| Period | Operation | Bulletin |
| till 07/03 | VI2021PRIDE: special callsign VK - The Pride Radio Group will be active as VI2021PRIDE on 19 February-
7 March, 10 April-5 May and 1-30 June. A unique QSL card will be
issued for each event, see https://prideradio.group for more infor-
mation. QSL direct to VK3FUR.
| 1554
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| till 09/03 | PJ2/AF4Z, PJ2/K4JC, PJ2/N1ZZ, PJ2/WB5ZGA: Curacao PJ2 - Look for PJ2/AF4Z, PJ2/K4JC, PJ2/N1ZZ and PJ2/WB5ZGA to be active
from Curacao (SA-099) on 1-9 March. They will operate SSB, CW, FT8
and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls. On 6-7 March they
will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as PJ2T (QSL via LoTW
and W3HNK). [TNX The Daily DX]
| 1556
|
| till 10/03 | PC19HOPE: special callsign PA - Hans, PA7HPH will be using Covid-19 special callsign PC19HOPE from
15 January to 10 March. See qrz.com for more information about this
activity. QSL via PA7HPH (bureau preferred) and eQSL.
| 1548
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| till 11/03 | J68HZ, J68CN, J68PG: St. Lucia (NA-108) J6 - Bill K9HZ (J68HZ), Dan W0CN (J68CN) and Kyle WA4PGM (J68PG) will
be active from St. Lucia on 2-11 March, including participation in
the ARRL DX SSB Contest as J68HZ. QSLs via LoTW or direct to home
calls. [TNX The Daily DX]
| 1556
|
| till 15/03 | DP1POL: Neumayer III Station, Antarctica DL_ant - Felix, DL5XL will be a member of the Antarctic summer season's team
at Neumayer III station. The RV Polarstern will be leaving Bremer-
haven, Germany on 20 December, and during the long voyage Felix
will operate mainly CW and digital modes as DP0POL/mm (QSL via
DL5EBE). From mid-January to mid-March 2021, he expects to be QRV
as DP1POL (QSL via DL1ZBO) from Neumayer III. The club call DP0GVN
(QSL via DL5EBE) may also be used by other operators: in particular
Theresa, DC1TH, who will be part of the 2021-22 overwintering crew
and will operate DP0GVN via the QO100 satellite. [TNX DX World]
| 1546
|
| till 18/03 | GB2CR: special callsign (Scotland) GM - Chris, GM3WOJ will be active as GB2CR on 4-18 March. He will oper-
ate SSB and some CW on 80-10 metres using vintage valve/tube radio
equipment manufactured by the Collins Radio Company (1933-1971).
QSL via LoTW. Paper QSLs will not be available.
| 1556
|
| till 20/03 | TM1CCA: special callsign (France) F - Special callsign TM1CCA will be used during the weekends between 30
January and 20 March to draw attention to a French charity support-
ing research on pediatric cancers. Look for activity on the HF
bands CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8 and FT4. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
| 1552
|
| till 21/03 | 3W9FAR: Vietnam 3W - 3W9FAR is the callsign that Sebastian, SP5FAR will be using from
Vietnam. He has been in the city of Da Nang since 21 January, and
will remain there until 21 March. In his spare time he will operate
SSB and digital on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via eQSL. [TNX The
Daily DX]
| 1553
|
| till 23/03 | PJ2/DK5ON: Curacao (SA-099) PJ2 - Also expected to be QRV from Curacao is Andy, DK5ON, who plans to
operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 80-6 metres (possibly 160m as
well) as PJ2/DK5ON on 4-23 March. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via home call (direct and bureau). [TNX NG3K]
| 1556
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| till 24/03 | RI01ANT: Progress Station, Antarctica UA_ant - On 13 February, Alexei RI01ANT [425DXN 1546] returned to Progress
Station from Vostok. He plans to remain there until 24 March, then
move to Novolazarevskaya Station (Queen Maud Land, Antarctica) and
Bellingshausen Station (King George Island, South Shetlands) before
leaving Antarctica in late May. QSL via RX6A. [TNX DX World]
| 1556
|
| till 27/03 | PJ7AA: Sint Maarten (NA-105) PJ7 - Tom, AA9A has been active again as PJ7AA from Sint Maarten (NA-105)
since late February, and will remain there until 27 March. He
operates CW, FT8 and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
LoTW or direct to AA9A.
| 1557
|
| till 31/03 | C7A: special callsign (Austria) OE - The VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (4U1A) is active again on all
bands and modes as C7A (http://www.cqdx.ru/4u1a/c7a/) throughout
March. This activity counts for Austria for DXCC, and for the
Vienna International Centre for the CQ DX Marathon. QSL via UA3DX,
direct or bureau.
| 1557
|
| till 31/03 | LX40DA: special callsign LX - Celebrating his 40th anniversary in amateur radio, Andy, LX1DA will
be active as LX40DA from 1 February to 31 March, and again from 1
September to 31 December. QSL via LX1DA; the log will be uploaded
to Club Log and (after the end of the year) to LoTW.
| 1552
|
| till 31/03 | LY31A and LY11LY: special callsigns LY - Celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Act of the Re-Establishment
of the State of Lithuania (11 March 1990), special callsigns LY31A
and LY11LY will be active on 1-31 March. An award is available, see
https://www.qrz.com/db/ly11ly for information.
| 1557
|
| till 31/03 | OV0JUTLANDIA: special callsign OZ - Special callsign OV0JUTLANDIA will be active from 1 February to 31
March to commemorate hospital ship Jutlandia's humanitarian
expedition (1951-1953) and Denmark's contribution to the United
Nations during the Korean War. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and
eQSL. See https://www.qrz.com/db/OV0JUTLANDIA for more information.
| 1552
|
| till 31/03 | R125PR: special callsign UA - Special callsign R125PR will be active on 1-31 March for the 125th
anniversary of Alexander S. Popov's demonstration of 24 March 1896,
when he sent signals between two campus buildings 250 metres apart
in St. Petersburg. QSL via R1AU.
| 1556
|
| till 31/03 | SZ1821R, SZ21AD, SZ21GK: special callsigns SV - Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Revolution of 1821, the
Radio Amateur Association of Western Peloponnese will operate
special callsigns SZ21AD, SZ21GK, SZ21LB, SZ21PF and SZ21TK (the
suffixes memorialize five prominent figures in the Greek War of
Independence) as well as SZ1821R on 1-31 March. QSLs via LoTW and
eQSL.
| 1555
|
| till 31/03 | SZ21LB, SZ21PF, SZ21TK: special callsigns SV - Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Revolution of 1821, the
Radio Amateur Association of Western Peloponnese will operate
special callsigns SZ21AD, SZ21GK, SZ21LB, SZ21PF and SZ21TK (the
suffixes memorialize five prominent figures in the Greek War of
Independence) as well as SZ1821R on 1-31 March. QSLs via LoTW and
eQSL.
| 1555
|
| till 03/04 | KT3Q/2: Long Island (NA-026) W - Bodo, DF8DX will be active again as KT3Q/2 from Long Island (NA-
026) from 25 February to 3 April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (pre-
ferred), or via DF8DX.
| 1555
|
| till 15/04 | ZD8HZ: Ascension Island (AF-003) ZD8 - Tev, TA1HZ has been QRV as ZD8HZ from Ascension Island (AF-003)
since 17 January [425DXN 1547]. He plans to participate in the ARRL
DX SSB Contest (6-7 March) and the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (27-28
March), and says he will remain 'active until mid-April'. QSL via
LoTW, eQSL or direct to TA1HZ; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
| 1556
|
| till 17/04 | DQ11WCA: special callsign DL - Special callsign DQ11WCA is active until 17 April from various WCA
(World Castles Award) and WWFF sites. All QSOs are uploaded to Club
Log and confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX DF6EX].
| 1557
|
| till 22/04 | 8J17CALL: special callsign JA - Special callsign 8J17CALL will be activated from 23 April until 22
April 2021 by the 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club (JS1YEY), a Tokyo based
club station that gathers operators with callsigns in the 7K-7N
prefix series - 'a symbol of the golden age of Japanese amateur
radio history'. The first 7K call (7K1AAA) was issued on 23 April
1990, the last 7-Call was issued on 20 June 2003 (7N4XZZ). Over the
years some 95% of the 7K-7N stations lost interest in the hobby,
and nowadays the 7-Callers are only 17,583 out of the 402,180
Japanese amateurs. See https://7-call.com/en for more information.
All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau, eQSL and
LoTW.
| 1512
|
| till 30/04 | DC220GERKE: special callsign DL - Commemorating the 220th anniversary of the birth of Friedrich
Clemens Gerke, members of DARC Ortsverband Kerpen G29 will be
active as DC220GERKE from 2 February to 30 April. QSL via DJ6SI
(direct or bureau). Gerke (1801-1888) was the reformer of the Morse
code; his improved version of the original code was adopted by the
International Telegraph Union (the precursor of today's ITU) in
1865.
| 1553
|
| till 30/04 | HK3JCL: Colombia HK - Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Lothar, DK8LRF (HK3JCL) is remaining
in Colombia until late April 2021. QSL via the bureau to home call.
[TNX DX Newsletter]
| 1546
|
| till 30/04 | R108M, R1934G, R1961G, RG61PP: special callsigns UA - R1934G, R108M, RG61PP and R1961G are the special callsigns which
will be active from the Smolensk Oblast from 1 March until 30 April
to commemorate the 87th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's birth (9
March 1934) and the 60th anniversary of his historic 108-minute
first flight ('Pervyj Poljot') into outer space (12 April 1961).
| 1557
|
| till 30/04 | SQ0MORSE: special callsign SP - SP1DPA, SP1EG, SP1MGM, SQ1PSA and SQ3PMX will be active as SQ0MORSE
from 1 January to 30 April to commemorate the 230th anniversary of
the birth of Samuel F.B. Morse (1791-1872). QSL via SP1EG.
| 1548
|
| till 15/05 | HC1MD/2: Ecuador HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active again as HC1MD/2 from the Santa Elena
province of Ecuador between 5 March and 15 May. He will operate CW,
SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40-6 metres. QSL via K8LJG and LoTW. [TNX The
Daily DX]
| 1557
|
| till 29/05 | VI100AF: special callsign VK - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air
Force, special callsigns VI100AF and VK100AF will be active on 1
March-29 May and 1 March-31 August respectively. The special event
callsigns will be used by amateurs from around Australia on a
roster basis. QSLs via M0URX's OQRS (https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/),
or direct only to Tim Beaumont, 83 Limbrick Avenue, Coventry,
CV4 9EX, United Kingdom.
| 1553
|
| till 31/05 | DQ100JL and DR100JL: special callsigns DL - Special event stations DQ100JL and DR100JL will be active from 1
March to 31 May. The suffix stands for Junkers Luftverkehr, one of
the earliest and largest airlines in Germany at the time, founded
in 1921 as a division of the aircraft manufacturer Junkers. Also
active will be club stations DA0FFR, DB0FFR, DF0FFR and DK0FFR. All
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. An award will
be available, see https://100julu.de/ for information.
| 1555
|
| till 31/05 | JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027) JW - Erling, LB2PG will be active again as JW/LB2PG from the weather
station on Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard until late May. In his
spare time he will operate SSB on 80-20 metres. QSL via home call.
[TNX DX World]
| 1550
|
| till 31/05 | VR2HK9O: special callsign VR - Special callsign VR2HK9O will be active apparently until 31 May
2021 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Hong Kong Amateur
Radio Transmitting Society (HARTS). QSL via VR2HK.
| 1528
|
| till 15/06 | YU51ANO: special callsign YU - On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of continuous activity of
the callsign YU1ANO, the Serbian Administration has authorized the
Belgrade Amateur Radio Club to use the special callsign YU51ANO
from 15 February to 15 June. QSL via YU1EA.
| 1555
|
| till 30/06 | DL73TXL: special callsign DL - DARC's local branch D13 (Maerkisches Viertel) will operate special
callsign DL73TXL from 1 July until 30 June 2021 to say goodbye to
Berlin-Tegel Airport (IATA code TXL), the main international
airport of Berlin, which is expected to close permanently in early
November. Along with Gatow and Tempelhof, it played a pivotal role
during the Berlin Airlift (1948-1949), organized by the Western
Allies to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin.
| 1521
|
| till 30/06 | II0QSE: special callsign (Sardinia) IS0 - Special callsign II0QSE will be active from Quartu Sant'Elena,
Sardinia (EU-024) from 28 February to 30 June to celebrate the
40th anniversary of the local branch of ARI. QSL via IS0AGY, direct
or bureau.
| 1555
|
| till 11/07 | DL21EURO: special callsign DL - Special event station DL21EURO has been QRV since 1 March and will
be active until 11 July for the two major tournaments of this
year's European football (soccer) season: the UEFA European Under-
21 Championship (to be played on 24-31 March and 31 May-6 June),
and the UEFA European Football Championship (to be played on 11
June-11 July). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau; direct cards via DK5ON.
| 1557
|
| till 31/08 | VK100AF: special callsign VK - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air
Force, special callsigns VI100AF and VK100AF will be active on 1
March-29 May and 1 March-31 August respectively. The special event
callsigns will be used by amateurs from around Australia on a
roster basis. QSLs via M0URX's OQRS (https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/),
or direct only to Tim Beaumont, 83 Limbrick Avenue, Coventry,
CV4 9EX, United Kingdom.
| 1553
|
| till 17/10 | D90EXPO: special callsign HL - Special event station D90EXPO will be active between 1 March and 17
October to promote the 2021 World Military Culture Expo that will
take place in the city of Gyeryong on 1-17 October. QSL via LoTW or
via DS3BBC; the logs will be uploaded to Club Log.
| 1555
|
| till 31/12 | 9J2BG: Zambia 9J - Bodo, HB9EWU expects to be active as 9J2BG while spending one year
on a humanitarian mission at the St. Paul's Mission General
Hospital in Kashikishi, northern Zambia. QSL via home call (direct
or bureau); note that requests will be processed when he is back
home in 2022.
| 1557
|
| till 31/12 | 7S60BQ: special callsign SM - 7S60BQ is the special callsign for the Kristianstad Radioamateur
Club (SK7BQ) to celebrate its 60th anniversary throughout 2021. QSL
via SM7BHM and LoTW.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | 9A10FF: special callsign 9A - 9A10FF is the special callsign for the Croatian Flora Fauna ARC
(9A1WFF, http://www.9aff.sova-projekt.hr/) to use throughout 2021
to celebrate its 10th anniversary. QSL via LoTW, or via 9A2MF
(direct or bureau).
| 1554
|
| till 31/12 | 9A64AA: special callsign 9A - 9A64AA is the special callsign that Tom, 9A2AA is using until the
the end of the year to mark his 64th year in amateur radio. QSL via
home call.
| 1551
|
| till 31/12 | CQ750RSI: special callsign CT - Valdemar, CT7AQD will be active as CQ750RSI throughout 2021 to
commemorate the 750th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth of
Aragon (1271-1336), queen consort of Portugal and patron saint of
the city of Coimbra. QSL via home call. [TNX CT7AQD]
| 1543
|
| till 31/12 | DB100AVUS: special callsign DL - Uwe, DO2PZ will be active as DB100AVUS throughout 2021 to celebrate
The 100th anniversary of the AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs- und
Uebungsstrasse, 'Automobile traffic and training road'). Located in
the south-west of Berlin and opened in 1921, it is the oldest
controlled-access motorway in Europe. Until 1998, it was also used
as a motor racing circuit. QSL via DO2PZ, direct or bureau.
| 1548
|
| till 31/12 | DL70TRS: special callsign DL - Celebrating DARC Ortsverband Traunstein's 70th anniversary, special
callsign DL70TRS will be active from 1 January to 31 December. QSL
via the bureau.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | DR165TESLA: special callsign DL - Members of DARC Ortsverband Mainz (DL0MZ) will be active as
DR165TESLA throughout 2021 to commemorate the 165th anniversary of
the birth of Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856). QSL via DK8ZZ.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | DR50AGCW: special callsign DL - Special callsign DR50AGCW will be active throughout 2021 to cele-
brate the 50th anniversary of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft CW DL (Activ-
ity Group CW DL, https://www.agcw.de/). QSL via the bureau.
| 1548
|
| till 31/12 | DR60SZL: special callsign DL - Celebrating DARC Ortsverband Salzgitter-Lebenstedt's 60th anniver-
sary, special callsign DR60SZL will be active from 1 January to 31
December. QSL via the bureau, or direct to DJ9PH.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | EM150PLU, EN150PLU, EO150PLU: special callsigns UR - Special callsigns EM150PLU, EN150PLU, EO150PLU will be active until
31 December to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of
Lesya Ukrainka (1871-1913), one of Ukrainian literature's foremost
writers. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX UT1PG]
| 1550
|
| till 31/12 | GB1OOH: special callsign (England) G - GB1OOH (Golf Bravo One Oscar Oscar Hotel) is a special callsign for
the Hull and District Amateur Radio Society to celebrate its cente-
nary throughout 2021. QSL via M0GPN.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | GB75ISWL: special callsign G - Special callsign GB75ISWL will be active 'on most bands and modes'
throughout 2021 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Interna-
tional Short Wave League (https://www.iswl.org.uk/). QSL via the
bureau and eQSL.
| 1551
|
| till 31/12 | HB40POLICE: special callsign HB9 - In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the International Police
Association Radio Club's Swiss Section, special event station
HB40POLICE will be active from 1 January to 31 December. QSL via
the bureau or eQSL.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | II0MMI, II1MMI, II2MMI, II7MMI: special callsigns I - II0MMI, II1MMI, II2MMI, II7MMI, II9MMI, IO0MMI (Sardinia), IO9MMI,
IR0MMI, IR5MMI, IR7MMI, IR8MMI and IR9MMI will be active from 1
January to 31 December to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the
Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana). QSL via operator's in-
structions. See http://www.assoradiomarinai.it/ for more informa-
tion.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | II1DCC: special callsign I - II1DCC ('Drake & Collins Collectors') is the special callsign for a
'vintage activity' to be conducted from 1 December 2020 until 31
December 2021. Marco, IK1RAE and other operators will use exclu-
sively Drake and Collins pieces of equipment, and will be QRV on
the HF bands (30, 17 and 12 metres excluded) SSB, CW and maybe AM.
QSL via the bureau to IK1RAE. A certificate will be available; see
https://www.qrz.com/db/II1DCC for information. [TNX IK1RAE]
| 1543
|
| till 31/12 | II9MMI, IO0MMI, IO9MMI, IR0MMI: special callsigns I - II0MMI, II1MMI, II2MMI, II7MMI, II9MMI, IO0MMI (Sardinia), IO9MMI,
IR0MMI, IR5MMI, IR7MMI, IR8MMI and IR9MMI will be active from 1
January to 31 December to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the
Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana). QSL via operator's in-
structions. See http://www.assoradiomarinai.it/ for more informa-
tion.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | IR5MMI, IR7MMI, IR8MMI, IR9MMI: special callsigns I - II0MMI, II1MMI, II2MMI, II7MMI, II9MMI, IO0MMI (Sardinia), IO9MMI,
IR0MMI, IR5MMI, IR7MMI, IR8MMI and IR9MMI will be active from 1
January to 31 December to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the
Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana). QSL via operator's in-
structions. See http://www.assoradiomarinai.it/ for more informa-
tion.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | L21RCA: special callsign LU - Special event station L21RCA will be active throughout 2021 to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of Radio Club Argentino , the
national IARU member society, which was founded on 21 October 1921.
QSL via LoTW or via LU4AA (direct and bureau).
| 1552
|
| till 31/12 | OE100BL: special callsign OE - OE100BL is the special callsign issued to the Burgenlaendischer
Amateur Radio Club for celebrating throughout 2021 the 100th an-
niversary since Burgenland became an Austrian state. QSL via
OE4JHW. Individual operators may also apply for OE100 to replace
their prefix (e.g. OE4EIE will be signing OE100EIE). An award will
be available, see https://hamlog.online/club/burgenland/52/.
| 1548
|
| till 31/12 | OH100SRAL: special callsign OH - Special callsign OH100SRAL will be in use throughout 2021 to cele-
brate the 100th anniversary of the Finnish Amateur Radio League
(SRAL), Finland's IARU member. QSL via LoTW; bureau cards will be
sent in early 2022.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | SD400SU: special callsign SM - SD400SU is a special callsign for the Sundsvalls Radioamatorer
(SK3BG) to celebrate during 2021 the 400th anniversary of the city
of Sundsvall. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via SM3NXS (direct or
bureau).
| 1551
|
| till 31/12 | SF400B: special callsign SM - The Boras Radioamatorer Club (SK6LK) will be active as SF400B from
1 January to 31 December to celebrate the 400th anniversary since
Boras received its city privileges (29 June 1621). QSL via LoTW and
the bureau. Realtime logbook and map to keep track of the countries
they work can be found at https://www.sf400b.se/.
| 1547
|
| till 31/12 | SK75AT: special callsign SM - SK75AT is the special callsign for the Foreningen Umea Radioamato-
rer Club (SK2AT) to celebrate its 75th anniversary from 12 February
until 31 December. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
| 1554
|
| till 31/12 | SX200, SY200, SZ200: special prefixes (SV, SV9, SV5) SV - Amateur radio operators from Greece have been granted permission to
use special prefixes until 31 December to celebrate the 200th
anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to the
formation of modern Greece. The special prefixes do not differenti-
ate the call areas: Class 1 licensees can replace SV# with SX200
(e.g. SX200AEL is SV2AEL, while SX200RMA is SV8RMA and SX200COL is
SV9COL), Class 2 licensees can replace SY# with SY200, club sta-
stations can replace SZ# with SZ200.
| 1554
|
| till 31/12 | YT165TESLA: special callsign YU - Members of the Serbian CW Club will be active as YT165TESLA until
the end of the year to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the
birth of Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856). QSL via the bureau, LoTW, or
direct to YU1MM.
| 1553
|
| till 31/01 2022 | 8J1RL: Syowa Station, East Ongul Island (AN-015) JA_ant - Takumi, JG3PLH is a member of the 62nd Japanese Antarctic Research
Expedition team and will be stationed at Syowa base on East Ongul
Island (AN-015), Antarctica until January 2022. He will be active
as 8J1RL starting in February. QSL via the bureau.
| 1551
|
| till 31/01 2022 | DS4DRE/4: Komun Island (AS-060) HL - Kang, DS4DRE will be active as DS4DRE/4 from Komun Island (AS-060)
from 1 February until 31 January 2022. He plans to operate SSB and
CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
DS4DRE]
| 1552
|
| till 30/04 2022 | 8N0J: special callsign JA - Members of JARL Joetsu Club (JA0YMA) will be active as 8N0J until
30 April 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the city of
Joetsu, Niigata. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau and eQSL, direct cards via JJ0AWX.
| 1553
|
| 06/03-07/03 | TM8AA: special callsign (France) F - Special callsign TM8AA will be active during the first weekends of
January, February, March, April, May and June to celebrate the
100th anniversary of the first officially assigned amateur radio
callsign in France (8AA, issued to Andre Riss from Boulogne-sur-
Mer). QSL via eQSL, or direct to F5SLD.
| 1547
|
| 06/03-15/03 | SX1A/19-SX1A/10: special callsigns SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 10/03-10/06 | JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ will be back to the weather station on Minami Tori-
shima (OC-073) on 10 or 17 March, and will remain there for about
three months, his QSL manager reports. In his spare time Take will
operate CW as JG8NQJ/JD1. QSL via JA8CJY (direct) or JG8NQJ
(bureau).
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| 12/03-28/03 | CB6I: special callsign I - Members of ARI Carpi (Modena) will operate special callsign II4CPC
on 12-28 March to commemorate the 117th anniversary of the Chilean
town of Capitan Pastene, founded by Italian settlers who arrived
from Modena in two successive migrations. Also active will be CB6I
(operated by members of Radio Club Traiguen) and LU6DK (operated by
LU1DIE and LU8DAL, representing the Circulo de Radioaficionados de
Dolores). Three certificates will be available, see CB6I's entry on
qrz.com for information. QSL CB6I via CE6TRA (direct); QSL II4CPC
via IQ4DJ (bureau).
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| 12/03-28/03 | II4CPC: special callsign I - Members of ARI Carpi (Modena) will operate special callsign II4CPC
on 12-28 March to commemorate the 117th anniversary of the Chilean
town of Capitan Pastene, founded by Italian settlers who arrived
from Modena in two successive migrations. Also active will be CB6I
(operated by members of Radio Club Traiguen) and LU6DK (operated by
LU1DIE and LU8DAL, representing the Circulo de Radioaficionados de
Dolores). Three certificates will be available, see CB6I's entry on
qrz.com for information. QSL CB6I via CE6TRA (direct); QSL II4CPC
via IQ4DJ (bureau).
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| 16/03 | SX9A/9: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 16/03-18/03 | GB0SP: special callsign (England) G - Celebrating Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, the Welland
Valley ARS will be active as GB0SP on 16-18 March. QSL via G4XEX,
LoTW and eQSL.
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| 16/03-23/03 | VK9CE: Cocos/Keeling Islands (OC-003) VK9C - Ten members of the Northern Corridor Radio Group (namely VK6BMA,
VK6EH, VK6EI, VK6KCC, VK6LOL, VK6MIT, VK6NU, VK6SJ, VK6SSB and
VK6XI) will be active as VK9CE from the Cocos Keeling Islands (OC-
003) on 16-23 March. 'The trip is now set in stone', they say,
provided they have 'no more COVID scares between now and March
16th'. They expect to be 'quite active, but possibly not 24/7', on
80-10 metres (possibly 6m as well) SSB, CW and FT8 with two
stations running up to 400 watts into vertical and wire antennas.
The logs will be uploaded to LoTW, eQSL and Club Log. Paper QSLs
via EB7DX.
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| 16/03-01/04 | FG4KH: Guadeloupe (NA-102) FG - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe
(NA-102) from 16 March to 1 April, including an entry in the CQ WW
WPX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to F1DUZ.
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| 17/03 | SX8A/8: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 18/03 | SX7A/7: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 19/03 | SX6A/6: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 20/03 | SX5A/5: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 21/03 | SX4A/4: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 22/03 | SX3A/3: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 23/03 | SX2A/2: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 24/03 | SX1A/1: special callsign SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 25/03 | SX1A, SX2A, SX3A: special callsigns SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 25/03 | SX4A, SX5A, SX6A: special callsigns SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| 25/03 | SX7A, SX8A, SX9A: special callsigns SV - Nine multi-operator special event stations - namely SX1A, SX2A,
SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A and SX9A (Crete) -
will be active during the countdown to the 200th anniversary of the
'Agonas' (the Struggle), the Greek Revolution of 1821 which led to
the formation of modern Greece. The countdown will start at -99
days to the actual celebration day (25 March 2021), and a serial
number will be appended to each special callsign as follows:
16-25 December from SX9A/99 to SX9A/90
26 December-05 January from SX8A/89 to SX8A/80
05-14 January from SX7A/79 to SX7A/70
15-24 January from SX6A/69 to SX6A/60
25 January-03 February from SX5A/59 to SX5A/50
04-13 February from SX4A/49 to SX4A/40
14-23 February from SX3A/39 to SX3A/30
24 February-05 March from SX2A/29 to SX2A/20
06-15 March from SX1A/19 to SX1A/10
16 March SX9A/9
17 March SX8A/8
18 March SX7A/7
19 March SX6A/6
20 March SX5A/5
21 March SX4A/4
22 March SX3A/3
23 March SX2A/2
24 March SX1A/1
The serial numbers will be dropped only on 25 March. QSL via LoTW,
Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to SV2GWY. An award will be
available, see qrz.com's entry for any of the special callsigns.
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| March | CP1XRM: Bolivia CP1XRM: POSTPONED ---> Owing to travel restrictions, EA5RM's activity has
been postponed until sometime in March (hopefully). Antonio was was expected
to be active from Bolivia as CP1XRM on 9-26 January [425DXN 1545].
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| March | II4RDF: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
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| March | JX2US: Jan Mayen (EU-022) JX - Erik, LA2US will be stationed at Olonkinbyen, Jan Mayen (EU-022)
for six months (October 2020-March 2021), and will be active as
JX2US in his spare time. He will operate CW and FT8 (Fox & Hound on
1843, 3585, 7056, 10131, 14090 kHz) with a focus on 160, 80, 40 and
30 metres, plus the other HF bands 'if and when time and conditions
permit'. QSL via Club Log's OQRS. He will upload his log to LoTW
and enable the OQRS when he returns home in April next year.
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| March | KH9/NL7RR: Wake Island (OC-053) KH9 - Thomas, NL7RR plans to be back on Wake Island (OC-053) starting on
26 February and be active as KH9/NL7RR for six weeks. Last time he
was there (October 2020) he operated SSB on 40 and 20 metres. QSL
via LoTW or direct to AL7JX. [TNX The Daily DX]
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| March | LZ250KG: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| March | MM0MOL/p: Shetland (EU-012) GM - Gareth, M0MOL will be active as MM0MOL/p from the main island of
Shetland (EU-012) in February and March. He will operate QRP 'with
a typical portable setup' and be QRV mainly in the evenings after
work.
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| March | OC200R: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
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| March | RI0Q: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152) UA0 - The RI0Q DXpedition team left Gaz-Sale on 5 March. Depending on
weather conditions, they expect to arrive at Khatanga on 15 March.
Indicatively, RI0Q is expected to be QRV from Bol'shoy Begichev
Island (AS-152) no sooner than 17 March. Follow their progress on
https://www.iridium360.ru/guest/journey/cc42acc8. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS.
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| 03/04-04/04 | TM8AA: special callsign (France) F - Special callsign TM8AA will be active during the first weekends of
January, February, March, April, May and June to celebrate the
100th anniversary of the first officially assigned amateur radio
callsign in France (8AA, issued to Andre Riss from Boulogne-sur-
Mer). QSL via eQSL, or direct to F5SLD.
| 1547
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| 10/04-05/05 | VI2021PRIDE: special callsign VK - The Pride Radio Group will be active as VI2021PRIDE on 19 February-
7 March, 10 April-5 May and 1-30 June. A unique QSL card will be
issued for each event, see https://prideradio.group for more infor-
mation. QSL direct to VK3FUR.
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| 14/04-17/04 | 4X73 and 4Z73: special prefixes 4X - Look for special prefixes 4X73 and 4Z73, followed by the station's
individual suffix (e.g. 4X1VF and 4Z1AR will be signing 4X73VF and
4Z73AR respectively) to be used to celebrate the State of Israel's
73rd anniversary on 14-17 April, and especially during the Holyland
Contest (https://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest). [TNX 4X1VF]
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| 24/04-02/05 | AM500MMM: special callsign EA - URE San Fernando (EA7URF) is participating in the official celebra-
tions for the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of
the Earth [425DXN 1467]. The fifth in a series of AM500 special
event stations representing a milestone of the voyage will be
AM500MMM, to be active from 24 April to 2 May to memorialize Ferdi-
nand Magellan's death on the island of Mactan (Philippines). QSL
via EA7URF (bureau or direct), LoTW and eQSL. Previously active
were AM500SEV, AM500SAN, AM500ISJ and AM500ETS.
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| April | II4DNZ: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
| 1547
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| April | LZ1612EN: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| April | OC200U: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
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| April | RI01ANT: Novolazarevskaya & Bellingshausen Stations UA_ant - On 13 February, Alexei RI01ANT [425DXN 1546] returned to Progress
Station from Vostok. He plans to remain there until 24 March, then
move to Novolazarevskaya Station (Queen Maud Land, Antarctica) and
Bellingshausen Station (King George Island, South Shetlands) before
leaving Antarctica in late May. QSL via RX6A. [TNX DX World]
| 1556
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| 01/05-02/05 | TM8AA: special callsign (France) F - Special callsign TM8AA will be active during the first weekends of
January, February, March, April, May and June to celebrate the
100th anniversary of the first officially assigned amateur radio
callsign in France (8AA, issued to Andre Riss from Boulogne-sur-
Mer). QSL via eQSL, or direct to F5SLD.
| 1547
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| May | II4REG: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
| 1547
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| May | LZ1072BG: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| May | OC200P: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
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| May | RI01ANT: Novolazarevskaya & Bellingshausen Stations UA_ant - On 13 February, Alexei RI01ANT [425DXN 1546] returned to Progress
Station from Vostok. He plans to remain there until 24 March, then
move to Novolazarevskaya Station (Queen Maud Land, Antarctica) and
Bellingshausen Station (King George Island, South Shetlands) before
leaving Antarctica in late May. QSL via RX6A. [TNX DX World]
| 1556
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| 01/06-30/06 | VI2021PRIDE: special callsign VK - The Pride Radio Group will be active as VI2021PRIDE on 19 February-
7 March, 10 April-5 May and 1-30 June. A unique QSL card will be
issued for each event, see https://prideradio.group for more infor-
mation. QSL direct to VK3FUR.
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| 05/06-06/06 | TM8AA: special callsign (France) F - Special callsign TM8AA will be active during the first weekends of
January, February, March, April, May and June to celebrate the
100th anniversary of the first officially assigned amateur radio
callsign in France (8AA, issued to Andre Riss from Boulogne-sur-
Mer). QSL via eQSL, or direct to F5SLD.
| 1547
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| June | II4SWE: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
| 1547
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| June | KL7RRC/p (NA-070) and KL7RRC (NA-039) KL7RRC 2021 ---> The the Russian Robinson Club's IOTA DXpedition to Alaska
has been rescheduled for June 2021. Plans were for KL7RRC/p to be active
from Kiska Island (NA-070) and KL7RRC to be active from Adak Island (NA-039)
in September [425DXN 1515]. Bookmark https://www.na-234.com/ for updates.
| 1521
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| June | LZ308WK: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1552
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| June | OC200E: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
| 1551
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| July | II4DXS: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
| 1547
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| July | LZ950TM: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1552
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| July | OC200R: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
| 1551
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| August | II4MWS: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
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| August | LZ363ER: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1552
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| August | OC200U: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
| 1551
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| 01/09-31/12 | LX40DA: special callsign LX - Celebrating his 40th anniversary in amateur radio, Andy, LX1DA will
be active as LX40DA from 1 February to 31 March, and again from 1
September to 31 December. QSL via LX1DA; the log will be uploaded
to Club Log and (after the end of the year) to LoTW.
| 1552
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| September | II4SML: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
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| September | KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030) KH6VV/KH4 ---> 'Recently the US Fish & Wildlife Service became uncomfortable
with our proposed expedition date [second half of February 2021, Ed.] due to
the forecast of a second virus wave', Ron, KH6DV posted to KH6VV's qrz.com
page on 20 December. 'We are now in that second wave, and the latest news is
that Europe is seeing a new strain of the virus that is 70% more contagious.
We agreed to change the date to September 2021 and submit a new Supplemental
Use Permit application. A new management team is expected on-island once the
holidays are over. Once that team is in place, we will submit our revised
application'.
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| September | LZ305AI: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1552
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| September | OC200P: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
| 1551
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| October | CY0: Sable Island (NA-063) SABLE ISLAND 2021 ---> The DXpedition to Sable Island, originally scheduled
for October 2020, had to be postponed until October 2021 due to the ongoing
pandemic [425DXN 1525]. 'Since that time, we have been in regular contact
with Parks Canada and Sable Aviation', the team posted to the DXpedition's
website (http://cy0dxpedition.net/index.html). 'There are three issues that
we are currently dealing with. These include the Canadian border being
reopened, the province of Nova Scotia allowing US citizens entry and Parks
Canada allowing our team onto Sable Island. These are all issues completely
out of our control.
We are cautiously optimistic that our planned October DXpedition will take
place at that time. Still some months away, the Coronavirus will (hopefully)
be under control by that time. Time is on our side in this aspect!
The Sable Island DXpedition team remains committed and excited about this
opportunity. Planning continues as we receive regular updates. This is a
fluid situation and we will keep everyone updated as we receive additional
information. We would like to thank all of the foundations, clubs and
individuals for their support, understanding and patience'.
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| October | II4RDP: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
| 1547
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| October | LZ1337KM: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1552
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| October | OC200E: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
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| 03/11-13/11 | VK9W: Willis Islands (OC-007) VK9W - The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia is planning a
DXpedition to the Willis Islands (OC-007) which is scheduled to
take place on 3-13 November. The team so far includes five opera-
tors (VK2IR, VK2OK, VK2PN, VK2RF and VK3YP) and VK9W is their
requested callsign; if they cannot secure it, they will use VK9HR.
More information is expected in due course. Willis ranks number 38
on Club Log's current Most Wanted DXCC list. The most recent opera-
tions were VK9DWX (2008) and VK9WA (2015). [TNX DX World]
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| November | II4BLN: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
| 1547
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| November | LZ1470IN: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1552
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| November | OC200R: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
| 1551
|
| December | II4DTH: special callsign I - Defined by Gabriele D'Annunzio as 'the white ship that sails
through miracles and animates the ethereal silences of the world',
the 'Elettra' was Guglielmo Marconi's steam yacht, from which he
conducted many experiments with wireless telegraphy, wireless
telephony and other communication and direction-finding techniques.
ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2021
to commemorate twelve major events related to the ship: II4BLD
(January), II4BUY (February), II4RDF (March), II4DNZ (April),
II4REG (May), II4SWE (June), II4DXS (July), II4MWS (August), II4SML
(September), II4RDP (October), II4BLN (November) and II4DTH (Decem-
ber). See http://www.arifidenza.it/ for detailed information about
the 'Elettra. The Miracle Ship' award. QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or
direct.
| 1547
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| December | LZ14MP: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2021 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ21RH (January), LZ544SG (February), LZ250KG (March),
LZ1612EN (April), LZ1072BG (May), LZ308WK (June), LZ950TM (July),
LZ363ER (August), LZ305AI (September), LZ1337KM (October), LZ1470IN
(November) and LZ14MP (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2021' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1552
|
| December | OC200U: special callsign OA - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence, the Ra-
dio Club Peruano will activate four special callsigns until the end
of the year: OC200P (January, May and September), OC200E (February,
June and October), OC200R (March, July and November) and OC200U
(April, August and December). QSLs via OA4O.
| 1551
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| TBA | A35GC: Tonga (OC-049) A35GC & E6AM --- > Local Pacific Island Governments have put in place a num-
ber of entry restrictions as a result of COVID-19. Consequently the planned
DXpeditions to Niue (E6AM, 28 September-17 October) and Tonga (A35GC, 19
October-2 November) [425DXN 1511] have been postponed until October-November
2021. [TNX DX World]
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| TBA | E6AM: Niue (OC-040) A35GC & E6AM --- > Local Pacific Island Governments have put in place a num-
ber of entry restrictions as a result of COVID-19. Consequently the planned
DXpeditions to Niue (E6AM, 28 September-17 October) and Tonga (A35GC, 19
October-2 November) [425DXN 1511] have been postponed until October-November
2021. [TNX DX World]
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| TBA | W8S: Swains Island (OC-200) KH8S - The W8S DXpedition to Swains Island has been postponed once again
[425DXN 1504] because of the restrictions imposed by the Department
of Public Health of American Samoa as a result of the coronavirus
outbreak. 'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it is still impossible to
travel to Swains Island', the team reported on 16 June. 'This means
that we have to postpone our DXpedition until spring 2021 at the
earliest'. Planning will be resumed as soon as the restrictions -
such as the 14-day quarantine - are lifted. 'All equipment already
purchased is waiting for us in Pago Pago. We are very disappointed
with this postponement, but if we look at it from a positive angle,
propagation will be better next year! We continue our DXpedition
project and keep you informed via our mailing list, website
(https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/) and the social media channels such
as Facebook and Twitter'.
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| TBA 2022 | ZL9: Campbell Island (OC-037) VP8PJ: FINAL PRESS RELEASE ---> 'We have closed the books on the VP8PJ DX-
pedition to the South Orkney Islands (AN-008)', the Leadership Team an-
nounced on 13 September. 'Due to the global pandemic our equipment was re-
turned to California about two months later than planned. Nothing was
missing or damaged during the extended journey. Thanks to the worldwide
clubs/foundations, the DX community and our corporate sponsors, the project
met all operational and financial goals. We appreciate the continued support
from the DX community.
Consistent with our commitment to upload the complete VP8PJ log to LoTW six
months following the DXpedition, Tim M0URX will upload the complete log on
15 September.
Planning for our next project [ZL9 New Zealand Sub Antarctic Islands, 425DXN
1515] is underway. Exact timing will depend on lifting of the global travel
restrictions, issuance of the landing permit and ship scheduling, early 2022
is the plan'. [TNX K5GS]
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