| Period | Operation | Bulletin |
| till 09/04 | 8P6DR: Barbados (NA-021) 8P - Richard, G3RWL will be active again as 8P6DR from Barbados (NA-021)
from 8 March to 9 April. He will operate CW and possibly some RTTY
on 80-10m. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via home call (direct
or bureau).
| 1503
|
| till 15/04 | AO5DXX and AO5DXX/8: special callsigns EA - Special callsigns AO5DXX (Spain) and AO5DXX/8 (Canary Islands) will
be active on 1-15 April to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the
DXXE Group. Also look for TM15DXXE to be active from France during
the same time frame. QSLs via LoTW only.
| 1508
|
| till 15/04 | TM15DXXE: special callsign (France) EA - Special callsigns AO5DXX (Spain) and AO5DXX/8 (Canary Islands) will
be active on 1-15 April to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the
DXXE Group. Also look for TM15DXXE to be active from France during
the same time frame. QSLs via LoTW only.
| 1508
|
| till 30/04 | 3Z50DVP: special callsign SP - Celebrating their Golden Jubilee in Amateur Radio Dick, SP9GR will
be active as 3Z50GR from 1 October to 31 December 2019 (QSL via
home call), and Kris, SP6DVP will be active as 3Z50DVP from 15
October until 30 April 2020 (QSL via LoTW, or via home call).
| 1483
|
| till 30/04 | 4Z0GAON: special callsign 4X & LY- Special callsigns 4Z0GAON from Israel (QSL via LY2QT) and LY300GAON
from Lithuania (QSL via LY2QT) will be active on 1-30 April to
commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Eliyahu ben
Shlomo Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon (1720-1797), one of the most
influential figures in rabbinic study since the Middle Ages. A
certificate will be available, see qrz.com for information.
| 1509
|
| till 30/04 | II5MPI: special callsign I - II5MPI is the special callsign for the Mediterraneo DX Club's Pisa
District to celebrate its 10th anniversary on 1-30 April. QSL via
LoTW. See qrz.com for more information.
| 1509
|
| till 30/04 | LY300GAON: special callsign 4X & LY- Special callsigns 4Z0GAON from Israel (QSL via LY2QT) and LY300GAON
from Lithuania (QSL via LY2QT) will be active on 1-30 April to
commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Eliyahu ben
Shlomo Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon (1720-1797), one of the most
influential figures in rabbinic study since the Middle Ages. A
certificate will be available, see qrz.com for information.
| 1509
|
| till 30/04 | SU9TH: Egypt SU - Tom, DL2RMC is currently active as SU9TH from Cairo, Egypt at least
until the end of April. He operates FT8/FT4 ('but also CW and SSB
during weekends in operating events') on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.
QSL via DL2RMC; he will upoload his log to Club Log, LoTW and eQSL.
[TNX The Daily DX]
| 1507
|
| till 30/04 | TC100KIDS: special callsign TA - The Turkey Radio Amateur Club's branch of Subesi (YM3KB) will be
active as TC100KIDS on 1-30 April to mark the National Sovereignty
and Children's Day (23 April).
| 1509
|
| till 30/04 | ZW60DF: special callsign PY - Special callsign ZW60DF will be active on 1-30 April to commemorate
the 60th anniversary of Brasilia. The city was founded on 21 April
1960, to serve as the new federal capital of Brazil and seat of
government of the Distrito Federal. QSL via LoTW, or via PT2GTI.
| 1505
|
| till 10/05 | PA75ASN: special callsign PA - Special event station PA75ASN will be active from 1 April to 10 May
to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the city
of Assen during World War II. QSL via the bureau (preferred), or
direct to PA0VCC.
| 1507
|
| till 25/05 | TC1STAYHOME: special callsign TA - The Istanbul based Tango Alpha Ham Radio Club (YM1KE) will be
active as TC1STAYHOME from 27 March to 25 May. This is a 'COVID-19
Awareness Special Event' to stress the need to stay at home to
avoid contagion.
| 1508
|
| till 31/05 | EM30UCC: special callsign UR - Special event station EM30UCC is active from 22 January to 31 May
to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Ukrainian Contest Club.
QSL via the bureau, direct, or via LoTW.
| 1499
|
| till 31/05 | IO3RT and IO3AF: special callsigns I - IO3RT and IO3AF are two special callsigns for ARI Thiene to
commemorate 100th anniversary of Arturo Ferrarin's epic flight from
Rome to Tokyo. Look for activity on 80-6 metres SSB, CW and digital
modes between 14 February and 31 May. QSL via IQ3BM.
| 1502
|
| till 31/05 | SN100KW: special callsign SP - Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pope John Paul
II, born Karol Wojtyla (1920-2005), special event station SN100KW
will be active from 1 April to 31 May. QSL via SP3PGS.
| 1508
|
| till 31/05 | ZW75FEB: special callsign PY - PT2ADM will be active as ZW75FEB from 1 April to 31 May to cele-
brate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, and as a
tribute to the Forca Expedicionaria Brasileira, the Brazilian Expe-
ditionary Force that fought alongside the Allied powers in Italy
during the conflict. QSL via PT2ADM, direct or bureau.
| 1509
|
| till May | 9J2MYT: Zambia 9J - Mario, IK1MYT is active as 9J2MYT from Lusaka, Zambia until May
2020. He can be QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to
IZ3KVD.
| 1490
|
| till 30/06 | GB60ATG: special callsign G - Celebrating the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group's (BARTG) 60th
anniversary, special callsign GB60ATG will be used from the various
DXCC Entities in the United Kingdom between 1 July 2019 and 30 June
2020. QSL via M0OXO. Complete information on the event and the
BARTG Diamond Jubilee Award can be found on http://bartg.org.uk/.
| 1473
|
| till 26/07 | 4A60A, 4A60C, 4A60E, 4A60F, 4A60I: special callsigns XE - Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Asociacion de Radio Aficio-
nados de la Republica Mexicana (ARARM), 4A60A and other nine spe-
cial callsigns (4A60C, 4A60E, 4A60F, 4A60I, 4A60M, 4A60N, 4A60O,
4A60S and 4A60X) will be active from 27 March to 26 July. See
https://www.ararm.com.mx/ for more information.
| 1508
|
| till 26/07 | 4A60M, 4A60N, 4A60O, 4A60S, 4A60X: special callsigns XE - Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Asociacion de Radio Aficio-
nados de la Republica Mexicana (ARARM), 4A60A and other nine spe-
cial callsigns (4A60C, 4A60E, 4A60F, 4A60I, 4A60M, 4A60N, 4A60O,
4A60S and 4A60X) will be active from 27 March to 26 July. See
https://www.ararm.com.mx/ for more information.
| 1508
|
| till 31/08 | 4U25B: special callsign (Italy) I - The 4U1GSC Amateur Radio Club will be active as 4U25B from 24
October until 31 August 2020 to mark the 25th anniversary of the
United Nations Logistics Base (since 2010 known as UN Global
Service Center) in Brindisi DXCC wise, it counts for Italy. QSL via
9A2AA.
| 1486
|
| till 31/08 | VI50AWS: special callsign VK - VI50AWS is the special callsign for the Western and Northern
Suburbs Amateur Radio Club (VK3AWS, https://www.wansarc.org.au/) to
celebrate its 50th anniversary. The special callsign was allocated
on 1 March and will be available for club members to use until 31
August.
| 1508
|
| till 02/10 | DM30RSV: special callsign DL - Special callsign DM30RSV will be active from 24 March to 2 October
to commemorate the formation of the Radiosportverband e.V. (Radio
Sport Union), the first independent national amateur radio club in
the German Democratic Republic. The activity period of DM30RSV will
mirror the actual lifespan of the RSV thirty years ago. QSL via the
bureau, LoTW, eQSL, or direct to DK5ON; logsearch on Club Log. A
certificate will be availabe; see http://www.70darc.club/ for
information.
| 1505
|
| till 17/12 | DL250BTHVN: special callsign DL - Special callsign DL250BTHVN will be active from Bonn between 16
December and 17 December 2020, during the Beethoven Anniversary
Year. Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest composers of all
time, was born in Bonn on 16 December 1770. More information will
be available on https://dl250bthvn.de/.
| 1492
|
| till 31/12 | 4A15DXXE: special callsign XE - Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the DXXE Group, special
callsign 4A15DXXE will be active on all bands and modes and from
different locations in Mexico betweeen 20 January and 31 December.
QSL via LoTW only. DXXE Group's members in other countries will
join the celebrations: CO8ZZ as T40DXXE from Cuba (20-31 January),
EA5BB as AO15DXXE from Spain (1-15 April), EA8RM as AO15DXXE/8 from
the Canary Islands (1-15 April), and F4GVO as TM15DXXE from France
(1-15 April).
| 1498
|
| till 31/12 | 5B60: special prefix (Cyprus) 5B - Celebrating the 60th anniversary since the proclamation of the
Republic of Cyprus, all members of CARS (Cyprus Amateur Radio
Society, https://www.cyhams.org/wp/) members are allowed to replace
their current prefix with 5B60 from 1 January until 31 December
2020. For instance, 5B4AIF will be active as 5B60AIF, 5B4AIX as
5B60AIX, 5B4ALJ as 5B60ALJ, 5B4ALX as 5B60ALX, 5B4AMR as 5B60AMR,
5B4AMT as 5B60AMT. See qrz.com for QSLing instructions.
| 1494
|
| till 31/12 | 8N6SHURI: special callsign JA - JARL's Okinawa Branch will operate special station 8N6SHURI
throughout 2020 to support the reconstruction of Shuri Castle,
whose main courtyard structures were destroyed in a fire on 1
October 2019. QSL via the bureau. A UNESCO World Heritage site, for
450 years Shuri Castle was the royal court and administrative
centre of the Ryukyu Kingdom, as well as the cultural heart of the
Ryukyu Islands.
| 1496
|
| till 31/12 | 9A63AA: special callsign 9A - 9A63AA is the special callsign that Tom, 9A2AA is using until the
the end of the year to mark his 63rd year in amateur radio. QSL via
home call. [TNX 9A2AA]
| 1497
|
| till 31/12 | DF70DARC and DP70DARC: special callsigns DL - Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Deutscher Amateur Radio
Club (the German IARU society), special callsigns DF70DARC and
DP70DARC will be active from 1 January to 31 December. QSL via the
bureau, LoTW, eQSL, or direct to DK5DC; logsearch on Club Log.
See http://www.70darc.club/ for information on the DARC 70 Award.
| 1495
|
| till 31/12 | DL100BKW: special callsign DL - Special callsign DL100BKW will be active throughout 2020 to mark
the 100th anniversary of the first broadcast transmission from the
Radio Station Koenigs Wusterhausen (22 December 1920), which is
regarded as the birth of statutorily regulated broadcasting in
Germany (https://100jahrerundfunk.de/english/). QSL via Club log's
OQRS; paper QSLs are not needed. A certificate will be available,
see qrz.com for information.
| 1493
|
| till 31/12 | DL2020R: special callsign DL - Heiko, DK3DM and others are active as DL2020R until the end of the
year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the German reunification
process. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (bureau or direct), or direct only
to M0SDV.
| 1500
|
| till 31/12 | DL250BEETH: special callsign DL - DL250BEETH is another special callsign commemorating Ludwig van
Beethoven's 250th anniversary. It will be used by the Kerpen local
branch of DARC from 8 February to 31 December. QSL via DJ6SI.
| 1500
|
| till 31/12 | DL30GER: special callsign DL - Yannick, DK1YH and others will be active as DL30GER from 31 Decem-
ber 2019 until 31 December 2020 to celebrate the 30th anniversary
of the German reunification process. QSL via the bureau, eQSL, or
direct to DK1YH.
| 1494
|
| till 31/12 | DL35SDR: special callsign DL - DL35SDR is the special callsign for the Deutscher Amateur Radio
Club (DARC) to mark 35 years of software-defined radio (SDR)
technology throughout 2020. It also honours Ulrich L. Rohde, DJ2LR
(N1UL), who was the first to describe the possibilities and
perspectives of SDR in 1985. QSL via the bureau.
| 1498
|
| till 31/12 | HB40HTC and HB40HC: special callsigns (Switzerland) HB9 - HB40HTC and HB40HC are the callsigns for the Helvetia Telegraphy
Club to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2020. QSL via the bureau
and LoTW. A special activity programme - the HB Open CW Activity
(HB-OCWA) Award - will be in place throughout the year to mark the
anniversary, help activate the special callsigns and also 'inspire
amateur radio operators in Switzerland and elsewhere to increase CW
activity on the HF bands. The intent of the award is to encourage
and reward them for conducting sustained CW conversations rather
than short-duration CW signal reports'. See https://hb-ocwa.ch/ for
detailed information.
| 1495
|
| till 31/12 | HF90TPAR, HF90TPBB, HF90TPBF: special callsigns SP - Special callsigns 3Z90PZK, HF90PZK, SN90PZK and SP90PZK will be
Active from 1 January to 31 December 2020 to celebrate the 90th
anniversary of the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK, Poland's IARU
Society). Active during the same period will be also HF90TPAR,
HF90TPBB, HF90TPBF, HF90TPBG, HF90TPCF and HF90TPCG, whose suffixes
memorialize the callsigns of the founding members of the Lwowski
Klub Krotkofalowcow, the first amateur radio club in Poland and
forefather of PZK. QSL via operator's instructions.
| 1495
|
| till 31/12 | HF90TPBG, HF90TPCF, HF90TPCG: special callsigns SP - Special callsigns 3Z90PZK, HF90PZK, SN90PZK and SP90PZK will be
Active from 1 January to 31 December 2020 to celebrate the 90th
anniversary of the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK, Poland's IARU
Society). Active during the same period will be also HF90TPAR,
HF90TPBB, HF90TPBF, HF90TPBG, HF90TPCF and HF90TPCG, whose suffixes
memorialize the callsigns of the founding members of the Lwowski
Klub Krotkofalowcow, the first amateur radio club in Poland and
forefather of PZK. QSL via operator's instructions.
| 1495
|
| till 31/12 | LX20I: special callsign LX - LX20I is the special callsign for the LX7I contest station in
Eschdorf, Luxembourg to celebrate its 20th anniversary. It will be
used for most contests in 2020, starting a single-operator entry in
the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest (24-26 January). QSL via LX2A. A
special LX20I Award will be available, see http://lx7i.com/lx20i/
for information.
| 1498
|
| till 31/12 | OE1970WWL: special callsign OE - OE1970WWL is the special callsign for Wolfgang, OE1WWL to celebrate
his golden jubilee in amateur radio during 2020. He will also
participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March) as OE0WWL.
QSLs via OE1WWL (bureau), LoTW and eQSL.
| 1495
|
| till 31/12 | OE25: special prefix OE - Several Austrian stations (OE25AVD, OE25BKC, OE25DMT, OE25JWC and
OE25XOA to name a few) will be using the special prefix OE25 from 1
March to 31 December to mark the 25th anniversary since Austria
acceded to the European Union. QSL via operator's instructions.
| 1504
|
| till 31/12 | OL30DXC: special callsign OK - Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Czechoslovak DX Club,
special callsign OL30DXC will be active on all bands and modes from
now until 31 December. A special QSL card will be sent automatical-
ly via the bureau; direct cards go via OK2PXJ.
| 1507
|
| till 31/12 | OL700CO, OL700DKO, OL700LTV: special callsigns OK - Special callsigns OL700CO, OL700DKO and OL700LTV are active until
31 December to mark the 700th anniversary of the Czech city of
Dobruska. See http://www.ok1kqi.com/ol700/ol700.html for informa-
tion about the award programme. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
| 1508
|
| till 31/12 | PA75OV: special callsign PA - Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Operation Veritable during
World War II, special callsign PA75OV will be active throughout
2020, with a special effort on 14-16 February. QSL via PA3ETC.
See http://www.pa75ov.nl/ for detailed information about the event.
| 1495
|
| till 31/12 | PA75VERON: special callsign PA - Special callsign PA75VERON will be activated throughout 2020 to
celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Vereniging voor Experimenteel
Radio Onderzoek in Nederland, the Dutch IARU society. Activity will
be on 40-10 metres FT8. QSL via eQSL and LoTW only.
| 1495
|
| till 31/12 | S500E: special callsign S5 - Members of Radio Club Cerkno (http://www.s50e.si) will be active as
S500E throughout 2020 to mark half a million QSOs made from the
S50E station. The log will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log on a
regular basis, and all QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau early
next year. Direct cards should be requested via Club Log's OQRS
(preferred), or via S50O. A special S500E T-shirt will be awarded
to the stations scoring the highest number of QSOs (band/mode) from
each continent and Slovenia. [TNX S50U]
| 1505
|
| till 31/12 | YT50SCWC: special callsign YU - Special callsign YT50SCWC will be activated throughout 2020 to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Serbian CW Club. QSL via
LoTW, or via YU1MM (direct or bureau).
| 1496
|
| till 31/12 | ZS95SARL: special callsign ZS - Special callsign ZS95SARL will be in use throughout 2020 to
celebrate the 95th anniversary of the South African Radio League
(SARL), which was founded in May 1925 as the South African Radio
Relay League. QSL via the bureau.
| 1499
|
| till 31/01/2021 | DA2025C: special callsign DL - Club station DF0CHE will be active as DA2025C from 1 February to 31
January 2021 to support the candidacy of the city of Chemnitz as
European Capital of Culture 2025. All QSOs will be confirmed via
the bureau and eQSL.
| 1500
|
| 05/04-31/05 | SN0KURP: special callsign SP - SN0KURP is a special callsign for Radio Club Baza (SP5KVW) to
promote the Polish ethnic region of Kurpie from 5 April to 31 May.
QSL via the bureau.
| 1509
|
| 06/04-06/05 | VC2STAYHOM: special callsign A6 - The Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) has several 'StayHome'
stations active to raise awareness for social distancing and
sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic:
A60SH/1 operated by A61M QSL via A61BK
A60SH/2 operated by A61Q QSL via EA7FTR
A60SH/3 operated by A61NN QSL via A61NN
A60SH/4 operated by A61BK QSL via A61BK
A60SH/5 operated by A61DD QSL via A92AA
A60SH/6 operated by A61QQ QSL via A61BK
A60SH/7 operated by A61FJ QSL via LZ1YE
A60SH/8 operated by A61K QSL via A61BK
A60SH/9 operated by A61AY QSL via A61AY
A60SH/10 operated by A61FK QSL via A61BK
Other 'stayhome' special callsigns include 8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia),
9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait), AX2020STAYHOME (Australia), HZ1STAYHOME
(Saudi Arabia), TC1STAYHOME (Turkey), VC2STAYHOM and XM2STAYHOM
(Canada, without the 'E' at the end as the regulator only allows
suffixes of up to seven letters). QSL via operators' instructions.
Stay at home and get on the air!
| 1509
|
| 14/04-15/05 | 9G5GS: Ghana 9G - Matteo, IZ4YGS will be active again as 9G5GS from Sanzule, Ghana
from 14 April to 15 May. In his spare time (typically 21-00 UTC,
and sometimes also 12-14 UTC) he will operate FT8 (Fox & Hound only
on 3567, 7056, 10131 and 14090 kHz) and SSB on 160-10 metres. He
also plans some USB activity on the QO-100 Geostationary satellite.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call.
| 1509
|
| 16/04 | OX80HM: special callsign OZ - Special callsigns OZ80HM and OX80HM (from Greenland) will be active
on 16 April to celebrate the 80th birthday of H.M. Queen Margrethe
II. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via OZ1ACB. A special award will be
available for working OZ80HM/xx and OX80HM/xx using different
suffix extensions; see https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ80HM for informa-
tion.
| 1501
|
| 16/04 | OZ80HM: special callsign OZ - Special callsigns OZ80HM and OX80HM (from Greenland) will be active
on 16 April to celebrate the 80th birthday of H.M. Queen Margrethe
II. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via OZ1ACB. A special award will be
available for working OZ80HM/xx and OX80HM/xx using different
suffix extensions; see https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ80HM for informa-
tion.
| 1501
|
| 16/04 | OZ80QUEEN: special callsign OZ - OZ80QUEEN is another Danish special callsign that will be active on
16 April to celebrate the 80th birthday of H.M. Queen Margrethe II.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via OZ1ACB. Information about the award
certificates available for contacts made with this station as
well as with OZ80HM and OX80HM [425DXN 1501] can be found on
https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ80QUEEN.
| 1505
|
| 24/04-26/04 | OE20M: special event station OE - Austrian special event station OE20M will be active on 24-26
April to commemorate the anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's birth
(25 April 1874). QSL via OE1WHC (bureau) or direct to DokuFunk,
OE20M, An den Steinfeldern 4A, 1230 Wien, Austria.
| 1509
|
| April | 3D2DOM: OC-156 and OC-121 REBEL DX GROUP'S PLANS ---> According to the calendar published on their
website (https://rebeldxgroup.com/), the Rebel DX Group's plans are to be
QRV as 3D2DOM from IOTA Groups OC-156 and OC-121 in April, as T33T from
Banaba Island in May and as T22T from Tuvalu in June. As for 3Y0I, their
second attempt at operating from Bouvet Island 'will take place by end of
2020'.
| 1506
|
| April | 8A1STAYHOME: special callsign A6 - The Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) has several 'StayHome'
stations active to raise awareness for social distancing and
sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic:
A60SH/1 operated by A61M QSL via A61BK
A60SH/2 operated by A61Q QSL via EA7FTR
A60SH/3 operated by A61NN QSL via A61NN
A60SH/4 operated by A61BK QSL via A61BK
A60SH/5 operated by A61DD QSL via A92AA
A60SH/6 operated by A61QQ QSL via A61BK
A60SH/7 operated by A61FJ QSL via LZ1YE
A60SH/8 operated by A61K QSL via A61BK
A60SH/9 operated by A61AY QSL via A61AY
A60SH/10 operated by A61FK QSL via A61BK
Other 'stayhome' special callsigns include 8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia),
9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait), AX2020STAYHOME (Australia), HZ1STAYHOME
(Saudi Arabia), TC1STAYHOME (Turkey), VC2STAYHOM and XM2STAYHOM
(Canada, without the 'E' at the end as the regulator only allows
suffixes of up to seven letters). QSL via operators' instructions.
Stay at home and get on the air!
| 1509
|
| April | 9K9STAYHOME:special callsign A6 - The Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) has several 'StayHome'
stations active to raise awareness for social distancing and
sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic:
A60SH/1 operated by A61M QSL via A61BK
A60SH/2 operated by A61Q QSL via EA7FTR
A60SH/3 operated by A61NN QSL via A61NN
A60SH/4 operated by A61BK QSL via A61BK
A60SH/5 operated by A61DD QSL via A92AA
A60SH/6 operated by A61QQ QSL via A61BK
A60SH/7 operated by A61FJ QSL via LZ1YE
A60SH/8 operated by A61K QSL via A61BK
A60SH/9 operated by A61AY QSL via A61AY
A60SH/10 operated by A61FK QSL via A61BK
Other 'stayhome' special callsigns include 8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia),
9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait), AX2020STAYHOME (Australia), HZ1STAYHOME
(Saudi Arabia), TC1STAYHOME (Turkey), VC2STAYHOM and XM2STAYHOM
(Canada, without the 'E' at the end as the regulator only allows
suffixes of up to seven letters). QSL via operators' instructions.
Stay at home and get on the air!
| 1509
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| April | A60SH/#: special 'StayHome' callsigns A6 - The Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) has several 'StayHome'
stations active to raise awareness for social distancing and
sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic:
A60SH/1 operated by A61M QSL via A61BK
A60SH/2 operated by A61Q QSL via EA7FTR
A60SH/3 operated by A61NN QSL via A61NN
A60SH/4 operated by A61BK QSL via A61BK
A60SH/5 operated by A61DD QSL via A92AA
A60SH/6 operated by A61QQ QSL via A61BK
A60SH/7 operated by A61FJ QSL via LZ1YE
A60SH/8 operated by A61K QSL via A61BK
A60SH/9 operated by A61AY QSL via A61AY
A60SH/10 operated by A61FK QSL via A61BK
Other 'stayhome' special callsigns include 8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia),
9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait), AX2020STAYHOME (Australia), HZ1STAYHOME
(Saudi Arabia), TC1STAYHOME (Turkey), VC2STAYHOM and XM2STAYHOM
(Canada, without the 'E' at the end as the regulator only allows
suffixes of up to seven letters). QSL via operators' instructions.
Stay at home and get on the air!
| 1509
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| April | AX2020STAYHOME: special callsign A6 - The Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) has several 'StayHome'
stations active to raise awareness for social distancing and
sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic:
A60SH/1 operated by A61M QSL via A61BK
A60SH/2 operated by A61Q QSL via EA7FTR
A60SH/3 operated by A61NN QSL via A61NN
A60SH/4 operated by A61BK QSL via A61BK
A60SH/5 operated by A61DD QSL via A92AA
A60SH/6 operated by A61QQ QSL via A61BK
A60SH/7 operated by A61FJ QSL via LZ1YE
A60SH/8 operated by A61K QSL via A61BK
A60SH/9 operated by A61AY QSL via A61AY
A60SH/10 operated by A61FK QSL via A61BK
Other 'stayhome' special callsigns include 8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia),
9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait), AX2020STAYHOME (Australia), HZ1STAYHOME
(Saudi Arabia), TC1STAYHOME (Turkey), VC2STAYHOM and XM2STAYHOM
(Canada, without the 'E' at the end as the regulator only allows
suffixes of up to seven letters). QSL via operators' instructions.
Stay at home and get on the air!
| 1509
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| April | EE1MGY: special callsign EA - EE1MGY is a special callsign for EB1LO to commemorate throughout
April the sinking of the RMS Titanic during her maiden voyage (15
April 1912). He will operate CW, FT8 and WSPR on 160 metres - see
why on qrz.com. QSL via EB1LO, direct or bureau.
| 1509
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| April | GB0NHS: special callsign G - GB0NHS is a special callsign for United Kingdom stations to use in
appreciation of the National Health Service (NHS), the publicly
funded healthcare system which is 'at the forefront of saving lives
in the war against COVID-19'. Operating schedules and QSL informa-
tion will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/GB0NHS. Also active
with the same intent are GB8NHS (see qrz.com for QSL information)
and GB5NHS (QSL via LoTW only) from Northern Ireland.
| 1509
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| April | GB5NHS: special callsign (Northern Ireland) G - GB0NHS is a special callsign for United Kingdom stations to use in
appreciation of the National Health Service (NHS), the publicly
funded healthcare system which is 'at the forefront of saving lives
in the war against COVID-19'. Operating schedules and QSL informa-
tion will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/GB0NHS. Also active
with the same intent are GB8NHS (see qrz.com for QSL information)
and GB5NHS (QSL via LoTW only) from Northern Ireland.
| 1509
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| April | GB8NHS: special callsign (Northern Ireland) G - GB0NHS is a special callsign for United Kingdom stations to use in
appreciation of the National Health Service (NHS), the publicly
funded healthcare system which is 'at the forefront of saving lives
in the war against COVID-19'. Operating schedules and QSL informa-
tion will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/GB0NHS. Also active
with the same intent are GB8NHS (see qrz.com for QSL information)
and GB5NHS (QSL via LoTW only) from Northern Ireland.
| 1509
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| April | H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC has been active as H44MS from Malaita (OC-047),
Solomon Islands since 7 February [425DXN 1499]. He expected to
leave the country on 23 April, but all of his flights have been
cancelled. H44MS will be QRV 'for some more time' on 17 and 40
metres SSB and FT8. [TNX DX World]
| 1509
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| April | HR5/F2JD: Honduras HR - Gerard, HR5/F2JD expected to remain in Honduras until 4 April
[425DXN 1491], but the COVID-19 situation is causing him to stay
longer. Unless he can catch a 'flight opportunity', he is likely to
be there until early June. QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA]
| 1509
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| April | HZ1STAYHOME: special callsign A6 - The Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) has several 'StayHome'
stations active to raise awareness for social distancing and
sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic:
A60SH/1 operated by A61M QSL via A61BK
A60SH/2 operated by A61Q QSL via EA7FTR
A60SH/3 operated by A61NN QSL via A61NN
A60SH/4 operated by A61BK QSL via A61BK
A60SH/5 operated by A61DD QSL via A92AA
A60SH/6 operated by A61QQ QSL via A61BK
A60SH/7 operated by A61FJ QSL via LZ1YE
A60SH/8 operated by A61K QSL via A61BK
A60SH/9 operated by A61AY QSL via A61AY
A60SH/10 operated by A61FK QSL via A61BK
Other 'stayhome' special callsigns include 8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia),
9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait), AX2020STAYHOME (Australia), HZ1STAYHOME
(Saudi Arabia), TC1STAYHOME (Turkey), VC2STAYHOM and XM2STAYHOM
(Canada, without the 'E' at the end as the regulator only allows
suffixes of up to seven letters). QSL via operators' instructions.
Stay at home and get on the air!
| 1509
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| April | II4FTX: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
| 1495
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| April | LZ603IL: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1496
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| April | R207RRC: Kosa Dvukh Pilotov (AS-207) R207RRC ---> The three operators heading to Kosa Dvukh Pilotov (AS-207, new
one for IOTA) [425DXN 1502] have been in Egvekinot since 1 April, waiting
for local conditions to improve. Reportedly, the road to their next waypoint
(Vankarem) is impassable due to a heavy snowfall and the related risk of
avalanches. The team's plans were to be QRV as R207RRC between 3 and 10
April.
| 1509
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| April | S50EARTH: special callsign S5 - Radioclub Slovenska Bistrica (S59FOP) will be active as S50EARTH in
April for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. QSL via eQSL only.
Established in 1970, Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around
the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental
protection.
| 1507
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| April | VK9NK: Norfolk Island (OC-005) VK9N - Janusz, SP9FIH says he will 'have to stay on Norfolk Island for
some more time', as all his flights have been cancelled. He plans
to change QTH on 10 April, and to continue being QRV as VK9NK
(http://vk9nk.dxpeditions.org/).
| 1508
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| April | XM2STAYHOM: special callsign A6 - The Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) has several 'StayHome'
stations active to raise awareness for social distancing and
sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic:
A60SH/1 operated by A61M QSL via A61BK
A60SH/2 operated by A61Q QSL via EA7FTR
A60SH/3 operated by A61NN QSL via A61NN
A60SH/4 operated by A61BK QSL via A61BK
A60SH/5 operated by A61DD QSL via A92AA
A60SH/6 operated by A61QQ QSL via A61BK
A60SH/7 operated by A61FJ QSL via LZ1YE
A60SH/8 operated by A61K QSL via A61BK
A60SH/9 operated by A61AY QSL via A61AY
A60SH/10 operated by A61FK QSL via A61BK
Other 'stayhome' special callsigns include 8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia),
9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait), AX2020STAYHOME (Australia), HZ1STAYHOME
(Saudi Arabia), TC1STAYHOME (Turkey), VC2STAYHOM and XM2STAYHOM
(Canada, without the 'E' at the end as the regulator only allows
suffixes of up to seven letters). QSL via operators' instructions.
Stay at home and get on the air!
| 1509
|
| 01/05-10/05 | OZ75MAY: special callsign OZ - Special callsign OZ75MAY will be active on all bands and modes on
1-10 May to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War
II in Denmark (5 May 1945). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL,
or via OZ1ACB. A special award will be available for working
OZ75MAY/p and OZ75MAY/xx using different suffix extensions; see
https://oz75may.oz0j.dk/ for information.
| 1507
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| 01/05-31/05 | PA75FREE, PB75FREE, PC75FREE, PD75FREE: special calls PA - Celebrating 75 years of freedom since the end of World War II,
special Dutch callsigns PA75FREE, PB75FREE, PC75FREE, PD75FREE,
PE75FREE, PF75FREE, PG75FREE, PH75FREE, PA75FREEDOM and PD75FREEDOM
will be active on 1-31 May. All QSOs will be confirmed via the
bureau; please use Club Log's OQRS for direct requests. A
certificate will be available; see the YNOMY DX Group's website
(http://www.ynomy.nl/) for information.
| 1505
|
| 01/05-31/05 | PE75FREE, PF75FREE, PG75FREE, PH75FREE: special calls PA - Celebrating 75 years of freedom since the end of World War II,
special Dutch callsigns PA75FREE, PB75FREE, PC75FREE, PD75FREE,
PE75FREE, PF75FREE, PG75FREE, PH75FREE, PA75FREEDOM and PD75FREEDOM
will be active on 1-31 May. All QSOs will be confirmed via the
bureau; please use Club Log's OQRS for direct requests. A
certificate will be available; see the YNOMY DX Group's website
(http://www.ynomy.nl/) for information.
| 1505
|
| 01/05-31/05 | PA75FREEDOM and PD75FREEDOM: special callsigns PA - Celebrating 75 years of freedom since the end of World War II,
special Dutch callsigns PA75FREE, PB75FREE, PC75FREE, PD75FREE,
PE75FREE, PF75FREE, PG75FREE, PH75FREE, PA75FREEDOM and PD75FREEDOM
will be active on 1-31 May. All QSOs will be confirmed via the
bureau; please use Club Log's OQRS for direct requests. A
certificate will be available; see the YNOMY DX Group's website
(http://www.ynomy.nl/) for information.
| 1505
|
| 02/05-03/05 | OE25EU: special callsign OE - OE25EU is a special callsign celebrating the 25th anniversary since
Austria acceded to the European Union. It will be used for the
first time on 7-8 March, and again on 2-3 May, 6-7 and 21-22 June,
and during the first full weekends of July-November. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
| 1505
|
| 09/05-11/05 | JA4GXS/6: Amami O Island (AS-023) JA - Kenji, JA4GXS will be active as JA4GXS/6 from Amami O Island (AS-
023) from 8 UTC on 9 May until 21 UTC on 11 May. He will operate
CW, SSB and FT8 on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX JA4GXS]
| 1503
|
| 16/05-23/05 | TM5IB: ile de Batz (EU-105) F - Christophe F4ELI, Andre F4ELK, Stephane F5UOW, Derek F5VCR, Didier
F6DXE and Jean-Pierre ON7ZM will be active as TM5IB from ile de
Batz (EU-105) on 16-23 May. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on
the HF bands. QSL via ON7ZM. [TNX F6AJA]
| 1499
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| May | HR5/F2JD: Honduras HR - Gerard, HR5/F2JD expected to remain in Honduras until 4 April
[425DXN 1491], but the COVID-19 situation is causing him to stay
longer. Unless he can catch a 'flight opportunity', he is likely to
be there until early June. QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA]
| 1509
|
| May | II4TEA: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
| 1495
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| May | LZ177GL: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1496
|
| May | T33T: Banaba Island (OC-018) REBEL DX GROUP'S PLANS ---> According to the calendar published on their
website (https://rebeldxgroup.com/), the Rebel DX Group's plans are to be
QRV as 3D2DOM from IOTA Groups OC-156 and OC-121 in April, as T33T from
Banaba Island in May and as T22T from Tuvalu in June. As for 3Y0I, their
second attempt at operating from Bouvet Island 'will take place by end of
2020'.
| 1506
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| 06/06-07/06 | OE25EU: special callsign OE - OE25EU is a special callsign celebrating the 25th anniversary since
Austria acceded to the European Union. It will be used for the
first time on 7-8 March, and again on 2-3 May, 6-7 and 21-22 June,
and during the first full weekends of July-November. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
| 1505
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| 06/06-20/06 | TM80CDG: special callsign (France) F - The radio club at the Percee du Bocage Museum (F4KKE) will operate
CW, SSB and FT8 as TM80CDG on 6-20 June to commemorate the 80th
anniversary of the 'Appeal of 18 June' made by Charles de Gaulle
from the BBC in London. QSL via F4KKE (bureau) and LoTW. Often
regarded as the origin of the French Resistance against the
occupation during World War II, the appeal is one of the most
remarkable pieces in the history of radio broadcasting, and as such
it has been inscribed to the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
| 1499
|
| 10/06-15/06 | KL7RRC/p: Kiska Island (NA-070) KL - Yuri N3QQ, Vyacheslav OK8AU, Yuri UA9OBA and maybe a couple of
other operators expect to be active as KL7RRC/p from Kiska Island
(NA-070) on 10-15 June, and as KL7RRC from Adak Island (NA-039) on
17-19 June. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (Fox & Hound) with
three stations. QSL via N7RO. Bookmark https://www.na-234.com/ for
updates.
| 1507
|
| 17/06-19/06 | KL7RRC: Adak Island (NA-039) KL - Yuri N3QQ, Vyacheslav OK8AU, Yuri UA9OBA and maybe a couple of
other operators expect to be active as KL7RRC/p from Kiska Island
(NA-070) on 10-15 June, and as KL7RRC from Adak Island (NA-039) on
17-19 June. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (Fox & Hound) with
three stations. QSL via N7RO. Bookmark https://www.na-234.com/ for
updates.
| 1507
|
| 21/06-22/06 | OE25EU: special callsign OE - OE25EU is a special callsign celebrating the 25th anniversary since
Austria acceded to the European Union. It will be used for the
first time on 7-8 March, and again on 2-3 May, 6-7 and 21-22 June,
and during the first full weekends of July-November. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
| 1505
|
| 30/06-14/07 | FP/KV1J: Miquelon Island (NA-032) FP - Once again Eric, KV1J will be active as FP/KV1J from Miquelon
Island (NA-032) from 30 June to 14 July, including activity during
the DL-DX RTTY Contest and the IARU HF World Championship. Plans
are to operate SSB, RTTY, FT8, FT4 and some CW on 80-6 metres,
'generally on the highest frequency band open' with a focus on 6m.
Activity on 160 metres will be limited. QSL via home call (direct
or bureau), LoTW and eQSL. Logsearch on Club Log. More information
and updates on http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July20.html.
| 1501
|
| June | II4REP: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
| 1495
|
| June | LZ734PA: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1496
|
| June | T22T: Tuvalu (OC-015) REBEL DX GROUP'S PLANS ---> According to the calendar published on their
website (https://rebeldxgroup.com/), the Rebel DX Group's plans are to be
QRV as 3D2DOM from IOTA Groups OC-156 and OC-121 in April, as T33T from
Banaba Island in May and as T22T from Tuvalu in June. As for 3Y0I, their
second attempt at operating from Bouvet Island 'will take place by end of
2020'.
| 1506
|
| 04/07-05/07 | OE25EU: special callsign OE - OE25EU is a special callsign celebrating the 25th anniversary since
Austria acceded to the European Union. It will be used for the
first time on 7-8 March, and again on 2-3 May, 6-7 and 21-22 June,
and during the first full weekends of July-November. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
| 1505
|
| 11/07-19/07 | UE45SA: special callsign UA - Special callsign UE45SA will be active on 11-19 July to commemorate
the 45th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Conducted in
July 1975, it was the first joint US-Soviet space flight. QSL via
Club Log's OQRS, or via RV3YR.
| 1503
|
| July | II4NBL: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
| 1495
|
| July | LZ551MS: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
| 1496
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| 01/08-02/08 | OE25EU: special callsign OE - OE25EU is a special callsign celebrating the 25th anniversary since
Austria acceded to the European Union. It will be used for the
first time on 7-8 March, and again on 2-3 May, 6-7 and 21-22 June,
and during the first full weekends of July-November. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
| 1505
|
| 10/08-17/08 | TO5T: St Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) FP - Six operators (VO1CH, VO1IDX, W0VTT, W4SJT, WB2REM and WW1WW) will
be active as TO5T from Ile aux Marins, St Pierre & Miquelon (NA-
032) on 10-17 August. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (Fox &
Hound mode) on 160-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and
bureau), LotW, or direct to WB2REM. See http://to5t.com/ for more
information. [TNX VO1CH]
| 1503
|
| 22/08-23/08 | International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend ILLW 2020 ---> Normally held on the third full weekend in August, the 23rd
International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (https://illw.net/) will be moved
to the following weekend (22-23 August 2020). The change is out of respect
for those commemorating the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific (VP)
day on 15 August.
| 1482
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| August | II4CLT: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
| 1495
|
| August | LZ662MI: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| 05/09-06/09 | OE25EU: special callsign OE - OE25EU is a special callsign celebrating the 25th anniversary since
Austria acceded to the European Union. It will be used for the
first time on 7-8 March, and again on 2-3 May, 6-7 and 21-22 June,
and during the first full weekends of July-November. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
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| 15/09-30/09 | XR0YSP: Easter Island (SA-001) CE0Y - Subject to the lifting of the current travel restrictions, a Polish
team (SP3CYY, SP3GEM, SP6EQZ, SP6IXF, SP9FOW and SP9RCL) will be
active as XR0YSP from Easter Island (SA-001) on 15-30 September.
They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS (preferred), or via SP6IXF. The logs will be uploaded to
LoTW and eQSL within six months after the DXpedition ends. See
http://xr0ysp.dxing.pl/ for more information.
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| 23/09-06/10 | W8S: Swains Island (OC-200) W8S: NEW DATES ---> The DXpedition to Swains Island has been postponed
because of the travel restrictions imposed by the Department of Health of
American Samoa as a result of the coronavirus outbreak [425DXN 1503]. The
team is now scheluded to be on the island from 23 September until 6 October.
Bookmark https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/ for updates.
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| 29/09-12/10 | TT8RR and TT8XX: Chad TT - The Italian DXpedition Team will be active from N'Djamena, Chad
[425DXN 1493] from 29 September to 12 October. Nine operators
(I1FQH, I1HJT, I2PJA, I2YSB, IK2CIO, IK2CKR, IK2DIA, IK2HKT and
IK2RZP) will be active as TT8RR (CW, SSB, RTTY) and TT8XX (FT8)
with four stations on all bands. QSL via I2YSB (direct only). See
http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ for more information, including real-time
logsearch and OQRS for direct QSLs.
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| September | 7Q7AO: Malawi 7Q - Pista, HA5AO will be active as 7Q7AO (requested callsign) from
Malawi during the second half of September/early October. He plans
to operate CW, RTTY, FT8 and some SSB on 80-10 metres. Logsearch
and OQRS will be available at https://www.ha5ao.com/. [TNX HA5AO]
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| September | II4PTN: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
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| September | LZ595IP: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| 03/10-04/10 | OE25EU: special callsign OE - OE25EU is a special callsign celebrating the 25th anniversary since
Austria acceded to the European Union. It will be used for the
first time on 7-8 March, and again on 2-3 May, 6-7 and 21-22 June,
and during the first full weekends of July-November. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
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| 11/10-08/11 | 4W: Timor Leste * by Lagunaria DX Group 4W - The Lagunaria DX Group's DXpedition to Timor Leste [425DXN 1498]
will take place from 11 October to 8 November, including a Multi-
Multi entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Thirteen operators (DB6JG,
DJ5IW, DJ7EO, DJ9RR, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5AXX, DL5CW, DL5LYM, DL6FBL,
DL8OH, SP5XVY and VK2IA) will be active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and
digital modes with ten stations and a large deployment of antennas.
Callsign and QSL route TBA. Bookmark http://www.timor-leste-dx.de/
for updates.
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| 19/10-28/10 | CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063) CY0 - 19-28 October are the dates for the DXpedition to Sable Island (see
(http://cy0dxpedition.net/). Eleven operators (AA4NC, K4UEE, K4ZLE,
K5DHY, K5YY, N2IEN, N2TU, N8AA, W4DKS, WA4DAN and WW2DX) will be
active on all bands and modes.
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| October | II4LGH: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
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| October | KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030) MIDWAY ISLAND 2020 ---> Ron, KH6DV has announced that 'for a number of very
good reasons' the February 2020 KH6VV/KH4 DXpedition to Midway [425DXN 1474]
has been postponed. 'Some of the things we are working on will take a number
of months - one will take 4 or 5 by itself. We could postpone for just a
couple months but then we would be operating during the summer with its
associated terrible conditions. We have decided to plan for the first two
weeks in October 2020'. [TNX DX World]
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| October | LZ1891AO: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| October | T30ET: Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati T30ET POSTPONED ---> Alex, 5B4ALX has been informed that, owing to the coro-
na virus outbreak, he should undergo a 14-day quarantine in Honiara (Solomon
Islands) and to obtain a medical clearance before travelling to Kiribati.
His operation from Tarawa, which was expected to take place from 18 March to
6 April [425DXN 1503], is therefore postponed, 'indicatively to October'. He
is also considering - if 'Singapore Airlines does not agree to reprotect me
in October, rather than losing 5000 EUR of tickets and baggage allowance -
an alternative destination that can be reached from Brisbane without travel
restrictions, but I don't see many alternatives at the moment'.
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| 07/11-08/11 | OE25EU: special callsign OE - OE25EU is a special callsign celebrating the 25th anniversary since
Austria acceded to the European Union. It will be used for the
first time on 7-8 March, and again on 2-3 May, 6-7 and 21-22 June,
and during the first full weekends of July-November. All QSOs will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
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| November | II4RVT: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
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| November | LZ350PI: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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| December | 3Y0I: Bouvet Island REBEL DX GROUP'S PLANS ---> 'We are on track with 3Y0I Bouvet project', the
Rebel DX Group posted to Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup/)
on 18 February. 'Still missing some budget but we are getting closer and
closer. Second attempt will take place in December 2020'. Before that, the
Rebels plan to operate from Banaba Island as T33T ('this activity will start
in first half of 2020'), from Tuvalu as T22T (https://www.qrz.com/db/t22t)
and from Fijian IOTA groups OC-156 and OC-121 'during April'.
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| December | II4MDY: special callsign I - ARI Fidenza will use a series of special callsigns throughout 2020
to commemorate twelve major events and achievements in Guglielmo
Marconi's life:
January II4BRN Marconi's birth (1874)
February II4MLB First radio broadcast of a musical performance:
Dame Nellie Melba's song recital (1920)
March II4MCY Foundation of the first 'Marconi Company' (1897)
April II4FTX First transatlantic radio signals transmission
(1901)
May II4TEA First radio message between the United States
and the United Kingdom (1903)
June II4REP Rescue of the ocean liner 'Republic' (1909)
July II4NBL Marconi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
(1909)
August II4CLT Inauguration of the radio station at Coltano
(1911)
September II4PTN Marconi applies for his first patent (1896)
October II4LGH Marconi switches on the lights at Sydney Town
Hall from Genoa via wireless transmission (1930)
November II4RVT Inauguration of Vatican Radio (1931)
December II4MDY Marconi Day at Chicago World's Fair (1933)
QSLs via IQ4FE, bureau or direct. See http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net
for the 'Marconi: Genius and Brainwave' award.
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| December | LZ1263AN: special callsign LZ - Once again Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use twelve special
callsigns throughout 2020 to honour as many different Orthodox
saints: LZ1908IK (January), LZ34WGI (February), LZ250KD (March),
LZ603IL (April), LZ177GL (May), LZ734PA (June), LZ551MS (July),
LZ662MI (August), LZ595IP (September), LZ1891AO (October), LZ350PI
(November) and LZ1263AN (December). QSL via the bureau or direct to
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the 'All Saints
2020' award can be found at http://www.lz1kcp.com/.
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