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DX Reports / DX Repor 5/18/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 18, 2018, 02:36:22 PM »

Only thing stirring for certain are some limited activity from E51 found at 14.250 0200Z. 3W1T shows up calling CQ NA on about 14.020khz close to 0200Z makes one, or two contacts and vanishes.

Nothing much else noted as of this time.

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DX Reports / DX Report 5/17/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 16, 2018, 11:11:20 AM »

Sounds like the bands are trying to come back for some dx, we have the following:

Z61KR another one from Kosovo 1140Z 14.016
BD7DX 1300Z big signal 14.009.
3B9FR 1600Z 14.008 up 2 

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DX Reports / DX Report 5/14/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 14, 2018, 04:45:17 PM »

I have not heard the bands in this bad of shape for some time, nothing much on during the day and even less at night. Only station of high interest was EL2DT worked on 14.040 Khz at 2019Z. There is some info going around that an expedition to 3B9 is in the works, better have some improved band conditions for this one.

Over the weekend not much, a few special event stations including W9IMS at the Speedway and that was it. Nothing really outstanding.

Today, signals from Europe what few there are show up well below the normal signal strength on twenty meters just not good at all these days. 

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DX Reports / DX Expeditons for May 2018

« Last post by k4lrx on May 11, 2018, 10:47:43 AM »

2018 May12   2018 May13   Liechtenstein   HB0   PD7YY   PH0NO
20180410   By PD7YY PG8M PH0NO as HB0/PG8M and HB0/PH0NO; 80-2m; CW SSB, perhaps digital; WWFF expedition

2018 May12   2018 May18   Lord Howe I   VK9LI   LotW   DXNews
20180308   By VK3QB VK3YB VK3HJ fm IOTA OC-004; 160-17m; CW SSB FT8; QSL also OK via VK2CA and Club Log

2018 May13   2018 May25   South Cook Is   E51
NEW (May05)   Home Call   DXNews

20180505   By WA6HXM as E51HXM and others with personal calls fm Rarotonga I (IOTA OC-013); HF
2018 May17   2018 May21   

Gibraltar   ZB   DF8AN   TDDX
20180417   By DF8AN as ZB/DF8AN; 6 4 2m +70cm; SSB CW FSK MSK; 100w; looking for Es; QSL OK via DARC Buro or direct
2018 May20   2018 May27   

Sint Maarten   PJ8   LotW   TDDX
20180430   By JH1AJT as PJ8Z and JN1RVS as PJ8RV; 40-10m; SSB CW RTTY FT8; also QRV fm FS

2018 May24   2018 May31   Malta   9H3SV   SV2CLJ Direct   SV2CLJ
20180412   By SV2CLJ fm JM75gv; @9H1AE; 80-2m; CW SSB RTTY PSK FT8; holiday style operation

2018 May25   2018 Jun15   Reunion I   FR
NEW (May26)   LotW   DXNews
20180526   By F4HPX as FR/F4HPX fm IOTA AF-016; 40 20 15m; mainly SSB, perhaps FT8; QSL also OK via F4HPX, Club Log, eQSL
2018 May26   2018 May29   Svalbard   JW8DW   LotW

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DX Reports / DX Bulletin 5/11/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 11, 2018, 04:42:27 AM »

SB DX @ ARL $ARLD020
ARLD020 DX news

ZCZC AE20
QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 20  ARLD020
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT  May 10, 2018
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD020
ARLD020 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
AK5Q, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.

RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, 3B9.  Operators Jacky, FR4NP, Bruno, FR4PF, Emile,
FR4PM, Jean, FR5CB and Patrick, FR5FC will be QRV as 3B9RUN from May
11 to 16.  Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8.
QSL via EA7FTR.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9.  Members of the Lions DX Team are QRV as C8T from
Bilene-Macia, Gaza until May 15. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters,
including 60 meters and 2 meter EME, using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL
via ON1DX.

PHILIPPINES, DU.  Press, N6SS is QRV as DU6/N6SS from Sibalom,
Antique Province, Panay Island, IOTA OC-129, until May 17.  Activity
is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and FT8.  QSL to home call.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5.  Bruce, WB7OTC is QRV as E51OTC from
Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, Aitutaki Island, IOTA OC-083, and
Atiu Island, IOTA OC-083, until May 18.  Activity is on the HF bands
using QRP power.  QSL to home call.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8.  Members of the Union de Radioaficionados de
Las Palmas are QRV with special call EG8CID until May 30 to
commemorate Canary Islands Day that occurs on May 30.  QSL via
EA8URL.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0.  A group from the Ynomy DX Club will be QRV as
HB0/PG8M/p and HB0/PH0NO/p from various World Flora-Fauna sites and
nature reserves on May 12 and 13. Activity will be on 80 to 2
meters, including 60 meters, using CW and SSB with two stations.
QSL via operators' instructions.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL.  Special event station HL50IARU is QRV until
the end of October 2018 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of IARU
Region III.

ITALY, I.  Special event station 4U29MAY is QRV until the end of
June 2018 to commemorate the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
that occurs on May 29.  QSL via 9A2AA.

JAPAN, JA.  Take, JI3DST will be QRV with special call sign,
8J3XXIII/3 from Tanga Island, IOTA AS-117, on May 12 and 13.
Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, JT65 and
FT8.  Operations may vary based on local conditions.  QSL via the
bureau.

SLOVAK REPUBLIC, OM.  Members of the radio club Horec are QRV with
special event call OM75TESLA until the end of the year to
commemorate Nikola Tesla's death 75 years ago.  QSL via OM3KHT.

NETHERLANDS, PA.  Special event station PB18MILL will be QRV on May
12 and 13 for the Mills on the Air event.  Activity will be on the
HF bands.  QSL direct to PB7Z.

CURACAO, PJ2.  Savvas, SV2AEL is QRV as PJ2/SV2AEL until May 15.
Activity is holiday style on the HF bands.  QSL direct to home call.

FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1/F.  Eugeny, RI1FJ has been QRV using CW on 30
and 20 meters at various times.  QSL via UA2FM.

AUSTRALIA, VK.  Special event station VI50IARU3 is QRV until August
31 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of IARU Region III.

LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9L.  Operators Chris, VK3QB, Brenton, VK3YB and
Luke, VK3HJ are QRV as VK9LI until May 18.  Activity is on 160 to 17
meters using CW, SSB and FT8.  QSL via VK2CA.

TURKS AND CAICOS, VP5.  Mickey, AK5Q is QRV as VP5/AK5Q from
Providenciales, IOTA NA-002, until May 14.  Activity is holiday
style on 20 meters using FT8.  QSL to home call.

KOSOVO, Z6.  Emir, 9A6AA and Robert, 9A5RBJ will be QRV as Z68AA and
Z68RBJ, respectively, from Peja from May 14 to 21.  Activity will be
on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8.  QSL to home calls.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The CQ-M International DX Contest, Dutch
National Windmill and Waterpump station Weekend, NCCC RTTY Sprint,
NCCC CW Sprint, VOLTA World Wide RTTY Contest, SKCC Weekend CW
Sprintathon, Arkansas QSO Party, FISTS Spring Unlimited CW Sprint,
50 MHz Spring Sprint and the WAB 7 MHz Phone are all on tap for this
weekend.

The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint is scheduled for May 14.

The RSGB 80-meter Club Data Championship, Phone Fray and CWops
Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for May 16.

The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.

Please see May QST, page 83, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web
Sites for details.
NNNN
/EX

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DX Reports / DX Report 5/9/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 10, 2018, 01:13:53 PM »

Seems like the bands have a very short dx window and once it is gone, that is it for the day. On the date listed the bands were dead until the afternoon, suddenly they came alive with signals for a short time.

4X70I 14.0009 2050Z

FR4NT 14.210 looking for North America, 2025Z

9H3JI 14.032 2153Z

After those three, nothing, dead band for the rest of the day.

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DX Reports / DX Report 5/9/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 09, 2018, 10:12:38 AM »

Only thing stirring on 20 this morning is a noise level and that is it, bands are very poor, so time to divert to other projects like blowing the dust out of the radios and securing a few connections. Some action in the form of other Z6 stations, we would like to capture this one on other bands when we have some good prop.

Only other action are C8T and C9, but neither have been too active due to poor bands. So far not much to report overall. With high static crashes the 80 meter dx season is pretty much over till fall and 40 has not produced much.

There is one station operating from JD1 but West Coast has heard him faintly, nothing at all back this way, I did hear some calling but only heard a faint whisper of a signal from JD1. This is Ogasawara so it is quite common during various times of the year, so I am sure you will have other chances for it.

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DX Reports / DX Report 5/7/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 06, 2018, 11:21:47 PM »

Looks like the 80 meter season is over for a few months, high static crashes and noise are making it nearly impossible for dx contacts. Had it been winter months I might have had a good shot at C8T this is a new expedition and the group will be on until the 15th of this month. This operation is on from Mozambique, been nice to have worked them or had a chance on 80 meters for a 5th band, but nothing heard but static crashes.

Station was spotted on 3.505Khz around 0500Z. few callers and if there was a signal it is gone now.

Twenty has been poor during the day and 40 pretty flat at night. Looks like the summer doldrums are upon us.

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DX Reports / DX Bulletins 5/5/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 04, 2018, 03:13:16 AM »

SB DX @ ARL $ARLD019
ARLD019 DX news

ZCZC AE19
QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 19  ARLD019
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT  May 3, 2018
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD019
ARLD019 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
SV2CLJ, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.

QATAR, A7.  Rasto, OM6AA is QRV as A75GR while living in Doha.  QSL
via M0OXO.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9.  A group of operators are QRV as C8T until May 15.
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, and possibly
PSK and FT8 with four stations.  This may include a fifth station
running 2 meter EME.  QSL via ON1DX.

PHILIPPINES, DU.  Press, N6SS is QRV as DU6/N6SS from Sibalom,
Antique Province, Panay Island, IOTA OC-129, until May 17.  Activity
is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and FT8.  QSL to home call.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5.  Bruce, WB7OTC will be QRV as E51OTC from
Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, Aitutaki Island, IOTA OC-083, and
Atiu Island, IOTA OC-083, from May 6 to 17.  Activity will be on the
HF bands using QRP power.  QSL to home call.

BELARUS, EW.  Special event station EV73K will be QRV from May 5 to
10 to commemorate the 73 years since victory in the great patriotic
war.  QSL via EW8EQ.

PANAMA, HP.  A group of operators are QRV as 3F6IC from Cebaco
Island, IOTA NA-071, until May 6. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters
using SSB and various digital modes. This includes being active on
60 meters.  QSL via HP1AVS.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0.  Ari, OH3KAV will be QRV as OH0KA from May 6 to
10.  Activity will be on the HF bands, including 60 meters, using CW
and FT8.  QSL to home call.

NETHERLANDS, PA.  Operators Tonny, PD1TV and Henri, PA4HM will be
QRV with special call sign PH00GEVEEN from may 5 to 22 during the
annual Wings and Wheels event held at Hoogeveen Airfield.  Activity
will be on the various HF bands using SSB.  QSL via bureau.

CURACAO, PJ2.  Savas, SV2AEL will be QRV as PJ2/SV2AEL from May 10
to 15.  Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands.  QSL direct
to home call.

TURKEY, TA.  Col, MM0NDX, Max, IK8LOV and Bjoern, ON9CFG will be QRV
as TA0/home calls and as TC0AX from May 7 to 11.  Activity will be
holiday style on 80 to 2 meters.  QSL to home calls and TC0AX via
M0SDV.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA.  A number of Russian stations will switch to
the RP73 prefix from May 5 to 9.  The P in the prefix stands for the
Russian word pobeda, or victory, in the English language.  And the
73 stands for the number of years since the end of World War II.

MACQUARIE ISLAND, VK0.  Norbert, VK5MQ is QRV as VK0AI and will be
here with the next winter team for one year.  Activity has been on
30 and 20 meters using FT8 between 0400 to 0630z.  QSL to home call.

SERBIA, YU.  Special event station YU100APV is QRV through December
31, 2018 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the unification of
Vojvodina and Serbia.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  New England QSO Party, 10-10
International Spring CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint,
MIE 33 Contest, Araucaria World Wide VHF Contest, SBMS 2.3 GHz and
Up Contest and Club Challenge, Microwave Spring Sprint, ARI
International DX Contest, 7th Call Area QSO Party, Indiana QSO
Party, Delaware QSO Party and the FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint are
all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship is scheduled for May 7.

The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for May 8.

The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and Phone Fray are scheduled for May 9.

The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.

Please see May QST, page 83, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web
Sites for details.
NNNN
/EX

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DX Reports / DX Report 5/2/18

« Last post by k4lrx on May 02, 2018, 07:02:25 AM »

We have two stations under the Special Event cover, one is ZL80FOC, this operation can be found on 14.038 0430Z. Not is not Kermadec island it is New Zealand and nothing more.

Another one is 5W20SAMOA that is quite a big call, not too much action, but when heard good signal, may be more to come during the day.