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{Marathon Alert} CE0Y – Easter Island will be active from June 20–27. Manu, CE3YMR, will be active from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) under the callsign 3G0YM. The focus will be on the 6-, 30-, and 40-meter bands, with possible activity on 10, 20, and 60 meters depending on propagation. Operations will use FT8 and SSB modes. Although this takes place during a family vacation, the goal is to maximize contacts for the worldwide DX community during this second activation from the island.
5H – Tanzania - A reminder, the NK8O (Charles) work trip to Chihoni, Tanzania, is planned to start today and continue to July 2. Working around his job assignments, he will be on the air as 5H3DX. He will be using 100 watts to a dipole, vertical, and long wire antenna, CW, FT8 and FT4, 40-6M. He will upload the log to LoTW and Club Log.
{Marathon Alert} C2 – Nauru - Phil, C21TS, confirms he will depart Nauru on July 22. Meantime, he will be working “a lot of new ones.”
PJ2 – Curacao -PJ2/PH2M, operatorFrank, will be on the air until June 29, mainly FT8 and “some FT4 and SSB,”various bands. QSL using Club Log OQRS, or LoTW, or direct to his home QTH.
{Marathon Alert} FS – St. Martin – K9EL, John,operating as FS/K9EL, is now active on the air using an IC-7300MK2 and anExpert 1.3 amplifier. Antennas covering 6 through 80 meters are installed, and6 meters has been performing particularly well so far. Because his local noiselevel is very low, many stations may not realize he can hear them. Anyoneneeding a QSO is encouraged to contact
him through his QRZ email address. ClubLog Livestream was not
functioning, so he uploads logs to LoTWand Club Log at the end of each
day. His grid square is FK88, but the FTsoftware cannot transmit the
full grid when using a compound callsignsuch as FS/K9EL. If conditions
are favorable on 6 meters, operators mayalso hear K9EL on the air at the
same time, as he has remote access to hishome station. On Wednesday
night, he enjoyed a good 6-meter openingto VE6 and VE7, though
unfortunately, he was unable to get areply from any VE7 station despite
the promising three-hop path.
{Marathon Alert} A6 – United ArabEmirates - A60PCis a special event callsign that is QRV until June 30th, in supportof the UAE’s Pledge and Commitment. This national initiative
invites people to affirm their loyalty toPresident His Highness Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and theirsense of belonging to the UAE,
while promoting peace, coexistence, socialunity, national responsibility, and the preservation of these values for futuregenerations.
VP2V – British Virgin Islands - Jonathan, W5GI, willoperate from his second QTH in the British Virgin Islands until June 30th.He’ll be active as VP2V/W5GI operating on 10–40 meters via SSB and FT8. You mayalso email him to arrange a
Schedule.
Thisweek, the DX Mentor Podcast will feature a discussion with Robin, WA7CPA, aboutthe DXpedition to E51MWA, the North Cook Islands/Manihiki.
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Until next week, this isBill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. IHope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week!
