| Period | Operation | Bulletin |
| till 06/10 | 5H1WX: Mafia Island (AF-054) 5H - Vlad, OK2WX will be active as 5H1WX from Mafia Island (AF-054),
Tanzania from 18 September to 6 October. He will operate CW, SSB
and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via I8KHC. Detailed QSLling policy as
well as other information on https://www.mdxc.support/5h1wx/.
| 1733
|
| till 06/10 | DL2SWW and DF9TM: IOTA Tour (OH, SM, OH0) IOTA TOUR ---> Frank, DL2SWW and Gaby, DF9TM plan to operate from several
Finnish and Swedish islands around the Gulf of Bothnia between 3 September
and 6 October. Their IOTA Tour will start and finish in Helsinki; depending
on weather conditions, it will include activities from IOTA groups EU-173
(OH), EU-101 (OH), EU-184 (OH), EU-139 (SM), EU-087 (SM), EU-084 (SM),
EU-002 (OH0), EU-096 (OH) and EU-097 (OH).
| 1739
|
| till 06/10 | IM0/IK5AEQ: San Pietro Island (EU-165) IS0 - Luca, IK5AEQ will be active as IM0/IK5AEQ from San Pietro Island
(EU-165) from 29 September to 6 October. He will operate SSB, RTTY
and FT modes on 40-2 metres. On 26-28 September he will be QRV as
IS0/IK5AEQ from POTA sites in the rare province of Oristano on
mainland Sardinia (EU-024). QSL via LoTW, Club Log, or via home
call. [TNX IK5AEQ]
| 1742
|
| till 06/10 | SV8/ON5CT: Samos Island (EU-049) SV - Dirk, ON5CT will be active as SV8/ON5CT from Samos Island (EU-049)
from 9 September to 6 October. He operates SSB, FT8 and RTTY on 80-
6 meters. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, eQSL and Club Log; paper
QSLs will not be available.
| 1741
|
| till 07/10 | TO2DX: Reunion Island (AF-016) FR - Michal, OM2DX will be active as TO2DX from Reunion Island (AF-016)
from 27 September to 7 October. He will operate CW, RTTY and FT8 on
60-10 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest
(28-29 September). QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to
Club Log and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
| 1741
|
| till 10/10 | 5W0TE: Samoa (OC-097) 5W - Pete, ZL4TE will be active holiday style as 5W0TE from Upolu, Samoa
(OC-097) on 3-10 October. He plans to operate mainly CW on 40, 20
and 10 metres, and 'to activate at least one of the POTA parks
(more if I get time)'. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to ZL4TE.
| 1741
|
| till 10/10 | A60WSW: special callsign A6 - In recognition of World Space Week, the Emirates Amateur Radio
Society will operate special callsign A60WSW (QSL via EA7FTR)
on 4-10 October. Also expect activity by A60WSW/0, A60WSW/1, etc.
(see https://www.qrz.com/db/A60WSW for the QSL routes for the
various suffix extensions).
| 1744
|
| till 10/10 | HZ9WSW: special callsign HZ - HZ9WSW is the special callsign for the Saudi Amateur Radio Society
(HZ1SAR) to promote World Space Week on 4-10 October. Officially
recognized by the United Nations in 1999, World Space Week honours
the contributions of science and technology to the betterment of
humanity, coinciding with significant milestones in space history:
the launch of Sputnik 1 (4 October 1957), and the signing of the
Outer Space Treaty (10 October 1967).
| 1744
|
| till 12/10 | V4/W4AUV and V4/K4RLC: St. Kitts (NA-104) V4 - Dale, W4AUV and Bob, K4RLC will be active from St. Kitts (NA-104)
on 1-12 October. Look for V4/W4AUV to operate mainly CW on 40m,
while V4/K4RLC will operate QRP CW on 20 metres from the three POTA
sites on the island. QSLs via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
| 1742
|
| till 14/10 | A25AO: Botswana A2 - Pista, HA5AO was due to be active as V5/HA5AO from Namibia on 5-14
October [425DXN 1735], but he has had to cancel the final stop of
his announced Africa tour for reasons beyond his control, he says.
He will therefore extend his stay in Botswana, where he will be QRV
as A25AO from 24 September to 14 October.
| 1739
|
| till 14/10 | EG3AMCUP: special callsign EA - EG3AMCUP (from 15 September to 14 October) and AO3AMCUP (from 15
October to 28 October) are the special callsigns used by members of
URE's Unio de Radioaficionats de Barcelona i Baix Llobregat (EA3MM)
during the 37th America's Cup. A certificate will be available, see
https://www.ure.es/diploma-cq-americas-cup-2024/ for information.
QSL via EA3MM, LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.
| 1742
|
| till 15/10 | OX3LX: Greenland OX - Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active again as OX3LX from Greenland between 27
September and 15 October. In his spare time he will be QRV from
Kangerlussuaq (GP47ta), Qaqortoq (GP60xr) and Christian IV Island
(NA-151, GP80kb) around 4 October. QSL via OZ0J, Club Log's OQRS
and LoTW.
| 1743
|
| till 16/10 | GB2NZ: special callsign SPANNING THE GLOBE ---> 18 October 2024 marks the centenary of the world's
very first trans-global two-way radio communication. The contact was made
between Cecil Goyder, operating the Mill Hill School station (G)2SZ, and
Frank Bell, (Z)4AA, operating from the South Island of New Zealand.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of that historic contact, and celebrate
the dawn of mass global communication, radio amateurs in the United Kingdom
and New Zealand will be operating four special event stations:
ZM100DX early September-26 December from locations around ZL
GB2NZ 29 September-26 October from locations around the UK
ZL4AA 12-20 October from Shag Valley, New Zealand
G2SZ 14-20 October from Mill Hill School, England
QSL for all four calls via M0OXO's OQRS. The Goyder-Bell Award will be
available for contacts made with the stations celebrating the centenary.
Complete information can be found on https://www.gb2nz.com/.
| 1737
|
| till 20/10 | 4V1SAVANNAH: special callsign HH - 4V1SAVANNAH is the special callsign for the Radio Club d'Haiti to
commemorate the 245th anniversary of the Battle of Savannah from 16
September to 20 October. QSL via N2OO; QSOs will be uploaded to
Club Log. In 1779, more than 500 volunteers from Saint-Domingue
(the French colony which later became Haiti), fought alongside
American colonial troops against the British Army during the siege
of Savannah, an encounter of the American War of Independence.
| 1740
|
| till 27/10 | ZD9GJ: Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) ZD9 - Lance, ZD9GJ (W7GJ) had dismantled and packed all his equipment on
29 September, ready to leave Tristan da Cunha on 1 October [425DXN
1739]. However, adverse sea conditions have delayed his departure.
'The forecast for the departure of the MV 'Lance' is now next
Wednesday October 10', he says. 'I have decided to instead stay
Here for an additional 2.5 weeks, and try to return on the little
MFV 'Edinburgh' on October 27'. He is rebuilding the 6m antenna
and station.
| 1744
|
| till 28/10 | GB2ZL: special callsign (Scotland) GM - Special event station GB2ZL (Scotland) will operate CW only on 1-28
October to mark the 100th anniversary of the first amateur radio
contact between Great Britain and New Zealand (18 October 1924).
QSL via LoTW only. See https://www.qrz.com/db/GB2ZL for more infor-
mation.
| 1742
|
| till 31/10 | II4VISN: special callsign I - Throughout 2024 ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns
each representing a 'keyword' that summarizes and characterizes the
content of a sentence from one of Guglielmo Marconi's many public
speeches: II4TENC (January), II4INTU (February), II4SUCC (March),
II4DETR (April), II4SEAS (May), II4RDFE (June), II4INNV (July),
II4BFRE (August), II4OTSR (September), II4VISN (October), II4BTFU
(November), II4FCGD (December). QSL via IQ4FE. Information about
the 'Discovering Marconi' award: http://www.arifidenza.it/.
| 1706
|
| till 31/10 | LZ1515IW: special callsign LZ - Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use six special callsigns
during 2024 to honour as many different Orthodox saints: LZ235IR
(January and February), LZ543BN (March and April), LZ44IZ (May and
June), LZ302IT (July and August), LZ1515IW (September and October),
and LZ311PA (November and December). QSL via the bureau or direct
to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2024 Award' can be found at https://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1705
|
| till 31/10 | OE20SOTA: special callsign OE - Sylvia, OE5YYN will be active as OE20SOTA between 1 May and 31
October to mark the 20th anniversary since Austria joined the
Summits on the Air programme. A certificate will be available, see
https://www.qrz.com/db/OE20SOTA.
| 1721
|
| till 31/10 | SX80FF: special callsign SV - Special callsign SX80FF will be used from various locations (in-
cluding Crete as SV9/SX80FF) on 1-31 October. The purpose of this
activity is to honor the 80 fallen Greek firefighters and aerial
firefighting crews who lost their lives in the line of duty. QSL
via LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook; paper cards will not be available.
| 1743
|
| till 10/11 | PH80LIB: special callsign PA - Special callsign PH80LIB will be in use from various locations be-
tween 11 September and 10 November to commemorate the 80th anniver-
sary of the liberation of southern Netherlands in the autumn of
1944. Activity will be on 80-10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes.
QSL via the bureau. See https://www.qrz.com/db/PH80LIB for detailed
information.
| 1740
|
| till 09/11 | TM80LW: special callsign (France) F - To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Wingles
during WWII (2 September 1944), the local radio club (F4KLR) will
be active as TM80LW on 31 August, 2 September and for another 13
days until 9 November. All SSB and CW QSOs will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau and eQSL; FT8 QSOs will be confirmed
via eQSL. [TNX F6AJA]
| 1738
|
| till 12/11 | V51WH and V55Y: Namibia V5 - Gunter, DK2WH will be active again as V51WH and V55Y in contests
from Namibia between 19 September and 12 November. He operates SSB,
FT8 and some CW on 160-10 metres. QSL via home call; he does not
use LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
| 1741
|
| till 25/11 | JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6, JR8YLY/6: Miyako Island (AS-079) JA - Take, JI3DST is active as JS6RRR from Miyako Island (AS-079) until
25 November, including activity during the CQ WW DX SSB and CW
contests. Other callsigns to be used are JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6 and
JR8YLY/6 on CW and SSB, as well as JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p and JR8YLY/p
on FT8. QSOs will be made available for Club Log and LoTW Matching
on the IOTA website.
| 1744
|
| till 25/11 | JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p, JR8YLY/p: Miyako Island (AS-079) JA - Take, JI3DST is active as JS6RRR from Miyako Island (AS-079) until
25 November, including activity during the CQ WW DX SSB and CW
contests. Other callsigns to be used are JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6 and
JR8YLY/6 on CW and SSB, as well as JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p and JR8YLY/p
on FT8. QSOs will be made available for Club Log and LoTW Matching
on the IOTA website.
| 1744
|
| till 25/11 | JS6RRR: Miyako Island (AS-079) JA - Take, JI3DST is active as JS6RRR from Miyako Island (AS-079) until
25 November, including activity during the CQ WW DX SSB and CW
contests. Other callsigns to be used are JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6 and
JR8YLY/6 on CW and SSB, as well as JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p and JR8YLY/p
on FT8. QSOs will be made available for Club Log and LoTW Matching
on the IOTA website.
| 1744
|
| till 30/11 | YT100RB and YU1924RB: special callsigns YU - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Radio Beograd (1 October 1924)
members of the Belgrade Amateur Radio Club (YU1ANO) will be active
as YT100RB and YU1924RB until 30 November. A certificate will be
available, see https://yu1ano.org/ for the details.
| 1725
|
| till 29/12 | II#Rxyz and IR#Rxyz: special callsigns I - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the start of regular radio
broadcasting in Italy (6 October 1924), ARI local branches across
Italy will be using special callsigns from 1 October to 29 Decem-
ber. The callsigns will be in the format II#Rxyz (e.g. II9RCAT for
ARI Catania) and IR#Rxyz (e.g. IR1RVDB for ARI Valbormida). In
addition, special event station I1MRTV will be active from the RAI
Radio and Television Museum in Torino. Certificates and electronic
QSLs will be available for download from the HamAward platform
(direct link from each special callsign's qrz.com page).
| 1743
|
| till 31/12 | 9A100RKZ: special callsign 9A - 9A100RKZ is the special callsign celebrating the 100th anniversary
since Radioklub Zagreb was founded (24 March 1924). Look for activ-
ity throughout 2024. QSL via 9A1ADE.
| 1704
|
| till 31/12 | 9A67AA: special callsign 9A - Throughout 2024 Tom, 9A2AA will use 9A67AA to mark his 67 years of
activity on the amateur radio bands. QSL via home call.
| 1705
|
| till 31/12 | C5GM: The Gambia C5 - Jean-Louis, F6ITS left France in August 2023 for a 2-3 year round-
the-world voyage. He recently obtained his Gambian licence and will
be active as C5GM until the end of the year. For the time being he
operates SSB and CW (QRS); the station is located on his sailing
boat, the 'Sharkif', which means that his operations cannot be
accepted for DXCC credit. QSL via EA7FTR.
| 1730
|
| till 31/12 | DG22SIXTY: special callsign DL - DG22SIXTY is the special callsign for DARC's Ortsverband Gemund
(G22) to celebrate their 60th anniversary from 1 February until 31
December. QSL via the bureau.
| 1708
|
| till 31/12 | DM60IOTA: special callsign DL - DM60IOTA is the special callsign for DARC Team SES to celebrate the
60th anniversary of the Islands On The Air programme. Plans are to
be active from all of the German IOTA groups (EU-042, EU-047,
EU-057, EU-127, EU-128 and EU-129). QSL via the bureau, or direct
to DL2VFR.
| 1727
|
| till 31/12 | DP9GLHN: Norderney Island (EU-047) DL - DP9GLHN is the special callsign that members of DARC's Ortsverband
Norderney will be using from 1 February to 31 December to mark the
150th anniversary since the Norderney Island (EU-047) lighthouse
was put into service. QSL via the bureau.
| 1710
|
| till 31/12 | EM100WJZ: special callsign UR - EM100WJZ is the special callsign commemorating the 100th anniver-
sary of the first amateur radio activity from the ancient city of
Lwow, nowadays Lviv. It was conducted by 15-year-old Jan Zembicki,
LW3 (then SP3AR, SP1AR, and finally SP6FZ), a founding member of
the Lviv Shortwave Club (LKK) and an outstanding figure in the
history of Polish amateur radio. EM100WJZ will be active from 1
July to 31 December. QSL via UR4WWE.
| 1729
|
| till 31/12 | HB150GM: special callsign HB9 - Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Guglielmo Marco-
ni, members of the USKA's Valais/Wallis Section will be active as
HB150GM between April and December. QSL via the bureau to HB9Y.
| 1719
|
| till 31/12 | HB20SP: special callsign HB9 - Members of the Zurich City Police Radio Amateur Club (HB9SP) will
be active as HB20SP throughout 2024 to celebrate their club's 20th
anniversary. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log and qrz.com;
do not send any card via the bureau.
| 1704
|
| till 31/12 | HB50VC: special callsign HB9 - Special callsign HB50VC celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Ra-
dio Amateur Club Swissair (HB9VC) from 18 March to 31 December.
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW; QSL cards will not be provided, but
a certificate will be available for download:
https://award.dl1run.de/award/hb50vc/awardform.html
| 1717
|
| till 31/12 | II4RCDN: special callsign I - Members of ARI Bologna will be active as II4RCDN from 1 October to
31 December. QSL via IZ4FUE. The special callsign marks the 60th
Anniversary of the Northern Cross Radio Telescope, one of the
largest transit radio telescopes in the world. Gianfranco Siniga-
glia (I4BBE, SK), after whom the Bologna ARI Section is named, was
a professor of radioastronomy and applied electronics at the
Physics Institute of Bologna University, and responsible for the
electronics of the Northern Cross. A certificate will be available,
see https://www.qrz.com/db/II4RCDN for information.
| 1744
|
| till 31/12 | OE100RADIO: special callsign OE - Special event station OE100RADIO is active until 31 December to
celebrate the 100th anniversary since regular radio transmissions
began in Austria (1 October 1924). QSL via the bureau.
| 1715
|
| till 31/12 | OR100LGE: special callsign ON - OR100LGE is the special callsign for members of the Radio-Club de
Liege (ON5VL) to celebrate their club's 100th anniversary through-
out 2024. Look for activity on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4.
QSL via LoTW, eQSL or via ON6YH; QSOs will also be uploaded to Club
Log, with plans to enable the Live Stream feature.
| 1701
|
| till 31/12 | SK100FRK: special callsign SM - SK100FRK is the special callsign celebrating the 100 anniversary
since Falu Radioklubb (SK4AO) was founded. Look for activity from 1
January until 31 December 2024. A very special diploma will be
available - see https://www.qrz.com/db/SK100FRK.
| 1704
|
| till 31/12 | SK50B: special callsign SM - SK50B is the special callsign for members of the Botkyrka Radioama-
torer to celebrate their club's golden jubilee throughout 2024. The
club was founded on 18 January 1974. QSL via the bureau to SK0HB.
| 1704
|
| till 31/12 | SN100P, SN100L, SN100N: special callsigns SP - Special callsigns SN100P, SN100L, SN100N, SN100PLN and SN100BP will
used from 1 September to 31 December for the 100th anniversary of
the establishment of Bank Polski SA and the introduction of the
zloty (PLN), Poland's official currency. The activity is organized
by the Polish Amateur Radio Association. QSL via the bureau. A cer-
tificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/SN100PLN for
the details.
| 1740
|
| till 31/12 | SN100PLN and SN100BP: special callsigns SP - Special callsigns SN100P, SN100L, SN100N, SN100PLN and SN100BP will
used from 1 September to 31 December for the 100th anniversary of
the establishment of Bank Polski SA and the introduction of the
zloty (PLN), Poland's official currency. The activity is organized
by the Polish Amateur Radio Association. QSL via the bureau. A cer-
tificate will be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/SN100PLN for
the details.
| 1740
|
| till 31/12 | SN55DIG: special callsign SP - SN55DIG is the special callsign that Adam, SQ9S will be using until
the end of the year to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Diplom
Interessen Gruppe. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau. See https://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/ for information
about the DIG.
| 1715
|
| till 31/12 | YT100R and YU100R: special callsigns YU - Organised radio amateurism in Serbia began with the founding of the
'Society of Friends of Radio-Telegraphy and Radio-Telephony' on 15
July 1924 in Belgrade. Celebrating 100 years of Amateur Radio in
the region, the Amateur Radio Union of Serbia (YU1SRS) will be
active as YT100R and YU100R from 1 April to 1 December. A certifi-
cate will be available: https://www.radiosport.yu1srs.org.rs/.
| 1718
|
| till 30/04 2025 | RI1ANE: Progress Station, Antarctica (AN-016) UA_ant - A member of the 69th Russian Antarctic Expedition, Igor, RQ8K will
be stationed at Progress Station, Antarctica until the end of April
2025. In his spare time he is active as RI1ANE.
| 1702
|
| ??/09-26/12 | ZM100DX: special callsign SPANNING THE GLOBE ---> 18 October 2024 marks the centenary of the world's
very first trans-global two-way radio communication. The contact was made
between Cecil Goyder, operating the Mill Hill School station (G)2SZ, and
Frank Bell, (Z)4AA, operating from the South Island of New Zealand.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of that historic contact, and celebrate
the dawn of mass global communication, radio amateurs in the United Kingdom
and New Zealand will be operating four special event stations:
ZM100DX early September-26 December from locations around ZL
GB2NZ 29 September-26 October from locations around the UK
ZL4AA 12-20 October from Shag Valley, New Zealand
G2SZ 14-20 October from Mill Hill School, England
QSL for all four calls via M0OXO's OQRS. The Goyder-Bell Award will be
available for contacts made with the stations celebrating the centenary.
Complete information can be found on https://www.gb2nz.com/.
| 1737
|
| 04/10-06/10 | N5D: Timbalier Island (NA-119) W - Mike AB5EB, Mike AD5A, Dragan K0AP and Hector XE2K (AD6D) will be
active from two IOTA groups in early October. The plan is for the
team to be QRV as N5D from Timbalier Island (NA-119) on 4-6
October, and as K5M from Marsh Island (NA-120) on 7-8 October. The
latter operation will be conducted only during the day, due to the
restrictions on staying overnight on the island. They will operate
SSB, CW and FT8 on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres.
| 1742
|
| 04/10-11/10 | FO/DH5FS: Manihi (OC-131), French Polynesia FO - Fred, DH5FS will be active as FO/DH5FS from French Polynesia as
follows:
4-11 October Manihi (OC-131)
11-18 October Rangiroa (OC-066)
18-23 October Tikehau (OC-066)
He will operate CW and FT8 on 20-10 metres. QSL via home call.
Updates will be posted to https://mastodon.radio/@dh5fs.
| 1744
|
| 05/10-06/10 | 7D4N: Kemaro, Sumatra (OC-143) YB - Team 7D4N will be active from Kemaro Island, Sumatra (OC-143) on 5-
6 October. They will operate SSB, FT8 and RTTY on 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
| 1744
|
| 05/10-06/10 | F/I2GPT: Sainte Marguerite Island (EU-058) F - Look for Vic, I2GPT and other three operators to be active as
F/I2GPT from Sainte Marguerite Island (EU-058) from around 7 UTC on
5 October until 14 UTC on 6 October. They will be QRV on 80-10m CW
and SSB. [TNX DX World]
| 1744
|
| 05/10-07/10 | JO1CRA/7: Oshima (AS-206) JA - Hide, JO1CRA will be active again as JO1CRA/7 from Oshima (AS-206),
Miyagi Prefecture on 5-7 October. He will operate CW and FT8 on 40,
30, 20, 17, 10 and 6 metres (50303 kHz FT8 as a beacon, QSOs on
50313 or 50303 kHz, plus SSB on 50260 kHz for JA stations). QSL via
Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call.
| 1743
|
| 06/10-12/10 | N0F-N9F: special callsigns W - Special event stations N0F, N1F, N2F, N3F, N4F, N5F, N6F, N7F, N8F
and N9F, plus KF2IRE and VE3FIRE (Canada) will be active on 6-12
October for the Fire Prevention Week 2024. QSL cards for any of the
FPW stations should be sent direct to Fire Prevention Week Special
Event, c/o Siemens Fire Safety USA, 2 Gatehall Drive, Parsippany
NJ 07054, USA, See https://hamfire.com/ for more information on the
event.
| 1743
|
| 06/10-14/10 | 8Q7UX: Maldives (AS-013) 8Q - Francesco, IK0FUX will be active holiday style as 8Q7UX from the
Maldives (AS-013) on 6-14 October. He will operate mainly CW with
some FT8. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
| 1744
|
| 07/10-08/10 | K5M: Marsh Island (NA-120) W - Mike AB5EB, Mike AD5A, Dragan K0AP and Hector XE2K (AD6D) will be
active from two IOTA groups in early October. The plan is for the
team to be QRV as N5D from Timbalier Island (NA-119) on 4-6
October, and as K5M from Marsh Island (NA-120) on 7-8 October. The
latter operation will be conducted only during the day, due to the
restrictions on staying overnight on the island. They will operate
SSB, CW and FT8 on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres.
| 1742
|
| 09/10-14/10 | JW6VM, JW7XK, JW9DL, JW5X: Svalbard (EU-026) JW - Look for JW7XK (QSL via LA7XK, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW), JW9DL
(QSL via LA9DL and LoTW) and JW6VM (QSL via LA6VM) to be active
from the Svalbard Amatorradioklubb in Longyearbyen (EU-026) on 9-
14 October. They will participate in the Scandinavian Activity
Contest (SSB) as JW5X (QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via LA5X).
| 1743
|
| 09/10-28/10 | FR/F5UOW: Reunion Island (AF-016) FR - Stephane, F5UOW will be active holiday style as FR/F5UOW from
Reunion Island (AF-016) on 9-28 October. He will operate CW only on
17-10 metres. QSL only via LoTW. [TNX F6AJA]
| 1743
|
| 10/10-22/10 | 9X2AW: Rwanda 9X - Harold, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Rwanda from 10
October for approximately 12 days. He will operate CW, FT4 and SSB
on 80-10 metres, plus 'some 6m if possible', with a focus on
working stations from Asia . He will also be QRV on the QO-100
satellite. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
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| 10/10-29/10 | C21MM: Nauru (OC-031) C21MM ---> The first six team members will leave Germany on 7 October and
are due to arrive in Nauru on 10 October. After their arrival there will be
some things to organise, so limited operation (high bands only) will take
place. Full operation with 5 stations 24/7 can be expected from the evening
of 15 October (local time, UTC +12). Bookmark https://c21mm.mydx.de/ and
https://x.com/C21MM_2024 for updates. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),
KoTW, or via DL4SVA (the QSLling policy is detailed on the DXpedition's
website).
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| 10/10-11/11 | 5H3MB: Tanzania 5H - Maurizio, IK2GZU will be active again as 5H3MB from Tanzania from
10 October to 11 November, while doing volunteer work at a local
school. In his spare time he will operate SSB, CW and digital modes
on 80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL, or via
IK2GZU (direct or bureau).
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| 11/10-14/10 | W9HT/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) VP9 - Josh, W9HT, will be active as W9HT/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) on 11-
14 October. He will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on the HF bands and 6
metres. QSL direct to home call. [TNX DX World]
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| 11/10-18/10 | FO/DH5FS: Rangiroa (OC-066), French Polynesia FO - Fred, DH5FS will be active as FO/DH5FS from French Polynesia as
follows:
4-11 October Manihi (OC-131)
11-18 October Rangiroa (OC-066)
18-23 October Tikehau (OC-066)
He will operate CW and FT8 on 20-10 metres. QSL via home call.
Updates will be posted to https://mastodon.radio/@dh5fs.
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| 11/10-20/10 | WH0RU: Mariana Islands (OC-086) KH0 - Harry, JG7PSJ will be active holiday style as WH0RU from Saipan,
Mariana Islands (OC-086) on 11-20 October. He will operate CW, SSB
and RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to JG7PSJ.
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| 12/10-20/10 | ZL4AA: special event callsign SPANNING THE GLOBE ---> 18 October 2024 marks the centenary of the world's
very first trans-global two-way radio communication. The contact was made
between Cecil Goyder, operating the Mill Hill School station (G)2SZ, and
Frank Bell, (Z)4AA, operating from the South Island of New Zealand.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of that historic contact, and celebrate
the dawn of mass global communication, radio amateurs in the United Kingdom
and New Zealand will be operating four special event stations:
ZM100DX early September-26 December from locations around ZL
GB2NZ 29 September-26 October from locations around the UK
ZL4AA 12-20 October from Shag Valley, New Zealand
G2SZ 14-20 October from Mill Hill School, England
QSL for all four calls via M0OXO's OQRS. The Goyder-Bell Award will be
available for contacts made with the stations celebrating the centenary.
Complete information can be found on https://www.gb2nz.com/.
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| 12/10-24/11 | 8R1TM: Guyana 8R - Aldir, PY1SAD will be active as 8R1TM from Georgetown, Guyana be-
tween 12 October and 24 November. He will operate CW, SSB and digi-
tal modes on all bands and via satellite. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ
Logbook, or direct to home call.
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| 12/10-26/10 | PA/DL1WH/p: Ameland Island (EU-038) PA - Volker, DL1WH will be active holiday style as PA/DL1WH/p from
Ameland Island (EU-038) on 12-26 October. He will operate CW and
some SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
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| 13/10-17/10 | JR6/7K1EAS: Yonaguni Island (AS-024) JA - Sam, 7K1EAS will be active as JR6/7K1EAS from Yonaguni Island (AS-
024) from 13 October (02.00 UTC) to 17 October (06.00 UTC). He will
operate FT8/FT4 and SSB on 40, 10 and 'sometimes' 6 metres. QSL via
the bureau; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW on a daily
basis.
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| 14/10-20/10 | G2SZ: special event callsign SPANNING THE GLOBE ---> 18 October 2024 marks the centenary of the world's
very first trans-global two-way radio communication. The contact was made
between Cecil Goyder, operating the Mill Hill School station (G)2SZ, and
Frank Bell, (Z)4AA, operating from the South Island of New Zealand.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of that historic contact, and celebrate
the dawn of mass global communication, radio amateurs in the United Kingdom
and New Zealand will be operating four special event stations:
ZM100DX early September-26 December from locations around ZL
GB2NZ 29 September-26 October from locations around the UK
ZL4AA 12-20 October from Shag Valley, New Zealand
G2SZ 14-20 October from Mill Hill School, England
QSL for all four calls via M0OXO's OQRS. The Goyder-Bell Award will be
available for contacts made with the stations celebrating the centenary.
Complete information can be found on https://www.gb2nz.com/.
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| 15/10-28/10 | AO3AMCUP: special callsign EA - EG3AMCUP (from 15 September to 14 October) and AO3AMCUP (from 15
October to 28 October) are the special callsigns used by members of
URE's Unio de Radioaficionats de Barcelona i Baix Llobregat (EA3MM)
during the 37th America's Cup. A certificate will be available, see
https://www.ure.es/diploma-cq-americas-cup-2024/ for information.
QSL via EA3MM, LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.
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| 16/10-29/10 | YJ0VV: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu YJ - Team YJ0VV (namely N4VGE, K4QQG, K1NZ and K2SAV) will be active
from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 16-29 October. They will operate
SSB, CW and digital modes (also FT8 SuperFox) on 160-6 metres with
two high power stations and a choice of seven antennas, and will
participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via K4NHW (direct or
bureau); QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
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| 17/10-19/10 | ZW8C: Santa Isabel Island (SA-025) PY - Team ZW8C will be active from Santa Isabel Island (SA-025) on 17-19
October. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-6 metres, plus
SSB, FM and FT8 on 144 MhZ and SSB on the QO-100 satellite. QSL via
LoTW, PP5AA (bureau) or PS8PL (direct).
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| 17/10-24/10 | C91BV: Mozambique C9 - Gus CX2AM, Bert CX3AN and Rainer CX8FB will be active as C91BV from
Mozambique on 17-24 October. They will operate CW and SSB with two
stations on 40-6 metres. QSL via EB7DX.
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| 17/10-25/10 | EA5/DJ4EL: IOTA group EU-093 EA - Markus, DJ4EL will be active as EA5/DJ4EL from the islands of
Benidorm, Escombreras and Tabarca (all part of IOTA group EU-093)
on 17-25 October. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred) and LoTW.
Updates will be posted to https://x.com/rapanuiman.
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| 18/10-23/10 | FO/DH5FS: Tikehau (OC-066), French Polynesia FO - Fred, DH5FS will be active as FO/DH5FS from French Polynesia as
follows:
4-11 October Manihi (OC-131)
11-18 October Rangiroa (OC-066)
18-23 October Tikehau (OC-066)
He will operate CW and FT8 on 20-10 metres. QSL via home call.
Updates will be posted to https://mastodon.radio/@dh5fs.
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| 22/10-09/11 | E6AQ: Niue (OC-040) E6 - Jacek, SP5EAQ will be active as E6AQ from Niue (OC-040) from 22
October to 9 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Con-
test. He will operate SSB on 80-10m. See http://niue.sp7dqr.pl/ for
more information. QSL via SP7DQR (http://sp7dqr.pl/en/oqrs.php) and
LoTW.
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| 23/10-06/11 | 5R8WE and 5R8CI: Nosy Be (AF-057) 5R - Janusz, SP9FIH as 5R8WE and Leszek, SP6CIK as 5R8CI will be active
from Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar from 23 October to 6 November.
They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (also SuperFox for 5R8CI) on 40-
10 metres with two stations and a focus on 12 and 10 metres. QSLs
via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau).
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| 25/10-09/11 | 3DA0DL: eSwatini 3DA - Manfred DK1BT, Wolf DL4WK, Annette DL6SAK, Tom DL7BO and Frank
DL7UFR will be active as 3DA0DL from eSwatini from 25 October to 9
November. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10
metres with up to five stations. QSL via DL7UFR (direct or bureau)
and LoTW 'within 6 months after the DXpedition'. More information
can be found on https://webufr.dl7ufr.selfhost.eu/3da (logsearch
and OQRS included).
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| 31/10-11/11 | XT2MD: Burkina Faso XT - In addition to 160-6m all-mode operations and 2m EME digi, XT2MD,
the Mediterraneo DX Club's DXpedition to Burkina Faso (31 October-
11 November) [425DXN 1731], will also distribute all-mode QSOs via
satellite (QO-100). The operator will be Richard, GI4DOH, who 'will
be more than happy' to arrange skeds (contact him via qrz.com email
address). Unfortunately, the air freight of the necessary equipment
will increase the cost of the expedition, which is already over
budget. Supporting XT2MD with your donations is now more important
than ever: https://www.mdxc.support/xt2md/.
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| October | 3D22 and 3D2V: Rotuma Island (OC-060) 3D2/R - The Rebel DX Group has been active from Rotuma Island since 2
October. Look for 3D2V on FT8 and FT4, while 3D22 will be used on
SSB and CW. Their targeted transmit frequencies are listed on
https://www.qrz.com/db/3D2V. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
The SuperFox keys issued by the Northern California DX Foundation
are compatible with WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc6 (not with the latest release
candidate -rc7): 'we can still use rc6', the Rebels say, 'but we
are afraid that there will be too much headache for everyone
changing soft left and right. Let's see during the next days'.
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| October | 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 5R - Eric, F6ICX will be active again as 5R8IC from Sainte-Marie Island
(AF-090), Madagascar from October until the end of the year. He
will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres; during the last two weeks
of December he will also be QRV on the QO-100 satellite. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or bureau).
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| October | OE0RF: special callsign OE - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the start of regular radio
broadcasting in Austria (1 October 1924), members of the Amateur
Radio Club of the ORF (Austria's national public broadcaster) will
be active as OE0RF (https://www.oe1xrw.radio/). QSL direct to
OE1XRW.
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| October | PX0FF: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) PY0F - Ben, DA1DX (ex DL6FBL) and other four operators will be active as
PX0FF from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) sometime in October. They
will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres. Updates will
be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/PX0FF. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
or via DJ4MX.
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| October | PZ5JT: Suriname PZ - Members of the Royal Netherlands Army Signal Regiment (PI4VBD) will
be active again as PZ5JT during the annual Jungle Warfare Training
course in Suriname for a few weeks in October-November. The opera-
tors will be QRV in their spare time on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10m SSB
using military equipment. QSL direct to PI4VBD.
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| 01/11-15/11 | VK9CV: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) VK9C - Team VK9CV (OK2ZA, OK6DJ, OM3PC, OM4AYL, OM4MM, OM4MW, OM5RW, OM5ZW
and VK5GR) will be active from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)
on 1-15 November. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on 160-6
metres, and via QO-100, from three different operating sites. QSL
via OK6DJ; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. See
https://vk9cv.com/ for more information; updates will be posted
also to https://www.facebook.com/groups/489325376829131.
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| 01/11-30/11 | II4BTFU: special callsign I - Throughout 2024 ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns
each representing a 'keyword' that summarizes and characterizes the
content of a sentence from one of Guglielmo Marconi's many public
speeches: II4TENC (January), II4INTU (February), II4SUCC (March),
II4DETR (April), II4SEAS (May), II4RDFE (June), II4INNV (July),
II4BFRE (August), II4OTSR (September), II4VISN (October), II4BTFU
(November), II4FCGD (December). QSL via IQ4FE. Information about
the 'Discovering Marconi' award: http://www.arifidenza.it/.
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| 01/11-31/12 | LZ311PA: special callsign LZ - Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use six special callsigns
during 2024 to honour as many different Orthodox saints: LZ235IR
(January and February), LZ543BN (March and April), LZ44IZ (May and
June), LZ302IT (July and August), LZ1515IW (September and October),
and LZ311PA (November and December). QSL via the bureau or direct
to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2024 Award' can be found at https://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| 07/11-24/11 | E51SGC: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands PACIFIC TRIP ---> Stan, LZ1GC and Ted LZ5QZ will be active as E51SGC from
Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 6-24 November, and as A35GC from
Nuku'alofa (OC-049), Tonga on 25 November-6 December. They will operate CW,
SSB, FT4, FT8 and RTTY on 160-6 metres with three stations and a focus on
160, 80 and 60m. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via LZ1GC.
More information will be available on https://www.c21gc.com/.
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| 11/11-20/11 | S9Z: Sao Tome (AF-023) S9 - A large multi-national team (Roman 5B4AQN, Jorge CT1BOL, Jose
CT1EEB, Rigo HI8RD, Max I8NHJ, Kimo KH7U, Angus KJ7KOJ, Ralph K0IR,
Al K3VN, Bill N2WB, Tom N4XP, Mike N6MZ, Dave WB4JTT and Robin
W7YED) will be active as S9Z from Sao Tome (AF-023) on 11-20
November. They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 160-6
metres, and will also be on 70 cm EME. Bookmark https://s9z.org/ as
well as https://www.facebook.com/groups/805821064953030/ for more
information and updates.
The Northern California DX Foundation has announced its financial
support for the DXpedition, as the team includes a young DXer
(KJ7KOJ). This will be his 'first chance at being a DXpeditioner.
He is a great operator and has the full support of his Dad, W7YED
who is also on the team'. The mission of NCDXF is to provide neces-
sary financial support for well-organized DXpeditions to desirable
DXCC Entities and to support advances in DXpeditioning skills,
technology, and infrastructure: https://www.ncdxf.org.
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| 15/11-04/12 | 3D2Y: Rotuma Island (OC-060) 3D2/R - The 15 November-4 December DXpedition to Rotuma Island [425DXN
1728] will be signing 3D2Y, not 3D2Z as previously announced. The
on-site team (K4NHW, KD9LSV, LY7J, M0SDV, W2FQ and W6IZT) will
operate locally with three stations on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and
FT8. They will also participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest using
a different callsign (TBA). In addition, two of W6IZT's NexGenRiBs
will be operated remotely by a multi-national team of young
amateurs. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. See https://rotuma2024.com/ for
more information and updates.
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| 25/11-29/11 | C5T: Gambia C5 - A team consisting EA3NT, EI5GM, EI9FBB, MM0NDX and MM0OKG will be
active from the Gambia on 25-29 November. They will operate on
various bands and modes from the mainland as C5T, and as C5I from
the Bijol Islands (AF-060) on 27 and 28 November. QSLs via LoTW, or
via EA5GL. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/gambiafundxpedition/
for updates. [TNX DX World]
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| 25/11-07/12 | A35GC: Nuku'alofa (OC-049), Tonga PACIFIC TRIP ---> Stan, LZ1GC and Ted LZ5QZ will be active as E51SGC from
Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 6-24 November, and as A35GC from
Nuku'alofa (OC-049), Tonga on 25 November-6 December. They will operate CW,
SSB, FT4, FT8 and RTTY on 160-6 metres with three stations and a focus on
160, 80 and 60m. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via LZ1GC.
More information will be available on https://www.c21gc.com/.
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| 27/11-28/11 | C5I: Bijol Islands (AF-060) C5 - A team consisting EA3NT, EI5GM, EI9FBB, MM0NDX and MM0OKG will be
active from the Gambia on 25-29 November. They will operate on
various bands and modes from the mainland as C5T, and as C5I from
the Bijol Islands (AF-060) on 27 and 28 November. QSLs via LoTW, or
via EA5GL. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/gambiafundxpedition/
for updates. [TNX DX World]
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| November | 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 5R - Eric, F6ICX will be active again as 5R8IC from Sainte-Marie Island
(AF-090), Madagascar from October until the end of the year. He
will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres; during the last two weeks
of December he will also be QRV on the QO-100 satellite. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or bureau).
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| November | PZ5JT: Suriname PZ - Members of the Royal Netherlands Army Signal Regiment (PI4VBD) will
be active again as PZ5JT during the annual Jungle Warfare Training
course in Suriname for a few weeks in October-November. The opera-
tors will be QRV in their spare time on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10m SSB
using military equipment. QSL direct to PI4VBD.
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| 01/12-31/12 | II4FCGD: special callsign I - Throughout 2024 ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns
each representing a 'keyword' that summarizes and characterizes the
content of a sentence from one of Guglielmo Marconi's many public
speeches: II4TENC (January), II4INTU (February), II4SUCC (March),
II4DETR (April), II4SEAS (May), II4RDFE (June), II4INNV (July),
II4BFRE (August), II4OTSR (September), II4VISN (October), II4BTFU
(November), II4FCGD (December). QSL via IQ4FE. Information about
the 'Discovering Marconi' award: http://www.arifidenza.it/.
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| 16/12-31/12 | OR80USA: special callsign ON - Members of UBA's Groupement De Verviers will be active as OR80USA
on 1-15 September and again on 16-31 December. The special callsign
commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation from German
occupation and the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, events
in which the US military was heavily engaged. QSL via the bureau to
ON4GDV.
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| December | 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 5R - Eric, F6ICX will be active again as 5R8IC from Sainte-Marie Island
(AF-090), Madagascar from October until the end of the year. He
will operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres; during the last two weeks
of December he will also be QRV on the QO-100 satellite. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct or bureau).
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| January 2026 | 3Y0K: Bouvet Island (AN-002) 3Y0K: BOUVET ISLAND 2026 ---> 'We are still negotiating contracts for the
DXpedition to Bouvet Island. This DXpedition will be a large scale operation
with 20-24 operators, and we are looking for 4-6 more CW/SSB operators to
complete the team: https://3y0k.com/.
We are looking at various options on how to run the expedition, where the
focus now is on helicopter logistics. Previously, at the end of June, we
received the helicopter permit from the Norwegian Polar Institute and
therefore have all the permits we need to activate Bouvetoya'. The permit is
valid for a helicopter operation in the period November 2025 to March 2026,
and covers the plateau above the SW corner of the island to the SE part at
Cape Fie.
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| February 2027 | 3Y0L: Peter I Island (AN-004) PETER I ISLAND 2027 ---> 'We plan to activate Peter I Island in February
2027 with a team of 19 operators. We have signed a financial agreement with
a private group about sharing the cost for this DXpedition. The DXpedition
budget and our share is around $825,000, of which we must deposit $340,000
in 2024'. The landing permit from the Norwegian Polar Institute was received
in April; the callsign (3Y0L) will be confirmed later. The expedition is
expected to run from 28 January to 26 February 2027, including the voyage
from King George Island (South Shetlands) to Peter I and back. Plans are for
the team to go ashore with two helicopters and stay on the island for 14-18
days. Bookmark https://3y0l.com/ for updates.
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