4W - The 4W6R DXpedition to Timor Leste went QRT after some 16,000 QSOs despite poor propagation. It is hoped that the equipment left by the Radiosolidarity Project at the Universidade Nacional de Timor Leste in Dili will encourage local students to bring 4W back on the bands on a regular basis. For the time being, and until early August at least, Jose' Cardoso, CT1ERC will be bale to operate from that station as either 4W6UTL and 4W6ERC (QSL via CT1ERC). [TNX CT1END and EA3BHK]
6W - Laurent, F8ATM will be active as 6V7L from Senegal on 8-22 August. He plans to operate SSB and RTTY on all HF bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F8ATM]
A2 - Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Andy/DL5CW, Sigi/DL7DF, Frank/DL7UFR and Leszek/SP3DOI will operate as A25/DL7DF from Botswana from 23 September to 6 October. They will have four transceivers, three linear amplifiers and a wide range of antennas, and will be active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. One station will be exclusively dedicated to digital modes. The pilots will be Bernd/DF3CB and Floyd/N5FG. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau. On-line logs, updates and further information can be found at http://www.dl7df.com/a25
CT - CS8HQ will be the HQ station for the Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (REP) during the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via CT1REP. [TNX CT1END]
CT3 - Jorge/CT1BOL, Jose/CT1DSV, Paulo/CT1EFS, Antonio/CT1ENV, Paulo/CT1FEK and Rui/CT1HFS will operate as CQ9U from the Selvagens Islands (AF-047) on 24-27 July, IOTA Contest included. They will have two stations active on the HF bands, and will also operate on 2 metres. QSL via CT1BOL, direct or bureau. On-line logs and further information at http://www.cq9u.com/
CU - Andrea, IZ2LSC will be active as CU2/IZ2LSC from Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores on 9-19 July. He will operate holiday style on 20 metres. QSL via home call, bureau only. Andrea will upload his logs (http://www.timpy.it/logbook/log.html) to LoTW. [TNX IZ2LSC]
DL - DO3HJW, DD8ZJ, DG5LAC, DB1LPS, DK7LX and DL4HG will be active as DA0T/p from Neuwerk Island (EU-127) on 25-27 July. They will operate on 10-80 metres CW and SSB. QSL via bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
E7 - E7HQ will be the HQ station for Bosnia & Hercegovina during the IARU HF World Championship. Expect activity on all bands SSB and CW. Note that the multiplier will be BH (not ARABH, as it used to be in the past). [TNX T98U]
EA - Adolfo, EA7TV will be active as EA1/EA7TV from Arosa Island (EU-080) until 29 June. On the 28th he might go and operate as EA1/EA7TV/p from the lighthouse at Punta Caballo (ARLHS SPA-222). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX EA7TV]
EA - A large team from the OCV DX Team will be active as AM1S from Sisarga Grande (EU-077) during the IOTA Contest. QSL via EA1OS. Before the contest the operators (EA1DKV, EA1DAX, EA1US, EA1FDI, EA1NT, EA1CA, EA1JO, EA1FCH, EA1HP, EA1ADP, EA4TG, EA4ST and EA1OS) might be active as homecall/p. They have a website at http://sisargas.calandraca.com [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
F - Juan, F5IRC will be active as F5IRC/p from the Chausey Islands (EU-039) on 5-6 July. He will participate in the WLOTA Contest from the lighthouse located on the main island of that archipelago. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
F - The Association des Amis de la Radio du Finistere will be active as TM0BRZ on 10-21 July for the tall-ship Maritime Festivals at Brest and Douarnenez. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX F8REF]
F - Special event callsign TM5BS will be aired on 15-29 July for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to be held in Marseille (http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/index.html). QSL via F6KRD. [TNX F8REF]
G - Walt, G3NYY will be active as GB50OT (GB-Fifty-OT) on 6 and 13 July to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of RAOTA, the Radio Amateur Old Timers' Association. Activity will be on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via bureau, or direct to G3VBE. [TNX G3NYY]
G - The Wakefield & District Radio Society will be active as either GB1HI and GB5HI from Holy (Lindisfarne) Island (EU-120) on 18-20 July. It is their intention to operate SSB, CW and PSK31 on most of the HF bands, and CW, SSB, PSK31 and FM on VHF/UHF on 2m and possibly 6m and 70cm. QSL via M3ZYZ. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
GM - Peter, GM3OFT will be active from Arran Island (EU-123) on 6-11 July. He plans to operate SSB and CW on 15-80 metres as GM3OFT/p. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX GM3OFT]
HL - HL0HQ will represent the Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) during the IARU HF World Championship. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX HL1VAU]
JW - Mika, OH2FFP expects to be stationed at Kinnvika on Nordaustlandet Island (EU-063), Svalbard for about twenty days in July. [TNX F5PFP]
JT - JT1KAA will participate in the IARU HF World Championship representing the Mongolian Amateur Radio Society. QSL direct or LoTW. [TNX JT1CD]
OZ - Roald, OZ1BLO and Karl, LA8DW will be active from Bornholm Island (EU-030 ) on 21-26 July. Plans are to operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 on 80-10 metres. QSL via bureau. [TNX LA8DW]
P2 - The team for the IOTA expedition to PNG [425DXN 883] is now complete and includes AD6E, CT1AGF, G3KHZ, K6HFA and W5GAI, plus one non-ham traveller. The MV Barbarian II will leave Kokopo, New Britain on 18 October and they expect to be QRV as P29VLR from Garove Island (OC-181) on 20-26 October. The boat will then sail to the Hermit Islands (OC-041); operation from there is expected to be from 28 October to 3 November using P29NI. The final leg will be to Manus Island (OC-025), from where there may be some operation before the team fly home. [TNX G3KHZ]
PJ6 - Kenny, K2KW and Stephanie, KD8GKM will be vacationing on Saba (NA-145) on 1-7 July. Expect casual activity as PJ6/K2KW on 17-40 metres, with an emphasis on 6 metres. They might operate also from St. Maarten (PJ7) on 8-10 July. QSL via WA4WTG. [TNX NG3K]
SM - SM5EFX, SM5XZB and SM5XZC will be active as SM5EFX/2 from Ledskar Island (EU-135) on 1-31 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via SM5EFX. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
SM - Rob, PE9PE will operate SSB and CW from SI9AM (King Chulalongkorn Memorial Amateur Radio Society) in Utanede on 4-11 July. QSL via SM3CVM, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to info@si9am.se). Further information can be found at http://www.si9am.se/ [TNX SM3CVM]
SV - Wolfgang, DK9VZ will operate mostly CW from Corfu Island (EU-052) on 1-15 July. He will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as J48D. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV5 - Nikiforos/SV1EEX, John/SV1GE, Theodoros/SV1GRM, John/SV1GYG, Sotirios/SV1HER, Daniel/SV1JCZ, Cliff/SV1JG, Spiros/SV1RC and George/SV1RP will be active as SX5C from Ipsili lighthouse on the islet of Strogili (EU-001, GIOTA DKS-001, grid square KM46tc) from 25 July to 4 August. They plan to operate all modes on 160-2 metres. QSL via SV1HER. [TNX SV1HER]
TK - Chris, F8DZY will be active as TK/F8DZY from Furiani, Corsica (EU-014) between 9 July and 3 August. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres in his spare time. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F8DZY]
UA - UA0AGA plans to be active, probably as RK0AXK, from several islands (not IOTA, but new ones for the Russian Robinson Award) in the Yenisei River area during July. QSL via UA0AGA. [TNX RZ3EM]
UA - Mike, RW1AI will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as R35NP from the drifting station "North Pole 35" (central Arctic, ITU Zone 75). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX N2TA]
V3 - Eddy, K5WQG and Colin, KU5B will be active as V31MR and V31UB from Placencia, Belize on 7-21 July, including a M/S entry in the IARU HF World Championship. Operation will be mostly CW, with some SSB and RTTY. QSL V31UB via KU5B, QSL V31MR via N5ET. [TNX NG3K]
V6 - Dick, AD7AF will be active as V63WWA from Kosrae Island (OC-059), Micronesia from about 6 July until about the 24th. He will operate on 80-10 metres mostly CW, with some SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via AD7AF. [TNX The Daily DX]
VE - Igor, VE3ZF (VE2IDX) says he will be active as XM2A from Orleans Island (NA-128) on 1-6 July, including an entry in the Canada Day Contest. QSL via VE3ZF.
VE - VO2A will be the callsign that Cezar, VE3LYC and Ken, G3OCA will be using during their forthcoming IOTA DXpedition [425DXN 879]. Expect them to operate from Finger Hill Island (NA-194) and Paul Island (NA-205) between 31 July and 5 August. They intend to be QRV for three days from each island, with two stations on the air from 6 to 40 metres, CW and SSB. QSL via VE3LYC, direct or bureau (stations in the UK can confirm via G3OCA). [TNX VE3LYC]
VU - On behalf of the Amateur Radio Society of India, Prasad, VU2PTT will be active in the IARU HF World Championship using his special callsign AT6T as the HQ station. Look for him giving out the ARSI multiplier on 80-10m CW and SSB. Prasad has permission to use this callsign from 1 July until the end of September, and will participate in other contests such as SAC and WAE. QSL via VU2PTT, direct (use IRCs, not green stamps!) or bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX VU2PTT]
W - Stan, N2US, will be active as N2US/p from Assateague Island (NA-139) for the IOTA Contest. He will operate CW and SSB. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX N2US]
YV - The 4M5 DX Group will be active as YW5IOTA from La Blanquilla (SA-037) in early August. The team (OH0XX (YV5WW), YV1FM, YV5ANT, YV5EU, YV5MSG, YV5SSB, YV5TX, YY4MP and YY4RN) expects to be QRV on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes, indicatively from 4 to 9 August (actual dates will depend on the schedule of the Venezuelan Navy). QSL via IT9DAA, direct or bureau. The team is looking for sponsors/donors for this operation, complete information can be found at http://yw5iota.4m5dx.info/ [TNX IT9DAA]
ZD8 - Jim, N6TJ will be active once again as ZD8Z from Ascension Island (AF-003) on 1-15 July, IARU HF World Championship included. Expect activity on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via AI4U (new QSL route). [TNX The Daily DX]
IOTA TOUR ---> Once again Gabriele, IK3GES will be active from several IOTA groups while touring northern Europe starting on 30 June until around 12 August. This year's plans include activities from IOTA groups located in Germany (EU-128), Denmark (EU-029), Sweden (EU-037, EU-087, EU-138, EU-139 and EU-177), Norway (EU-033, EU-044 and EU-076) and Finland (EU-096, EU-101, EU-173 and EU-184), as well as from the Aland Islands (EU-002). Look for him on +/- 14260 kHz during his mornings and afternoons, and on +/- 14085 kHz RTTY/PSK31 during his evenings. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ3LCJ]
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