 as CE0X/CE5WQO (dates must be confirmed).
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To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Portuguese Airborne Troops CR60P will be on the air (CR sixty P) - new prefix - between 17th and 23rd May, from 10m to 80m in SSB , CW and digital modes.
Radioamateurs from Aruba will be active with special call P40AUA the entire month of March 2016 commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Aruban flag and national anthem and the 30th anniversay of our Status Aparte.
Clint W9AV and Quent W6RI will be active from Providenciales Island (IOTA NA-002), Turks and Caicos Islands in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest 26 - 27 March 2016 as VQ5E.
Radio Amateurs members of Radio Club Haiti will be active from Haiti (IOTA NA-096) with special call 4V1TL to mark 213th anniversary of the death of General Toussaint Louverture until 30 April 2016.
Chris, DL2MDU and Heike (YL), DL3HD will be active from Boa Vista Island (IOTA AF-086), Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) 11 - 25 September 2015 as D44TUK and D44TUQ.
We decided to look for a fly-in destination where we could carry all our equipment as hand and hold baggage, and with a DXCC that was wanted by much of the world.
Frank WA2VYA, Tony K4QE, Bruce WA3RHW will be active from Providenciales Island (IOTA NA-002), Turks and Caicos 21 - 28 October 2014 as VP5/WA2VYA, VP5/K4QE, VP5/WA3RHW.
Members of Bavarian Contest Club, Rene DL2JRM, Tom DL5LYM, Felix DL6JF will be active from Istanbul, Turkey in WAE DC CW contest 9 - 10 August 2014 as TC2C.
G3TTC will be active from Sao Vicente Island, (IOTA AF-086) 27 - 30 November 2013 and from Santiago Island, (IOTA AF-005) 1 - 2 December 2013 as D44TUE.
VK3XPT will be active from Rarotonga Island (IOTA OC-013), Aitutaki Island ( IOTA OC-083) and Atiu Island (IOTA OC-083) until 23 November 2013 as E51XPT.
UT6UD will be active from Hiva Oa Island, IOTA OC-027, Marquesas Islands 7 - 13 July 2013 and from Rurutu Island, IOTA OC-050, Austral Islands 14 - 22 July 2013 as FO/UT6UD.
DV1VD will be active from Bongao and Tawi Tawi Islands (IOTA OC-174) 9 - 11 April 2013 and Taganak Island (Turtle Island Group) IOTA OC-225 13 - 15 April 2013 as DX8DX.
An International group, along with the DXP will be in collaboration with the Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens ARAT and the Engineering University of Gabes, are planning a second IOTA DXpedition to Djerba Island ww. loc. JM53KT (AF-083, WFF 3VFF-007, WLOTA L-1394 and ARLHS TUN-022), between April 29th and May 6th, 2013.
Group of radioamateurs from Switzerland will be active from Aitutaki Island (IOTA OC-083), Cook Islands 12 - 30 November 2012 as E51C, E51ABS, E51BZD, E51CHX.
YT1AD, YT3W, RA9USU, EA1IR and member of 3V8BB Club Loutfi and Alea will be active from Tunisia in CQ WW DX SSB Contest 29 - 30 October 2011 as 3V8BB or 3V0A.
W2LIS - Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex Club will be running a Special Event Station W2L to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty and to help promote the funding for the SOLEIF Foundation on October 28th and 29th 2011
We are pleased to announce that the next DXpedition by Italian Dxpedition Team will be in Cot D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), date to be confirmed in October and November 2011.
I would like to inform You about the upcoming DXpedition to South-Pacific. We (3 operators) will leave Budapest on 21st of January 2012. Via LAX and Nadi (Fiji) we will arrive to Wallis.
The ceremony opening of the new radio club 3V8SA (Scout of Ariana) of Tunisian Scout will be on 24 October 2010, and the station will be QRV at 11:30 GMT on 14.290 Mhz.
N2VW, W2WAS, WA2VYA and WA3RHW will be active from Providenciales Island (IOTA NA-002), Turks and Caicos Islands 26 October - 2 November 2010 as VP5/N2VW, VP5/W2WAS, VP5/WA2VYA, VP5/WA3RHW.
W2WAS, WA2VYA, WA3RHW and N2VW will be active from Providenciales Island (IOTA NA-002), Turks and Caicos 26 October - 2 November 2010 as VP5/ Home call.
Young operators (middle and high school age) and parents,along with team leaders, will operater from TI5 learing operating, logging, pileup handling and amateur radio from DX End of the pileup.
Jacek, SP5DRH and Jerzy, SP3BQ will be active from Pigeon Island, Reef Islands, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands 7 - 22 October 2010 as H40KJ and H40BQ.
JA2NQG, JH2BNL and JI2UAY will be active from Wallis Island (IOTA OC-054) and Hoorn Island (Futuna) IOTA OC-118 14 - 24 July 2010 as FW5M, TO2BNL and FW5FM.
VE3IKV will be active from St.Simons Island (IOTA NA-058) 6 - 7 March 2010, Key West Island (IOTA NA-062) 8 - 13 March 2010, Dry Tortugas Island (IOTA NA-079) 11 - 12 March 2010 as W4/VG3RA.
I do not want to divide my contest travel into the highlights and Lowlights.
For me the whole contest was the real magic and I'll remember it whole with its pluses(+) and minuses (-). It was a real adventure !
Before you start reading I want to apologize to all of you for the very big delay with the rest of the story and thank Steve N2IC and Nick NA3M for their help with the article translation and editing.
What does one need to be able to play a football game? Or to operate in a contest? You should first find your field or stadium. I was lucky to find such a friendly stadium at 3V8SS, Radioclub of Sousse Scouts with great chief
operator Ashraf, KF5EYY.
Well, guys from the CQ WW Contest Committee grew sad and retracted into their Diogenes’s reflector. They do not know that it also has ears for a very long time already. In fact, they are curious where 4L5A gets information from.