DX-tips
De DX-tips voor de week van 20 – 27 september
9N Nepal – Suvarna, OM0GA has moved permanently to India, where he holds the callsign VU3OPT. From 15 August to 1 September he was active as 9N7GA from Nepal, and from 2 September until 13 October he will be using 9N/OM0GA. See https://www.9n7ga.com for more information.
CY0 Sable Island – Team CY0S has announced that 19-30 March are the official dates for their 2026 DXpedition to Sable Island (NA-063). “As we have done in the past, we will personally transport all of the gear to Halifax, Nova Scotia shortly before the DXpedition”, they say. “We have been informed by Sable Aviation that the cost of the flights to the island have significantly increased since 2023. Fund raising has now officially begun for the CY0S DXpedition”. See https://t-rexsoftware.com/cy0s/ for information.
E4 Palestine – Team E44OM has been active from Bethlehem, Palestine since 13 September, and is expected to remain there until 22 September. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, or via OM2DX. See https://www.facebook.com/e44om/ for updates.
ES Estonia – Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Estonian Radio Amateurs Union (ERAU), special event callsign ES90ERAU will be active on all bands and modes on 20-30 September. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook. See https://es90erau.erau.ee/ for more information, including the award programme and the OQRS for bureau cards.
F France – Members of Radio Club F4KLW will be active as F4KLW/p from Re Island (EU-032) on 25-29 September. They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on various bands with three stations. QSL via F4FTV and LoTW.
F France – Special callsign TM46CDXC will be active from 27 September to 11 October for the 46th annual Convention of the Clipperton DX Club (https://cdxc.org/), to be held at Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon on 10-12 October. QSL via operator’s instructions.
GM Scotland – Members of the Guisborough and District Amateur Radio Club will be active as MS0NYM from the Isle of Lewis (EU-010, WWL IO68vf) on 21-28 September. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL direct to G0UOK; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, and QRZ.
JD1_oga Ogasawara – Look for JQ3JUK/JD1 to be QRV from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 28 September to 1 October. He will operate FT8 using MSHV on 160-6 metres. QSL via LoTW and eQSL (preferred), Club Log’s OQRS, or via home call.
JD1_mt Minami-Torishima – Take, JG8NQJ has been back to the weather station on Minami Torishima (OC-073) since 18 September, and will remain there until December, his QSL manager reports. Take is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 in his limited spare time. He operates CW and some FT8 (please note that he wants you to call with your signal report, not your grid square). QSL via JA8CJY (direct), JG8NQJ (bureau) and LoTW.
LU Argentina – Look for Hoc, LU5BE/GA and Enrique, LU8EFF/GA to be active from Puerto Tirol (WWL GG02lo), in the Argentinian province of Chaco, between 16 and 22 September. They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 40-6 metres. See QRZ.com for their QSL information.
OZ Denmark – Dieter, DF2SD is active holiday style as OV9R from Fano Island (EU-125) and Nature Park Vadehavet until 2 October. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), LoTW and eQSL.
OZ Denmark – Jan-Willem PA7JWC (5Q7DX), Maarten PD2R (OV2T) and Sven PA1SVM (OZ/PA1SVM) are active from Saeby, Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171) until 24 September. They operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-2 metres, as well as via satellite (RS-44 and QO-100). QSL 5Q7DX via LoTW (preferred), or via PA7JWC; QSL OV2T via LoTW (preferred), or via PA0ABM.
S7 Seychelles – Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as S79/DL2SBY from the Seychelles from 28 September to 12 October. He will be QRV on the HF bands with verticals and an inverted vee, and on 6 metres with 5-element yagi. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. QSOs will be uploaded also to Club Log.
T32 Eastern Kiribati Islands – Darren, VK4MAP has been active as T32K from Kiritimati Atoll (OC-024) Eastern Kiribati since 17 September, and will remain there for a couple of weeks. He operates SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15, 12, and 10 metres. He will also be QRV as T32K/p while operating from one of the atoll’s islets (e.g. Cook). QSL direct to VK4MAP.
VE Canada – Mike, VE2XB now plans to be active as VY0ZOO from Qikiqtarjuaq on Broughton Island (NA-130) on 19-21 September. In his spare time he will be QRV on 40-10 metres SSB and CW (look for him around 7032, 10132, 14032 and 28032 kHz). QSL direct to home call.
VE Canada – Len, VE9MY and Linda, VE9GLF will be active from Ile Madame, La Madeleine Islands (NA-038, VE2) on 23-29 September. They will operate SSB on 40-10 metres mainly during their daytime hours (13.00-20.00 UTC)
VQ9 Chagos Islands – Larry, KI6LT has been “licensed as a reciprocal agreement” and in his spare time will be active as KI6LT/VQ9 from Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos Islands on 18-21 September.
VU India – AT2AH is the callsign issued to the DXpedition to Hope Island (AS-178, new one for IOTA), which is scheduled to take place between 27 September and 2 October. Consequently, the dedicated website has been renamed: https://at2ah.weebly.com.